EARLY US
KEY PEOPLE
FOREIGN POLICY
DOMESTIC ISSUES
COURT CASES
100
The Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by___________________ and written by _______________________.
Who are John Locke and Thomas Jefferson?
100
Some of this president's accomplishments were: -attempted to increase the number of Justices on the United States Supreme Court -Created the New Deal during the depression -Waged war during WWII
Who was Franklin D. Roosevelt?
100
This document was issued primarily to prevent European nations from future colonization in Latin America.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
100
Laws passed protect American consumers, under Theodore Roosevelt.
What are the Pure Food and Drug Act and the Meat Inspection Act?
100
This Supreme Court decision affected African Americans by upholding racial segregation.
What is Plessy v.Ferguson (1896)?
200
The main reason the Federalists wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation.
The national government was too weak to solve the nation’s problems.
200
Some of this president's accomplishments were: -protect natural resources for the future -begin building the Panama Canal -Trust BUST
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
200
"Our true policy is to steer clear of permanent alliances . . . ." -George Washington His foreign policy was ___________________.
What is neutrality?
200
The chief objective of President Lyndon Johnson’s _______________________ was to help the disadvantaged in the United States. It also INCREASED the power of the federal government.
What is the Great Society?
200
The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that
Congress could not pass a law depriving territorial residents of their property
300
Common Sense, Thomas Paine urged American colonists to....
establish their own nation
300
He worked to unionize migrant farm workers
Who is Cesar Chavez?
300
The terms containment, domino theory, and massive retaliation are most closely associated with United States foreign policy during this time period.
What is the Cold War?
300
Returning veterans after WWII, created a demand for housing, which created the _____________, highways and an increase of children called the _________________.
Suburbs Baby Boom
300
This court case increased the rights of the accused.
What is Miranda v. Arizona?
400
This allows the Supreme Court to determine the constitutionality of federal laws. It was decided in Marbury v. Madison.
What is Judicial review?
400
This president in the 1980's gave tax cuts to businesses.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
400
The United States foreign policy toward China to protect United States economic interests.
What is the Open Door Policy?
400
The idea that the US should control from ocean to ocean. It lead to many conflicts: a war with Mexico
What is Manifest Destiny?
400
The court also ruled during WWII, that the internment of Japanese Americans was legal because the posed a potential threat to the United States.
What is Korematsu v . United States?
500
This "deal" doubled the size the US and secured control of the port of New Orleans
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
500
This president was involved with the Watergate Scandal and resigned office.
Who is Richard Nixon?
500
This gave federally owned land to anyone who settled it. Any adult (aged 21 and older) could claim a 160-acre lot, by farming it for only five years, and own it after paying a fee at the end of that time. It was during the rush westward that Americans realized the need for a transcontinental railroad connecting California to the rest of the United States.
What is the Homestead Act?
500
The "clear and present danger" ruling of the Supreme Court said the government can suppress speech and press that present a danger to it or its efforts.
What is Schenck v. United States?
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