The Ugly Side of America
This idea, made popular by President James K. Polk, that the white American was destined by God to settle land all the way to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
This group of colonies included Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Connecticut and had an economy based primarily on ship building, fishing, whaling and timber
What is the New England colonies?
The incident that forced President Richard Nixon to resign from office
What is the Watergate Scandal?
The War of 1812 ended with no real winners or losers. It did give the US a renewed sense of national pride and patriotism. Who did we fight in this war?
Who are the British?
The 19th amendment gave women suffrage, which means this
What is the right to vote?
The ugly side of the 18th amendment, which made it illegal to sale and transport alcoholic beverages
What is an increase in organized crime?
This was the final battle of the American Revolution in which the British surrendered to American and French troops
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
What are Hoovervilles?
The president during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001.
Who is George W. Bush?
This president believed in "trickle down economics" which meant to cut taxes on the wealthy in the hopes that they would use the extra money to expand their businesses and create jobs
Who is Ronald Reagan?
The major Supreme Court case that established the "separate but equal" law
What is Plessy v. Fergueson?
This group, based out of Boston, was responsible for organizing the public protests and boycotts of British goods
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The president responsible for creation of the New Deal, the series of government programs aimed at helping people out of the Great Depression
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
This battle gave General Grant and the Union soldiers complete control of the Mississippi River during the Civil War
What is the Battle of Vicksburg?
The reason that consumer spending increased so rapidly during the 1920s (buy in a new way)
What is buying on credit?
The stock market crash of 1929 occurred because of risky business practices of participants. Name one of these practices
Buying on margin or speculation buying
This 1689 conflict between the British and French was fought over control of the Ohio River Valley and would eventually lay the groundwork for the American Revolution
What is the French and Indian War?
This president was responsible for extending universal suffrage to all white men but was also responsible for the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears
Who is Andrew Jackson?
This American Revolution battle took place in 1777 in New York and earned the colonists the full support of French troops
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
The Progressive Era of American history saw government improvements to child labor, meat packing industry, working conditions, etc. because of these crusading journalists
Who are the muckrakers?
This man was found in violation of the Espionage Act because he spoke out against America's involvement in WWI
Who is Eugene Debs?
This group was opposed to ratification of the Constitution and would only sign if a Bill of Rights was added
Who are Anti-Federalists?
This president signed Executive Order 8022, which integrated the US military
Who is Harry Truman?
The code name for the secret plan to build the atomic bomb. It was first tested in Los Alamos, New Mexico.
What is the Manhattan Project?
The National Organization of Women (NOW) was created during the Nixon administration to address the social issues facing women in the 1970s. It led to the passing of this controversial court case
What is Roe v. Wade?