Industries & Innovations
Coal, oil, natural gas, and lumber were all natural resources used for what?
fuel
Southern states seceded from the union because of their opinion on slavery after which president was elected?
Abraham Lincoln
What was the time in history called when people lost jobs and stocks, didn't have an opportunity to make money, lost their houses, and sometimes could not feed their families?
The Great Depression
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln that promised that soldiers who died in war would not be forgotten
Gettysburg Address
A series of escape routes and hiding places for slaves
Underground Railroad
Metal good are made here
foundry
A time after the Civil War that was devoted to the rebuilding of the south
Reconstruction Era
Veteran Organizations
During what war were free African Americans able to enlist in the Union Army
Civil War
This president was hoping that the North and South would compromise over the issue of slavery
James Buchanan
Steel Industry
How did railroads affect steel production?
1. They used steel to make the rails
2. Railroads were expanding so more steel was needed for the construction
How did the steel industry become more profitable?
Advances in technology
Which side believed that slaves should be free during the Civil War?
Union Soldiers
A speech given by Abraham Lincoln that declared that all slaves were free
Emancipation Proclimation
Henry Bessemer
What were Florence Kelley and Liliane Stevens Howard working toward?
Women's suffrage
What type of organization works to improve pay and working conditions for its members?
labor unions
Armistice
What group of people broke the law and helped enslaved people escape from the south
Abolitionists
What do you call a new idea or way of doing things?
What is it called when something is changed for the better?
Reform
What is the effort to help improve people's lives called?
Philanthropy
Who is a leader in complete control of a country's government?
Dictator
The 13th Amendment added what rule to the Constitution?
the end of slavery