Vocab
Geo Review:
Reconstruction
Western Expansion
Random
100

A test to make sure that you can read and write in order to vote is a

Literacy Test

100

Santa Fe is in which Geographic Region?

Southwest

100

The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as

Reconstruction

100

Which Act provided up to 160 acres of land if you took care of it for five years?

Homestead Act

100

What two metals were found that drove settlers to go west? 

Gold and silver 

200

Northerners who went South to buy cheap land were known as (Unkind nickname)

Carpetbaggers

200

What industry made the Midwest famous?

Automobiles; Meat Packers; Haircare/Make-Up 

200

Which Amendment ended slavery?

13th Amendment 

200

Which Native American led a series of raids against Mexican and U.S. forces?

Geronimo

200

Provide three reasons for Western Expansion


-Railroad

-Land

-Gold

-New Beginnings

-Adventure/Fun

300

Laws that were designed to discriminate against African Americans in the South were known as

Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws

300

Hawaii & Alaska are found in what region?

Non-contiguous

300

The 14th Amendment grants ___________ & promises ___________? 

1. Citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.

2. Equal Protection under the law.

300

Which Act sold Indian land to Native American families and encouraged them to farm on it?

     Dawes Act

300

Which animal in the Great Plains nearly went extinct?  

Buffalo / Bison

400

Name the office that was created to help former slaves.

Freedmen’s Bureau

400

St Louis is in which Geographic Region?

Midwest

400

Who took over as President after Lincoln's assassination? 

Andrew Johnson

400

Which group did Westward Expansion affect most negatively?

Native Americans

400

What were Cowboys in charge of leading

Cattle drives

500

What is the vocabulary word that means to adapt to another culture?

Assimilation

500

Which region has seen more and more hurricanes? 

Southeast

500

The Wade-Davis Bill (Congress's idea for Reconstruction) required ______% of voters in each southern state to promise loyalty before re-joining the Union. 

50%

500

Why did many homesteaders live in Sod Houses

They used their resources near them;Lumber was expensive. 
500

Rutherford B. Hayes became President and was expected to do what in exchange

End of Reconstruction