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Variety Flashcards

0
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made people who moved out west get free land to live on

A

homestead act

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when william seward bought alaska in a card game

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sewards folly

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2
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built by chinese& irish- crosses country-steel& coal indusrty flourish

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tanscontinental railroad

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3
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trading areas so european countries didnt have to compete

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sphere of influence

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4
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block off trade

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blocka

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5
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president during civil war

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lincoln

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6
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great general- trader who fights for south

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Robert E Lee

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7
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where Lee surrenders

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Appomattox court house

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8
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sent military to kill people and cut off supplies in the south

A

William T Sherma

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9
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destroy everything war tactic

A

total warfare

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10
Q

made ppl against slavery- opemed ppls eyes

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Uncle To,s cabin

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11
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killed slave owners to free slaves

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john brown

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12
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slave owner says slave can be free when he dies
dies
children want to keep slave as property

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Dredd Scott case

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13
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cali becomes state, new slave laws

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compromise pf 1850

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14
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states choose for themselves to have slavery or not

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popular soverieignty

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15
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try to get rid of blacks

A

KKK

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16
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ppl from north that help rebuild south

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carpetbaggers

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17
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laws for newly freed slaves

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black codes

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18
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the draft

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conscription act of 1865

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19
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issue of federal power vs. state power was a cause of whatcwar?

A

civil war

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20
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what immediate effect did the election of lincoln have on the us?

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south broke away from us

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21
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civil war

south adv. and disadv.

north adv.& disadv.

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s- more military leadership more experienced-didnt have alot of people
n- had a lot of people and money- not alot of military leadership

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22
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what was the official start of the civil war

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fort sumter

23
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turning point of civil war?

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gettysburg

24
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what did the battle of monitor amd merrimac represent

A

new technology

25
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what did battle of vicksburg do

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gave us control of mississippi

26
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what are some reasoms for develpment of plantation in the sough

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good soil, temp& farming

lots of people

27
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man who likes to strike- AFL- union leader of knights of labor

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samuel gompers

28
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union leadree of knights of labor

A

terence powderly

29
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responisble for pullman strike

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eugnee v debs

30
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had skilled and unskilled workers
restricting immigration
8 hr day
equal pay

A

knights of labo

31
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resteict immmigration
8 hr day
equal pay

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american federation of labor

32
Q

made how the other half lives

photojournalist

A

jacob riis

33
Q

ways to keep out immigrants

A

chines exclusion act

gentlemens agreement

34
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ways for company to become a monopoly

35
Q

william tweed- political job making machine took place at

A

tammmany hall

36
Q

man who gave immigrants jons amd food if they voted for who he said

A

william tweed

37
Q

wealthy ppl who got wealthy from other americans

A

robberbarrons

38
Q

strike that government saw

result of buisness

A

pullman strike

39
Q

list labor unions goals in late 1800s

A

short work days

higher pay

40
Q

during 1880-1920 moat immigrants came to the us from

41
Q

what were some results lf tne groth of the industry in the us during the 19th century

A

citys grew

america became one of the wealthiest countries

42
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stock market crashed

43
Q

our stragey to beat japense

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island hoppin

44
Q

to fight communism we made the

A

truman doctrine

45
Q

14 points

outlawed what caused ww1

A

containmen

46
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what event marked the us involvement in ww1

A

sinking of lusitania

47
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what new tech did the germans use in ww1

A

uboat submarine

48
Q

cause of great depression

A

consumers overspent

producers overproduce

49
Q

what started ww2

A

german invasion of poland

50
Q

event marked us entry into ww2

A

japanese attack on pearl harbor

51
Q

study of $& business

52
Q

laissez fairs

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govs plan to keep peoples lives away from buisness

53
Q

assembly line makes us think of

A

henry ford

54
Q

states towns man,ade boundaries are for ____ maps

55
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mountains rivers lakes are for ___ maps

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