Foreign Policy
This document from 1796 was the basis of American foreign policy until the end of the 19th century
George Washington's Farewell Address
This person was the first President of the United States
First AND last name!
George Washington
This was established during the Civil War to help the Union win the war. It freed all enslaved people in the Confederate states
Emancipation Proclamation
What does the word "suffrage" mean?
3
In 1823, this policy warned European nations not to attempt to take new colonies in the Western Hemisphere
Monroe Doctrine
This person is known for the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address during the Civil War
First AND last name!
Abraham Lincoln
This was the first law to make consolidating businesses into monopolies and trusts illegal. It was used by President Theodore Roosevelt to break up the Standard Oil Trust
Sherman Anti Trust Act
What was the main goal of the Labor Movement?
Other correct answers may be accepted
The first bullet point of the task is the same on all of the US History Regents essays. What does it require you to do?
Describe the historical circumstances of the documents
This conflict demonstrated the power of the US Navy and established the US as a global power.
Spanish American War
This person was responsible for the Indian Removal Act and is known for expanding the power of the Presidency
First AND last name!
Andrew Jackson
This law provided Americans with 160 acres of western land at a very cheap price in an attempt to develop new territories on the frontier
Poll taxes, literacy tests, and grandfather clauses were policies used in the South to deny voting rights for this group of people
African Americans
How many multiple choice questions are on the US History Regents exam?
28
In the late 19th century, the US moved from a foreign policy of isolationism to a policy of ______________
Imperialism
This person is known for being a "trust buster", "Big Stick Diplomacy", revising the Monroe Doctrine, and building the Panama Canal
First AND last name!
Theodore Roosevelt
This law was passed to reduce sectionalism before the Civil War. It admitted California to the Union as a free state and strengthened the Fugitive Slave law
Compromise of 1850
This document, modeled after the US Declaration of Independence, was created to fight for women's rights to equality
Declaration of Sentiments
The second bullet point of SEQ 1 asks you to do what?
(you MUST also include the options it gives you for full points!)
Identify and explain the relationship between documents 1 and 2 - Cause and Effect, Similarity/Difference, Turning Point
At the start of WWI, the US maintained an official policy of ________________ until the sinking of the Lusitania and the Zimmerman Telegram pulled the nation into the war.
Neutrality
This person was President during the Spanish American War and is responsible for claiming the Philippines as a US territory.
First AND last name!
William McKinley
This law reorganized the Indian reservations and gave the US government the authority to distribute land to Native families who agreed to assimilate and follow US laws
Dawes Act
During the Progressive Era, Upton Sinclair wrote this book to raise awareness of the unsanitary conditions in the American meatpacking industry
The Jungle
The second bullet point of SEQ 2 asks you to do what?
(you MUST also include the options it gives you for full points!)
Explain how audience, purpose, bias, or point of view affects a documents reliability