HIST 21 – Abraham Lincoln’s changing attitudes about slavery

60895 Mid Term Study GuideAbraham Lincoln’s changing attitudes about slavery and blacks from the time of his candidacy for president until the end of the Civil War.What was Reconstruction? What was it designed to do? What were its limitations or failures?In what ways did Federal policies toward Native Americans impact tribal life. How did Native Americans respond?Describe the developments in the railroad, steel, and petroleum industries. What consequences did this expansion have on American economics and politics?What prompted the growth of the labor union movement after the Civil War? How did labor unions respond to immigrants and blacks in the workforce?Describe and explain the reasons why immigrants came to the United States during the last half of the nineteenth century. How was their experience in the US different from what they imagined it to be?What role did nativism and Social Darwinism play in the rise of big business in the late nineteenth century?Blacks were better off in the immediate years after the Civil War. What led to the deterioration of political, economic, and social conditions by the end of the nineteenth century?Explain and describe the causes and consequences of the Spanish-American War.What was the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine? How did this policy change the role of the United States in the Western Hemisphere?