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History of the Americas
Explore questions in the History of the Americas category that you can ask Sparky!
- What two previous European movements provided the foundation for the Industrial Revolution?
- Who owns, or heavily directs, the factors of production in a socialist economy?
- How were middle class families on the lookout for ways to move up the social ladder?
- Who came came up with the Join or Die political cartoon?
- Boston colonist who lead protest against the English tax on tea
- When did labor unions become legal in England?
- The Intolerable Acts were passed as punishment for what incident?
- How is wealth re-distributed in a socialist economy?
- To what worldwide change is the Industrial Revolution often compared in terms of impact?
- What other parts of the world had experienced technological golden eras but did not go through industrialization?
- What action by the United States led to the Mexican-American War in 1846?
- Reconstruction was both a fail and a success.The South rebuilt its economy but a lot of it remained ____ / ___African Americans gained freedom and rights, but they were severely limited at the ____
- AFRICAN AMERICANS IN GOVERNMENT:Republicans dominated Southern politics___ served in the House of Reps, ___ in the Senatewho was the ministerHelped recruit soldiers for the ___, set up schools____ was an escaped slaveTaught in a school in ___ before entering politics
- 1896 ___ v. ____ Supreme Court case upheld "___ but equal"
- 1874: Democrats regained control of ___ governments (aided by the K.K.K.)
- Severe ___ issues blamed on Republicans
- Democrats (usually the wealthy class) regained power in the South and wanted to develop the ___"____"- cut taxes and government spendingGot rid of a lot of ____
- What issue created an immediate response from new president elect lincoln and buchanan after the 1860 election
- In 1861 how many other states joined South Carolina in secession
- 1876 election:Republican - ____---> Reputation for honesty, moderate views on ReconstructionDemocrat - ____---> Fought political corruption in NYCwho had more ___ votes but not enough electoral votesSpecial commission was formed to decide, chose ___ as the winner