American History II Midterm

Who invented the Incandescent Light Bulb?

Where did the Indian Removal Act send Native Americans who did not want to assimilate into "white culture"?

The Kansas-Nebraska Act set up what idea when determining whether the state was a free or slave state?

Who invented the telephone?

What do you call the action of setting someone or something apart from other people or things or being set apart?

In 1883, the American Railway Association created what?

Which of the following is not one of the four outcomes of the Fugitive Slave Laws?

Why did reading and the production of magazines and newspapers begin to grow in the late 1800s early 1900s?

the group of people that controlled local government, jobs, and services in cities during the late 1800s early 1900s?

What amendment gave women the right to vote?

_____ are towns that seemed to pop up overnight near these mining sites.

Who invented the airplane?

Which act will outlaw the use of, or the attempt to make a monopoly?

a system of farming were a farmer works the land for an owner who gives equipment and seed and gets a share of the crop.

A/An ____________ is a building in which several families live in a single room or apartment.

What were people called that had several goals for fixing urban problems, improving government, and regulating business?

The Compromise of 1820 had to be made after which state wanted to be admitted as a state?

This task of rebuilding the former Confederate states and readmitting them to the Union was called ____________________.

What treaty did Mexico sign after losing the Mexican American War?

Who invented Morse Code?

How many hours did workers work on average in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

What is the name of the president who won the 1876 election? (after Grant)

_____ believes that the government should own resources and operate major industries on behalf of all the people.

What percentage of the popular vote did Lincoln receive in the 1860 presidential election?

_____ were people who adapt to the environment and unusual conditions by developing new farming methods and tools?

What did the term “Nickelodeons” refer to in the late 1800s early 1900s?

The right of citizens of the United States to vote

_ is unfair treatment, usually based on prejudice toward a certain race, ethnic group, religion, age group or gender.

What was one of the biggest challenges of coming to America?

What event gave women the right to vote?

____ is discussions between an employer and union representatives over wages, hours, and working conditions.

Which of the following was an example of corruption done by the people above?

A _______________ is the total control of an industry by a single producer.

What do you call someone who starts a business?

What form of transportation was vital for the West’s survival?

What does the 17th Amendment do?

Roosevelt was the leader of the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry. What was the nickname of this group?

____ are organizations of workers who seek better pay and working conditions?

Who was the general who died in the Battle of Little Bighorn?

_________ is a tax charged on imported goods.

______ is a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups.

Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

Who invented the assembly line?

The _________ freed slaves in seceded territories.

______ means the process of becoming similar to something.

_____ is the policy of extending a nation’s rule over other territories and countries.

What did the Chinese Exclusion Act do?