Foundations of America
What document formally declared independence from Britain?
Declaration of Independence
Who was President of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis
What was the process of people moving to cities during the Industrial Age called?
Urbanization
What were the causes of the U.S. to enter World War I?
Unrestricted Submarine Warfare/Zimmerman Telegraph
What 1963 speech by Martin Luther King Jr. became a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement?
“I Have a Dream” speech
What was the name of America’s first national government?
Articles of Confederation
What battle is considered the turning point of the Civil War?
Battle of Gettysburg
Who was the steel industry magnate and philanthropist during the Gilded Age?
Andrew Carnegie
What was the main goal of Wilson’s Fourteen Points?
To promote peace and prevent future wars
What legislation ended segregation in public places and banned employment discrimination?
Civil Rights Act of 1964
What compromise created a two-house legislature at the Constitutional Convention?
The Great Compromise or Conneticuit Compromise
What was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To help freed slaves transition to freedom
What did Teddy Roosevelt nickname the process of breaking up monopolies and promoting competition?
Trustbusting
What global event led to the rise of dictators like Hitler and Mussolini?
The Great Depression
What Supreme Court case ruled that segregation in public schools was unconstitutional?
Brown v. Board of Education
What rebellion revealed the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?
Shays’ Rebellion
What amendment granted citizenship to all born in the U.S.?
14th Amendment
What was the goal of the Progressive Movement?
To correct social and political problems caused by industrialization
What was the U.S. strategy in the Pacific during WWII called?
Island Hopping
What was the purpose of the Voting Rights Act of 1965?
To eliminate barriers to Black voting (e.g., literacy tests)
What were the three branches of government created under the Constitution?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What laws were passed in the South to limit African Americans’ rights after the Civil War?
Black Codes
What constitutional amendment allowed for the direct election of U.S. Senators?
17th Amendment
What Cold War event involved the U.S. discovering nuclear missiles in Cuba?
Cuban Missile Crisis
What movement in the 1970s focused on equality for women?
Women’s Liberation Movement / Feminist Movement