Practice TestTake a test on your terms and definitions
Spaced RepetitionScientifically backed study method
Matching GameHow quick can you match all your cards?
FlashcardsStudy terms and definitions
1 / 6
There's no tags or description
Looks like no one added any tags here yet for you.
7 Terms
1
Transcontinental Railroad
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US
New cards
2
Burlingame Treaty
An 1868 treaty that guaranteed the rights of U.S. missionaries in China and set official terms for the emigration of Chinese laborers to work in the United States.
New cards
3
Munn v. Illinois
1877 Supreme Court decision that allowed states to regulate certain businesses within their borders
New cards
4
Gold Standard
A monetary system in which paper money and coins are equal to the value of a certain amount of gold
New cards
5
Comstock Lode
Rich deposits of silver found in Nevada in 1859.
New cards
6
Yellowstone National Park
Established in 1872 by Congress, Yellowstone was the United States's first national park.
New cards
7
US Fish and Wildlife Service
an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats
Studied by 0 people
Note 
Flashcard (132)