Unit 1
What enlightenment philosopher promoted the idea of separation of powers?
Montesquieu
What was the compromise of 1850?
California was admitted as A free state, stricter fugitive Slave laws enforced, popular Sovereignty for New Mexico And Utah territories. Slave trade outlawed in D.C.
What group did the farmers wind up fighting against in the late 1800s.
Railroads
This addition to a 1902 military appropriations bill made Cuba a U.S. protectorate
Platt Amendment
What is prohibition?
The manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol was illegal.
Name one act/tax that enraged the colonists?
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Intolerable Acts, Tea Act....
Name the battle the caused the South to give up on invading the North.
Gettysburg
What did the Dawes Act do?
It broke up Native American land and each family received 160 acres. The remaining land was sold to white settlers.
The U.S. encouraged a rebellion in this Colombian province and then quickly recognized it as a separate country in order to gain the right of way for a canal.
Panama
What is one way women changed in the 1920s?
short hair, shorter skirts, going out at night on their own...
What is Salutary Neglect?
The unofficial British policy of not enforcing laws in the colonies.
What did the Supreme Court decide in the Case of Dred Scott?
Being in a free Territory did not make A slave free. Slaves Were property and had no Rights to sue.
Name one event/strike that injured the labor movement.
Haymarket affair, the Homestead strike, the Pullman company strike, ect...
Secretary of State John Hay worked hard to gain international recognition of this policy that allowed all nations to compete in China on equal terms.
Open Door Notes
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A literary and artistic movement celebrating African American culture.
What are some of the powers that the Articles of Confederation gave to the federal government?
Declare war, make peace, make treaties, and control the postal service.
Why was John Brown's attack on Harper's Ferry significant?
It increased tensions between the North and the South. The South felt threatened by the North (more revolts). The South saw John Brown as a terrorist. The North saw John Brown as a hero.
What were the effects of the Gentlemen's agreement?
The Japanese government agreed to limit immigration if the U.S. ended segregated schools in San Francisco.
Name one part of the treaty of Versailles
League of Nations, war guilt, ect...
Why was the Scopes trial significant?
It is an example of the conflict between traditional and modern values and beliefs.
What is the 3/5ths compromise?
Three out of every five slaves would be counted for both representation & taxes.
What type of reconstruction did Radical Republicans want (weak or harsh)? What were some of the policies that they promoted?
Harsh, Suffrage for African Americans, 14th amendment, ect...
What are settlement houses?
Community centers in slums designed to assist the poor.
Why did the US reject the Treaty of Versailles?
isolationism
What are some of the economic problems lurking under the surface of the 1920s prosperity?
credit, income inequality, overproduction, ect...