American Dream/ Experience

Question 1

Thomas Jefferson

Answer 1

Author of the Declaration of Independence

Question 2

Thomas Paine

Answer 2

Author of “the Crisis”

Question 3

Thomas Hobbes

Answer 3

Believed in monarchy

Question 4

John Locke

Answer 4

rep. democracy

Question 5

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Answer 5

direct democracy

Question 6

Ronald Reagan

Answer 6

President who believed the federal government had grown too large in the 1970’s

Question 7

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer 7

President who believed the government needed to act to end depression

Question 8

Martin Luther King Jr

Answer 8

1960’s civil rights leader

Question 9

Susan B. Anthony

Answer 9

leader in the Women’s Suffrage movement

Question 10

Jacob Riis

Answer 10

author of “How The Other Half Lives”

Question 11

Woodrow Wilson

Answer 11

crafted the League of Nations

Question 12

Chinese immigrants:

Answer 12

in the 1880’s the US passed a law forbidding this group of immigrants entry (even
though they helped build our railroads)

Question 13

Mexican Immigrants

Answer 13

most illegal immigrants today come from Mexico

Question 14

Japanese:

Answer 14

These immigrants were put into internment camps during WW II

Question 15

Imperialism:

Answer 15

during the late 1800’s the US expanded it’s influence and territory

Question 16

Articles of Confederation:

Answer 16

The first form of US government which was weak and gave the federal
government little power

Question 17

Preamble:

Answer 17

the Constitution’s introduction (it starts with “We The People”)

Question 18

Constitution:

Answer 18

The supreme law of the land in the US (the oldest living/working document)

Question 19

Anti Federalist

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Opposed the Constitution as it gave the government too much power, and not enough to
the states/individuals

Question 20

Federalists:

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supported the Constitution as it gave the government power it needed

Question 21

Inalienable rights

Answer 21

In the Declaration of Independence these give us Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of
Happiness

Question 22

Declaration of Independence

Answer 22

document that declared our intentions of separating from England (the
motherland)

Question 23

New Deal

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created by FDR using the government to put people back to work during the Depression

Question 24

Manifest Destiny

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belief that America should expand westward (it was inevitable)

Question 25

The Feminine Mystique

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book written by Betty Freidan sparking the women’s rights movement

Question 26

How the Other Half Lives

Answer 26

book by Jacob Riis showing inner city and slum problems by pictures

Question 27

Recession:

Answer 27

the American economy during 2011 is thought to be experiencing this

Question 28

Recovery:

Answer 28

the goal of the Obama administration for our nations economy

Question 29

Civil Rights

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1960’s movement that sought equal rights for African Americans

Question 30

Reconstruction:

Answer 30

the period immediately after the Civil War

Question 31

Montgomery bus boycott

Answer 31

this event introduced the US to a new generation of Civil Rights leaders

Question 32

Feminism:

Answer 32

theory of men and women being equals

Question 33

Ronald Reagan

Answer 33

his plan for improving America was by cutting taxes and government regulations

Question 34

Dakota Conflict

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lead to the largest public execution in US history in Mankato, MN

Question 35

Trail of Tears

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forced removal of the Cherokee Indians to the west of the Mississippi River

Question 36

Flappers:

Answer 36

1920’s women who took on new roles and fashion

Question 37

Southern and Eastern European Immigrants (how were they treated differently than other immigrants?)

Answer 37

Germans discouraged (WW I)

Question 38

John T. Scopes

Answer 38

put on trial for teaching about Evolution

Question 39

Harlem Renaissance

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Center of the 1920’s African American Literary movement

Question 40

Charles Lindberg

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flew the first trans-Atlantic solo flight (NY-Paris)

Question 41

Sacco and Vanzetti

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Italian immigrants accused of murder in 1920 and put to death

Question 42

Battle of Little Big Horn

Answer 42

location of the defeat of George Custer and the 7 th Calvary

Question 43

Chief Joseph

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famous chief of the Nez Perce who tried to escape to Canada

Question 44

Black Hills

Answer 44

sacred land to the Sioux Indians

Question 45

Reservations:

Answer 45

location Native American tribes were moved to all around America

Question 46

Wounded Knee

Answer 46

Last major conflict with the Native Americans in 1890

Question 47

Irish Immigrants

Answer 47

immigrants who were portrayed as drunks, fighters and untrustworthy Catholics

Question 48

Al Capone:

Answer 48

mobster called “Scarface” who ruled Chicago in the 1920’s

Question 49

John F. Kennedy

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First and only Catholic ever elected President

Question 50

Minnesota (where does the name come from? What does it stand for?)

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Ojibwa term for sky of tinted water | land of sky blue water

Question 51

13 th Amendment

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abolished slavery

Question 52

14 th Amendment

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gave equal treatment to all citizens under the law

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15 th Amendment

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gave all men the right to vote (specifically African American)

Question 54

Bill of Rights

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first 10 Amendments to the Constitution

Question 55

Suffrage:

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the right to vote

Question 56

Emancipation Proclamation

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issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines

Question 57

Independence Day

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4 th of July (celebrating our independence from Britain)

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Prohibition:

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made alcohol illegal to make, sell or transport

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Communism:

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form of government where all property is publicly owned

Question 60

Democracy:

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form of government where the people have the power and make the decisions

Question 61

Executive Branch (role in government?):

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President (enforces the laws)

Question 62

Legislative Branch (role in government?)

Answer 62

Congress (makes the laws)

Question 63

Judicial Branch (role in government?):

Answer 63

Courts (interprets the laws)

Question 64

Frederick Douglas

Answer 64

self educated former slave and abolitionist