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What were the American colonists upset with the British doing without representation?
Taxation
True or False: George Washington supported foreign alliances & political parties?
FALSE
A "chief" is associated with what group of people?
Native Americans
Who wanted to create a National Bank?
Alexander Hamilton
What direction was America looking to expand?
WEST!
The temperance movement was trying to get rid of ____________ because people believed it led to crime and corruption.
Alcohol
Who was the US president during the Civil War?
Lincoln
The United States gained the Louisiana territory from what European country?
France
What started the War of 1812? *Hint: it is recruiting people into navy from other countries when you take their ships over*
Impressment of American sailors
What was created after Shays Rebellion that replaced the Articles of Confederation?
The Constitution
What Amendment is freedom of speech, press, religion, etc.?
1st Amendment
The Articles of Confederation failed due to it not giving enough power to the state or federal government?
Federal Government
Name 1 advantage the North had over the South in the Civil War?
- Railroads
- Large population
- Factories
Who was the president during the Indian Removal Act?
Andrew Jackson
- Higher Wages
- Better safety precautions
- Shorter work hours
What were nativists?
people hostile towards immigrants to US mostly due to them flooding the job market
True or False? The women's suffrage movement fought for ALL women to have the right to vote?
False- did not include women of color
Slavery
Name 1 important figure/Entrepreneur from the Gilded Age (Monopolies)
- Vanderbilt
- Ford
- Rockefeller
- Carnegie
- J.P. Morgan
1. Amendment that granted citizenship to AA?
2. Amendment that abolished slavery?
3. Amendment that gave AA the right to vote?
1. 14th
2. 13th
3. 15th
What were muckrakers?
Investigative journalists that reported on corruptness and the bad conditions for the poor
What President is on the $50 bill?
Grant
What was the Supreme Court case that involved a black man that sued his owner for freedom since he traveled to a free territory?
Dred Scott Case
What caused the Shays Rebellion?
Debt collectors tried to take Daniel Shays farm due to back taxes and a group of farmers rose up to burn down a debt collectors house
What is the term that the US had the right to expand west because God gave them that right?
Manifest Destiny