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Which country established colonies and traded mainly in furs?
France
The Erie Canal linked what two regions of the country?
West and North
What did the Pacific Railway Act promote?
promoted the building of the transcontinental railroad
What is House of Burgesses?
The first legislative body in the British American colonies
What is Black Tuesday?
The day of the stock market crash
who were the sons of liberty?
A group that stopped the tax collectors from collecting taxes
What is the lend lease act ?
Lends war supplies to the US allies
How did the Pacific Railway act impact farmers?
Had a positive impact because they could ship goods to the cities by the railroad
Is the Great Society liberal or conservative?
Liberal
What is imperialism?
What event enters the US in to WWll?
Pearl Harbor attack
What is the GI bill?
Law passed by congress that have money to returning soldiers for college and buying homes.
What is significant about the triangle shirt waste fire?
Starts the labor movement
What is the 24th amendment?
protected African Americans right to vote by making the poll tax illegal
What is nativism ?
Fear or hatred of immigrants
Wha is suburbanization?
Moving out of the inter-cities and into the suburbs
What did the Kansas-Nebraska act repeal?
The Missouri Compromise
How did social Darwinism help Rockefeller and Carnegie?
Used to justify their wealth gain
What is the 18th amendment
Prohibited alcohol
What did John Locke write and why is it significant?
Wrote the social contract. Significant because it stated that people had God given rights and if the government abuses those rights the people can replace that government.
What is significant about Fort Sumter?
Beginning of the Civil War
The Missouri Compromise creates the ______ which divides the country between free and slave territory
36-30 line
How did the National Bank impact US business?
Provided the business with loans
What is civil disobedience?
Non violent protest
Breaking the law to push civil rights
What is the stamp act?
Taxed all printed material