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| What was Lincoln’s main reason for going to war? | He wanted to preserve the union (Civil War) |
| What was the turning point of the Civil War? | The Battle of Gettysburg in July, 1863; lasted 3 days & was the bloodiest battle of all; last time the Confederates fought on Union soil. Marked the beginning of the end for the South. |
| What did Abraham Lincoln promise in his Gettysburg Address? | A cemetery for all who died in the Civil War |
| What was the Emancipation Proclamation? | An order issued during the Civil War by President Lincoln ending slavery in the Confederate states. |
| When did the Civil War end? | The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia. |
| What Amendment ended slavery? | The 13th Amendment |
| What were the Black Codes? | Laws restricting the rights of blacks in the South; Example: There could not be more than 3 blacks congregated together at any time. After the Civil War, these codes were established in the South in order to “keep former slaves in their place” and segregate them from whites. Led to the passing of the 14th Amendment. |
| What did the 13th, 14th, 15th, & 19th Amendments have in common? | 13th Minority rights |
| Plessy v. Ferguson | The Supreme Court ruled segregation as legal as long as it was “Separate but Equal”, therefore it was Constitutional |
| Who was the founder of Tuskegee Institution in 1881? | Booker T. Washington |
| During which war did the Rough Riders exist? | Spanish-American War aka “A Splendid Little War” |
| Who headed the Rough Riders? | Theodore (Teddy) Roosevelt during the Spanish-American War |
| For what construction project is Teddy Roosevelt best known? | Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States during construction of the Panama Canal. |
| Who was the Alabamian who aided with the eradication of mosquitoes in Cuba & during the building of the Panama Canal? | William Gorgas |
| What is a Robber Baron? | American capitalists in the late 1800s who became wealthy through exploitation (natural resources, governmental influence, or low wages) |
| What are two new types of journalism that developed in the early 1900s | • In yellow journalism, journalists would write exaggerated or made-up stories to attract readers. |
| Who was Jane Addams? | A political and social movement that believed that all people who were not born in the U.S. and were of European heritage should be banned from the country. |
| What was Nativism? | A political and social movement that believed that all people who were not born in the U.S. and were of European heritage should be banned from the country. |
| Why was the Populist Party started? | WWI was caused by: |
| Who did the U.S. declare war on during WWI? | Germany in 1917 (World War I actually began in 1914) |
