This was the name of the side in the Revolutionary War that comprised of British colonists who opposed independence from Britan
What is the Loyalists
100
This is the term for the division between north and south and ones loyalty to parts of a country rather than as a whole
What is Sectionalism
100
This theory that wealth was based on the survival of the fittest, associated with Charles Darwin's work.
What is Social Darwinism?
100
This terrorist organization's main purpose was to intimidate African Americans, Catholics, Jews, and immigrants during WWl before its decline after 1925.
What is Klu Klux Klan
100
This Civil rights leader and chairman of the SCLC believed in nonviolent disobedience which ultimately led to his assassination in 1968.
Who is Martin Luther King Jr.
200
This document was written to provide a new central government for the United States
What is the Constitution
200
This deal was enacted to settle the dispute between free and slave states which stated that all land of the Louisiana Purchase north of the thirty-six-thirty north latitude would prohibit slavery
What is the Missouri Compromise
200
This act established in 1850 to reinvigorate enforcement and some legal processes denied to these African Americans living in the North. Led to small riots and increased rift between North and South.
What is the Fugitive Slave Act
200
This Treaty allowed for collective self defense against the Soviet threat in the North Atlantic Region with its headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.
What is North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
200
35th President of the US whose "New Frontier" included tax reforms and approved the Bay of Pigs invasion.
Who is John F Kennedy
300
This was the name given to the soldiers of the British Army and royal marines who rode around town wearing special coats.
What is the Redcoats
300
This doctrine, promoted by Stephen Douglas, under which the status of slavery in the territories was to be determined by the settlers themselves
What is Popular sovereignty
300
This act granted 160 acres of government land to any person who would farm it for at least 5 years. This free soil proposal became law when the Southern Democrats were not part of Congress.
What is the homestead act?
300
This organization was a combination of national craft unions representing labor interests in wages and hours, seeking a better working life. The first president was Samuel Gompers.
What is the American Federation of Labor?
300
This Repubublican senator claimed to have detailed information on Communists within the State Department (1950), but was never able to prove this true within any government agency.
Who is Joseph McCarthy
400
This army was authorized by the second continental congress and commanded by General George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
What is the Continental Army
400
This party stemmed from the old Federalist party and those who opposed Jackson's policies. Also included Calhoun, Clay and Webster
Who are the Whigs
400
This was the guiding principle of US foreign policy during the Cold War era which believed that if one area was overtaken by communism, nearby nations would follow
What is the Domino Theory
400
This Association was formed in 1910 by a group of whites and African Americans to stop racial discrimination by supporting sit-ins
What is the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
400
This person is a Communist friendly leader of Cuba who took power in 1959 and signed agreements with Soviets for trade.
Who is Fidel Castro?
500
This act passed by Congress under the Articles of Confederation that created the grid system of surveys by which all subsequent public land was made available for sale
What is the Land Ordinance of 1785
500
This was Andrew Jackson's method of turning over the civil servant jobs to new government officials. Sometimes referred to as "rotation in office"
What is the Spoils system
500
This Civil War strategy was planned by General Winfield Scott to crush southern rebellion which called for a naval blockade to shut out European supplies and exports in hopes to overthrow secession.
What is the Anaconda Plan
500
This doctrine was created as a partial reaction to the Suez Canal crisis and forced econimic aid to the middle east to stop communist threats.
What is the Eisenhower Doctine
500
After making money through investments in a sleeping car company and oil, this man moved onto a position in the War Department. Wrote the "Gospel of Wealth" and later, worked in the steel company.