Spring 2025 final exam review social studies 5th grade Flashcards
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What is Reconstruction?
The process of rebuilding after the Civil War. The goal was to reunify the Confederate and Union states.
Why did many Southerners have black codes?
Because they didn’t agree with the 13th amendment, and they didn’t want to free their slaves.
What is the 13th amendment?
It abolished and ended slavery.
What is the 14th amendment?
Guaranteed black people equal rights and freedom as US citizens.
What is the 15th amendment?
A citizen cannot lose the right to vote because of their race or skin color.
What was the Freedmen’s Bureau?
Created by Lincoln, gave clothing, food, medicine, jobs, and schooling to freedmen and ex-slaves in need.
What are black codes?
Created by many southern states to limit the rights of black Americans. Black codes prevented African Americans from owning property, buying land, voting, getting jobs, and using public phones.
Which industries experienced growth during the Gilded Age?
Factories, cities, railroads, steel, and oil.
Why did people decide to move from farms to cities to work in factories?
Farms did not need as many workers because new machines could do much of the work people used to do.
Who became America’s most important manufacturer of steel?
Andrew Carnegie.
Who became America’s leader in the oil industry?
John D. Rockefeller.
Who became America’s leader in the railroad industry?
James J. Hill.
What did Alexander Graham Bell do that helped him develop a working telephone?
Experimented with the use of electric currents to transmit spoken messages.
Was Thomas Edison the only inventor to experiment with a light bulb?
No, Thomas Edison was one of several inventors to experiment with a light bulb. The significance of his was it was practical and affordable.
TRUE or FALSE- Margaret Knight, George Westinghouse, George Eastman, and Christopher Sholes are inventors from the Gilded Age?
True.
Why did Americans have more free time during the Gilded Age?
They had many new time-saving inventions to help them.
What was the purpose of Ellis Island?
It became an immigrant station that welcomed immigrants to America’s shores.
Why did immigrants come to America?
They sought jobs, land, and a better life. Some came for greater freedom to practice their religion.
What would happen to immigrants that failed their health inspection at Ellis Island?
They would be deported back to Europe.
What rights did women gain during the Progressive Movement?
The right to vote.
World War 1 began because there was a conflict between nations on what continent?
Europe.
The treaty that ended World War 1 made Germany do what?
Give up land and pay damages.
What was the Great Depression?
The Great Depression was a global economic crisis that began in 1929, causing mass unemployment and poverty. It ended with the economic boost from World War II.
What country attacked American ships at Pearl Harbor?
Japan.
