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The Exchange of biological organisms between European and the Indians was given the name the ------- by Dr. Alfred W. Crosby.

Colombian Exchange

The ---- Amendment to the constitution abolished slavery.

13th

The Amendment that guaranteed every citizen the right to vote.

15th

An amendment passed during Reconstruction that defined American citizenship and guaranteed equal protection of the law to all citizens was the -- Amendment. former slaves are full citizens.

14th

When reconstruction ended the Democratic Party became the majority party in the South and voted as a block in every presidential election until 1964. this was called the ------

Solid South

The 1887 Law that forced Indians to assimilate Into white society by ending tribal land ownership of land and distributing the land to individual tribal members so they could become farmers was the ------

Dawes Act

Helen Hunt Jackson Wrote The book ----- in 1881, which outlined the abuses endured by the Indians.

Century of Dishonor.

the term - as it applies to economics is best defined as "no interference by government in the economy."

Laissez Fair

which of the following is not a major theme in modern U.S. History?

decline in government intervention and regulation of the economy and business

founder of the standard oil company of Ohio, he perfected the idea of a holding company; a company that controlled other companies by holding all or at least a majority of their stock

Andrew Carnegie

one of the unique characteristics of American businesses during the late 1800's was the form of organization that many of them used, in which they sold shares of stock to investors, as a way to raise capital

corporations

the grant administration was rocked by one of the largest scandals in American history involving the construction contracts for the Union Pacific Railroad. That scandal was the

credit mobilizer

the civil service or merit system was established in 1883 through the passage of the

Pendleton act

in general, the Populist movement was primarily supported by

farmers

the strike at the - steel plant in 1892 pitted Andrew Carnegie against the steel makers union, a battle that Carneige Steel won

homestead

which of the following was not a part of the Populist program?

high protective tariff

a cornerstone of American Foreign Policy toward Latin America was the - a policy in which the United States declared that Latin America was off limits to further European colonization

Monroe Doctrine

after the Spanish American War, the American Empire included the following islands except:

the virgin islands

in 1893, American planters on these islands overthrew the rulin monarchy and asked to be annexed by the United States. these were the -. they were annexed by the U.S. in 1898.

Hawaiian Islands

one of the unintended outcomes of the Spanish American War was the American annexation of the

Philippine Island

Secretary of State John Hay, in an effort to stop the partition of China into spheres of influence by the European powers declared by the policy of the- in China, whereby every country would have equal opportunities to trade in China.

open door