social structures
In colonial society, this labor system relied on workers who were bound by contract for a certain number of years
What is indentured servitude?
This European country established the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown in 1607.
What is England?
This document established the basic structure of the U.S. government in 1787.
What is the Constitution?
This system involved the exchange of enslaved people, raw materials, and manufactured goods across the Atlantic.
What is triangular trade?
This amendment defines citizenship and guarantees equal protection under the law.
What is the 14th Amendment?
This rebellion in 1676 exposed tensions between wealthy elites and poorer farmers in colonial Virginia.
What is Bacons Rebellion?
This system of forced labor was used by Spain in the Americas to extract resources from Indigenous peoples.
What is the encomienda system?
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison?
This economic policy encouraged colonies to export raw materials and import finished goods from their mother country.
What is mercantilism?
This term described the belief that the U.S. was destined to expand across North America.
What is Manifest Destiny?
This group in the South, although not wealthy, often supported the planter elite because of their position above enslaved people.
Who are yeoman farmers
This policy promoted U.S. trade with China while preventing European dominance there.
What is the open door policy?
This Cold War-era fear led to government investigations into alleged communist influence in the U.S.
What is McCarthyism?
This business leader became known for dominating the oil industry through horizontal integration.
Who is John D. Rockefeller?
This law limited immigration and reflected fears about national identity in the late 1800s
What is the Chinese Immigration Act?
This 19th-century economic transformation contributed to the rise of a distinct middle class and working class in the North.
What is the market revolution?
This early U.S. foreign policy advice (speech) warned against permanent alliances.
What is Washingtons Farewell Address?
This Progressive Era amendment allowed for the direct election of senators, increasing democratic participation.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This act of 1890 was designed to break up monopolies and promote competition.
What is the Sherman Antitrust Act?
This Supreme Court case ruled that African Americans were not citizens, denying them basic rights.
What is Dred Scott v. Sandford?
This migration pattern during World War I and beyond reshaped urban social structures and contributed to new cultural movements like the Harlem Renaissance.
What is the great migration?
This agreement between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico reflected growing economic globalization in the late 20th century.
What is NAFTA (North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement)?
This 1798 set of laws increased federal power by limiting speech and targeting immigrants, sparking debates over civil liberties.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts?
This system in the late 1800s allowed a single company to control all stages of production, from raw materials to distribution.
What is vertical integration?
This movement in the early 20th century attempted to “Americanize” immigrants through schools, language policies, and cultural expectations.
What is Americanization?