People
Led Tammany Hall, which was the political machine of New York's Democratic Party. He was convicted of stealing several million dollars by corruption.
Boss Tweed
Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
George Washington
Purchased from France for $15 million and doubled the size of the U.S.
Louisiana Purchase
1) Theodore Roosevelt
2) William Howard Taft
3) Woodrow Wilson
What led to the U.S. joining WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Was known for using Dollar Diplomacy and was a "trust buster" who "busted" more trusts than the other two Progressive era Presidents.
William Howard Taft
A committee of 5 delegates including Thomas Jefferson made what document?
Declaration of Independence
What event marked the end of the Civil War?
General Lee surrendering at Appomattox Court house.
What territories did the U.S. gain from the Spanish American War?
1) Puerto Rico
2) Guam
3) Phillippines
What was the name of the reforms by Lyndon B Johnson that created the food stamp act, Medicare and medicaid, and provided funding for poor school districts and special education programs?
Great Society
He favored the annexation of Texas, California, and all of the Oregon Territory reaching up to the border with Russian Alaska. Was also President during the Mexican-American War.
James K Polk
Created new duties (taxes) to be collected on colonial imports of tea, glass, and paper.
Townshend Acts
This ruling by the Supreme Court said that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional, congress could not exclude slavery from any federal territory, and the plaintiff had no right to sue in a federal court.
Dred Scott v. Sandford
What were three immediate reasons for the U.S. Joining World War I?
1) Zimmerman Telegram
2) Russian Revolution
3) Renewed Submarine Attacks
What conference between Stalin, Churchill, and Roosevelt (held in the USSR) determined the future map of Europe and said that the USSR would join the war against Japan?
The Yalta Conference
Who were the three writers of the 85 separate letters called the Federalist Papers
James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay
Last major battle of the Revolutionary war in which General Cornwallis surrendered
Battle of Yorktown
What were the main points of Henry Clay's American System?
1) protective tariffs
2) a national bank
3) internal improvements (federal construction of roads and canals)
What tariff was signed in 1930 that had the highest tariff rates in history. Also led to retaliation from Europe who enacted higher tariffs of their own.
Hawley-Smoot Tariff
This new department created by the second Bush Administration combined 20 federal agencies including the Secret Service, Coast Guard, customs and immigration, and was the largest reorganization since the creation of the Department of Defense.
Department of Homeland Security
Was a part of the Valladolid Debate about the role for Indians in the Spanish colonies. He argued that Indians were less than human, so they benefited from the encomienda system.
Juan Ginés de Sepúlveda
What were the main points of the Treaty of Paris signed by Great Britain and the U.S. in 1783
1) Britain would recognize the existence of the U.S. as an independent nation
2) The Mississippi River would be the western boundary of that nation
3) Americans would have fishing rights off the coast of Canada
4) Americans would pay debts owed to British merchants and honor loyalist claims for property confiscated during the war
Who were the 4 people that were known as "Robber Barons" and what industry were they in?
1) Cornelius Vanderbilt (railroads)
2) J Pierpont Morgan (banking or financing)
3) Andrew Carnegie (steel)
4) John D. Rockefeller (oil industry)
What four federal government programs provided relief for the unemployed through jobs and by providing money to states operating soup kitchens?
1) Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
2) Public Works Administration (PWA)
3) Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
4) Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
What economic policies or ideas were a part of Reaganomics during the Reagan Administration?
Tax cuts and reduced spending would increase investment which would lead to increased production, jobs, and prosperity.