An era following the Civil War in which the former Confederate States of America were reintegrated into the USA politically, economically, and socially. 

After Lincoln's assassination, name the person that became President, ran the period of Presidential Reconstruction, and was almost impeached by Congress. 

An amendment to the Constitution in 1865 that officially abolished slavery in the United States. 

An amendment to the US Constitution in 1868 that granted citizenship to African Americans and "equal protection under the law"

An amendment to the US Constitution that "guaranteed" African Americans the right to vote. 

During Presidential Reconstruction, southern states passed a series of laws that were designed to decrease the rights of African Americans, limit their social advancement, and recreate new forms of servitude. 

This is a term that describes northerners who headed south during Reconstruction to take advantage of the South's economic and political situation.

Southerners developed this term to classify people throughout the south that accepted defeat and welcomed the North's reconstruction efforts. 

An era of Reconstruction from 1865-1867 that was designed to treat the South with leniency, quickly assimilate them back into the USA, and let the southern states decide the issue of "equality" for freedmen. 

An era of Reconstruction that lasted from 1867-1877 in which Congress took control of the process in order to punish the South, establish military rule (bayonet rule), pass laws to promote equal rights for freedmen, and aggressively protect those rights. 

A labor system adopted by southern states to replace slavery. Freedmen rented parcels of land and paid rent with a portion of their harvest. 

A law that required citizens to pay a tax in order to vote. It was passed by southern states to disenfranchise freedmen. 

A law in the South that forced citizens to pass a reading and writing exam in order to vote. It was passed by southern states to disenfranchise freedmen. 

An organization developed by Congress that aided freedmen in transitioning to society, finding employment, providing shelter, food, and education, etc. 

A group that emerged throughout the South in response to Radical Reconstruction and the advancing rights of African Americans. Seeking white supremacy, they used violence as a tool for suppression. 

This event brought an end to the era of "Reconstruction," after a contested  election resulted in President Rutherford B. Hayes removing northern troops from the South and restoring state's rights to the area. 

After the era of Reconstruction, the Southern states passed laws that segregated society and limited the social progress and mobility of African Americans until the 1960s. 

This historical event spurred technological innovation and advanced production methods that led to the industrial age. 

A term that describes the impact of new innovations, inventions, and machinery that transformed production during the industrial age. The process became more efficient and resulted in greater output and lower costs. 

A term that describes the US Government's overall view of the American economy prior to the Great Depression in 1929. The term translates into "let it be," or "allow to do". 

A population shift from rural to urban areas that is a contributing factor to the industrial age. 

Who invented the light bulb and radically changed the work day and the efficiency/output of industrial production? 

Who invented the telephone and the company that is known today as AT&T? 

An innovation that transformed the industrial age and resulted in the ability to build larger modern marvels like skyscrapers, bridges, etc. 

Created by Henry Ford, this innovation increased production and efficiency for not only cars, but most manufactured goods. 

A term that describes people in authority positions that use money, power, and ambition to corrupt the political process during the Industrial Age. The most famous example being Boss Tweed who ran Tammany Hall in NYC. 

Immigrants who arrived in the United States often settled in cities and lived in crowded, unsanitary, and unsafe housing developments called:

This event helped wake the American public up to the trials and tribulations that workers faced in factories. It resulted in the death of over a hundred workers (mostly female) who died during their shift. 

An organization of workers who band together to protect their interests from their employers

A term that describes a group of workers that refuse to work in order to protest for higher wages, less hours, and better conditions. 

A term that describes employers and employees meeting at the negotiation table to reach a settlement

Workers that went on strike were often blacklisted from jobs or given yellow dog contracts to prevent them from joining a union. The government feared that union members were sympathetic to which ideology?

This term represents secret agents that were hired by corporations and the federal government to infiltrate unions and organizations as spies. 

What historical event caused a shift in the Government's economic policy of laissez-faire?

Andrew Carnegie built his fortune off of what major industry?

John D. Rockefeller earned his fortune off of what major industry?

Cornelius Vanderbilt earned his fortune off of what major industry?

JP Morgan earned his "fortune" from what major industry?

A negative view towards wealthy industrialists that claimed they became rich through ruthless, uncompromising business practices that exploited competitors and their workers.

A positive view of industrialists who amassed wealth through sheer power of will and used their wealth to benefit the country and people through philanthropic works.

A term that describes a monopoly in which a corporation expands by buying out their closest competitors. 

A term that describes a type of monopoly in which a corporation owns each level of the production and distribution of their product. 

A belief by capitalists and many government officials that the free market should be left alone and only the best business models would survive

Large partnerships created by competing companies to gain control over a market