Unit 3 Study Guide

Match the word to its definition 13th Amendment slavery and involuntary servitude are illegal, unless for criminal punishment Freedmen's Bureau A program created by Congress to provide assistance to former slaves Black codes restrictive laws created to limit the rights and freedoms of African Americans after the Civil War 14th amendment Prevented states from denying rights to any U.S. citizen, which is anyone born or naturalized in the US 15th amendment states that no one can be kept from voting because of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude." A company buying up the means of production is called... horizontal integration trust vertical integration social darwinism Who is this man? What is he doing in this image? Which is NOT a conflict between settlers and Natives? Battle of Wounded Knee Battle of Bull Run Battle of Little Bighorn Sand Creek Massacre Match the word to its definition Soddies a house made of sod Assimilation the process where individuals of different backgrounds take on the lifestyle of the majority culture. Dawes Act an act that aimed to "Americanize" the Natives by giving plots of land to each family and giving the rest to settlers Homestead Act an act that offered 160 acres of free land to any citizen if they would live on it Populism the movement of the people and farmers Naturalized gaining citizenship Bimetallism Wanting to use gold and silver in the US economy What does the name "Gilded Age" mean? Fill in the blanks with the correct terms Immigration increased in the Gilded Age. New immigrants included people from East Europe, Mexico, and China. Old immigrants, those who came before the Civil War, came from West Europe. When entering the US, Asian immigrants came through Angel Island while European Immigrants came through Ellis Island.Push factors sent these immigrants out of their home country, while pull factors brought them in to the US.The Transcontinental Railroad hired many immigrants to build it; Chinese immigrants were hired on the West Coast while Irish immigrants and Civil War vets were hired on the East Coast.Many people did not like the Chinese immigrating to the US, so they put the Chinese Exclusion Act into effect. Sort the terms based on their impact. Was it positive or negative on society? Positive Skyscrapers allowed cities to expand up Electric transit allowed cities to spread out New innovations improved lives and work, such as electricity Telephones and typewriters allowed women to work Negative Fires were prevalent in cities Political machines took advantage of citizens Factories were unsafe and unsanitary Cities were filthy What are the two causes for the Spanish-American War? This act gave away 160 acres for free to every family who would move West Homestead Act Indian Removal Act Morrill Act Freedmen's Bureau Act Sort the push and pull factors Push Persecution Lack of jobs poverty Pull economic opportunities religious freedom job opportunities What territories did the US gain from the Treaty of Paris? What is Seward's Folly Yellow journalism is... exaggerated stories, like clickbait. Partially started the Spanish-American war the policy that allowed the US to trade with China a letter from a Spanish politician criticizing Pres. McKinley William Jennings Bryan's speech on bimetallism Connect the terms to their definition Dollar Diplomacy Used by Taft. used the US gov to guarantee loans made to foreign countries by American businessmen Big stick policy Used by TR. use diplomacy, but be prepared to use military force if needed Missionary diplomacy Used by Wilson. US has moral responsibility to not recognize any Latin American country that threatened US interests Teller Amendment the US said they wouldn't take over Cuba Platt Amendment the US essentially takes over Cuba