Super Old Documents
The Supreme Law of the Land
What is Constitution
The period after the American Civil War is referred to as what?
What is Reconstruction
What is Urbanization
This message from Germany was intercepted by the Great Britain that encouraged Mexico to invade the United States during WWI
What is the Zimmerman Note
The stock market crash of 1929 sparked this global crisis that would last until World War 2
What is the Great Depression
First 10 Amendments to the Constitution are referred to as what?
What is the Bill of Rights
The term used for forcing American ways on Native American people
Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, and Carnegie were all men known for their contributions to Modern America, but also for underpaying their employees. These men are referred to as both captains of industry and what?
What are Robber Barons
The foreign policy taken by the United following the Spanish American War and World War I
What is Isolationism
This president during the Great Depression encouraged the private sources to supply aid for the needy and limited government interference.
Who is Herbert Hoover
This document was written by Thomas Jefferson and got its inspiration of Enlightenment thinkers
What is the Declaration of Independence
A method used my white southern officials to keep former slaves from voting
What is a Literacy Test or Poll Tax
The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair, is an example of this type of journalism that was popular during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era
What is Muckraking
What is the League of Nations
This Amendment legalized the prohibition of alcohol
What is the 18th Amendment
Set the president for how a state enters the Union.
What is the Northwest Ordinance
Laws passed in the south during Reconstruction to keep the south Segregated
What are Jim Crow Laws
Theodore Roosevelt created this domestic policy that focuses on consumer protection, control of big businesses, and conservation
What is the Square Deal
Intent on keeping the U.S. out of WW2 these congressional actions prevented the sale of weapons to waring nations
What are the Neutrality Acts
President Franklin Roosevelt created this domestic policy of increased government interference to kick start the American economy during the Great Depression
What is the New Deal
Alexander Hamilton wrote many papers in this document, arguing for the creation of a new Constitution because of the failures of the Articles of Confederation
What are The Federalist Papers
Congressional Act that split up Native American reservations and gave the land to other settlers
What is the Dawes Act
During the Spanish-American War, America used this policy to gain commercial access to China.
The large movement of African Americans from the south to the north who were in search for jobs during both world wars
What is the Great Migration
This decreased after the Stock Market crash in 1929 causing many business to close and increased unemployment
What is Consumer Confidence