U.S. Presidents
This President was pro-slavery and yet served as Lincoln's VP
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Who was Andrew Johnson?
This amendment ended slavery
What is the 13th Amendment?
This entrepreneur is best know for his association with the steel industry
What is Carnegie?
The U.S. prohibited the __________ with this act in 1882
Who are the Chinese?
This U.S. President proposed the 10% plan - that is, only 10% of Southern voters had to swear a loyalty oath
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Who is Abraham Lincoln?
This amendment stated that if you are born in the U.S. you are a citizen
What is the 14th Amendment?
This entrepreneur was associated with the oil industry
Who is Rockefeller?
This event occurred on May 4, 1886, in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour work day, the day after police killed eight workers.
What is the Haymarket Affair/Strike?
This U.S. President made a secret arrangement with Southern Democrats to withdraw their objection and even though he had won the electoral college
Who is Rutherford B. Hayes?
What is the 15th Amendment?
Morgan is best known for his contributions to what industry?
What is banking?
She was a presidential candidate and a social reformer during the Gilded Age
Who is Victoria Hull?
This U.S. President wanted to grant amnesty to Confederate leaders
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
This federal organization lasted from 1865 to mid 1866 and it was intended to assist former slaves with food, clothing, and housing
What is the Freedmen's Bureau?
Congress heavily financed this major industry
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
Nationwide railroad strike in the United States that lasted from May 11 to July 20, 1894, and a turning point for US labor law. It pitted the American Railway Union (ARU) against the maker of the sleeper cars
What is the Pullman Strike?
This president was assassinated in September 1901
Who is William McKinley?
This Compromise ended Reconstruction
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What is the Compromise of 1877?
Name of probably the most famous political machine
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What is Tammany Hall?
This organization was founded on the belief that southern and eastern Europe were racially inferior to Anglo-Saxons, threatening what they saw as the American way of life and the high wage scale. It worried about immigrants bringing in poverty and organized crime at a time of high unemployment.
What is the Immigration Restriction League?