US History Flashcards
anklaget for hekseri
accused OF witchcraft
uskyldig anklaget
falsely / unjustly accused
dommen ble stående
the conviction / ruling was upheld
dommen ble oppheva
the conviction was overturned
the kind of People who (have always) run the USA
WASPs (white Anglo-Saxon protestants)
the men who wrote the constitution
the founding fathers
the document signed on the 4th of July 1776
the Declaration of Independence
dates of the Civil War
1861-1865
president during the Civil War
Abraham Lincoln
laws, especially new ones
legislation
Which piece of legislation gave away free land?
The Homestead Act
Which legislation led to the Trail of Tears?
The Indian Removal Act
dates of WW1
1914-1918
year the USA entered WW1
1917
the banning of alcohol in the 20s was called…
prohibition
the name given to young women in the 2os with short hair, short dresses etc
flappers
biggest event of 1929?
the Wall St Crash / stock market crash
when everyone tries to take their savings out of the banks at the same time
a run on the banks
when banks call in loans
foreclosure
the drought situation centred around Oklahoma in the 30s
the Dustbowl
the president who came up with the New Deal
Franklin D. Roosevelt
the system of the government giving money to people in need
social security
