Unit 1
How did 'salutary neglect' affect the American colonists?
It allowed American colonists to govern themselves
The Compromise of 1850b allowed this territory to become a free state ?
California
What was the purpose of the Federal Reserve Act of 1913
To establish a stable financial system ,
To create a stable economy
This foreign policy was introduced by President Theodore Roosevelt
Monroe Doctrine
What was one effect of nuclear testing during the cold war?
It increase tensions between the US and the USSR
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in 1801
John Marshall
This president is know for the 'spoils system'
Andrew Jackson
These were African Americans serving as soldiers in the West
Buffalo Soldiers
What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy?
To increase trade with China; to expand trade
What was the primary goal of SEATO (Southeast Asia Treaty Organization) during the Cold War?
policy containment
This group of American colonist developmed their first system of governmnet
Pilgrims
Advocates of nullification supports this cause
states' rights
A term used to describe African Americans who left the South after Reconstruction ended
Exodusters
Spain lost this colony to the US as a result of the Spanish American War
Phillipines
What was one result of the Bay of Pigs invasion?
USSR tried to put missiles in Cuba
The Articles of Confedeartion was replaced by this document
Constitution
Method of communication when a message was sent from Washington DC to a railroad station in Baltimore, Maryland
Telegraph
This law allowed famers to purchase western lands
Homestead Act
This US policy provided Great Britain with military supplies
Lend-lease
NAFTA is agreement that seeks to promote
Free Trade
Explain the difference between a Federalist and Anti-Federalist?
Federalist - supported the Constitution , wanted a stronger national govt
Anti-Federalist - oppose the ratification of the Constitution wanted more power from the states.
This organization provided essential services to former slaves
Freedmen's Bureau
This ended religious practices for the Sioux Nation and closed the Anerican Fronteir
This period had African Americans fostering a new sense of unity and cultural pride
Harlem Renaissance
Reagan created a plan for this economic theory
Supply side