Caused by disputed land claims in the Ohio River valley between the French and the
British. War led to the end of the period of Salutary Neglect,
because of the British need to tax the American colonists in order to pay for the war.
What was the French and Indian War
100
Published Common Sense which was influential in persuading American colonists to support
colonial independence from Britain.
Who was Thomas Paine
100
Gold Rush 1849- Resulted in an increase in westward migration. Led to the growth of the populations of California and
the western territories.
What resulted in an increase of westward imigartion
100
Mutual Defense Alliances, Imperialism, Militarism, Nationalism, Immediate Cause: Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
What were the 5 reasons for WW1
100
NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People- Focused on higher education, full
political participation, and continued support for civil rights. Challenged school segregation.
What is the NAACP
200
Economic policy used by the British in which the American Colonies served as a source of
raw materials and a market to sell goods. British buy raw materials from the colonies and sell them finished
products.
What is British Mercantilism
200
Many colonists believed they could not be taxed by the British
because they had no representatives in the British government.
What did " Taxation Without Representation " stand for
200
Homestead Act 1862- Promoted development of western lands by providing free land to settlers. Demonstrated the
federal government’s commitment to the settlement of western territories.
What was the Homestead Act of 1862
200
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia
Who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
Martin Luther King Jr.- Leader of the civil rights movement during the 1960’s.
Believed that civil disobedience (nonviolent protest) is sometimes necessary to bring about change.
Believed that unjust laws must be disobeyed and the consequences accepted peacefully.
Was against using violence to express frustration in achieving racial equality.
Led the bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama. Wanted to replace racial segregation with an integrated society.
Who was Martin Luther King Jr.
300
The importation of enslaved Africans to the Western Hemisphere
What was the Triangular Trade
300
Five people were killed by British soldiers. One of them was Crispus Attucks
What happened in the Boston Massacre
300
Manifest Destiny- Idea that the U.S. should possess the entire continent. ( White people )
What is Manifest Destiny
300
Used by Wilson’s administration during WWI to silence critics of the war
effort. This illustrated that national interest is sometimes given priority over individual rights.
What was the Espionage Act/ Sedition Act
300
Jackie Robinson breaks color barrier in Major League Baseball. Who is in the MLB Hall of Fame
Who was Jackie Robinson
400
Early attempt to unify American colonies but under British rule. Many colonies
objected to it because colonial assemblies did not want to give up their individual power.
What was the Albany Plan of The Union
400
Requires colonists to house and
feed British soldiers
What were the Quartering Acts
400
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially capital punishment or (formerly) slavery.
What is an Abolitionist
400
Supreme court ruled that freedom of speech for war protesters could be limited during
wartime.
What is Schenck v. U.S.
400
Practiced civil disobedience by refusing to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery,
Alabama.
Who was Rosa Parks
500
Period of time when the British ignored the colonies because they only wanted to benefit
from the economic prosperity of the colonies.
What is Salutary Neglect
500
At the end of the Revolutionary War the Mississippi became the western boundary of the U.S
At the end of the war what boundary did Mississippi become part of
500
Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Book describing slavery that contributed to the start of the Civil
War by intensifying Northern dislike of slavery.
What is Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
WWI was a significant benefit to the U.S. economy because it provided a market for the U.S. industry (the
armies of the U.S. and its allies needed a lot of supplies which gave U.S. factories a lot of business).
What were the Economic Effects of WW1
500
- Required the integration (desegregation) of all public schools in the
U.S. Overturned Plessy v. Ferguson ruling of “separate but equal.” Says that “separate educational facilities are
inherently unequal.” Demonstrates that the Supreme Court can change an earlier decision.
• In 1957 President Dwight D. Eisenhower sends federal troops into Little Rock, Arkansas to enforce a Supreme
Court decision to desegregate public schools. This showed that the Federal Government would enforce court
decisions on integration. Some Supreme Court decisions are not effective unless the President enforces them