Unit 1-2
Corn (beans, squash)
Who was the French-Indian War between?
France and Britain
Why was the Republican Party formed?
Formed to stop slavery expansion (Kansas-Nebraska)
Name one war and the cause/effect of it.
Spanish-American War, Philippine-American War, WW1, WW2
What was 9/11, what did it cause?
Terrorist attack, strengthened protection of US (Department of Homeland Security)
Name a NA group (+ where they were)
Iroquois, Pueblo, Sioux & Lakota, Cahokia
GW Farewell Address, XYZ Affair, Quasi Wars, Jay Treaty, Monroe Doctrine
What was the effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
Turning point by Lincoln - encouraged to keep fighting. “Any territory emancipated by Union is free!”
What was Roosevelt's 3 Cs (Square Deal)?
Consumers, Corporations, Conservation
What was Reaganomics?
Less govt, more business, lower taxes, deregulation on businesses, increased military spending
What was mercantilism?
Britain getting wealth by exporting more than importing, using colonies for raw materials and as exclusive markets.
Pontiac’s Rebellion, Shays’ Rebellion, Whiskey Rebellion, Northwest Indian War
What was one good event that came from Reconstruction?
Freedmen’s Bureau, 14th (citizenship), 15th (AA men vote), 13th (abolish slavery)
Describe the 3 types of AA groups
Peaceful protest - MLK
Violence - Malcolm X
Political radicals - Black Panthers
What was NAFTA?
Free trade agreement b/w US, Canada, Mexico. Cheaper goods BUT Jobs moved overseas, Rise of Rust Belt decline
What was the difference between indentured servants and AA slaves?
Indentured servants - European workers, contracts
AA slaves - From Africa (Middle Passage), not treated human, a lot worse
Name 1 act that added land to the US
Missouri Compromise, Louisiana Purchase, Treaty of Paris,
What ideas justified the wealth of big tycoons?
Gospel of Wealth → Rich must give back, Social Darwinism → “survival of the fittest”, “I’LL use it wisely”
What was the Red Scare and what was the effect of them?
Fear of communism in America, fear and conformity
What was Market Revolution?
New technological inventions that made America rlly industrial power
Name a 1st Great Awakening or Enlightenment figure
Great Awakening: Jonathan Edwards
Enlightenment: John Locke, Montesquieu, Adam Smith
Name all the acts Britain imposed on the colonies
Sugar, Stamp, Townshend, Declaratory, Intolerable/Coercive (Quartering)
Name one example of a Labor Strike
Haymarket Riot, Pullman Strike, Great Railroad Strike
Baby Boom, Levittowns, 22nd Amendment, GI Bill
Name a Court Case and explain it.
Marbury v Madison, Gibbons v. Ogden, Dred Scott v Sanford, Plessy v. Ferguson, Schenck v. U.S., Korematsu v. U.S., Brown v. BoE