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Antifederalists
Opponents of the American Constitution at the time when the states were debating its adoption. They argued that the Constitution lacked a Bill of Rights and would create a powerful central government dominated by the rich.
100
When was the American Revolution?
1763-1783
100
When was the Seven Years War (French and Indian War)?
1956-1963
100
Description: Franklin Roosevelt, dressed as a doctor, talks to the man with the words, "U.S. Constitution" written on his chest. In the background, a nurse with "Supreme Court" written on her smock watches their conversation with a disgruntled face. There is also a medical bag that has "New Deal Remedies" printed on the front of it. FDR says, "There's nothing the matter with you — Your nurse is not giving you proper treatment!"
-Source: Wikimedia Commons, 1937
Which of the following statements is the most accurate interpretation of the political cartoon?
Choose 1 answer:
- A-The Supreme Court had too much power to check the executive branch and was violating the Constitution.
- B-The Supreme Court was impeding economic recovery by overturning New Deal programs.
- C-The Supreme Court was refusing to hear cases about the constitutionality of New Deal laws.
- D-The Supreme Court had too many conservative justices who sought to increase the president’s powers.
- B-The Supreme Court was impeding economic recovery by overturning New Deal programs.
100
Jim Crow
1877-1960s
200
Transcendentalism
An antebellum philosophical and literary movement that emphasized living a simple life and celebrating the truth found in nature and in personal emotion and imagination. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and Margaret Fuller were the foremost transcendentalists.
200
When was the Civil War?
1861-1865
200
When was the Vietnam War?
1955-1975
200
The major pattern on the map best supports which of the following statements about the actions of the Spanish in the 1700 and 1800s?
Choose 1 answer:
- A-The Spanish missionaries came into constant conflict with Indigenous peoples and were unsuccessful in building new missions after 1790.
- B-The Spanish government began to gain new colonies in Asia and no longer sought to maintain their territories in North America.
- C-The Spanish expanded their missions in California, leading to new cultural blending between Indigenous communities’ cultures and Spanish culture.
- D-The Spanish government moved away from their goal of converting Indigenous communities to Catholicism and stopped building missions after 1790.
- C-The Spanish expanded their missions in California, leading to new cultural blending between Indigenous communities’ cultures and Spanish culture.
200
Reconstruction
1863-1877
300
Wilmot Proviso
The 1846 proposal by Representative David Wilmot of Pennsylvania to ban slavery in territory acquired from the Mexican War. The proviso triggered a divisive and increasingly ominous dispute between the North and the South. It passed twice in the House but was defeated in the Senate.
300
When was the first world war (WW1)?
1914-1918
300
When was the Korean War?
1950-1953
300
The image most directly illustrates a United States foreign policy that emphasized which of the following?
Choose 1 answer:
- A-The efforts of the United States to spread democracy in Latin America to stop the influence of Communism
- B-The authority of the United States to interfere in European wars
- C-The expansion of American territorial holdings into Mexico and Guatemala
- D-The dominance of the United States as the major power in the Western Hemisphere
- D-The dominance of the United States as the major power in the Western Hemisphere
300
Womens Suffrage
19th and 20th century. 19th Amendment gave right to vote (1920).
400
Social Darwinism
Refers to the belief that there is a natural evolutionary process by which the fittest will survive and prosper. During the Gilded Age, wealthy business and industrial leaders used Social Darwinism to justify their success.
400
When was world war 2 (WW11)?
1939-1945
400
When was the Spanish American War?
1898-1898
400
Which of the following changes to the United States during the Civil War most directly contributed to the development depicted in the image?
Choose 1 answer:
- A-the introduction of a law that required military service from free black people
- B-the order from President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in the South
- C-the creation of an Underground Railroad that relocated formerly enslaved people
- D-the decision by the Confederate states to arm the people they enslaved
- B-the order from President Lincoln that freed enslaved people in the South
400
Civil Rights
1954-1968 (13th (1865), 14th (1868), and 15th Amendment (1870))
500
Muckrakers
These were early twentieth century journalists who exposed illegal business practices, social injustices, and corrupt urban political bosses. Leading muckrakers included Upton Sinclair, Jacob Riis, and Ida Tarbell.
500
When was the Cold War?
1947-1991
500
When was the Mexican American War?
1846-1848
500
Editorial cartoon criticizing the usage of literacy tests for African Americans as a qualification to vote. The cartoon shows a man writing on wall, "Eddikashun qualifukashun. The Black man orter be eddikated afore he kin vote with us Wites [Education qualification. The Black man ought to be educated before he can vote with us whites], signed Mr. Solid South."
Source: “The color line still exists - in this case,” Harper’s Weekly, 1879. Image credit: Wikimedia Commons
The ideas expressed through the image reveal that in 1879, which of the following was most true of the United States?
Choose 1 answer:
- A-African Americans migrated North to escape the oppression they faced in the southern states.
- B-African Americans lost many of the political rights they gained during Reconstruction.
- C-The federal government sought to protect African Americans from discrimination in the South.
- D-The federal government banned the use of literacy tests in all state and national elections.
- B-African Americans lost many of the political rights they gained during Reconstruction.
500
Era of Good Feelings
1815-1825