Civil War-Reconstruction
This was President Lincoln's main goal of the Civil War
What is Preserve the Union
His ideas were used in shaping the U.S. Constitution, particularly that the power of government comes from the people, and the government's purpose should be to protect life, liberty, and property.
Who is John Locke?
Teddy Roosevelt was often referred to as this because he wanted to break up monopolies and trusts that were bad for the American people
What is a "Trust-Buster"?
President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed a plan in 1937 to add justices to the Supreme Court primarily because the Court the Supreme Court had been declaring some of his New Deal programs unconstitutional. What was the nick-name given to what Roosevelt was TRYING to do with the Supreme Court?
What is Court-Packing?
This was set up in 1865 to aid millions of black southerners left poor, homeless, and uneducated after teh Civil War.
What is the Freedman's Bureau
These laws created legal segregation throughout the South
What are Jim Crow Laws (Segregation laws)
He made the statement "The world must be made safe for democracy" to justify his decision to ask Congress to declare war against Germany.
Who Woodrow Wilson?
The 16th Amendment was favored by Progressives because the idea was based on a person's ability to pay.
What is Income Tax? (More accurately called Graduated Income Tax or Progressive Income Tax)
Other than Slavery, what was one Cause of the Civil War?
Sectionalism or States' Rights, Or Uncle Tom's Cabin, Or Dred Scot Decision, Or Compromises - (Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act)
During the 1880s, a law was passed ("The _____ Exclusion Act") denying this group of immigrants entry into the United States and even prevented from obtaining citizenship.
Who were the Chinese
The U.S. (Teddy Roosevelt) built this because of a desire to increase foreign trade and military security
What is the Panama Canal
After the Civil War, the South wanted to return to the way African Americans were treated. Many cities and states in the South created these laws that severely restricted the lives of African Americans.
What are Black Codes
Limiting the power of government was a main goal when what was created?
The U.S. Constitution
Political Machines flourished in U.S. cities at the turn of the century mainly because the machines provided jobs and services to immigrants and the poor. The major political boss in NY City was
Who is Boss William Tweed?
She was a muckracker who exposed the unfair business practices of Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company.
Who is Ida Tarbell?
The Supreme Court in Korematsu v. United States (1944) upheld Executive Order 9066, which had authorized the
Japanese Americans be moved from the West Coast and put into Internment Camps
The Reconstruction Amendments were Amendments 13, 14, and 15. Explain 2 of the 3. What were they about?
13th Amendment = Ended Slavery
14th Amendment = Due Process of Law. All states must treat all people fairly under the law.
15th Amendment = Gave Suffrage (Rt to Vote) to African Americans
The minority group taking on the beliefs and ways of life of the dominant cultural group is called?
What is Assimilation?
During the late 1800's, the main reason labor unions had difficulty achieving gains for workers was due to
What is Laissez-faire policy? (Government sided with business interests and did not tell businesses what to do).
The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution gave much military power to the President, but the War Powers Act took away much of that power. Both of these laws happened because of which conflict?
What is the Vietnam War?