Period 3 (1754-1800)
What action was hypocritical to Jefferson's claim that presidents should be strict constitutionalists?
Louisiana Purchase
What event triggered the start of the Civil War?
Lincoln's election
Why did the US enter WWI?
Lusitania, unrestricted submarine warfare, Zimmerman Telegram
Why did the Anti-Federalists dislike the original Constitution?
They felt like it did not protect individual rights
What led to an increase in mechanized agriculture?
The Market Revolution
What war was fought for the purpose of achieving manifest destiny?
Mexican-American War
Give an example of how WWII affected a minority group in the United States
Women: workforce
African Americans: Double V campaign
Japanese: Internment Camps
Mexicans: Bracero Program
What was Truman's policy for dealing with communism?
Containment
Why did the French and Indian war contribute to calls for revolution?
It led the King to raise taxes to pay for war debts
What was the long term impact of the War of 1812?
Nationalism!
What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?
Changed the meaning of the war
Provide 2 programs established by the New Deal (and what they did).
CCC and WPA: jobs
Social security: aid to disabled
TVA: electricity to the west
and more
What 2 major acts were passed during the Civil Rights Movement?
Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act
"We hold these truths to be self-evident that all men are created equal" comes from what famous document?
Why was Jackson considered the "common man" president?
He supported farmers, state government, and universal white male suffrage
What event is considered the end of the Civil War?
Compromise of 1877
Why is the Spanish-American significant?
It made the U.S. a world power
What was the effect of Johnson's Great Society?
Medicare/Medicaid
support for the poor
"welfare state"
What was one strength and one weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
Success: Northwest Ordinance and helped achieve independence
Failure: Shay's Rebellion, couldn't tax, couldn't form an army
Abolition, Women's Rights, Prison/mental health, education, Temperance
Which event led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
What was the goal of progressive era reform?
To end corruption of the gilded age