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The Freedman’s Bureau was

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established by Congress

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Moderates in Congress decided to join Radical Republicans after

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all but 1 of the former Confederate states rejected the 14th amendment

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Under sharecropping, a tenant farmer was expected to supply only

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labor

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The Morill Act gave federal land for

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land-grant colleges

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Dry Farming

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technique for growing crops with no rainfall

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Last armed conflict between native americans and whites

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Wounded Knee

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First skyscrapers happened because of

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steel

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What amendment protects citizenship?

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14

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Radical Republicans wanted to reshape the south to bring about

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an end to the old planter class

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“separate but equal” upheld in

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Plessy v Ferguson

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What contributed to industrialization by providing factories with more materials?

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settling of the West

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In the 1860’s, what was used as light or lubricant?

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oil

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Corporations limit the amount of money that can be lost on an investment by providing

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limited liability

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Interstate Commerce Act tried to

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regulate railroad rates

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Policy of concentration failed because of

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Native Americans’ need to hunt over wide areas

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Dawes Act aimed to

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Americanize Native Americans

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Act that offered settlers 160 Acres of free land

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Homestead Act

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According to the Turner thesis, the frontier gave Americans

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a sense of independence

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Immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe came in large numbers during

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post-1880

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Political machines stayed in power partly because they were corrupt and partly because

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they provided useful services to immigrants

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Hostility towards immigrants from people born in America is called

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nativism

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The Gilded Age was marked by a booming economy and

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corrupt politics

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What idea is the basis for Social Darwinism?

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Rich people are the most able

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What percentage of America controlled 90% of the nation’s wealth in 1890?

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10%

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The money formula of the late 1800’s said

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spending more money would help a candidate win political office

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In the business cycle, a depression is a period of

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business failures

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What does collective bargaining involve?

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direct talks between unions and employees

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In the late 1800’s, many farmers who obtained mortgages to meet costs lost

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their farms

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In the late 1890’s, which group called for a secret ballot, direct election of Senators, and government ownership of industries?

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Populist Party

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Progressives believed that democracy and individual rights were threatened by the growth of

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big businesses

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The primary system allowed

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all party members to choose candidates

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In a referendum, citizens vote on

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a bill before the state legislature

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Support for women’s suffrage grew as a result from women’s contributions through

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the WWI effort

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Teddy Roosevelt’s trustbusting policy was part of

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The Square Deal

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The income tax was an important part of a progressive victory for

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Taft

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What did he Federal Reserve Act of 1913 establish?

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system of bank regulation

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Organization founded in 1909 to gain equal rights between races

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NAACP

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The search for new markets in the late 1800’s led some Americans to support

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overseas expansion

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Yellow journalism and the explosion of the Maine were causes of

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The Spanish-American War

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By 1900, what Pacific island was NOT under U.S. control?

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Japan

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The first American to obtain a treaty with Japan was

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Perry

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In the early 1900’s, foreign investment in Central America led to

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large profits for investors

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What connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean?

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Panama Canal

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Teddy’s Roosevelt’s Stick Policy meant the U.S. was prepared to

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use force to get its way

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Which stated that the U.S. could intervene if a Latin American government appeared unstable?

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The Roosevelt corollary

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The immediate cause of WWI was

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the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand

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What did the U.S. do in 1917 to uphold international law and support democracy?

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enter WWI

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The Treaty of Versailles required that

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Germany make war payments

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Americans became isolationists after

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WWI

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Saravejo

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assassination site of Archduke Ferdinand

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Panama

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location of canal

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Philippenes

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first fighting in Spanish-American War

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Yellowstone

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first national park

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Promontory Point

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meeting of the Transcontinental Railroad

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Antietam

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bloody battle of the Civil War

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Harper’s Ferry

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John Brown attempts to gain arms for his revolt

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Argonne Forest

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a million American troops fight here in 1918

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Abilene, Kansas

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famous cow-trail railhead

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Robert La Follette

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colorful progressive of the 1900’s

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Pershing

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victorious American commander in Cuba

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Perry

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opened trade with Japan

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DuBois

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first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard

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Woodrow Wilson

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American president in WWI

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Carrie Nation

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noted temperance leader

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William Jennings Bryan

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democratic Candidate, Cross of Gold

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Theodore Roosevelt

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commander of the Rough Riders

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Lincoln

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president of the Union

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Thomas Edison

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inventor

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3 factors that encouraged industrialization in the late 19th century

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  • growth of cities
  • mass-marketing
  • inventions
  • consumerism

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