Unit 1
What was the Declaration of Independence?
It was a document declaring American independence and explaining the reasons for it.
Which conflict created the debt that American colonists were expected to repay to Great Britain during the 1760s ?
The French and Indian War
What is the Trail of Tears
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation to Oklahoma where 4,000 Native Americans died.
Who is / was Ulysses S. Grant
general who won the war for the north
Purpose for the Battle of Midway?
Admiral Yamamoto wanted to force U.S. defenses back to the California coast
What basic propositions that the Independence of Declaration did it make?
It denounced the king of England and advanced the idea of natural rights.
Colonists who favored independence from Britain were known as
patriots
What is Seneca Fall Convention
A convention held in 1848 in New York devoted to Women's rights
Who is Henry Clay
responsible for the compromise of 1850 and Missouri Compromise
Why did Japan attack Pearl Harbor?
They wanted to destroy ships and planes that threatened their expansion efforts
What caused the colonists to rebel against the British?
The colonists resented the new taxes that Britain imposed to help pay for the Seven Years' War.
Tensions rose in the colonies when this incident left Crispus Attucks and four others dead
Boston Massacre
What were political affairs during the French Revolution in 1789?
British and French at war, Americans split on who to support, Washington claimed neutral
When did key American industries begin showing signs of being in financial trouble?
After the war, industries like coal, textile and railroad showed sign of trouble
What did FDR do to help retires?
Social Security Act
What new system of national government did the delegates agree upon at the Constitutional convention of 1787?
The delegates agreed to adopt a system that divided power between the federal government and state governments; the federal government would have three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
The system that ensures that no branch of the federal government becomes more powerful than the others is known as
checks and balances
what is Popular Sovereignty
Right of residents of a territory to vote for or against slavery. Appealed to both North and South.
Why were people in shanty towns called Hooverville
Hoover was the cause of them ending up in the shanty towns
What did Roosevelt and Congress pass the day after FDR's inauguration?
Emergency Banking Bill
How did reformers try to help enslaved people?
Reformers worked to end slavery through moral persuasion in speeches and publications.
The Great Compromise was an agreement that addressed the issue of
Congressional representation of states
What is Kansas-Nebraska Act
Repeal Missouri Compromise and establish popular sovereignty for both territories.
where did Dust Bowl refugees migrate to?
Dust bowl refugees migrated to California and montana
What effect did Lend-Lease Act have on political ties with Germany?
Was perceived as being equivalent to declaring economic war