PreColonial Era
First form of English representative government in 1619.
What was the Virginia House of Burgesses?
Author of "Common Sense"
Who was Thomas Paine?
Author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"; Abolitionist
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?
Leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
What was Martin Luther King Jr.?
The two main countries that competed in the Cold War.
What were the Soviet Union and the United States?
Traded for finished goods from Europe and raw materials from the Americas; supplied by Africa
What were enslaved laborers?
Writings and essays that were meant to get public support in favor of the ratification of constitution.
Mexican Cession and Gadsden Purchase.
What was the result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Ended poll taxes and literacy tests for voting for minorities.
What was the Civil Rights Act of 1965?
Increase in birth rates due to excessive leisure time; caused increase in suburban growth.
What was the Baby Boom?
Preacher who ignited Great Awaking within New England Colonies.
Who was George Whitfield?
Taxation without Representation; End of Salutary Neglect; Navigation Act, etc.
What led to the formation of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty?
Wanted rechartering of Bank, internal improvements, and protective tariffs; Influenced by Hamilton
What was Henry Clay's American System?
A group that armed themselves to fight white opposition with bullets.
Who were the Black Panthers?
Provided European nations with $13 billion dollars in economic aid after WWII.
What was the Marshall Plan?
Ended the Protestant revolt and gave religious freedom to Christians.
What was the Act of Toleration?
No foreign affairs; no political parties; no geographical sectionalism.
What was Washington's Farewell Address?
Case that affirmed congresses power to control and regulate interstate commerce.
What was the case of Gibbons vs. Ogden?
The president who urged Congress to add a fair employment practices commission; blocked
Who was President Truman?
Communist couple accused of providing US stolen atomic plans to the Soviet Union.
What was the Rosenberg Case?
The two regions that King Charles II wanted to consolidate.
What were the New England and Chesapeake regions?
Protest against taxes in the 1770s; put down by Washington and troops.
What was the Whiskey Rebellion?
Artistic organization adopted by landscape painters; influenced by Romanticism
What was the Hudson River School?
Spanned for 5 days; Resulted in over $40 million in property damage
What was the Watts Riot?
(1)Unlawful to support totalitarian government, (2)Restricted employment/travel joining communist organizations, (3)Authorized creation of detention camps for subversives
What were the three provisions of the McCarran Act?