Unit 2
What did the Missouri Compromise do ?
South --> Slave
North --> Free
What did Jim Crow Laws separate ?
- transportation
- schools
- libraries
- drinking fountains
- restrooms
How did the transcontinental railroad impact Native Americans ?
Native Americans were forced to relocate to reservations
What caused WWI ?
* spell out each one
Militarism
Alliances
Imperialism
Nationalism
Why was the monkey trial so significant ?
John T. Scopes was charged with violating state by teaching Charles Darwin : he was denying the belief of define creation of taught by the bible.
What is Manifest Destiny ?
belief that it was God’s will for the American people to expand westward to the Pacific Ocean and settle the continent
How did KKK and Black Codes continue to restrict life for African Americans
Lynchings
Poll taxes
Literacy tests
What is Capitalism ?
An economic system:
Private ownership of property
Use of property to make profit for individuals or corporations
support individual opportunity
Who is blamed for blowing up the Maine ?
Spain
What did the KKK think made you a true American ? ( 3 points )
1. White
2. Native Born
3. Protestant
What was Henry Clay's system ?
Secretary of State Henry Clay, Democratic-Republican
Encouraged western expansion
Build canals (Erie Canal), turnpikes, railroads
Cheap land and easy credit
What were the 13th,14th and 15th amendments ?
13th Amendment: freed slaves
14th Amendment: gave freed slaves citizenship rights
15th Amendment: ensured voting rights for all citizens
What is the Gospel of Wealth and what writer supported this theory ?
Anyone can “make it” if they worked hard enough
Horatio Alger
Andrew Carnegie: “rags to riches”
Causes of the Spanish-American War ?
Economic Interests
“Yellow” Journalism
Sinking of the Maine
What were the 3 R's of the New Deal ?
Relief, Recovery, and Reform
Provide emergency assistance
End the existing depression
Prevent a recurrence
What was Jefferson's philosophy of government?
Strong State and local government
What was the emancipation proclamation?
Lincoln announced that he would declare free all slaves residing in states and districts still in rebellion against the United States
What are robber barons ?
businessmen who were exploitive to gain their wealth
What was the Teller Resolution?
a declaration claiming that congress recognized the impedance of Cuba and would leave the control of the island to the people
Name 1 thing FDR created in the New Deal ?
*hint: alphabet soup
- Social Security Act ( SSA )
- Fair Labor Standards Act ( FLSA )
- Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC )
- Federal Deposit Insurgence Corporation ( FDIC )
- PWA
- NIRA
- AAA
-TVA
What were the characteristics of Federalists?
Strong national government
Fear of mob rule
Loose construction of constitution
Favored Naitonal Bank
Economy built on industry
Supporters - elites
When was the cotton gin invented ?
1793
What industry did Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and Rockefeller work in ?
Railroads: Cornelius Vanderbilt
Steel: Andrew Carnegie
Oil: John D. Rockefeller
What did the Treat of Paris make Spain do ?
Cuba was free of Spanish control
Puerto Rico and Guam were ceded to the US
The Philippine Islands were sold to the US for 20 Million
What are speakeasies ?
places where alcohol could be purchased and consumed illegally during prohibition