Westward Expansion
Civil War & Reconstruction
Industrialization & Immigration
World Wars
Civil Rights Movement
100

What 1803 land deal doubled the size of the U.S.?

Louisiana Purchase

100

Who was president of the U.S. during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What invention by Eli Whitney increased cotton production?

Cotton Gin

100

What event brought the U.S. into World War II?

Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor

100

What law outlawed segregation in public places and discrimination in jobs?

Civil Rights Act 1964

200

Who led an expedition to explore the Louisiana Territory?

Lewis & Clark

200

Where were teh first shots fired signaling the beginning of the Civil War?

Fort Sumter
200

What were crowded urban apartments for immigrants called?

Tenements

200

What were posters encouraging people to support the war effort called?

Propaganda

200

What type of protest involves peacefully breaking unjust laws?

nonviolent resistance

300

What was the name of the forced relocation of Native Americans?

Trail of Tears

300

What amendment abolished slavery?

13th Amendment

300

What island was the main immigration station on the East Coast?

Ellis Island

300

What U.S. project built the atomic bomb?

Manhattan Project

300

What court case ended segregation in public schools?

Brown v Board Education

400

What slogan was used to justify U.S. expansion to the Pacific Ocean?

Manifest Destiny

400

What secret network helped enslaved people escape to freedom?

Underground Railroad

400

What was the goal of labor unions?

Shorter hours and increased pay

400

What led the U.S. to get involved in WWI?

Zimmerman Telegram

400

What event led to the Voting Rights Act of 1965?

March from Selma to Montgomery

500

What treaty ended the Mexican-American War and gave the U.S. much of the Southwest called the Mexican Cession?

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

500

What were laws called that restricted the rights of freedmen after the Civil War?

Black Codes

500

What term describes immigrants becoming americanized?

Assimilation

500

Where were Japanese Americans placed during WWII?

Internment Camps

500

What played a role in the impact of the Civil Rights Movement?

media