Test #1 IDs Flashcards
Wade-Davis Bill Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress
What: congressional plan to bring the south back to the union
When: 1864
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: congress wanted to lead & punish the south
Presidential Reconstruction Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Lincoln & Andrew Johnson
What: 10% plan
When: 1865-1868
Where: Washington, D.C
Why: it was a plan to peacefully reunite the country
Freedman's Bureau Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Government agency
What: help former slaves learn
When: 1865
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: intended to provide assistance to Freedman
Sharecropping Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: landowners/ former slaves
What: plantation owners rent land to blacks & shared salary
When: 1865-1965
Where: south
Why: reinstitutionized slavery legally
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress
What: constitutional protection for blacks
When: 1864, 1867, 1870
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: equal rights to all males
Jim Crow Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: actor
What: white actor who painted his face black and portrayed blacks as silly
When:1867/ late 1860s
Where: north & south
Why: went around portraying blacks in a bad way
KKK Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: white supremacists
What: scare & punish blacks
When: 1865-present
Where: south
Why: they were able to scare black voters, which led to the loss of political power
PBS Pinchback Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: a black politician
What: Lt. Governor in Louisiana
When:1870s
Where:Louisiana
Why: 1st black governor of Louisiana
1st Presidential Impeachment Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress
What: charges against Andrew Johnson
When: 1868
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: congress was to powerful
Congress has no right to impeach a president over political debates
Mississippi Plan Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Mississippi Legislature/Democrats
What: plans of attack on blacks, carpetbaggers, scallywags
When:1875
Where: Mississippi
Why: organised threats of violence against republicans to prevent them from voting
Compromise of 1877 Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress
(Republicans & Democrats)
What: agreement for electoral college votes
When: 1877
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: marked end of reconstruction
Lakota Sioux Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: native americans who resisted the US army
What: defeated Custer at battle of little big horn
When:1860s
Where: plains
Why: marked beginning of and for native americans in the plains
George Armstrong Custer Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: youngest US general
What: won several victories on the plains
When: 1861- 1876
Where: civil war; south; plains
Why: most successful calvary officer in the Union during the civil war
Battle of Little Big Horn Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: native americans & US army
What: major victory for native americans
When:1876
Where: Montana (present day)
Why: victory for native americans led by Sitting Bull marked beginning of end for native americans in the plains
Geronimo Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: native americans chief
What: led Apaches against US army
When: 1880s
Where: Plains
Why: led last organised revolt against US army in 1886
Wounded Knee Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: native americans/ US army
What: massacre of 250 native americans
When: 1890
Where: South Dakota
Why: Represent end of the Plains Indian Wars
Dawes Severalty Act Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress
What: assimilation on native americans if they wanted to live outside of the reservations
When: 1887
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: allowed native americans to leave reservations but they had to change their names, live in a house, and become more christian
The Significance of the Frontier in American History Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Franklin Jackson Turner
What: document about how the US could not expand anymore
When: 1893
Where: Chicago World’s Fair
Why: led movement to expand continental US (imperialism) & led to annexation of territories
The Robber Barons Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: entrepreneurs
What: men who made a fortune on business
When: late 1800s/ early 1920s
Where: mostly north
Why: responsible for building america
Nancy Greene Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: business women
What: famous pancake recipe
When: 1893
Where: Chicago’s world fair
Why: intro pancake recipe & picture appears to be her (Jamaima)
Knights of Labor Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: labor union organization
What: union that represented all workers except children
When: 1880s
Where: mostly north
Why: improve working conditions
"How the Other Half Lives" Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Jocob Riits
What: article/book about the bad conditions in the tenements
When:1890
Where: New York
Why:to bring problems of the tenements to light
Jane Addams/ Hull House Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: reformer
What: 1st settlement house
When: 1889
Where:Chicago
Why: taught “Americanization”/launching pad for many women reformers
Second Mississippi Plan Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: democrats/state legislature
What: plan to prevent blacks from voting (poll tax, literacy test, Grandfather clause)
When: 1890
Where: Mississippi
Why: to take political power from blacks in the state
Henry Grady Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: journalist
What: plan to bring industrialization/capital to the south
When:1893
Where: south(Atlanta)
Why: sought to promote northern investment in the south
Booker T. Washington Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: black educator
What: Atlanta compromise
When: 1895
Where: Alabama
Why: promoted idea of blacks accepting inferior status to whites while getting industrial education
W.E.B. Dubois Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: black educator
What: opposed Booker T. Washington
When:1895
Where: Georgia
Why: demanded equality to all blacks immediately
Plessy v. Fergusson Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Plessy & Luisiana Railroad Company
What: supreme court landmark case
When: 1896
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: established “separate, but equal”
Pendleton Act Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: mugwumps/congress/Arthur
What: law regulating Civil Service Jobs
When: 1883
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: established merit system in government
Grover Cleveland Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: president
What: only democratic president in the Gilded Age
When: 1885-1889, 1898-1897
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms & signed the Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Commerce Act/ICC Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: congress/Cleveland
What: 1st law passed to regulate business
When: 1887
Where: Washington, D.C.
Why: 1st federal regulatory body specially corrupt railroad industry
The Influence of Sea Power Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Alfred T. Mahan
What: book about how American Navy should be updated
When: 1890
Where: New York
Why: successful in convincing congress to upgrade Navy
Populist Party Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: farmers
What: movement to hell struggling farmers
When: 1892
Where: agricultural US (west,north,south & blacks)
Why: 1st presidential election to have a major 3rd political party
Spanish American War Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Spain & America
What:
When: 1898
Where: Spain, Philippines, & Cuba
Why:
Open Door/Boxer Rebellion Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: president mckinley
What: attempts to end foreign influence to china
When: 1899-1900
Where: china
Why: attempt to promote Chinese autonomy
Victoria Woodhull Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: activist/reformer
What: presidential election
When: 1872
Where: U.S.A
Why: 1st female to run for president ( equal rights party)
Progressivism Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: white middle class america
What: movement on purpose and fuction of government
When: 1901-1920
Where: mostly northern and western US
Why: able to help pass laws to impress politicians and society in US
NWA/NAWSA Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Susan B anthony/ catt/ shaw
What: suffrage movement
When: 1850s- 1920
Where: mostly NY and Washington
Why: able to pressure congress to pass the 19 th amendment
Margaret Sanger Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: activist
What: founded the National Birth Control League
When:1915
Where: NY
Why: founded legal status on discussing birth control
Iba B. Welles Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: journalist/activist
What: editor of free speech and headlight
When:1890’s
Where: Tennessee, new york
Why: founded the negro fellowship league and one of the founders of NAACP(1910)
Progressive Amendments Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: 16,17,18,19 amendments
What: U.S. Constitutional amendments
When: 1913,1913,1919,1920
Where: Washington
Why: 16-income tax 17- direct elections of senators 18- prohibition 19- woman suffrage
The Jungle Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Upton Sinclair
What: book about how bad immigrant workers’ lives were
When: 1906
Where: Chicago
Why: influenced creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act AND Meat Inspection Act
Robert LaFollette Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: politician
What: governor of Wisconsin
When: 1991-1906
Where: Wisconsin
Why: proposed the “Wisconsin idea” to make state politics less corrupt and more transparent
Oregon System Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: Oregon’s legislature
What: initiative, referendum, recall
When: 1902
Where: Oregon
Why: gave back more power to state voters
Teddy Roosevelt Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: president
What: trust buster
When: 1901-1909
Where: Washington
Why: view political office as duty to the nation
Election of 1912 Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: w. Wilson(D) Taft(R) Roosevelt(progressive)
What: presidential election
When: 1912
Where: USA
Why: Roosevelt ran as a 3rd party and by taking votes away from helped wilson win election
Jeannette Rankin Who: What: When: Where: Why:
Who: activist/reformer
What: fought for women’s suffrage out west before becoming a politician
When: 1916
Where: Washington
Why: 1st woman elected to the US House of Representative
