Confederate commander of the Army of Northern Virginia

Assassinated Abraham Lincoln

Confederate General. Helped defeat the Union at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. Got shot by one of his own troops and died

Owner US Steel Company

Commander of the entire Union Army

Most famous inventor of his time- lightbulb, phonograph, motion pictures

Invented the telephone

Native Americans that lived on the Great Plains who were threatened by white migration 

Suffragette who fought for suffrage for women

Wrote “The Jungle” exposing poor conditions in meat packing industries 

Native American tribe that fought against the US Army over land

Invented the telegraph that transmitted messages along a wire

American society with a mix of many cultures blended as one

Native American leader who fought against the US Army over white settlement 

American general who was killed at and lost the Battle of Little Big Horn

“How the Other Half Lives” photographer exposing poor urban slums

Roosevelt's unit that forced the Spanish to retreat into waiting American ships off of the coast of Cuba

President that declared the US would remain neutral/isolated at the start of WWI

Organized group of workers that formed to protect their working rights

Created Hull House that provided social services to the urban poor

Each worker in a factory had a specific job to do speeding up production

Famous writer and poet during the Harlem Renaissance

Famous jazz musician brought to fame in the 1920s

11th Pres. During his administration the US grew ⅓ in size- Manifest  Destiny

Led a raid on a Federal arsenal to assist a slave revolt- executed and considered a martyr

Sioux leader who fought over land and led the charge of Little BigHorn against Custer and his men

Owned a monopoly of 90% of all US oil. (Standard Oil Company)

Exposed the corruption within the Standard Oil Company- (muckraker)

1st and only president of the Confederate States of America

Founder of the NAACP

Wrote the “Communist Manifesto- believed those oppressed would rise up and start revolutions overtaking their oppressors

Militant wing of the Democrat party that believed in southern white supremacy, wanted to rid the south of Union troops and carpetbaggers

Investigative journalists who exposed the problems of society

Organization that would help settle disagreements between member countries

Union commander that took Atlanta and led a destructive march to Savannah

Led the rebellion against the Americans in the Philippine-American War

Labor used to build the transcontinental railroad

Created the AFL/ used collective bargaining to get workers benefits

In favor or opposed to prohibition

Organization that helped freed slaves with food, clothing, healthcare

Massed produced automobiles that the “everyday man” could afford

Socialist that made anti-war speeches urging not to enter WWI

Person involved with manufacturing & transporting of illegal alcohol

People who wrote made up or sensationalized stories about what the Spanish were doing to the Cubans

War between the US and Mexico due to Mexico opening fire on American troops- Polk declared war on Mexico

Founded to teach freed blacks how to read and write

Fought because the Philippines went from being controlled by Spain to being controlled by the US. Lasted 3 years

Located in South Carolina- First battle of the Civil War

Railroads built to connect the US making it easier for people to travel and settle out west

Fight between anti-slavery and pro-slavery voters to determine the issue of slavery. Property destroyed and over 200 killed

Private letter from Spanish minister to the US which insulted Pres. McKinley

Speech given that showed Lincoln’s  concerns for America after the Civil War had come to an end

Ceremonial dance performed by the Sioux that was believed to restore their ancestral lands and repopulate the buffalo

Expansion west to the Pacific Ocean was ordained by God

Supreme Court saw the election of Lincoln as a threat to the state’s right to slavery and in response left the union

Speech given by Lincoln to dedicate the site as a National Cemetery and defined a new cause for the war which was reunification

Conflict in the US where sections of the country would be divided on major issues, slavery being the biggest

1898, approved annexation of this island for a crucial Naval base 

Hayes vs Tilden- neither gained enough electoral votes- forced a compromise which gave the election to Rutherford B Hayes. 

Bloodiest one day battle in American history- over 6000 dead ending in a Union victory and pushing Gen Lee back into Virginia

Built by America to shorten the route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

A US Battleship exploded while sitting in the harbor of Havana, Cuba. US blamed Spain

Site where General Lee formally surrenders to Gen Grant ending the Civil War

Industrialization, urbanization, and immigration brought many benefits and problems in society, leading to new ideas and good government bringing social justice and change

Union troops cut off food supplies and bombarded the city eventually having Confederates to surrender giving the Union control of the Mississippi River

Majority control of a specific commodity such as oil or steel where wealthy businessmen control distribution, availability, and price 

1845: Pres Polk annexed this area for its fertile soil. Being such a large area- further added to the issues surrounding slavery 

Court case where a freed slave wanted to sue for his freedom- went to the Supreme Court and outcome gave slavery protection under the Constitution 

Rapid manufacturing of large numbers of an identical product

Germany using U-Boats to attack all vessels in British waters

Americans feared that capitalism and democracy were in danger from Communist threats

First true “American” music

To replace workers that went off to fight in WWI, African Americans left the South and moved into many northern cities to take factory jobs

Letter sent from Germany to Mexico to convince Mexico to invade the US so that US attention was not in Europe

1915: a German U-Boat sank a British passenger liner killing over 1200 passengers that included 128 Americans

Without warning began arresting 100s of people suspected of being Communists

Artistic movement coming out of Black culture centered in NYC

Lightbulb, telegraph, and telephone all making American lives better

Barbed wire, plow, grain drill, windmill, and open-range ranching

War declared against Spain caused by yellow journalism, the sinking of the USS Maine off of the coast of Cuba, and the DeLome letter

Passed in 1917: Established penalties and prison time for spying, sabotage, and obstructing the war efforts

Established a quota system setting laws on the number of immigrants who could enter the US from each country

Gave women the right to vote

Allows citizens the ability to directly elect their state’s Senators

Makes former slaves citizens of the United States

Ensures all men have the right to vote

Ends slavery

Replaced Missouri Compromise- created Kansas and Nebraska, let each territory decide on slavery issue using popular sovereignty

People vote & have final approval on a law

1919: banned the manufacturing, sale, and transportation of alcohol

Following Reconstruction laws put into place in the south to disenfranchise (take rights away) from African Americans

Proposed in 1846- idea that any territory obtained from Mexico would not allow slaves- Senate refused to vote on it

Protect a person from being held in jail without a specific charge

Made it a federal offense to interfere with the right to vote and was used to bring the Klan to an end

Freed Blacks had to read and write on a test to vote

Proclamation called for the freeing of slaves in states in rebellion

People can remove an official from office before their term is over

Passed to repeal the 18th Amendment

People have the right to propose a law

Blacks had to pay money to be able to vote

Made segregation legal- “separate but legal”

Republicans took the presidency and agreed to remove the military from the southern states at the end of Reconstruction

Created to keep a balance between free and slave states- used the 32 latitude line for division of the country

Admitted California as a free state, use popular sovereignty to determine slavery in Utah and new Mexico, and slave trade was abolished in Washington, DC

The act of letting the people decide on major issues through voting

Andrew Johnson’s plan: pardons and restoration to most Confederates who swore allegiance to the United States

Ended Spanish/American War: Cuba becomes independent, US gets Puerto Rico, Guam, and Philippines

Plan created by President Wilson for a lasting peace after WWI

Signed by Germany in 1919 at the end of WWI. Punished Germany for starting the war

US wanting to take over other countries for religious, raciest, and power reasons

Extension of Monroe Doctrine that stated the US would use force to remove European powers from Western Hemisphere

Government has control over most aspects of the economy and allows private ownership

Govt. outlawed child labor- set minimum age for working

Southern states ratify the 13th Amendment and 10% of voters take oath of loyalty to the United States

Term used from an African proverb: “Speak softly and carry a big stick”

The South was divided into 5 military districts to enforce reconstruction. State constitutions had to recognize all 13,14,and 15th Amendments

Women fought for right to vote, own property, and receive an education

When WWI began in Europe- Wilson declared the US neutral not joining but still supplying allies

Government control of the means of productions & distribution

Ended the Mexican-American war- created more tension on how the northern and southern states should handle slavery