These local industries emerged in the early years of the colonies.
What is sawmills and gristmills.
100
This act limited commercial bank securities activities and affiliations between commercial banks, and security firms to regulate speculations.
What is Emergency Banking Act.
100
This event ultimately lead to the beginning of the Great Depression.
What is Stock Market Crash of 1929
100
This was the ultimate goal of Reaganomics.
What is Deregulation/curb inflation
200
Large plantations used this institution as a labor force to work their fields and harvest their crops.
What is Slavery.
200
a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices.
What is Interstate Commerce Act of 1887
200
This "Corporation" was created out of the great depression and now insures deposits up to 250,000 dollars.
What is Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
200
This act effectively deregulated the "airline" industry.
What is Airline Deregulation Act.
300
In the American Colonies, the standard of living was higher than this mother country.
What is Britain
300
This act was passed by the "Trust-buster" Theodore Roosevelt to help end monopolist practices in business.
What is Sherman Anti-Trust act.
300
Franklin Delano Roosevelt attempted many programs to solve or alleviate the troubles of the Great Depression. These programs are historically lumped together and called this.
What is New Deal
300
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400
Alexander Hamilton sought to set up this bank to finance the growth of America, and succeeded in 1791.
What is The first bank of the United States.
400
The Banking act of 1933 is usually referred to as this
What is Glass-Steagall Act.
400
Many Midwesterners had to move to California in search for work during the Great Depression. This book by John Steinbeck depicts this mass migration.
What is Grapes Of Wrath.
400
The goal of this agreement was to eliminate barriers with trading and investment between the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
What is North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)
500
He was named the superintendent of finance of the United States in 1781.
What is Robert Morris.
500
This Bill aimed to give benefits to Veterans of World War II, primarily in education.
What is G.I. Bill.
500
This British economist coined the solution of deficit spending to the American Great Depression.
What is John Maynard Keynes
500
In order to combat the 1979 energy crisis, Carter appointed this man to the Federal Reserve.