People
Who was our First President?
George Washington
Define the 19th Amendment
It gave women the right to vote
What does SALT stand for?
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
What year was the Environment Protection Agency established in?
1970
What was the 17th amendment? When was it and what state did it directly elect to?
It is a constitutional amendment allowing American voters to directly elect U.S Senators in 1913.
Who was an American industrialist and politician?
Leland Stanford
Define on the Santa Fe Trail
It was an important trade trail West from Independence, Missouri to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
What does START stand for?
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
When was the Political Machine established
late 1800's
What was the Spanish Armada? Who defeated who? What was the outcome? Lastly, what year did it happen in?
It was a large Spanish fleet defeated by England in 1588.
What President made a move and ended the Pullman Strike? In what year?
President Grover Cleveland ended it wen he sent in federal troops in 1894.
Define the Oregon Trail?
It was a 2,000 mile trail stretching through the Great Plains from Western, Missouri to the Oregon Territory.
What does NAFTA stand for?
North American Free Trade Agreement
When year was the PPACA paced in?
It was passed in 2010
What was the Second Continental Congress and where and when was it.
It was in 1775, a meeting of colonial delegates in Philadelphia at Lexington and Concord.
Who made the Telegraph and what was it used for?
It was a machine perfected by Samuel F.B. Morse. It uses pulses of electric current to send messages across long distance with wires.
Define the Political Machine
It was a powerful organization that influenced city and country politics
What does NAWSA stand for?
National American Women Suffrage Association
What year was the Progressive group working in?
Late 1800's
What was the Quartering Act? It helped in what revolution of what colony? Lastly, in what year?
It was one of the Intolerable Acts that helped fan the flames of revolution in the English colony in 1774.
Who begun a religious movement in 1517 called the Protestant Reformation? What was it for?
Martin Luther begun the movement to reform the Catholic Church.
Define the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Law (PACA)
It required that health coverage be available to all Americans
What does NAACP stand for?
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
What year was the Tolerant Act established in?
It was the act of 1649
What was the Second Great Awakening? When did it happen and in what state did it become widespread?
It was a period of religious evangelism that began in the 1790's and became widespread in the U.S by the 1830's.