British Acts
A tax on all legal documents
What is the Stamp Act?
This was stated in Plessy vs. Ferguson.
What is separate but equal?
His farewell address is read in Congress every year on his birthday.
Who is George Washington?
Reason why the president hesitated to purchase the Louisiana Territory
What is...he didn't think the Constitution would allow it?
This type of war is supported by a strong nation in an area where that strong nation has no ownership. Examples - Korea and Vietnam
What is a proxy war?
A tax on imports, such as molasses
What is the Sugar Act?
This is stated in Brown vs Board of Education.
What is "separate but equal is unconstitutional?" Desegregation
He enacted his New Deal plan to help ease economic hardships.
Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt?
The United States' bicameral congress is based on this English legislature.
What is the English Parliament?
An era in the U.S. with widespread political corruption
What is the Gilded Age?
Colonists had to allow British soldiers to live in their homes.
What is the Quartering Act?
This is stated in the Fugitive Slave Act.
What is...northern citizens had to help recapture runaway slaves?
This Native American tribe won a Supreme Court decision against the Indian Removal Act.
What is the Cherokee tribe?
In this revolution, the king of England fled to France and then his daughter, along with her husband, took over the English throne.
What is the Glorious Revolution?
The movement that called for Native Americans to return to traditional ways
What is the Ghost Movement?
Parliament has supreme authority to govern the colonies.
What is the Declaratory Act?
It outlawed ownership of tribal land.
What is the Dawes Act of 1887?
This president purchased the Louisiana Territory in 1803.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This law made railroads the first industry to come under federal regulations.
What is the Interstate Commerce Act?
This large piece of history lasted for 28 years and became a symbol of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
To prevent conflicts with Native Americans, colonists were not allowed to move west of the Appalachian Mountains.
What is the Proclamation of 1763?
List what is stated in the 13th, 15th, & 19th amendments.
What is... 13th - abolished slavery, 15th - male citizens can vote, 19th - women can vote?
______ attempted to assassinate President ______ in an effort to impress his favorite actress, Jody Foster.
Who is John Hinckley and Ronald Reagan?
Three reasons for U.S. Imperialism in the late 1800s & early 1900s
What are...to spread democracy, to expand U.S. military bases, for business opportunities.
Teddy Roosevelt's motto, its meaning, and one example of how he practiced imperialism
What is..."Speak softly & carry a big stick."
It means that you should practice diplomacy but be ready to fight.
Rough Riders, Panama Canal, Philippines