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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
spending more money would help a candidate win political office
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In the business cycle, a depression is a period of
business failures
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What does collective bargaining involve?
direct talks between unions and employees
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In the late 1800's, many farmers who obtained mortgages to meet costs lost
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?
Populist Party
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Progressives believed that democracy and individual rights were threatened by the growth of
big businesses
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The primary system allowed
all party members to choose candidates
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In a referendum, citizens vote on
a bill before the state legislature
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Support for women's suffrage grew as a result from women's contributions through
the WWI effort
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Teddy Roosevelt's trustbusting policy was part of
The Square Deal
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The income tax was an important part of a progressive victory for
Taft
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What did he Federal Reserve Act of 1913 establish?
system of bank regulation
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Organization founded in 1909 to gain equal rights between races
NAACP
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The search for new markets in the late 1800's led some Americans to support
overseas expansion
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Yellow journalism and the explosion of the Maine were causes of
The Spanish-American War
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By 1900, what Pacific island was NOT under U.S. control?
Japan
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The first American to obtain a treaty with Japan was
Perry
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In the early 1900's, foreign investment in Central America led to
large profits for investors
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What connected the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean?
Panama Canal
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Teddy's Roosevelt's Stick Policy meant the U.S. was prepared to
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?
The Roosevelt corollary
45
The immediate cause of WWI was
the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
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What did the U.S. do in 1917 to uphold international law and support democracy?
enter WWI
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The Treaty of Versailles required that
Germany make war payments
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Americans became isolationists after
WWI
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Saravejo
assassination site of Archduke Ferdinand
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Panama
location of canal
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Philippenes
first fighting in Spanish-American War
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Yellowstone
first national park
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Promontory Point
meeting of the Transcontinental Railroad
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Antietam
bloody battle of the Civil War
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Harper's Ferry
John Brown attempts to gain arms for his revolt
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Argonne Forest
a million American troops fight here in 1918
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Abilene, Kansas
famous cow-trail railhead
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Robert La Follette
colorful progressive of the 1900's
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Pershing
victorious American commander in Cuba
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Perry
opened trade with Japan
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DuBois
first African American to receive a doctorate from Harvard
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Woodrow Wilson
American president in WWI
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Carrie Nation
noted temperance leader
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William Jennings Bryan
democratic Candidate, Cross of Gold
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Theodore Roosevelt
commander of the Rough Riders
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Lincoln
president of the Union
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Thomas Edison
inventor
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3 factors that encouraged industrialization in the late 19th century
- growth of cities - mass-marketing - inventions - consumerism

American History 1A (8 decks)

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