Pop culture
Taylor Swift
Tomatoes were native to what continent?
South America
When did the Jim Crow era take place?
Reconstruction-1960s (post civil war to the 1960s)
Andrew Jackson forced native Americans on this march from the southern United States to the midwest killing an unknown number of people.
Trail of tears
Why is this area known as the Gilded era?
Gilded refers to a thin paint job or patina meant to give the affect that something is solid gold, silver, etc. (the problems of the age are thinly masked)
Name the four harry potter house.
Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Griffindor
In the legend of Zelda games, Link the protagonist hails from this land.
Hyrule
This rule/law made it so you could vote and skip any other voting requirements if your decedents were eligible to vote before the civil war.
Grandfather Clause
Why was the Dawes act unfair to Natives?
It took their land, only giving them a portion back (160 acres, or 320 for grazing), all while forcing them to change their beliefs and lifestyle in order to keep what was already theirs.
Monopolies were combatted by this major piece of legislation.
Sherman Anti-Trust act
What year was the first Iphone released by apple?
2007
What is the capital city of Japan?
Tokyo
Which supreme court case upheld separate but equal?
Plessy v. Ferguson
Arguable the most famous battle of the Indian wars, Crazy Horse led a group of warriors who killed General George Custer.
Little Big Horn
What is the purpose of Labor Unions?
To help workers join forces and negotiate better benefits, working conditions, and hold businesses accountable?
Youngboy never broke and "___" were "in this mother****** clutchin, what you on?"
Bobo
What spice is the most expensive by weight in the world?
Saffron
Separate, but equal reinforced what societal norms/functions?
That whites and blacks had separate schools, restaurants, train cars, etc.
What was the purpose of the Dawes act?
Workplace safety, sanitation, treatment of employees, lack of government regulation, working conditions/requirements, and low pay
Who won the first season of American Idol?
Kelly Clarkson
What is the chemical symbol for Gold?
Au
Why did Jim Crow laws develop and what lasting impacts have they had in the U.S.?
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Compare the treatment of Natives to other marginalized groups throughout U.S. History. Who are the groups and what similarities do they share?
Chinese/Asian, blacks, Irish, Islamic, etc.
Islam: Post 9/11 stigma and targeting
Chinese: Exclusion act, internment camps, colonization
Blacks: Slavery, Jim Crow, no voting
Irish: Segregation, lower wages, discrimination
Women: No voting, little to no rights
Captains of industry or Robber Barons...Why?
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