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1
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Freedom summer

A

1964

voter registration project in Mississippi, civil rights

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2
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Greensboro sit-ins

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1960s

Black college students sat in at Woolworth and demanded to be served

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U2 incident

A

1960
U2 spy plane shot down in Soviet land bad
relationship with Soviets

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4
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Detente

A

1967

French word for release of tension from, Cold War

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5
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Warren G Harding

A

1920s
29th president of the United States many criminal activities in his cabinet he wanted to return to normalcy after World War I

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Henry Ford

A

1920s

Creator of Ford Motor Company started the assembly line

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Sacco and Vanzetti

A

1921

Italians convicted of murder trial took place during the red scare many prejudices against them

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8
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Marcus Garvey

A

1920s

civil rights activist founded the Universal Negro improvement Association & African community league

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9
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Agricultural adjustment administration

A

1930s
controlled supply of crops to support supply and demand balance
new deal program
helped farmers get enough money for a living

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10
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Phony war

A

1939 through 1940

Seemed as if nothing was going on in Europe

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Congress of industrial organization

A

1938

organized Americans industrial workers created by John L Lewis

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12
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Brain trust

A

1930s

a group of advisers to help FDR in his campaign election

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13
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Alger Hiss

A

1940s

accused of being Soviet spy convicted of perjury

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14
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NSC 68

A

1940s
National Security Council
shaped US foreign-policy during cold war
military over diplomatic action

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NATO

A

1949

intergovernmental military alliance based on North Atlantic Treaty

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16
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Casablanca conference

A

1943
made allies with some of Europe during World War II
Franklin D Roosevelt and Winston Churchhill

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17
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American colonization Society

A

1816
attempt to make a group in America content
slaves and free
consisted mostly of Quakers and evangelicals

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18
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Missouri compromise

A

1820s

regulated slavery in Western territory

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19
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Tariff of abominations

A

1820s
designed to protect northern US industry
South against it because it didn’t help their economy

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20
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South Carolina exposition

A

1828

document that protested the tariff of 1828

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21
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American Federation of labor

A

1880s

first Federation of labor union alliances of craft union in Columbus Ohio

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22
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Dawes act

A

1887

allowed president to survey Indian land

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23
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Baby boomers

A

1946 through 1964

post World War II generation

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24
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Sputnik

A

1950s
artificial Earth satellite
Soviets launched it creating the “space race”

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25
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Beat generation

A

1950s
post World War II writers
beat culture: innovation, drugs, alternative sexuality, rejection of materialism

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26
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Julius and Ethel Rosenberg

A

1953

Americans executed for being blamed of passing info about the atomic bomb

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27
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Bank of the United States

A

1791

first bank of the United States supported by Hamilton

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28
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Virginia Kentucky resolutions

A

1790s

states have the right to decide acts from Congress unconstitutional.

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29
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XYZ affair

A

1797

confrontation of US and France that led to the quasi-war

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30
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Whiskey rebellion

A

1790s
protest against the whiskey tax
first tax on domestic product

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31
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Jay Treaty

A

1794
between US and Britain solve problems to avert wars
created 10 years of peaceful trade

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32
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Spoils system

A

1830s
Andrew Jackson put his supporters in office
uneducated, poor Westerners

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33
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Bank war

A

1829 to 1837

political issue against the second bank of the US

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34
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Second great awakening to

A

1830s

Protestant revival movement

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35
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Thomas Paine

common sense

A

1776

pamphlet that challenge authority of British government

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36
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Intolerable acts

A

1774

acts to punish Massachusetts colonists for their riot of throwing tea into Boston Harbor

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37
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Boston tea party

A

1773

political protest against British rule

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38
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Bay of Pigs

A

1960s

failed military invasion of Cuba

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39
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Malcolm X

A

1960s

civil rights activist, minister

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40
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War on poverty

A

1964

legislation to respond to high national poverty

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41
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Henry George

progress and poverty

A

1879

book went into depth of the cause of the industrial depression and increase of want and wealth

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42
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Boxer rebellion

A

1890s

Anti-imperialist uprising in China

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43
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Coxey’s army

A

1894

Unemployed protesters March took place at DC

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44
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Chautauqua movement

A

1870s

adult education movement traveled and gave informational and cultural presentations

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45
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Freedmen’s Bureau

A

1870s

helped former slaves in south

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46
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Battle of Little Big Horn

A

1876

battle of US against Indians

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47
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Boss Tweed

A 
1870s 
boss of a political machine 
American politician 
controlled Tammany Hall 
stealing, cheating, unfair
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48
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League of Nations

A

1910

organization created after World War I to resolve international disputes

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49
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The great compromise

A

1787

compromise that large and small states agreed on specific representation and legislative structure

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50
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Virginia New Jersey plans

A

1780s

one vote per state population

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51
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Disestablishment

A

1780s

separation of church and state

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52
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Treaty of Paris

A

1783

peace treaty between France and US

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53
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Creel committee

A

1917
committee of public info
influenced public opinion about US and World War I participation

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54
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Article X

A

1919

assistance to others experiencing aggression signed by many peacemakers

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55
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Cult of domesticity

A

1860s

value system that emphasize new ideas of femininity

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56
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Manifest destiny

A

1860s

belief America is meant to expand

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57
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James K Polk

A

1860s

foreign-policy successes 11th president pre-Civil War

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58
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Lucretia Mott

A

1860s

American Quaker, abolitionist, women’s rights activist, social reformer

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59
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Fugitive slave law

A

1850 escape slaves must be returned to owners

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60
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Gadsden purchase

A

1850s

US and Mexico, paid $10 million for land for the transcontinental railroad

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61
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Bleeding Kansas

A

1854

violent confrontation if the Kansas territory should be free or slave

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62
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Emancipation Proclamation

A

1863

proclaimed freedom of slaves in 10 states still in rebellion

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63
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Trent affair

A

1860s

Diplomatic crisis between US and Britain during Civil War

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64
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Homestead act

A

1862 gives people land with little to no cost

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65
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Quota system

A

1920s

system limiting number of immigrants allowed into US

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66
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Cultural isolation

A

1920s

doesn’t care to interact with other countries or has limited interaction

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67
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Harlem Renaissance

A

1920s

new African-American cultural expression across urban areas

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68
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Japanese internment

A

1940s
US government ordered removal of Japanese-Americans
Japanese that lived on Pacific Coast sent to internment camps

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69
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Fair deal

A

1940s

proposal to aid education

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70
Q

Truman doctrine

A

1940s

stop Soviet expansion during Cold War

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71
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Yalta conference

A

1940s

World War II meeting discussed Europe’s postwar reconstruction

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72
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Fair labor standards act

A

1938

established a minimum wage, overtime, hours, etc.

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73
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New deal

A

1930s

a series of domestic programs in US

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74
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Bonus March

A

1932

bonus army wanted more attention from President Hoover

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75
Q

21st amendment

A

1930s

repealed Prohibition

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76
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Montgomery bus boycott

A

1950s

buses in Alabama protest against segregated seating

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77
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Eisenhower doctrine

A

1950s

country could request US economic assistance or aid from military forces

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78
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Korean War

A

1952 1953

North and South tension because Soviets interfering with communism

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79
Q

Lincoln Douglas debate

A

1858

seven debates for senate of Illinois would later affect Lincolns presidential election positively

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80
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Freeport doctrine

A

1858

created by Stephen Douglas and his support for slavery despite courts ruling

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81
Q

Uncle Tom’s cabin

A

1850s

Anti-slavery novel

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82
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Mercantilism

A

1760s

economic theory dominant in Europe promoted government to regulate nations economy

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83
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Salutary neglect

A

1760s

policy to avoid strict enforcement of parliamentary laws

84
Q

Back to Africa movement

A

1910s

encouraged African descendants to move back to Africa

85
Q

Stephen Douglas

A

1850s

Politician from Illinois designed Kansas Nebraska act, US Senator

86
Q

Popular sovereignty

A

1950s people on state decided if it was a slave or free state

87
Q

Ostend manifesto

A

1954
rational for US purchasing Cuba from Spain
US would declare war if Spain denied

88
Q

America first committee

A

1940s

non-interventionist group against US going into World War II

89
Q

National Labor Relations act

A

1940s

guarantees basic rights of private sector employees to organize into trade unions

90
Q

Good and bad trusts

A

1900s
Theodore Roosevelt believed there were good and bad trust
He tried to eliminate the bad trusts

91
Q

Square deal

A

1900s

Roosevelt’s domestic program: conservation of resource,s control of corporations, consumer protection

92
Q

Marshall plan

A

1940s

aid to Europe US gave 13 billion to help rebuild economy

93
Q

Berlin airlift

A

1940s

first international crisis of Cold War Soviet blocked access to Berlin

94
Q

G.I. Bill of Rights

A

1940s

Provided benefits for World War II veterans

95
Q

Jackie Robinson

A

1940s

First African-American in MLB for dodgers

96
Q

Watergate

A

1972

political scandal about break-in at national Democratic committee Nixon denied it

97
Q

Abolitionists

A

People Who supported movement to remove slavery and discrimination

98
Q

Kellogg- Briand pact

A

1928

international agreement which states promise not to use war to resolve conflicts and disputes

99
Q

Kansas Nebraska act

A

1850s

created territories of Kansas and Nebraska open new lands for settlements

100
Q

Antebellum

A

1850s

Occuring before a particular war especially American Civil War

101
Q

Underground railroad

A

1850s

network of trails routes and safe houses for escaping slaves

102
Q

National origins act

A

1924

Limited annual amount of immigrants allowed into the US

103
Q

Ku Klux Klan

A

1930s

Racist group of people who attacked many different people of different beliefs and race

104
Q

Louis and Clark

A

1804

first expedition to cross western portion of the US

105
Q

Judicial review

A

1800s

action are subject to review by the judiciary

106
Q

Little Rock school crisis

A

1950s

students prevented from entering racially segregated schools

107
Q

National Defense education act

A

1950s

funds to US education at all levels

108
Q

Dynamic conservatism

A

1950s
Eisenhower’s approach:
conservative to money
liberal to people

109
Q

Loose/strict constructionism

A

1790s
Strict: Congress should exercise few implied powers
loose: Congress should exercise many implied powers

110
Q

Cottongin/Eli Whitney

A

1790s

brought back slavery

111
Q

Bill of rights

A

1790s

first 10 amendments to U.S. Constitution

112
Q

Alien and sedition acts

A

1798

results of French revolution created to strengthen national security

113
Q

Embargo act

A

1807

made it illegal to export from the United States

114
Q

Louisiana purchase

A

1803

accusation of Louisiana territory from France

115
Q

Impressment

A

1800s

taking men into Navy without any notice

116
Q

Universal Negro improvement Association

A

1920s

Worked to conserve rights for African-Americans and to uplift the race

117
Q

Teapot Dome/elk Hills scandals

A

1920s

Albert fall found guilty of excepting a bribe while in office

118
Q

Margaret Sanger

A

1920s

birth-control, activist, feminist, nurse

119
Q

John F. Kennedy

New frontier

A

1960s

campaign program in election of 1960 promised neutralized economy

120
Q

Cuban missile crisis

A

1962

International crisis, closest to nuclear war

121
Q

“40 acres and a mule”

A

1860s

a concept for former slaves they could have 40 acres and a mule after the war

122
Q

Crop lien system

A

1860s

credit system used by cotton farmers

123
Q

Granger laws

A

1860s

midwestern laws that regulated fair prices of railroad and grain elevator companies

124
Q

Erie Canal

A

1820s

main transportation breakthrough

125
Q

Morill land-grant act

A

1862 provided grants of land to states to finance colleges

126
Q

National banking act

A

1863 and 1864

establish system for banks, development of national currency

127
Q

Bonus march

A

1930

veterans demanded pay for their service

128
Q

Populist party

A

1890s

short-lived party highly critical of capitalism

129
Q

New nationalism

A

1912

Theodore Roosevelt progressive political philosophy during 1912 election

130
Q

Insurgents revolt

A

1910s

Cuban rebellion against Spanish rule yellow press

131
Q

Interstate commerce act

A

1887

regulated railroad industry

132
Q

Mugwumps

A

1880s

a person who remains independent, Republican political activist, supported Democrat Grover Cleveland

133
Q

Webster Ashburton Treaty

A

1840s

resolved border issues between US and North British American colonies

134
Q

Oregon territory

A

1840s

added to US previously owned by many countries

135
Q

Palmer raids

A

1919

attempt to capture and the rest anarchism in the US

136
Q

Panama Canal

A

Canal that connects Pacific and Atlantic Ocean

137
Q

Golf of Tonkin resolution

A

1964

allowed President Johnson to take any measures he believed were necessary in Southeast Asia

138
Q

Great Society

A

1960s

President Johnson’s ideas of forming a “great Society”

139
Q

Peace corps

A

1960s

a volunteer program people go to other countries to help

140
Q

Chinese exclusion act

A

1880s

excluded Chinese immigrants from coming into the US

141
Q

Great awakening

A

1730s

religious revival in America

142
Q

James Oglethorpe

A

1730s

social of former hope to resettle Britain’s poor in the colony of Georgia

143
Q

George Whitefield

A

1730s

Anglican Cleric helped spread the great awakening

144
Q

City on a hill

A

Speech to show that the first pilgrims had to set an example to prove they can achieve what they wanted

145
Q

Progressive movement

A

1900s

rapid industrialization economy social movement

146
Q

Free soilers

A

1840s

freeman on Freesoil was the movement of the party

147
Q

Mexican American war

A

1840s

armed conflict on border/territory issues

148
Q

No taxation without representation

A

1760s

the pilgrims didn’t want to be taxed if they were not going to be represented

149
Q

Sugar act

A

1764

tariffs and taxes on sugar molasses act

150
Q

Stamp act

A

1765

imposed direct tax on colonies of British America

151
Q

Quartering act

A

1760s

provided British soldiers with any needed accommodations are housing food as well

152
Q

Pinicky treaty

A

1795

Established intensions between US and Spain

153
Q

Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago

A

1848

added land to the US near Arizona California Colorado Nevada etc.

154
Q

Seneca Falls convention

A

1840s

First women’s rights convention

155
Q

Servicemen’s readjustment act

A

1944

provided range of benefits for returning World War II veterans

156
Q

United Nations

A

1945

promoted international cooperation

157
Q

Settlement house movement

A

1890s

perform a social movement goal of getting rich and poor in society to live more closely together

158
Q

Atlanta compromise

A

1895

agreement between African-American leaders and southern white liters

159
Q

3/5 compromise

A

1787

compromise that stated in African-American would stand as 3/5 as a person for population

160
Q

Northwest ordinance

A

1780s

act of Congress of confederation of United States territory northwest of the Ohio River

161
Q

Shays rebellion

A

1786

protest American farmers again state and local enforcement of tax collections and judgments for debt

162
Q

Jim Crow laws

A

1880s

Racial segregation state and local laws and acted after reconstruction such as literacy tests

163
Q

Social Darwinism

A

1880s

applied natural selection and survival of the fittest into society

164
Q

Spanish American war

A

1898

conflict started by US intervention in the Cuban war of independence

165
Q

Yellow journalism

A

1890s

journalism that is based upon sensationalism and crude exaggeration

166
Q

Booker T. Washington

A

1890s

African-American educator, author, orator

167
Q

Sherman antitrust act

A

1890

prohibits certain business activities that federal government deem to be anti-competitive

168
Q

Big stick policy

A

1901 to 1909

Theodore Roosevelt asserted US domination progressive

169
Q

Muckrakers

A

1900s

reform minded journalist who wrote about corruption and social ills

170
Q

Stamp act Congress

A

1765

first Congress consisting of representatives from north America British colonies

171
Q

Nonimportation agreements

A

1766

no longer import goods resistance to British colonies

172
Q

Pontiacs rebellion

A

1763

Native Americans resisting British policy

173
Q

Gaspee affair

A

1772

to let up to American Revolution British customs ship was burned after engaging in anti-smuggling

174
Q

Boston massacre

A

1770

British army killed five civilians, highly propagandized by patriots

175
Q

Tea act

A

1770s

reduce surplus of tea and help struggling economy

176
Q

Credit Mobilier scandal

A

1880s

Union Pacific railroad construction company

177
Q

Upton Sinclair the jungle

A

1906

novel about horror of meatpacking industry and immigrant struggle in the US

178
Q

Pure food and drug act

A

1900s

consumer protection laws

179
Q

Emilio aguinaldo

A

Lead Filipino revolution against Spanish assisted with US invasion

180
Q

Trade and navigation acts

A

1670s

laws that restricted the use of foreign chips between Britain and its colonies

181
Q

Bacons rebellion

A

1670s

armed rebellion by Virginia settlers

182
Q

Halfway covenant

A

1670s

partial church membership created by New England

183
Q

Trail of tears

A

1830s

Andrew Jackson Indian removal policy

184
Q

Nullification

A

1830s

state has right to nullify any federal law

185
Q

Hartford convention

A

1810s

meeting of anti-Federalist party

186
Q

Treaty of Ghent

A

1812

ended war of 1812

187
Q

Federal Trade Commission

A

1914

promotes consumer protection

188
Q

Keating Owen child labor act

A

1910s

prohibited sales from companies that had children working under 14

189
Q

Treaty of Versailles

A

1910s

French peace treaty at end of World War I

190
Q

Bullmoose party

A

1910s

Progressive party wanted to progress Theodore Roosevelt

191
Q

Triangle shirt waist fire

A

1911

New York City deadliest industrial disaster in history of the city

192
Q

Volstead act

A

1910

prohibited intoxicating beverages

193
Q

14 points

A

1910s

points used as a blueprint for world peace used for peace negotiations

194
Q

Vietnamization

A

Nixon policy to and US involvement in Vietnam war

195
Q

War Powers act

A

1941

increased federal power in World War II

196
Q

Kent State

A

1940s

college students protesting invasion of Cambodia got killed

197
Q

Force act

A

1830s

protected African-Americans right to vote

198
Q

Independent treasury

A

1830s

system for retaining government funds in US treasury

199
Q

Specie circular

A

1836

Andrew Jackson said government land had to be paid and gold and silver

200
Q

Pullman strike

A

1894

strike American railroad union against pullman company

201
Q

Scalawags

A

Southern whites who supported Reconstruction and anti-slavery

202
Q

Mayflower compact

A

First governing document of Plymouth colony

203
Q

Great Puritan migration

A

Puritans move to new England to start land where they could express religion

204
Q

Roger Williams

A

Religious freedom separation of church and state

205
Q

Seawards folly

A

1860s

Alaska purchased from Russia

206
Q

“Long hot summers”

A

1964

White police man shot younger black child violence rippled across America

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