A test to make sure that you can read and write in order to vote is a
Literacy Test
Santa Fe is in which Geographic Region?
Southwest
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as
Reconstruction
Which Act provided up to 160 acres of land if you took care of it for five years?
Homestead Act
What two metals were found that drove settlers to go west?
Gold and silver
Northerners who went South to buy cheap land were known as (Unkind nickname)
Carpetbaggers
What industry made the Midwest famous?
Automobiles; Meat Packers; Haircare/Make-Up
Which Amendment ended slavery?
13th Amendment
Which Native American led a series of raids against Mexican and U.S. forces?
Geronimo
Provide three reasons for Western Expansion
-Railroad
-Land
-Gold
-New Beginnings
-Adventure/Fun
Laws that were designed to discriminate against African Americans in the South were known as
Black Codes, Jim Crow Laws
Hawaii & Alaska are found in what region?
Non-contiguous
The 14th Amendment grants ___________ & promises ___________?
1. Citizenship to all persons born in the U.S.
2. Equal Protection under the law.
Which Act sold Indian land to Native American families and encouraged them to farm on it?
Dawes Act
Which animal in the Great Plains nearly went extinct?
Buffalo / Bison
Name the office that was created to help former slaves.
Freedmen’s Bureau
St Louis is in which Geographic Region?
Midwest
Who took over as President after Lincoln's assassination?
Andrew Johnson
Which group did Westward Expansion affect most negatively?
Native Americans
What were Cowboys in charge of leading
Cattle drives
What is the vocabulary word that means to adapt to another culture?
Assimilation
Which region has seen more and more hurricanes?
Southeast
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%
Why did many homesteaders live in Sod Houses
Rutherford B. Hayes became President and was expected to do what in exchange
End of Reconstruction