Acts/Legislation
Foreign Policy
Domestic Policy
Sectionalism
1990's to Present Day
100
(1807) Act which ended trade with all of Europe (importation and exportation). Jefferson hoped the act would pressure the French and British to recognize U.S. neutrality rights in exchange for U.S. goods. Really, however, just hurt Americans and our economy.
Embargo Acts
100
A relaxation of tensions between the United States and its two major Communist rivals, the Soviet Union and China.
Detente
100
What was FDR's domestic policy to fix the Great Depression? It consisted of multiple alphabet agencies to get the economy back on its feet.
The New Deal
100
A system in which the residents vote to decide an issue, this was attempted on the slavery issue in the western territories prior to he Civil War.
Popular Sovereignty
100
Our current president is attempting to do away with this current health care program
Obamacare
200
FDR's policy to sell weapons to the Allied Powers that once they were purchased they must be transported in the buyer's ships.
Cash and Carry
200
Legislation that severely restricted Cuba's sovereignty (right to govern themselves) and gave the US the right to intervene if Cuba as necessary.
Platt Amendment
200
What was Teddy Roosevelt's domestic policy concerning the U.S? It focused on consumer protection, labor mediation, trust-busting, and conservation of the environment.
The Square Deal
200
Know as the "Great Compromiser" this man is responsible for most of the legislation that attempted to patch up sectional differences.
Henry Clay
200
This agreement created a free-trade zone that encompassed Mexico, Canada, and the US; opposed by labor leaders fearful of losing jobs to low-wage Mexican workers.
NAFTA (North American Free Trade Agreement)
300
(1882) Denied any additional Chinese laborers to enter the country while allowing students and merchants to immigrate. American workers felt threatened by the job competition. Repealed in 1943
Chinese Exclusion Act
300
an 1819 agreement in which Spain gave over control of the territory of Florida to the United States
Adams-Onis Treaty
300
What was the name of LBJ's domestic policy with an agenda focused on civil rights and a war on poverty.
The Great Society
300
What were the name of the two rival governments that formed during Bleeding Kansas?
Lecompton and Topeka
300
This white house intern was known to have an affair with President Bill Clinton. This affair led to his impeachment.
Monica Lewinsky
400
A part of the Compromise of 1850. A law that made it a crime to help runaway slaves; allowed for the arrest of escaped slaves in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to slaveholders.
Fugitive Slave Act
400
What was George Washington's foreign policy towards Europe during his presidency?
Neutrality or Isolationism
400
What was Woodrow Wilson's domestic policy. It consisted of tearing down the "Triple Wall of Privilege" including banks, monopolies, and the tariff issue.
New Freedom
400
What was the name of the abolitionist newspaper edited by William Lloyd Garrison that focused on Immediate Emancipation of Slavery.
The Liberator
400
After September 11, congress passed a security legislation in order to make the country safer. This Act gives the authorities enhanced powers such as permitted extensive telephone and email surveillance and authorized the detention and deportation of immigrants suspected of terrorism.
Patriot Act
500
(1883) created a Civil Service Commission enacting civil service reform. The Civil Service Exam must be taken in order to receive most government jobs (highest scores got the jobs). Did away with the Spoils System.
Pendleton Act (George Pendleton)
500
A declaration (1854) issued from Belgium, by the U.S. ministers to England, France, and Spain, stating that the U.S. would be justified in seizing Cuba if Spain did not sell it to the U.S. Led to increased sectional tension (north/south)
Ostend Manifesto
500
What was Kennedy's domestic plan that focused on supporting civil rights, a space program, tax cuts, and increase spending for defense and military.
New Frontier
500
During the Lincoln-Douglas debates, Douglas created this Doctrine stating that Congress couldn't force a territory to become a slave state against its will. This cost Douglas support in the south and split the Democratic party in the election 1860
Freeport Doctrine
500
This Natural disaster decimated New Orleans the Bush administration was widely criticized for its slow and insufficient response to the emergency.
Hurricane Katrina
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