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| the struggle to rebuild Southern government, society, infrastructure and economy |
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| outlawed/abolished slavery within the United States and its territories |
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| Determined that all persons born or naturalized in the United States...are citizens of the United States and of the State wherin they reside. |
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| The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. |
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| White Southern Democrats that vowed to undue Reconstruction and restore the Old South by passing voting restrictions and Black Codes. |
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| Courtcase that determined that black Americans were NOT citizens. |
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| The Reconstruction Amendments |
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| Together, the 13th, 14th, and 15 Amendments to the U.S. Constitutions are all referred to as |
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| Emancipation Proclamation |
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| 1863 document which legally freed all slaves held within rebellious states but not those within Union border states (Missouri and Maryland) |
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| 1862 Legislation that encouraged more settlement by giving free land in the Great Plains to individuals. The land was free but in order to get the deed, the owner had to build a 12x14 home and grow crops for 5 years |
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| Arguement by Frederick Jackson Turner that the very existence of an area of free land explain American development (free land had done more to shape society than any other factor and it would also create a need for American expansion in other ways) |
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| transcontinental railroad |
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Is a contiguous network of railroad trackage that crosses a continental land mass with terminals at different oceans or continental borders.
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| Passed by Congress in 1882 that banned immigration from China and denying citizenship to immigrants of Chinese origin |
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| Interstate Commerce Commission |
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| Established in 1877, America's first federal regulatory agency to watch for instances of fraud, corruption, and bribery over the railroads |
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| Late 19th century conflicts between Native Americans and the American government and citizens migrating west. |
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| 1890 battle that marks the effective end of the Indan Wars |
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- 1887 Law that split up reservations for private ownership
- 2/3 of tribal land lost
- Disrupted tribal culture
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| a tract of public land set apart for a special purpose, as for theuse of an Indian tribe. |
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| A Native American tribe that lived peacefully on their reservation until gold was discovered and they were asked to give up almost all of their land. |
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Chief of Oregon's Nez Perce Indians who led his people in the 1870son a desperate attempt to reach Canada rather than submit toforcible settlement on a reservation. Forced to surrender to U.S.troops just south of the border, he reportedly stated: “Hear me mychiefs, I am tired: My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more.” |
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