Final Exam

Question 1

social darwinism

Answer 1

“survival of the fittest” - the idea that not everyone will succeed - people dying along Oregon trail

Question 2

laissez faire government

Answer 2

means that the government has no regulation - “let the market decide things”

Question 3

5 civilized tribes

Answer 3

5 tribes that have given up their hunter gatherer ways - cherokee, Worcester vs Georgia

Question 4

Muckrakers

Answer 4

Journalists who exposed corruption - dug up dirt

Question 5

cash crop

Answer 5

a plant that is grown for profit, rather than for the farmer’s own consumption. (Cotton)

Question 6

intolerable acts

Answer 6

Acts passed by British government - punishment for Boston tea party. BOSTON PORT ACT - closed Boston harbor to trade, MASSACHUSETTS GOVERNMENT ACT - appointed British officers, ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT - Ensure fair trials for British officials charged with capital offenses, QUARTERING ACT - forced colonists to house British soldiers in unoccupied buildings

Question 7

louisiana purchase

Answer 7

France gave to jefferson, from Mississippi river to rocky mountains, NATIONALISM. allowed lewis and Clark to explore beyond Rocky’s and look at west coast

Question 8

stamp act

Answer 8

required colonists to pay a tax on certain documents and publication. DIRECT TAX. solidified “no TAXATION without representation” — pushed many away from britain.

Question 9

Battle of saratoga

Answer 9

Turning points for the colonists- directly led to the signing of the Treaty of Alliance with France. France gave military and financial support - turned the tide of the war in favor of the colonists

Question 10

battle of lexington and Concord

Answer 10

first victory battle of American rev

Question 11

proclamation line of 1763

Answer 11

restricted colonists of occupying land beyond the Appalachian - angered many due to shortage of land

Question 12

checks and balances

Answer 12

Legislative branch: Makes laws
Executive branch: Enforces laws
Judicial branch: Interprets laws

Checks are mechanisms that limit the power of one branch by blocking, delaying, or criticizing decisions

Balances: Ensure that a variety of views and interests are represented

veto = The president can review and block acts passed by Congress

over-ride = the power of the legislative branch to enact a law despite a veto by the president

Question 13

propaganda

Answer 13

information, especially of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view.