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Antebellum period
US Civil War
Reconstruction/Post Civil War
Imperialism
Progressive Era Late 1800s to 1917
100
the idea that settlers had the right to decide whether slavery would be legal in their new territory or not
What is popular sovereignty
100
The two major issues dividing the North and the South
What are states' rights and slavery
100
time period following the Civil War when the Southern states reorganized and reintegrated back into the Union. Marked by military occupation of the South and major constitutional amendments
What is Reconstruction Era
100
attempted to increase US power in Latin America. This indicated a US desire to interact with foreign countries in ways that were profitable to US corporations. Corporations needed a place to sell surplus (extra) goods
What is dollar diplomacy
100
She established settlement houses that provided assistance to the poor
Who is Jane Addams
200
Supreme Court decision which ruled that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories and that slaves were ultimately property, not citizens.
What is Dred Scott v. Sanford 1857
200
elected in 1860, he made it very clear that he opposed slavery in the new territories and believed that the sectional differences threatened to destroy the Union. His goal was to preserve the Union.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
200
Group that wanted harsh punishments for the South, opposed Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction becayse if offered amnesty to all confederates who would swear allegiance to the US and believed that Reconstruction should be used to force political and social reform in the Southern States
Who are Radical Republicans?
200
a tax on foreign products making them more expensive so people will buy American products instead
What is protective tariff?
200
progressive reformer who wanted to start a civil rights movement for African Americans but was unsuccessful
Who is Robert LaFollette
300
Book describing slavery that contributed to the start of the Civil War by intensifying Northern dislike of slavery (by Harriet Beecher Stowe)
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
300
order issued by President Lincoln in 1862 to be effective in January 1863-declared slaves free in the areas still held by Confederates.
What is Emancipation Proclamation?
300
Name the three constitutional amendments during reconstruction and what they achieved
What is 13th (abolished slavery) 14th (citizenship to African Americans and legal protection under the Bill of Rights) 15th (African Americans granted the right to vote)
300
issued in order to secure equal trade opportunities in China and guarantee access to its markets
What is Open Door Policy (1899-1900)
300
formed the NAACP in order to end segregation and win equal rights
Who is WEB Du Bois
400
Name the three acts that were all efforts to settle disputes over the spread of slavery into the western territories. The debate was whether new states admitted to the union would be free or slave states. Rapid migration caused by the discovery of gold in California led to the compromises
What is Missouri Compromise 1820, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act 1854
400
One way that Lincoln expanded Presidential powers during wartime was by suspended this--a law that prevents a person from being held in jail without a cause
What is writ of habeas corpus?
400
Supreme Court case that upheld Jim Crow laws based on the idea that the laws provided "separate but equal" public facilities for African Americans.
What is Plessy v Ferguson 1896
400
Joseph Pulitzer and William Hearst used yellow journalism to generate public support for this war by writing articles about the sinking of the USS Maine in Havana
What is Spanish American War (1898)
400
believed that African Americans should pursue education as the key to improving social status. Founded a vocational training institution in the late 1800s to improve economic opportunities for African Americans.
Who is Booker T Washington
500
phrase used to describe clashes between proslavery and antislavery groups in Kansas
What is bleeding Kansas?
500
One major result of the Civil War was the power of the _________ government over the power of the _________
What is central (federal) over states
500
northerners who moved south to participate in Reconstruction governments
Who are carpetbaggers?
500
Name two major results of the Spanish American War
What is 1. Panama Canal built and 2. US recognized as a world power
500
Progressives believed the government needs to regulate __________ ___________ in order to protect consumers and workers. They opposed the typical ________-________ attitudes of the late 19th century
What is big business, laissez-faire