Test #1 IDs Flashcards by kasi m

Wade-Davis Bill
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Who: congress

What: congressional plan to bring the south back to the union

When: 1864

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: congress wanted to lead & punish the south

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Presidential Reconstruction 
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Who: Lincoln & Andrew Johnson

What: 10% plan

When: 1865-1868

Where: Washington, D.C

Why: it was a plan to peacefully reunite the country

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Freedman's Bureau
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Who: Government agency

What: help former slaves learn

When: 1865

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: intended to provide assistance to Freedman

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Sharecropping 
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Who: landowners/ former slaves

What: plantation owners rent land to blacks & shared salary

When: 1865-1965

Where: south

Why: reinstitutionized slavery legally

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13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments 
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Who: congress

What: constitutional protection for blacks

When: 1864, 1867, 1870

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: equal rights to all males

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Jim Crow
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Who: actor

What: white actor who painted his face black and portrayed blacks as silly

When:1867/ late 1860s

Where: north & south

Why: went around portraying blacks in a bad way

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KKK
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Who: white supremacists

What: scare & punish blacks

When: 1865-present

Where: south

Why: they were able to scare black voters, which led to the loss of political power

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PBS Pinchback
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Who: a black politician

What: Lt. Governor in Louisiana

When:1870s

Where:Louisiana

Why: 1st black governor of Louisiana

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1st Presidential Impeachment
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Who: congress

What: charges against Andrew Johnson

When: 1868

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: congress was to powerful
Congress has no right to impeach a president over political debates

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Mississippi Plan
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Who: Mississippi Legislature/Democrats

What: plans of attack on blacks, carpetbaggers, scallywags

When:1875

Where: Mississippi

Why: organised threats of violence against republicans to prevent them from voting

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Compromise of 1877
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Who: congress
(Republicans & Democrats)

What: agreement for electoral college votes

When: 1877

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: marked end of reconstruction

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Lakota Sioux
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Who: native americans who resisted the US army

What: defeated Custer at battle of little big horn

When:1860s

Where: plains

Why: marked beginning of and for native americans in the plains

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George Armstrong Custer 
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Who: youngest US general

What: won several victories on the plains

When: 1861- 1876

Where: civil war; south; plains

Why: most successful calvary officer in the Union during the civil war

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Battle of Little Big Horn
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Who: native americans & US army

What: major victory for native americans

When:1876

Where: Montana (present day)

Why: victory for native americans led by Sitting Bull marked beginning of end for native americans in the plains

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Geronimo 
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Who: native americans chief

What: led Apaches against US army

When: 1880s

Where: Plains

Why: led last organised revolt against US army in 1886

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Wounded Knee
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Who: native americans/ US army

What: massacre of 250 native americans

When: 1890

Where: South Dakota

Why: Represent end of the Plains Indian Wars

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Dawes Severalty Act 
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Who: congress

What: assimilation on native americans if they wanted to live outside of the reservations

When: 1887

Where: Washington, D.C.

Why: allowed native americans to leave reservations but they had to change their names, live in a house, and become more christian

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The Significance of the Frontier in   American History
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Who: Franklin Jackson Turner

What: document about how the US could not expand anymore

When: 1893

Where: Chicago World’s Fair

Why: led movement to expand continental US (imperialism) & led to annexation of territories

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The Robber Barons
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Who: entrepreneurs

What: men who made a fortune on business

When: late 1800s/ early 1920s

Where: mostly north

Why: responsible for building america

Nancy Greene 
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Who: business women

What: famous pancake recipe

When: 1893

Where: Chicago’s world fair

Why: intro pancake recipe & picture appears to be her (Jamaima)

Knights of Labor 
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Who: labor union organization

What: union that represented all workers except children

When: 1880s

Where: mostly north

Why: improve working conditions

"How the Other Half Lives"
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Who: Jocob Riits

What: article/book about the bad conditions in the tenements

When:1890

Where: New York

Why:to bring problems of the tenements to light

Jane Addams/ Hull House 
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Who: reformer

What: 1st settlement house

When: 1889

Where:Chicago

Why: taught “Americanization”/launching pad for many women reformers

Second Mississippi Plan
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Who: democrats/state legislature

What: plan to prevent blacks from voting (poll tax, literacy test, Grandfather clause)

When: 1890

Where: Mississippi

Why: to take political power from blacks in the state

``` Henry Grady Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: journalist What: plan to bring industrialization/capital to the south When:1893 Where: south(Atlanta) Why: sought to promote northern investment in the south

``` Booker T. Washington Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: black educator What: Atlanta compromise When: 1895 Where: Alabama Why: promoted idea of blacks accepting inferior status to whites while getting industrial education

``` W.E.B. Dubois Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: black educator What: opposed Booker T. Washington When:1895 Where: Georgia Why: demanded equality to all blacks immediately

``` Plessy v. Fergusson Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Plessy & Luisiana Railroad Company What: supreme court landmark case When: 1896 Where: Washington, D.C. Why: established "separate, but equal"

``` Pendleton Act Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: mugwumps/congress/Arthur What: law regulating Civil Service Jobs When: 1883 Where: Washington, D.C. Why: established merit system in government

``` Grover Cleveland Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: president What: only democratic president in the Gilded Age When: 1885-1889, 1898-1897 Where: Washington, D.C. Why: only president to serve 2 non-consecutive terms & signed the Interstate Commerce Act

``` Interstate Commerce Act/ICC Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: congress/Cleveland What: 1st law passed to regulate business When: 1887 Where: Washington, D.C. Why: 1st federal regulatory body specially corrupt railroad industry

``` The Influence of Sea Power Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Alfred T. Mahan What: book about how American Navy should be updated When: 1890 Where: New York Why: successful in convincing congress to upgrade Navy

``` Populist Party Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: farmers What: movement to hell struggling farmers When: 1892 Where: agricultural US (west,north,south & blacks) Why: 1st presidential election to have a major 3rd political party

``` Spanish American War Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Spain & America What: When: 1898 Where: Spain, Philippines, & Cuba Why:

``` Open Door/Boxer Rebellion Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: president mckinley What: attempts to end foreign influence to china When: 1899-1900 Where: china Why: attempt to promote Chinese autonomy

``` Victoria Woodhull Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: activist/reformer What: presidential election When: 1872 Where: U.S.A Why: 1st female to run for president ( equal rights party)

``` Progressivism Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: white middle class america What: movement on purpose and fuction of government When: 1901-1920 Where: mostly northern and western US Why: able to help pass laws to impress politicians and society in US

``` NWA/NAWSA Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Susan B anthony/ catt/ shaw What: suffrage movement When: 1850s- 1920 Where: mostly NY and Washington Why: able to pressure congress to pass the 19 th amendment

``` Margaret Sanger Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: activist What: founded the National Birth Control League When:1915 Where: NY Why: founded legal status on discussing birth control

``` Iba B. Welles Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: journalist/activist What: editor of free speech and headlight When:1890's Where: Tennessee, new york Why: founded the negro fellowship league and one of the founders of NAACP(1910)

``` Progressive Amendments Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: 16,17,18,19 amendments What: U.S. Constitutional amendments When: 1913,1913,1919,1920 Where: Washington Why: 16-income tax 17- direct elections of senators 18- prohibition 19- woman suffrage

``` The Jungle Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Upton Sinclair What: book about how bad immigrant workers' lives were When: 1906 Where: Chicago Why: influenced creation of the Pure Food and Drug Act AND Meat Inspection Act

``` Robert LaFollette Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: politician What: governor of Wisconsin When: 1991-1906 Where: Wisconsin Why: proposed the "Wisconsin idea" to make state politics less corrupt and more transparent

``` Oregon System Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: Oregon's legislature What: initiative, referendum, recall When: 1902 Where: Oregon Why: gave back more power to state voters

``` Teddy Roosevelt Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: president What: trust buster When: 1901-1909 Where: Washington Why: view political office as duty to the nation

``` Election of 1912 Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: w. Wilson(D) Taft(R) Roosevelt(progressive) What: presidential election When: 1912 Where: USA Why: Roosevelt ran as a 3rd party and by taking votes away from helped wilson win election

``` Jeannette Rankin Who: What: When: Where: Why: ```

Who: activist/reformer What: fought for women's suffrage out west before becoming a politician When: 1916 Where: Washington Why: 1st woman elected to the US House of Representative