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Harriet Tubman a leader in the underground railroad whose nickname was Moses Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin Fort Sumter the first battle in the Civil War Merrimac and Monitor Ironclad Battleships Emancipation Proclomation Freed slaves in states who were fighting against the Union Gettysburg turning point of the Civil war Vicksburg this battle allowed the Union to take control of the Mississippi R. Ulysses S. Grant Leader of the Union troops Robert E. Lee Leader of the Confederates Stonewall Jackson RE Lee's right arm (his best general) Appomattox Court House, Va Where Lee surrendered to Grant John Wilkes Booth Person who shot our 16th President Clara Barton Founder of the American Red Cross Transcontinental Railroad Connected the east and the West Booker T Washington Tuskeege Institute George Washington Carver Peanuts and sweet potatoes Pronmontory Point, Utah Where the Golden Spike was driven Robert Fulton Invented the steam Boat Eli Whitney Invented the Cotton Gin Cyrus McCormick Invented the Mechanical Reaper Henry Ford Developed the Assembly Line and made Cars cheaper Wright Brothers invented the airplane Thomas Edison Greatest inventor of all time, he invented the electric light Alexander G. Bell Invented the Telephone Samuel Morse invented the telegraph Andrew Carnegie brought steel to america John D Rockefeller Standard Oil William Seward Urged America to buy Alaska Robert Goddard Launched a liquid-fueled rocket 1959 Alaska and Hawaii became states in this year $7,200,000 How much alaska was purchased for... Pineapple and Sugar Cane 2 major crops in Hawaii. Guam and Puerto Rico 2 territories we still have today after the Spanish American War. James Garfield 20th President of the US Immigrants people moving to America in large numbers between 1870 and 1916. Missouri Compromise Missouri entered in the union as a slave state even though a lot of people in Missouri were against slavery. Abolitionist People who spoke out against slavery 1. Slaves were Free 2. No one could ever leave the union again 2 important things that happened as a result of the civil War. Pony Express Early line of communication that used a mail carrier on horse back to ride from station to station. This was a route from Missouri to Sacramento California. Turned out it was too expensive and dangerous, as a result it only lasted 19 months. Spanish American War War lasted for 3 1/2 months. US war that gave Cuba its freedom and gained the Phillipines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 1898 When the Spanish American War happenend. Rough Riders Group of soldiers recruited by a future president that consisted of rough cowboys, atheletes etc...They were hardened and ready to fight. They made a huge difference in the Spanish American War Theodore Roosevelt The future president who recruited the rough riders and led them into many great victories for the US in the Spanish American War. Garret Morgan invented the gas mask and the traffic signal Norbert Rillieaux Invented a refining process for sugar D.L. Moody, Billy Sunday, Charles Finney 3 evangelistic preachers in the 19th century DL Moody Cyrus McCormick through his invention made lots of money. To which evangelistic preacher did he donate a large sum of money. Reservations Land given to the Indians by the US government