us history crossword review, 1850-1900
Across
- 2. law banning Chinese immigration to the United States
- 4. belief that the strong succeed and the weak fail in society
- 5. idea that people in a territory vote to decide issues like slavery
- 10. law giving free land to settlers who would live on and farm it
- 12. wealthy industrialists accused of unfair business practices
- 16. time of rapid economic growth with corruption and inequality
- 17. organization of workers formed to protect rights and improve conditions
- 19. controlling many companies in the same industry
- 23. amendment giving African American men the right to vote
- 26. when a state leaves the Union
- 27. owning all steps of production in a business
- 28. group of companies run by one board to reduce competition
- 30. laws enforcing racial segregation in the South
Down
- 1. political party representing farmers and workers in the late 1800s
- 3. law aimed at breaking up monopolies and trusts
- 6. Union general who became president during Reconstruction
- 7. amendment that abolished slavery in the United States
- 8. fencing material that helped control land and livestock in the West
- 9. complete control of an industry by one company
- 11. amendment granting citizenship and equal protection under the law
- 13. war in 1898 where the U.S. defeated Spain and gained territories
- 14. plan to rebuild the South by allowing states back when ten percent swore loyalty
- 15. journalist who exposed corruption and social problems
- 18. major Civil War battle in 1863 that was a turning point for the Union
- 20. Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and the Republican Party
- 21. period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves
- 22. Northerners who moved South during Reconstruction for political or economic gain
- 24. treaty that ended the Spanish American War and gave land to the U.S.
- 25. policy of using military power to influence other countries
- 29. businessman who improved car production with assembly lines