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who led mormons to utah |
brigham young |
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which of the following men fought at the alamo |
jim bowie |
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who led american settlers to texas after the death of his father |
tephen austin |
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who was a popular general that would eventually become president |
zachary taylor |
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which of these trails was a cut off from the oregon trail |
california trial |
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The treaty go guadalupe hildago ended the ___________ war |
Mexican-American |
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Another name for texas is the "Lone ___ Republic" |
star |
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another name for california is the "_________ ________ Republic" |
Bear flag |
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Polk's campaign slogans were "all of ____, all of _____" and "54 40' or ______!" |
Texas, all of Oregon fight |
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The U.S. received the oregon territory through the gadsden purchase |
FALSE |
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The alamo was an old Spanish fort |
FALSO |
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Texas immediately joined the US after it won independence from Mexico |
FALSE |
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The united states was the only country to lay claim to the oregon territory |
FALSE |
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James polk worked so hard during his presidency that he died within four months of leaving office |
True |
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American opinion was united in support of the Mexican War |
FALSE |
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The US paid Mexico millions of dollars for land won during the War |
True |
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Because of his hard discipline, Zachary Taylor was called "old fuss and feathers" |
FALSE |
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John Tyler annexed Texas through a joint session of Congress |
True |
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Zachary Taylor |
Old Rough and Ready |
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Santa Fe Trail |
This trading trail was not used by settlers |
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Polygamy |
practice of having more than one wife |
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Santa Anna |
the president of mexico |
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James K. Polk |
young hickory |
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winfield scott |
old fuss and feathers |
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gadsden purchase |
it cost us $10 million |
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What mission became the rallying cry during Texas' war for independence |
"Remember the alamo!" |
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what do we call a candidate who is largely unknown by the general public |
a dark horse |
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the Webster-Ashburton treaty settled the boundary of the us with what country |
canada |
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the south was mainly ____ while the north was mainly industrial |
agricultural |
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what bill attempted to ban slavery from territory purchased from mexico |
Wilmont Proviso |
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the term 'bleeding kansas' resulted from which law being passed |
Kansas-Nebraska Act |
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she was the author of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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who was the second president to come to office without being elected |
Millard Filmore |
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he was a famous black abolitionist and a talented speaker |
fredrick douglass |
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he was a white abolitionist who wrote a newspaper called the liberator |
william lloyd garrison |
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at which for did the Civil War unofficially begin at |
fort sumpter |
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in 1857 the Supreme Court decided a very important case regarding slavery and involving this man |
Dred Scott |
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the first state to secede from the Union was |
south carolina |
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what party was made up of Free Soilers, Know-nothings and whigs? ________ |
Republican |
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define emancipation |
the freeing of someone |
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many southerners justified slavery as a "necessary ______" |
evil |
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what is the name of the secret network of people who gave aid to runaway slaves traveling north? ________ |
the underground railroad |
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what escaped slave repeatedly returned to the south to help other slaves escape? ____ |
Harriet Tubman |
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what abolitionist fanatic gained fame for committing murder in Kansas and raiding a federal arsenal in Virginia? _________ |
John Brown |
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who was the author of the Missouri Compromise? _____ |
Henry Clay |
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what event caused 90,000 people to move to California in one year? _______ |
the gold rush |
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what was the nickname given to southerners who were adamant about succeeding from the union? _________ |
fire eaters |
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Most southerners owned slaves before the Civil War |
FALSE |
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some southern states made it illegal to teach slaves to read |
True |
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Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America |
True |
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South Carolina was the last southern state to secede |
FALSE |
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The republican party was committed to complete abolition of slavery |
True |
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Which of these WAS a nickname of Ulysses S. Grant |
the Butcher |
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Lincoln initially called up 80,000 troops who insisted for how long |
3 months |
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Thomas J. Jackson a southern general, earned what nickname |
stonewall |
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what is the name for the kind of ships that the Monitor and Merrimac were |
Ironclads |
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what southern leader charged the center of the Union line at Gettysburg |
Pickett |
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Which of these states was neutral at the outset of the war |
Kentucky |
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what is another word for drafting or compulsory enrollment of men into military service |
conscription |
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who showed up to watch the battle of First Manassas in July 1861? _____________ |
Northern Congressmen and their families |
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Who won the Battle of First Manassas? ________ |
The South |
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Most people on both sides believed that the war would last how long? _______ |
only several months |
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was Robert E. Lee a supporter of slavery? ____ |
NO |
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At what battle did Grant earn his unpopular nickname for sending his men into a "slaughter pen"? _______ |
Battle of Cold Harbor |
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Lincoln used the 'victory' at Antietem to announce what? ____ |
The Emancipation Proclamation |
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How did Stonewall Jackson die? ____ |
he lost his arm in the Battle of Chancellorsville and bled to death |
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The battle of Gettysburg occurred in Pennsylvania (the north) what was Lee doing in Northern Territory? ______ |
looking for shoes for his troops |
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List three goals of the Anaconda Plan |
-gain control of the Mississippi Rv. -blockade the southern coast -conquer Richmond |
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The _______ was winning most of the Battles in the West at the beginning of the war |
NORTH |
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The _______ was winning most of the battles in the East at the beginning of the war |
SOUTH |
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Ulysses S Grant gained what good nickname using his first initials |
"unconditional surrender" Grant |
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New Orleans |
the most populous city in the south |
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John Brown |
Radical {cray-cray} abolitionist |
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Vicksburg |
a natural fortress along the Mississippi River |
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Richmond |
the Confederate capital |
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Blockade Runners |
brought much needed supplies to the South |
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Sherman |
had a nervous breakdown |
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trent affair |
1861 event that nearly brought Britain into the war |
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Who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln? (FULL name) _____________ |
John Wilkes Booth |
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the Montior and the Merrimac were two _________ that fought in the Civil war |
ironclads |
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what was the first battle of the Civil war called? |
-First Bull Run AND/OR -First Manassas |
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What union officer gained control of the upper Mississippi River before becoming the Union's last commanding general? _______ |
Ulysses S. Grant |
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__________ was the last Confederate city to hold out on the Mississippi River finally being starved out when their supply lines were cut on July 4? |
Vicksburg |
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oddly enough, what confederate general had a tie with Arlington National Cemetery that is located across the Potomac from Washington D.C.? _____________ |
Robert E Lee |
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what was not a name of one of he phases of Reconstruction |
Bourbon Reconstruction |
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what man promoted the 10% plan for restoring statehood to the South |
Abraham Lincoln |
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besides Bill Clinton who is the only other president to experience the impeachment process |
Andrew Johnson |
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what president was completely honest himself but had numerous scandals in his administration |
grant |
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what party did the south vote for from Reconstruction until 1972 |
Democrat |
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by how many electoral votes did Rutherford B. Hayes win the election of 1876 |
1 |
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what newspaper cartoonist brought down the head of Tammany Hall with his drawings |
Thomas Nast |
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who was the corrupt leader of Tammany Hall stealing over $100 million |
William Tweed |
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Andrew Johnson |
illiterate and a tailor |
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Wade-Davis Bill |
Republican's plan for Reconstruction |
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13th Amendment |
abolished slavery |
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14th Amendment |
granted full citizen rights to blacks |
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15th Amendment |
guaranteed voting rights no matter the race |
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Ulysses S. Grant |
believed the president should allow Congress to run the nation |
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Black Codes |
southern attempts to control former slaves |
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Tenure of Office Act |
almost caused President Johnson to be impeached |
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Carpetbaggers |
Northerners who traveled South during Reconstruction to 'help' |
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Scalawags |
Southerners who were sympathetic to the North |
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Ulysses S. Grant |
it was said of him, "He combined great gifts with great mediocrity" |
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Rutherford B. Hayes |
he won the disputed election of 1876 |
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Andrew Johnson |
he did not get along at all with Congress while he was president |
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Redeemers |
people who wanted to free the South from military rule |
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who is considered the first Progressive president? _________ |
Theodore Roosevelt |
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what were two of the means proposed by progressive to further reforms? ____________ |
1) direct democracy 2) government efficiency 3) government intervention |
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List two of the Progressive Amendments and what they sought to accomplish |
the 16th- established an income tax the 17th- direct election of senators the 18th- established prohibition on alcohol the 19th- woman's sufferage gave women right to vote |
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who were the muckrakers? __________ |
writers priding themselves on depicting the corrupt political events without any idea or suggestion of fixing these stated problems |
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Cornelius Vanderbilt |
a 'greedy' robber baron, he controlled railroads |
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Andrew Carnegie |
controlled the steel industry and offered o buy the Philippines |
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John D. Rockefeller |
he owned the Standard Oil Company |
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J.P. Morgan |
His business was $ and was called the 'Emperor of Wall Street' |
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Jack London |
famous author who wrote The Call of the Wild |
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Mark Twain |
otherwise known as Samuel Clemens |
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James A. Garfield |
Our 20th president he only served for 6 months |
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Chester A. Arthur |
known as the gentleman president, takes after Garfield |
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Grover Cleveland |
only president to serve twice in non-consecutive terms |
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H.J. Heinz |
strong Christian who sold things in clear containers |
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W.J. Bryan |
famous lawyer in the Scopes Trial |
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J.B. Duke |
controlled 40% of the tobacco market |
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situated in ______, Ellis island served as a processing station for new immigration |
New York Harbor |
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"Give me your tired, your poor, your ______" |
huddled masses yearning to breathe free |
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A fear of many immigrants was that they ……. |
might be denied admittance |
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in the early 1930's more people chose t o_____ than emigrated to the U.S. |
emigrate to Canada |
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from 1880 to 1921 a record _______ immigrants arrived in the U.S. looking for jobs and opportunitites |
23 million |
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The USA did not have _____ (limits) on _______ from and particular country that could enter the country |
quotas; how many immigrants |
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from the Colonial era to 1880, most immigrants came from ______, Ireland, or ______ in Northern Europe |
England; Germany |
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Between 1880 and 1921, _____% of all immigrants to the USA came from ____ and ______ Europe |
70; southern; eastern |
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In 1850, only ___% of Americans lived in cities… By 1900, ___% of Americans lived in cities |
15; 40 |
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City growth was due to ___ Americans moving to cities and ____ entering the USA |
rural; immigrants |
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the majority of immigrants worked in __________ |
industrial jobs |
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In response to the low wages, long hours, and dangerous working conditions, many workers joined ______ to _______ for improvements |
labor unions; collectively bargain |
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among the first labor unions in america was the _________ |
Knights of Labor |
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In the construction of the Transcontinental RR, the Central Pacific started building where? |
Sacramento |
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What cultural group of people helped build the Union Pacific line? |
Irish |
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Finish this phrase "_________ last stand" |
Custer's |
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what was the greatest nemesis of the sod house? |
rain |
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what was THE goal of the Indian wars for the American Gov't? |
Put indians on reservations |
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what kept the Plains Indians alice but was almost annihilated? |
buffalo |
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Sioux war |
the only war that the US lost |
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Dry Farming |
method used to conserve water on the plains |
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cowboys |
young men who received about $40 a month |
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cattle drive |
started in Northern Texas |
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Great Plains |
Also known as the Great American Desert |
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Dawes Act |
meant to protect the Indians but failed |
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railroad |
first monopoly in the US |
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In 1862, Congress passed the ______ giving ___ acres of free western land to anyone who promised to farm the land for __ years |
Homestead Act; 160; 5 |
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___% of homesteaders ___ to make it the required 5 years… but those who were successful transformed America into a _______ |
60; failed; food exporter |
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In 1890, westerners formed a new third party to bring about reforms called the _____ party |
populist |
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the new party demanded the end to pro-business, laissez-faire policies and began to regulate _____ to force them to lower rates on farmers |
railroads |
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they wanted a national _____ to take the burden off )))))) |
income tax; farmers |
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called for an amendment to allow citizens (not state legislators) to vote for ______ |
senators |
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populists demanded _______: using currency based on ___ and ___ in order to ____ the money supply |
bimetalism; gold; silver; inflate |
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what president was shot and died eight days later? |
William McKinley |
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which of these WAS NOT a part of Progressive aims n government? |
Tax breaks |
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Which amendment was the first federal income tax? |
16th amendment |
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which amendment gave women the right to vote? |
19th amendment |
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which amendment banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcoholic beverages? |
18th amendment |
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which amendment allowed for direct election of U.S. senators? |
17th amendment |
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before panama gained it's independence, what country controlled the area? |
Columbia |
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what was Taft's policy in foreign affairs called where American investors would pour money into foreign countries? |
Dollar diplomacy |
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what supreme court legitimized segregation with the 'separate but equal' |
Plessy V. Ferguson |
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what is the term for when citizens can initiate legislation? _______ |
initiative of proposition |
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Who is the author of The Jungle? ______ |
Upton Sinclair |
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Who was the baseball player-turned evangelist? _______ |
Billy Sunday |
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Before the Wright brothers flew at Kitty Hawk what business were they in? ______ |
Bicycles!
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in what year did World War I begin? |
1914 |
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Which one of these countries WAS NOT a member of the Allies? |
Austria |
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the assassination of this man sparked the war in the Balkans |
Archduke Ferdinand |
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How many soldiers and civilians were killed in WWI?
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20 million |
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Who was the president of the U.S. during WWI? |
Woodrow Wilson |
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Who was the Russian dictator that removed Russia from WWI? |
Valdimir Lenin |
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WWI officially ended on what date? ______ |
November 11th, 1918, 11AM |
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When WWI broke out, what 3 countries were called he Triple Alliance or the Central Powers? _________ |
Germany, Autria, and Italy |
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Wilson's 14th point called for the creation of a _____ of _____ |
League of Nations |
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What is one of the two other names for WWI besides WWI? _______ |
The war to end all wars
OR The Great War |
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The sinking of the _____ angered Americans and made it more likely the U.S. would join fires against the Central Powers |
Lusitania |
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In the ______ telegram, _____ was promised Texas, New Mexico and Arizona for joining the Central Powers and attacking the United States |
Zimmerman; Mexico |
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The Western Front of the War from the English Channel to the Alps was fought in ______ warfare |
Trench |
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Young American troops were freshly trained for war were called _______ |
dough boys |
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what was the most popular form of media in the 1920's? |
radio |
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what mass-produced consumer good became the #1 industry of the 1920's? |
automobile |
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who became a celerity for making the first solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927? |
Charles Lindbergh |
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which of the most popular critics of Franklin Roosevelt planned to fight the depression by taxing the rich? |
Huey Long |
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who was president go the U.S. during most of the Great Depression? |
Franklin D. Roosevelt |
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FDR attempted to change the influence of which branch of government by adding more justices? |
Supreme Court |
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How many justices did FDR want to add to the bench? _________ |
6
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President _____ promised a "return to normalcy" after WWI |
Harding |
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President ______ statement that the "business of America is business" communicated the laisse fair attitude the government took towards business in the 20's |
Coolidge |
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How did companies in the 1920's help Americans buy goods that they could not afford? ____ |
credit |
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what was the celebration of the African-American culture through new artistic, literary, and musical forms? __________ |
Harlem Renaissance |
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Give one reason prices were so cheap on consumer goods in the 1920's? ______
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mass-production |
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18th Amendment |
prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcohol |
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19th Amendment |
gave women right to vote in national elections |
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speakeasy |
bar or club that sold illegal alcohol |
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Sacco and Vanzetti |
Suspected communists, convicted of murder |
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John Scopes |
prosecuted for teaching Darwinism |
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Bank Holiday |
all banks closed only strong banks reopened |
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Fireside chats |
Roosevelts's weekly radio broadcast |
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Volstead Act |
laws passed to enforce the National Prohibition |
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Bootlegger |
a person who transported alcohol illegally |
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"Okie" |
moved from OK to CA during the Great Depression |
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Hooterville |
shanty town built outside major cities (has anyone seen Petticoat Junction!? Anyone? Anyone? Bueller?) |
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Dustbowl |
severe windstorms, failed agriculture in the midwest |
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What were the three R's of President FDR's New Deal Program? _______ |
Reform Recovery Relief |
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which new deal recovery program helped farmers……... |
Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) |
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which new deal recovery program gave jobs to young meant afed 18-25 to plant trees and build roads and parks |
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
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which was the largest job-creation program of the New Deal, creating jobs for 10 million Americans including artist, musicians, construction, teachers, doctors etc |
Works Progress Administration (WPA) |
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which new deal reform regulated the stock market |
Securities and Exchange Committee (SEC) |
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Which new deal reform protected American from future bank failures |
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) |
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which new deal reform offered pensions for elderly Americans and welfare for single mothers and the disabled |
Social Security Administration (SSA) |
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For the first time in American history FDR decided to get American out of a depression by active government spending even if the government did not have the money to spend. What is the concept called when the government goes into debt to stimulate the economy? _________ |
deficit spending
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the depression finally came to an end in the 1940's when America joined _______ |
WWII |
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What was black Tuesday (Oct 29,1929) and why is it such an important the in American history? |
the stock market crashed and the bank panics began the Great Depression |
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what term is identified with the 1920's? |
roaring |
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which of the following countries was left out of the Washington Naval Conference? |
Germany |
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this president was known for being quiet |
Calvin Coolidge |
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this president has a lot of scandals occur but most people found out about it after he died |
Warren G. Harding |
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Warren G. Harding |
he looked like a president but was not very good |
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Herbert Hoover |
president during Great Depression |
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Woodrow Wilson |
the only democrat on the list |
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Calvin Coolidge |
he became president when Harding died |
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Sigmond Freud |
we need to get rid of inhibitions in order to be emotionally healthy |
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Albert Einstein |
theory of relativity |
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William Jennings Bryan |
involved in Scopes Trial |
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During the depression who was most respinsiblie for bringing attention to the inequalities and racism suffered by African American and the inequalities that women faced in the 1930's? ________ |
Eleanor Roosevelt
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He had this a EC but it is prob not on final: four factors that led to the conflict of WWI |
militarism imperialism and since he never gave me mine back I don't remember the other two I think extreme nationalism? and ????? |