U.S. II – Midterm Jeopardy

Vocabulary Intro Unit Civil War Reconstruction

Industrial/ Immigrant

Progressives

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the granting of the right to vote

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a company that completely

dominates a particular industry

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used by Henry Ford in the early 1900’s

to speed up production and make it more

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a small factory where employees work long hours

under poor conditions for low

wageshome

a principle or standard of

perfection that a person or group

consistently tries to achieve

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ideal that is characterized by the

chance for advancement or

progress

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a substance found in nature, such as iron or water, that

can be used by people

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the process of finding the meaning

or significance of historical events

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a geographic area set apart by its geographical,

political, or cultural characteristics

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the spread of the cultures, economies,

and politics of nations around the

world

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people who wanted to end slavery

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strategy to establish a naval blockade to

southern ports and control Mississippi in

the west to “squeeze” the South to death

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the practice that allowed territories whether or not to

allow slavery proposed in the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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federal fort in Charleston at which the first battle of the Civil War took place on April 12th, 1861

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1857 Supreme Court ruling that legalized slavery in territories

and declared Missouri Compromise

unconstitutional

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“Civil War” amendment passed

in 1865 that outlawed slavery in

all states

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laws legalizing racial segregation of

blacks and whites used in the South from the 1880’s to

1950’s home

edict issued by Lincoln on January 1st, 1863 freeing all

slaves in Confederate states

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1896 Supreme Court case that established the

precedent of “separate but

equal”home

amendment passed in 1870 giving black males the right to

vote

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“hands-off” approach to government

involvement in affairs of business

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attractions, such as the availability of

farmland, that drew immigrants to the

United States after the Civil War

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a company that organized and

owned by stockholders

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estimated percentage of labor

force that was foreign born by the

year 1900

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violent clash between union supporters and Chicago police that

divided and weakened the labor movement

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Amendment that allowed the

manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol passed in

1919 home

the facilities or equipment required for a city to function

including roads, sewage, and power

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allows citizens to propose and pass a

law without involving their state

legislature

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created by Wilson to provide a central

banking authority that could manage the

nation’s money supply and prevent economic

panics home

1883 federal law that limited patronage by

creating a civil service commission to

administer exams for certain nonmilitary government jobs

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