Pre and Post War
Famous People
Tennessee Battles
Spanish-American War
America Growing
100

Division of TN that was divided on secession.

Middle

100

Who is Sampson Keeble?

First African American Politician in Tennessee

100

This battle was a devasting defeat for the confederates.

Battle of Franklin

100

The US was trying to free Cuba from this country.

Spain

100

The time between the Civil War and WWI.

The Gilded Age

200

Region of TN that did not depend on slaves.

East

200

His company, Standard Oil, controlled oil refining.

John D. Rockefeller

200

This battle had the highest percentage of casualties on both sides.

Battle of Stones River

200

This term was coined, referring to exaggerated and poorly researched news reports.

Yellow Journalism

200

Thomas Edison is famous for this invention.

Light bulb
300

These laws established "separate but equal."

Jim Crow Laws

300

He invented products from peanut plants.

George Washington Carver

300

This was the last major battle of the Western Front in the Civil War.

Battle of Nashville

300

The reporting on the "bombing" of this ship contributed to the start of the Spanish-American War.

USS Maine

300

Settlers moved to this area of the country because the government was offering cheap land.

Great Plains
400

2 ways the Freedman's Bureau helped former slaves.

Provided food and housing

Provided medical services

Established schools

Helped them find jobs

400

I had a monopoly in the steel industry.

Andrew Carnegie

400

This was the first significant Union victory.

Siege of Fort Donelson

400

The USS Maine sunk in this harbor.

Havana

400

This group of people moved to America for a better life.

Immigrants

500
This is the period after the Civil War where people tried to rebuild.

Reconstruction

500

I revolutionized the manufacturing industry in America.

Henry Ford

500
This battle led the Union gaining access to the Cumberland River, which was key to invading the South.

Siege of Fort Donelson

500

This term refers to when countries extend their power by gaining control of new lands.

Imperialism

500

Tennessee boosted jobs and industry due to its lumber industry and this manufacturing plant.

Coca-Cola