Politics and Power
Known as the "Era of the Common Man," this president’s election in 1828 signaled a shift toward universal white male suffrage and the "spoils system." (Unit 4.3)
Andrew Jackson
This 1876 battle, also known as "Custer's Last Stand," was a major victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne against the U.S. Army (6.6).
What is the Battle of Little Bighorn?
This 1676 rebellion in Virginia led to a shift away from indentured servitude toward a heavier reliance on African slave labor (2.4).
What is Bacon's Rebellion?
This economic theory, dominant in the 17th century, argued that a nation's power depended on its wealth and a favorable balance of trade (1.4).
What is Mercantilism?
I have cities, but no houses. I have mountains, but no trees. I have water, but no fish. What am I?
What is Map?
In the early 1800s, this Supreme Court case established the principle of "Judicial Review," allowing the court to declare laws unconstitutional (3.4).
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This military conflict began in 1950 when North Korean forces crossed the 38th Parallel (9.6).
What is the Korean War?
This landmark 1848 meeting in New York is considered the formal start of the organized women's rights movement (5.3).
What is Seneca Falls Convention?
This New Deal program, created during the "First Hundred Days," provided insurance for bank deposits to restore public confidence in the banking system (9.3).
What is FDIC?
What comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?
What is the letter "M"?
During the "Era of the Common Man," Andrew Jackson frequently used this system to reward political supporters with government jobs (4.2).
What is the spoils system?
This 1823 declaration warned European powers that the Western Hemisphere was closed to further colonization (4.1).
What is Monroe Doctrine?
These journalists during the Progressive Era worked to expose social ills and corporate corruption (7.7).
What is Muckrakers?
This was the name given to the central part of the United States during the 1930s where severe drought and poor farming practices led to massive dust storms and economic ruin (9.2).
What is the Dust Bowl?
The more of me there is, the less you see. What am I?
This 1864 plan for Reconstruction, which was pocket-vetoed by Lincoln, required 50% of a state's voters to take an "Ironclad Oath" of allegiance (6.1).
What is the Wade-davis bill?
This 1763 royal decree forbade colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains to prevent conflict with Native Americans (2.4).
What is Proclamation of 1763
This 19th Amendment to the Constitution, ratified in 1920, finally granted women this right (8.3).
What is Suffrage (right to vote)?
This 1793 invention by Eli Whitney made cleaning seeds from cotton much faster, leading to a massive increase in the demand for slave labor in the South (4.4).
What is Cotton Gin?
I am lighter than a feather, yet the strongest man on Earth cannot hold me for much more than a few minutes. What am I?
What is your breath?
This 1883 law ended the spoils system by requiring federal jobs to be awarded based on merit through competitive exams (7.6).
What is Pendleton Civil Service Act?
This German message to Mexico, intercepted by the British, proposed a military alliance against the United States in exchange for lost territory (8.4).
This 1920s cultural explosion in New York celebrated African American literature, art, and music (9.1).
What is the Harlem Renaissance?
During the Gilded Age, this cheap and efficient process for making high-quality steel allowed for the construction of skyscrapers and massive bridges (7.1).
What is the Bessemer Process?
I have no wings, but I can fly. I have no eyes, but I can cry. I have no teeth, but I can bite, and once I’m gone, I can never be brought back. What am I?
What is time?