Presidents
Which president warned against foreign alliances and political parties in his Farewell Address?
George Washington
What were the first two political parties in U.S. history?
Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
Who invented the light bulb and phonograph?
Thomas Edison
What 1820 law maintained the balance between free and slave states and banned slavery north of the 36°30′ line?
Missouri Compromise
What stayed the same about U.S. foreign policy from Washington to Monroe?
U.S. remained largely isolationist
What president expanded executive power by vetoing the national bank and enforcing the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
What political party, led by Andrew Jackson, emerged as the party of the “common man”?
Democratic Party
Who was the leader of the civil rights movement known for his "I Have a Dream" speech?
Martin Luther King Jr.
What 1862 law offered free land to settlers willing to farm it for five years?
Homestead Act
What changed about African American rights from 1865 to 1900?
Slavery was abolished, but segregation and discrimination continued
Which president’s Reconstruction plan was blocked by Congress and led to his impeachment?
Andrew Johnson
What 1860 event caused Southern states to begin seceding from the Union?
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Who led the Seneca Falls Convention for women’s rights in 1848?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
What 1882 law was the first to ban immigration based on nationality?
Chinese Exclusion Act
What changed in immigration policy between 1920 and 1965?
Immigration became more restricted in 1920s, but re-opened more broadly in 1965
What Cold War president implemented the policy of containment through actions like the Marshall Plan?
Harry S. Truman
What third party in the 1890s supported free silver and helped push reforms like direct election of senators?
Populist (People’s) Party
Who wrote The Liberator and was a leading abolitionist?
William Lloyd Garrison
What 1935 New Deal law created retirement savings and unemployment insurance?
Social Security Act
What was a major continuity in U.S. economic policy from 1890 to 1940?
Government remained pro-business, despite the rise of progressive and New Deal reforms
Which president escalated U.S. involvement in Vietnam after the Gulf of Tonkin incident?
Lyndon B. Johnson
What election marked a major shift as many African Americans began voting Democrat for the first time?
Election of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Who was the African American leader who promoted vocational education and founded the Tuskegee Institute?
Booker T. Washington
What federal law banned segregation in public accommodations and discrimination in employment?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What changed in women’s political participation between 1848 and 1920?
Women went from organizing for rights to achieving suffrage with the 19th Amendment
Which president’s administration saw the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Persian Gulf War, and the Americans with Disabilities Act?
George H. W. Bush
What political realignment occurred in the 1980s with the rise of the "New Right" and conservative coalition?
Republican dominance under Ronald Reagan
What Native American leader organized resistance in the Northwest Territory and was defeated at the Battle of Fallen Timbers?
Little Turtle
What 2001 law, passed after the 9/11 attacks, expanded government surveillance powers?
FULL NAME (Providing... A..... T...... R...... to I..... and O...... Terrorism Act)
USA PATRIOT Act
Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
What continuity remained in Native American policy from 1607 through the late 1800s?
Native land was continually taken through warfare, treaties, and forced removal