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Terms and Definitions: US History from Abe Lincoln to WW1, Quizzes of United States History

Definitions and terms related to us history from the presidency of abe lincoln to the end of ww1. Topics include presidents, amendments, political movements, and historical events. This resource is useful for students studying us history.

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Uploaded on 12/08/2009

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TERM 1
Abe Lincoln
DEFINITION 1
16th Presdient of the US didnt get a single vote down in the
south won by electoral college not by majority was not on
the ballet in nine states Free soil Free labor and free men
Said the slavery reached its territorial limits
TERM 2
Andrew Johnson
DEFINITION 2
President after lincolns assaination forgive and forget
amensty had a problem with black codes in the country
TERM 3
Wade Davis
DEFINITION 3
opposed lincolns 10% rule and though it was too little wanted
it to be 50%
TERM 4
13th
Amendment
DEFINITION 4
Slavery ends
TERM 5
14th
Amendment
DEFINITION 5
Equal Protection and National Citzenship
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Abe Lincoln

16th Presdient of the US didnt get a single vote down in the south won by electoral college not by majority was not on the ballet in nine states Free soil Free labor and free men Said the slavery reached its territorial limits TERM 2

Andrew Johnson

DEFINITION 2 President after lincolns assaination forgive and forget amensty had a problem with black codes in the country TERM 3

Wade Davis

DEFINITION 3 opposed lincolns 10% rule and though it was too little wanted it to be 50% TERM 4

13th

Amendment

DEFINITION 4 Slavery ends TERM 5

14th

Amendment

DEFINITION 5 Equal Protection and National Citzenship

15th

Amendment

Voting rights for blacks TERM 7

Credit mobilier

DEFINITION 7 brib money that got into Washington to make railroads TERM 8

Freeman's

Bureau

DEFINITION 8 educated blacks with reading and writing BOOKER T TERM 9

KKK

DEFINITION 9 Anti race org against blacks still going on today TERM 10

Reconstruction

DEFINITION 10 Free Man Free Labor Free Soil Homestead Act Tenat Farming

Morril Act

land grant for higher education TERM 17

Teddy Roosevelt

DEFINITION 17 Square Deal Trust Busting Youngest man to become President Panama Canal TERM 18

Trust

Busting

DEFINITION 18 Teddy did it got rid of monopolies within the US Railroads wouldnt charge farmers for transport TERM 19

Sherman Anti Trust Act

DEFINITION 19 stopped monoploies TERM 20

Muckraker

DEFINITION 20 Person who found out inside stories on the goverment

Upton Sinclair

Wrote the book in the jungle changed the way people work in factories Book was based on meat production plant TERM 22

Panama Canal

DEFINITION 22 Project headed by Teddy R Connects Both oceans Easier for trade TERM 23

WCTU

DEFINITION 23 Campaigned against drinking Struggle for women rights passage of suffrage TERM 24

Prohibition

DEFINITION 24 banned the sale of intoxicating drinks except for hard cider Women believed in Demon rum TERM 25

Organized Crime

DEFINITION 25 grew during prohibition Al Capone was popular sold beer to people and made a profit

Tea pot dome

scandal

was a oil field owned by the government that was selling some of the oil for a profit