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Reconstruction
Westward!!
Populists
Progressives
Imperialism
100
This President's plan for Reconstruction is sometimes called the 10% plan. It was the most lenient of the plans for Reconstruction.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
100
Gave 160 acres of land to anyone willing to move to the plains and cultivate the land.
What is the Homestead Act of 1862?
100
The Populists supported what group of Americans who had settled on the plains.
Who are farmers?
100
These organizations assisted immirants with issues like education and social services.
What are settlement houses?
100
Roosevelt's "Big Stick" used to protect American interests in the Caribbean?
What is the Great White Fleet?
200
Ended Reconstruction by withdrawing federal troops from the South.
What is the Compromise of 1877.
200
Completed in 1869, this aided in the settlement and growth of the American West.
What is the Transcontinental Railroad?
200
The coining of both gold and silver.
What is bimetallism
200
These organizations were created in response to the poor working conditions and low wages in factories.
What are labor unions?
200
This addition to the Monroe Doctrine, made the U.S. the police power in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the Roosevelt Corollary?
300
These laws placed restrictions on the political and economic lives of newly freed slaves in the South.
What are the Black Codes
300
This law hoped to assimilate Native Americans by outlawing traditional practices and tribal languages.
What is the Dawes Act?
300
This government organization investigated railroads for overcharging farmers to ship their produce.
What is teh Interstate Commerce Commission?
300
This law was used to break up monopolies.
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act?
300
This was proposed as a means of providing all nations equal trading privileges in Asia.
What is the Open Door Policy?
400
This group was opposed to Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction because they believed it did not punish the South enough for their role in the Civil War.
Who were the Radical Republicans?
400
Led the Mormons on their migration from Illinois to Utah.
Who is Brigham Young?
400
During the 1880s government supported this group in labor disputes.
What is big business?
400
The publishing of The Jungle led to the passage of this law, in 1906.
What is the Meat Inspection Act?
400
Sensationalized journalism that led to the beginning of the Spanish American War.
What is yellow journalism?
500
He was the leader of the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction.
Who was Thaddeus Stevens?
500
This thesis argues that settling the West is largely responsible for shaping the character of the U.S.
What is the Turner Thesis?
500
The Populist candidate for President in 1896. Famous for his "Cross of Gold Speech"
Who is Williams Jennings Bryan
500
Teddy Roosevelt's Progressive agenda that called for the fair treatment of labor, business, and the consumer.
What is the Square Deal?
500
This supporter of imperialism believed it could be use to Christianize and civilize undeveloped nations.
Who is Josiah Strong?