Civil War
The amendment that ended slavery for good in the United States
What is the 13th amendment
The amendment that was passed to allow African Americans to be citizens. It overturned the Dred Scott Decision.
14th Amendment
People most negatively affected by Westward Expansion
Native Americans
The leader of the oil industry during the Industrial Revolutions. Owned the Standard Oil Company. Was criticized for being a monopoly.
John D. Rockefeller
Strong nations attempting to expand their nations by taking over weaker nations. They were expanding beyond borders
Imperialism
Northern Plan to blockade southern ports, seize the Mississippi, divide the confederacy, and capture Richmond
What is the Anaconda Plan
The President after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Tried to ruin reconstruction by allowing states to handle civil rights "as they saw fit"
Andrew Johnson
This animal provided food, shelter, and clothing to the Indians.
Buffalo
An organization controlled by a boss that gets citizens to vote for its candidate on election day. EX: Boss Tweed ran Tammany Hall in NYC
Political Machines
This was built in 1903-1914, and connected the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.
Panama Canal
Laws in the United States immediately after the Civil War that limited civil rights and civil liberties for African Americans
Black Codes
A system in which a farmer tended a portion of a planter's land in return for a share of the sale. Cycle of debt.
Sharecropping
This term means the use of gold and silver as a form of currency
bimetallism
What is the name of the group of individuals that exposed unfair business practices and "raked through the mud" of American life?
Muckrakers
Newspapers or other media outlets reporting exaggerated or false stories.
Yellow Journalism
What is the significance of Appomattox Courthouse?
It is where Lee surrendered to Grant and ended the Civil War
Northerners who came to the South for political and economic advantages.
Carpetbaggers
Known as the people's party, this political party formed in 1891, and advocated for farmers, bimetallism, and government ownership of railroads.
Populist Party
A belief that only the best and most qualified will survive in business
Social Darwinism
The leader of the Rough Riders.
Theodore Roosevelt
The Catalyst for the secession of the first 7 southern states.
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Southerners who sided with Northern Republicans and supported Reconstruction
Scalawags
This act took Native American land and divided it up into allotments. The goal was was Americanize Native Americans, give them Christian names, and make them farmers.
Dawes Act
Which invention was most important in revolutionizing the meat industry? It was invented by Gustavis Swift to keep meat cold.
the refrigerator car
The explosion of this in 1898 triggered a war between the United States & Spain
USS Maine