Presidents
The first Secretary of State was _____________________________. He was also the third president and founder of the Democratic-Republican Party. (3.6)
Thomas Jefferson
Upton Sinclair’s book, ____________________________, helped convince Theodore Roosevelt to advocate for the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act. (6.7)
The Jungle
Andrew Jackson started a system where he would reward his friends and donors with political offices. This is known as the ______________________________. (3.9)
Spoils System
The Fifteenth Amendment guarantees the right to ______________________ for all Americans, regardless of race. (3.8)
What is Vote?
This is the first name of Mr. Berkley's wife. It was one of the most popular names of 1994.
Sarah
In addition to accepting the end of slavery, Abraham Lincoln wanted ______% of former Confederates in each state to take an oath of loyalty to the country. (5.2)
10
The era which arose at the end of Reconstruction was known as the era of _________________________. It gets its nickname from a racist minstrel character and is defined by legal segregation throughout the South. (5.4)
Jim Crow
Wealthy financier _____________________________, was famous for purchasing US Steel, General Electric, and bailing out the government during the Panic of 1893. (6.1)
JP Morgan
Perhaps the most significant decision made at the Yalta Conference was the decision to divide ____________________________ into four occupation zones. This helped set up the divisions of the Cold War. (8.6)
Germany
This is the mascot of the high school that Mr. Berkley attended. There is a taxidermized one of these in the entryway to the school that was shot in Botswana.
Leopard
Franklin Roosevelt was able to communicate his New Deal programs to the American public through use of his ______________________________ where he used the radio to talk directly to Americans. (8.2)
Fireside Chats
A 1925 trial known as the _______________________________ Trial debated the ability to teach Darwin’s theory of evolution in schools. It became a national trial due to its famous lawyers and displayed the era's dealings with traditionalism vs. modernity. (8.1)
Scopes "Monkey"
During the Korean War, President Harry S. Truman fired General ________________________________ because he suggested accelerating the war by bombing China. (9.1)
Douglas MacArthur
An 1862 law known as the ________________________________ granted 160 acres of land for free to anyone who was willing to farm the land. This law opened up the American West to thousands. (6.3)
Homestead Act
This is the name of Mr. Berkley's cat. Also the name of the 2000s rapper.
Nelly
Richard Nixon promoted a policy known as _______________________________ which encouraged American soldiers to train South Vietnamese soldiers while slowly withdrawing from the country. (9.6)
Vietnamization
Northern Democrats, like George McClellan, who hoped to immediately end the Civil War and allow the Confederacy to exist as an independent country were known as __________________________. (5.1)
Copperheads
___________________________ was an enslaved man from Missouri. He challenged the Supreme Court for his freedom. Not only did the Chief Justice Roger Taney rule that he could not be free, but also that no African American could have citizenship. (3.3)
Who is Dred Scott?
In 1820, Henry Clay proposed the __________________ Compromise to help solve the issue of balancing free and slave states. This compromise made Missouri a slave state. Maine became a free state. Finally, a line was drawn at the 36° 30’ parallel - any state to the north of that line would be free and any state to the south would allow slavery. (3.8)
Missouri
This artist was Mr. Berkley's #1 most played on his Spotify Wrapped for 2024.
Kendrick Lamar
One of the biggest downfalls of Reconstruction was the obvious corruption taking place in the administration of President _________________________________. Since he was an advocate for Reconstruction policies, those laws became less respected. (5.4)
Ulysses S. Grant
The Supreme Court Case United States v. ___________________________ established the precedent of birthright citizenship. (6.4)
Wong Kim Ark
Antisemitism became relatively popular in the United States in part, due to radio hosts like ________________________________ who believed that Jewish people were responsible for the financial collapse of the banks. (8.3)
Father Charles Coughlin
One of Henry Clay’s biggest successes in his career was his creation of the _____________________________. This agreement stated that California would enter the union as a free state, slavery would end in Washington DC, and the Fugitive Slave Act would be enforced. (3.1)
Compromise of 1850
During Mr. Berkley's failed attempt to run for class president in 8th grade, this was his campaign slogan (it is really corny and rhymes)