True or false: The cotton gin greatly increased the need for slaves in the south.

The Indian Removal Act forced Native Americans to move...

Which governing principle was established by the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison?

What is the power of judicial review?

What was "manifest destiny"?

What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

Which of the following was one of the main trails that pioneers took to the west?

What caused thousands of people to move to California in 1848-49?

The Missouri Compromise admitted Missouri as a _________ state and ____________ as free state

Which word best describes the economy of the north during the early to mid 19th century?

Which word best describes the southern economy during the early to mid 19th century?

What is one reason the south did not like tariffs?

What did the nullification theory state?

What was the name of the time period from 1865-1877 in which the government sought to rebuild the United States?

Which amendment abolished slavery?

After the war, a system emerged in which wealthy planters allowed poor whites and former slaves to live on their land and grow crops in return for a large portion of the crops grown. What was this system called?

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Who was the head general of the Confederate army?

What was the name of the North's plan to defeat the South in the Civil War?

The first shots of the Civil War were fired at...

The Battle of ___________ was the bloodiest single day in American history.

The most common surgery during the Civil War was________.

Which word means "to formally withdraw"?

Which radical abolitionist led an unsuccessful raid on Harpers Ferry Arsenal in Virginia in an attempt to arm slaves?

What was the name of the system of escape routes used by slaves to go to the north?

What was popular sovereignty?

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

Why is the book Uncle Tom's Cabinet significant?

What was the result of the Dred Scott decision?

Who was the leader of the US 7th Cavalary that was defeated at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Which tribe did the US Army fight against at the battles of Little Bighorn and Wounded Knee?

Which battle is known for being the most shocking defeat for the US military?

What was the name of the chief who led the Native Americans against the US Army at the Battle of Little Bighorn?

Why is the Battle of Wounded Knee significant?

What does "assimilate" mean?

What is one way the United States government attempted to assimilate the natives?

Which of the following inventions helped to end the era of the cowboy?

What was the name of the places where the US government confined Native Americans to?

What was the name of the railroad that stretched across the United States from Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California?

Which law gave any person who applied 160 acres of land out west for free?

Which of the following was NOT a part of the Populist Party's platform?

Which Populist candidate ran for president for the Democratic party in 1896?

This was a monetary system in which the government would give people silver or gold in exchange for paper currency.

Which of the following best describes the geography of the Great Plains?

He was a Scottish-American immigrant who rose out of poverty to become the world's richest steel tycoon.

What is a person who becomes rich through ruthless business practices?

Who was the owner of Standard Oil Company who used a system of trusts to gain a monopoly over the oil industry?

What is the process of buying out suppliers to reduce costs?

What is the process of buying out competing companies?

What is a "laissez faire" economy?

Which theory applied the biological concept of "survival of the fittest" to humans and businesses?

Which of the following was NOT something that labor unions fought for in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Let's say that I own a dairy farm. If I buy all the other dairy farms in my county, what have I done?

Let's say that you own a sock mill. If you buy cotton fields and airplanes to ship your goods, what have you done?

Many union leaders during the Gilded Age began to promote socialism as a way to solve their workplace woes. What is socialism?

What was a multifamily, urban dwelling that was usually overcrowded and unsanitary?

Which term refers to a mixture of people from different cultures and races who blend together by abandoning their native languages and cultures?

Which term refers to "the growth of cities"?

What was a community center providing assistance to residents (particularly immigrants) in a slum neighborhood?

What are transportation systems designed to move large numbers of people along fixed routes?

What is the name of the island in New York City where many immigrants first landed in the late 1800s/early 1900s?

What was the name of the reformer who worked to expose the horrible livings conditions in the tenements?

What was the name of the infamous head of the corrupt Democratic political machine in NYC (Tammany Hall)?

Let's say that I were running for president. You gave me $1,000 to help me run television ads for my campaign. Once I got elected, I gave you a nice, cushy, government job since you helped me out. What is this act called?

What did the Pendleton Civil Service Act do?

If I told you that I worked in the civil service, that means that I work in...

This was the movement in the late 19th/early 20th century that advocated socioeconomic and political change.

Which of the following was NOT one of the four defining characteristics of the Progressive Movement?

This is the name for capitalism that has corruptly manifested itself in the form of politicians colluding with

business owners for benefits such as tax breaks and cheap leases to government land.

What was the name of the oil/land scandal in 1921?

What is the term used to describe companies working together to limit competition and raise prices?

Which president was known as the "trust buster"?

True or false: Teddy Roosevelt helped out the environment by expanding the national park service?

What federal organization was established to act in the interest of workers?

What federal organization was established to monitor and inspect food production in the US?

What was the name of the muckraker that wrote a book that exposed the unsanitary conditions of the meatpacking industry?

What was the name of Upton Sinclair's most famous book?

This amendment gave women the right to vote.

Who voted for Senators before the 17th Amendment?

This is the name for the illegal production of alcohol.

This is the name for secret, illegal bars during the Prohibition Era.

This term refers to the practice of journalists going undercover to expose corruption or unsanitary conditions during the Progressive Era.

This was the name of the time period in which the sale and distribution of alcohol was illegal in the United States

True or false: Prohibition was a huge success and conditions greatly improved in the United States

Who was the former slave who became the first teacher at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama?

Which of the following was NOT a contributing factor to the start of World War I?

What was the alliance of France, Britain, and Russia (& later the US) called?

What was the name of the Austrian royal whose assassination marked the beginning of WWI?

The 1st Amendment guarantees all of the following rights EXCEPT the...

In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson says all people have certain rights that they are born with and cannot be taken away. What did he call these rights?

In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson says "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" What does he mean by "self-evident"?

According to Jefferson, all of the following rights are "unalienable" EXCEPT...