American Revolution
No taxation without representation was a key saying among this group that were pro revolts against England, and led mainly by Sam adams
The sons of Liberty
Brown v. Board of ed was a key supreme court decision in that it overturned this thought processes used to justify Jim Crow, and segregation in general
"Seperate but equal"
The three main presidents of the Progressive era
Teddy Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and Taft
The 13 colonies refer to the original colonies of the US, and it includes these bordering states all in the east coast
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia, New Hampshire, Rhode island, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Connecticut,
LBJ's great society hoped to
Promote education, decrease poverty, raise the standard of living, fioght racial injustice
The famed Boston tea party is much more than just men dumping tea, the real story is
As a result of recent rises in taxes imposed on the colonies by England, Sons of liberty members dressed up as Indigenous people and dumped 342 chests of tea into the wharf.
Candy Question!!!!!
The 5th amendment which was crucial to the supreme court decision on Miranda rights states
You cannot testify against yourself and you will have a fair trial
After much international pressure to join WWII, this was the breaking point that led to America's declared involvement
Pearl Harbor
These states during the civil war were considered the confederate states and left the union
Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.
Washingtons Farewell address key points were
Neutrality, keep the union, do not become politically divided, etc.
The third amendment responded to these acts placed on American territories by England
Quartering act
In hopes of doing these two main things the Homestead act was started and rose quickly in popularity
Develop the western frontier and boost the economy
The Social Security Administration implemented by FDR provided this in part of his new deal policies
Financial support to anyone 62 or older
The annexation of texas was a long and complicated process partly due to Americans knowing it would lead to this, which America ended up walking away from with even more land
The Mexican American war
JFK in hopes of protecting democracy fought with the USSR, and it boiled over into a rather uneventful but overall horrifying catastrophe in the caribbean country that was being led by communism. This catastrophe is now referred to as
The Cuban Missile Crisis
Lexington and Concord is a familiar name to any APUSH student and can be summed up by
The first battle of the revolution, where Paul Revere warned all that the british were coming after the "shot heard round the world"
The Sherman Antitrust Act came after a long period of laissez faire economics and turning a blind eye to unfair practices, it was implemented to prevent monopolies, and did this by
The Smoot-Hawley tariff led to this horrible downfall which many blame for the great depression
The stock market crash of 1929
Louisiana Purchase allowed many states to join the union including these three
Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and/or Oklahoma
The corrupt bargain left this later to become president very upset
Jackson
Not to be confused with US representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Articles of Confederation, also referred to as AoC were
The failed form of government created in 1777, which provided a loose central government and did not unify the states under one set of rules.
England had many coups during WWI, but this specific one which gave America crucial knowledge of Germany's behavior and on the war in general led to America joining the war
The Zimmerman Telegram
Candy Question!!!!!
Post the war of 1812 this was established to make borders clear
The 49th Parallel
Candy question!!!!
Some of Reagan's economic goals refered to as Reaganomics were
Lower inflation, resources focus on the top of the economy (trickle down), reduce taxes, tighten money supply, etc.