Unit 1-2
A sailor who came to the Spanish court seeking sponsorship to sail west to find wealth.
Christopher Columbus
It decided that under the judicial review, increased power of the supreme court
Marbury v. Madison (1803)
Americans believed that they had a God given to possess a nation from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Manifest Destiny
The US would provide military and economic support to any nation threatened by communism
Truman Doctrine
This was aimed to improve public education by increasing accountability for schools, districts, and states
No Child left behind act
South Carolina 1739 slaves stole weapons, marched along the stono river, while burning planations and killing white people
Stono Rebellion
Imposed taxes on coffee, wine, and other goods
Sugar Act
Lincoln tried to unite the country and portray struggle/slavery as the fulfillment of Americans
The Battle of Gettysburg
This was periods of intense public fear and suspicion regarding communist and socialist ideologies within the United States
Red Scare
An organization focused on the preservation of the right to bear arms
NRA
A new way of rational thinking/reason which introduced "Natural Rights"
Called for a more centralized government for the colonies, leading to more coordinated western defence
Albany Plan of Union
Facilitated movement/settlement west, It offered 160 acres free for those who would settle
Homestead Act 1862
An economic aid plan by George Marshall to help the European nations aid and support
Marshall Plan
The reform movements aimed at federal political corruption, and social and economic imbalances
The Progressive Movement
A massive religious revival that generated intense Christian enthusiasm
Great Awakening
Established western hemisphere as a US sphere of influence, perpetually free from European intervention
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
The Assimilationist Movement
President who wanted to set legislative agenda 4 Congress, he passed several laws surrounding consumer protection
Teddy Rosevelt
US federal law enacted to address the subprime mortgage crisis and the economic crisis during Obama's presidency
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008
Economic system based on private ownership and free exchange
Capitalism
a British law put a direct tax on the American colonies, making them purchase of paper items such as stamps for various printed materials, including legal documents, newspapers, and playing cards
Stamp Act of 1765
National Grange Movement (1868)
This officially ended World War I between Germany and the Allied Powers
Treaty of Versailles (1919)
A political action committee that promoted traditional American Christian values and opposed feminism, abortion, and gay rights
Moral Majority