Reconstruction (c.10 sec.1) Settling the West C. 11 sec 1,2,3 Immigration (C.13 sec.2) Progressivism (C.15 sec. 2) Random History
100
What is the Confederacy
The name of the losing side in the American Civil War
100
What are Boomtowns
These were quickly growing towns and cities that sprung up in the West in the late 19th Century
100
What is Ellis Island
Immigrants arriving to New York City checked in here
100
What is Females and
Right to Vote
In 1920 the 19th Amendment was passed giving these type of citizens this
100
Who is Abraham Lincoln
He was the President during the Civil War
200
Who is Slavery
This was the main reason for the Civil War
200
What is the Texas Longhorn
These cattle were suited to life in the Great Plains
200
What is China
A law passed in Congress in 1882 targeted the prevention of immigrants from this country
200
What is Suffage
This terms means the right to vote
200
What is Reconstruction
The time period immediately following the Civil War was known as this
300
What is the Ku Klux Klan
This Terrorist Group started in Tennessee and committed hate crimes against African Americans
300
What are the Black Hills
These Hills in Dakota Territory were found to have valuable minerals and as a result Mining and Industry pushed out the Native Americans there
300
Who is Jacob Riis
This famous photographer was a Muckraker whose pictures informed America of everyday life
300
What is Prohibition
This is the outlawing of alcohol for consumption
300
What is an amendment
The term for adding a change to the Constitution
400
What is the Democratic Party
This Political Party supported Slavery and was based in the South
400
What is the Homestead Act
This law passed by Congress allowed for the massive settlement in the Great Plains
400
What are political machines
These are informal political groups that formed in cities and controlled who had access to jobs
400
Children
In the Progressive Movement, protecting this group in the workplace became an issue
400
Who are Vulnerable Groups
In the Politics and Power unit, these were looked at in detail
500
What is Because Abraham Lincoln was Assassinated
The Reason Southerner Andrew Johnson became President
500
What is the Battle of Little Big Horn
This is one of the most famous battles won by Native Americans. Colonel George Custer was killed in this battle.
500
Who are Nativists
This is the name given to people who were native-born who had an extreme dislike of immigrants
500
What is Wyoming
This was the first state to give Women the right to vote in 1869
500
What are Push and Pull
The key terms for the unit on Peopling






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