Revolution
Constitution
Industrialization
Cold War
Important Stuff!
100

One of the three taxes that angered the colonists

Stamp Act, Tea Act, Sugar Act

100

One of the rights included in the First Amendment

Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of the Press, Freedom of Assembly, Freedom to Petition for Grievances

100

The economic policy followed at the beginning of the industrialization time period

laissez faire

100

Policy that prevented the spread of Communism worldwide.

Containment

100

This paragraph is on all three essays on the regents

Historical Context

200

The name of the economic relationship between the colonies & England in which England benefitted most

Mercantilism

200

The power of the president to stop a bill from becoming a law

Veto

200

This president was known as the "Trustbuster" because he broke up monopolies and trusts

Teddy Roosevelt

200

The name of the fight to get to the moon or send satellites into orbit.

Space Race

200

One of the structural barriers to voting created right after Reconstruction

Poll taxes, literacy tests, Grandfather clause

300

The term for the time that England ignored the colonies to the benefit of the colonies

Salutary Neglect

300

The system used to elect the president

Electoral College

300

This is the name of the process of moving people moving to cities

Urbanization

300

One of the two active wars during the Cold War

Korean War or Vietnam War

300

This was the principle created from the Marbury v. Madison case

Judicial Review

400

This philosophy most influenced the writing of the Declarartion of Independence

Enlightenment

400

What are checks and balances?

The ability of each branch to limit the power of other branches

400

What was the purpose of either of the two amendments passed during industrialization?

16- Creation of the income tax

17- direct election of Senators

400

The name of the movement to ruin the reputation of anyone accused of being a communist

McCarthyism or Red Scare

400

This war turned the US into a "two ocean empire"

Spanish American War

500

What was the phrase used by colonists angered about taxes?

No taxation without representation!

500

What is federalism?

The division of power between the federal government and the states

500

Why is it called the Gilded Age?

Although there was a lot of prosperity, below the surface there were societal problems (low pay, dangerous jobs, pollutions, etc)

500

What is the military-industrial complex?

The idea that war is very profitable for US businesses and thus pushed for by these businesses

500

Why was it ironic that Jefferson used implied powers to buy the Louisiana Territory?

He was opposed to expanding the power of the government and opposed implied powers being use to create the National Bank

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