Colonial & Revolutionary America
Constitution
1800's America
Industrialization
MISC.
100
What role did the French & Indian War play in the Revolutionary War?
England wanted the colonies to pay for the French and Indian War
100
Who is considered the author of the Constitution
James Madison
100
Explain the Monroe Doctrine, & why it was created in 1823
No new colonization in the Western hemisphere by European powers, Because Latin America was declaring its freedom from Spanish rule
100
He opened up his 1st steel mill in Pittsburgh, PA. in 1875, and became one of the wealthiest Americans when he sold out to JP Morgan
Andrew Carnegie
100
Who made this and what was its purpose?
Jane Addams; help single-immigrant mothers
200
The 1st successful English colony in the new world
Jamestown
200
In 1748 this political thinker proposed that the best form of government contained a separation of power
Baron De Montesquieu
200
This Supreme court case, heard by Chief Justice John Marshall, established judicial review and the right to declare laws unconstitutional
Marbury v. Madison
200
John D. Rockefeller
200
What time period was this and what political group was the founder?
Reconstruction Era; Radical Republicans
300
1st governor of Massachusetts Bay colony; thought New England should be a “City Upon a Hill”
John Winthrop
300
Name the 1st ruling document, identify its failure, explain how it was fixed
Articles of Confederation, Weak federal gov’t, No taxation power, no regulate interstate trade, unanimous vote to amend, Replaced by Constitution
300
Napoleon sold this to Thomas Jefferson’s America in 1803
Louisiana Purchase
300
Government assistance for the building of railroads
Land Grants
300
What is the purpose of a tariff?
Protect American business/industry
400
Turning point battle of American Revolutionary War
Saratoga
400
This rebellion occurred in 1787, over taxation, there was no army to stop it, portraying how weak the Articles of Confederation were
Shay’s Rebellion
400
This was ended with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848,
Adding more than 1 million sq. miles to the United States
Mexican American war
400
This strike occurred in Chicago and demonstrators were protesting for an 8 hour work day
Haymarket Affair
400
What was the purpose of this?
To fix the Great Depression
Relief, Recovery, Reform
500
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence, & whose political philosophies did he echo
Thomas Jefferson; John Locke
500
What 2 plans were debated at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, explain the differences
(how are states represented in government)
New Jersey plan-small state, equal representation-Senate
Virginia plan-large state, representation based on population-House
500
Explain 3 parts of the Compromise of 1850
California becomes a free state
Fugitive slave law
Slave trade ended in Washington D.C.
New Mexico territory enter Union with popular sovereignty
500
The purchasing or control of all the stages of production (from raw material to distribution)
Vertical Integration
500
What is T. Roosevelt's Foreign Policy represented here?
Big Stick Diplomacy; use words first, then use military if necessary