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100
This president argued that war must be declared against Great Britain as the result of their continued impressment of American sailors and disregard for the principle of free trade.
Who is James Madison? "Mr. Madison's War" - War of 1812
100
This Supreme Court case established judicial review.
What is Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
100
This act repealed the Missouri Compromise and widened the application of popular sovereignty.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854)?
100
This man argued passionately for the immediate emancipation of the slaves in his paper, "The Liberator," from 1831-1865.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
100
Name the three Progressive presidents.
Who are Theodore Roosevelt (1901-1909), William H. Taft (1909-1913) and Woodrow Wilson (1913-1921)?
200
This is the amendment that established that the United States had no intention of annexing Cuba in 1898.
What is the Teller Amendment? vs. Platt Amendment
200
This Supreme Court case, with only one dissenting opinion, restricted the application of the 14th Amendment by creating the policy of "separate but equal"? Bonus: Name the case that overturned this decision in 1954.
What is Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)? Brown v. Board of Education (1954)
200
Andrew Johnson's violation of this act (as well as the Radical Republican hatred of his policy of Reconstruction) led to his impeachment in 1868.
What is the Tenure of Office Act? Fired Secretary of War Edwin Stanton without Congressional approval
200
The leaders of the Progressive movement tended to emerge from this social class.
What is the middle-class? Concern over urban and consumer issues. Ability to devote time to activism.
200
Define "birds of passage."
Who are immigrants who came to the United States with the plan of returning to their homelands?
300
This was the treaty that ended the Mexican-American War and resulted in U.S. acquisition of California, Arizona, Utah, Colorado New Mexico and western Texas.
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo (1848)?
300
This series of rulings from 1901-1903 established the idea that new colonial territories were not guaranteed equal access to American rights and thus Congress could elect to govern new overseas possessions in whatever manner they saw fit.
What are the Insular Cases (1901-1903)?
300
The Radical Republicans were able to pass what three amendments during Congressional Reconstruction. Define each.
What are the... 13th - abolition of slavery (1865) 14th - equal protection before the law (1868) 15th - right to vote (1870) ?
300
Put these women's rights advocacy groups in chronological order... American Women's Suffrage Association Seneca Falls Convention New Harmony (Robert Owen's Utopian Community)
What is New Harmony (1824) - advocated equality of the sexes, as did the Shakers Seneca Fall Convention (1848) - Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott - "Declaration of Sentiments" American Women's Suffrage Association - Lucy Stone - supported movement toward universal suffrage (15th) (1869-1890s) National Women's Suffrage Association - Elizabeth Cady Stanton/Susan B. Anthony - opposed 15th amendment (1869-1890s) -reunited in 1890s
300
These acts closed Boston Harbor, tightened British control of the Massachusetts government and its courts, and required civilians to house British soldiers.
What are the Coercive (or Intolerable) Acts (1774)?
400
As the result of this American victory, the French negotiated a treaty of alliance with the new American nation.
What is the Battle of Saratoga (1778)?
400
In "Wabash v. Illinois" (1886), the Supreme Court ruled that states could not establish railroad rates because this infringed upon Congress's sole right to regulate interstate commerce. This decision overturned which previous ruling on this issue and led to the Congress creating what regulatory body the following year.
What is "Munn v. Illinois" (1877) and the Interstate Commerce Commission (created by the Interstate Commerce Act (1887)?
400
This 1887 act was designed to encourage the adoption of "American" ideals among Indians by breaking up their tribal holdings into individual farms.
What is the Dawes (Severalty) Act (1887)?
400
This labor organization was known for its philosophy of "bread and butter" unionism.
What is the American Federation of Labor? Samuel Gompers Focused demands on higher wages, shorter hours, and improved working conditions
400
Name 5 major events from 1820 through 1861 that led to increased sectionalism in the United States.
What are the... Missouri Compromise (1820) -Tallmadge amendment (1819) Tariff of Abominations (1828) -Nullification Crisis (1832-33) Gag Rule (1836) Wilmot Proviso (1848) Compromise of 1850 -Fugitive Slave Act Anthony Burns (1854) Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) "Bleeding Kansas" (1856) Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry (1859) Election of Abraham Lincoln (1860)
500
In 1890, Alfred T. Mahan wrote this book arguing that success in foreign trade relied on access to foreign ports, overseas colonies, and a strong navy. Many believe this text piqued the American government's interest in imperlialism.
What is "The Influence of Sea Power Upon History" (1890)?
500
Name the two cases in which the Cherokee people attempted to use the Supreme Court to protect their land and avoid removal from their territory under the Indian Removal Act of 1830.
What are "Cherokee Nation v. Georgia" (1831), which ruled that Indians deserved paternal protection as wards of the federal government but lacked the rights of citizens and thus the judges could not halt Georgia's attempt to overtake their land and "Worcester v. Georgia" (1832) in which the justices ruled that Indian nations were separate political entities and thus the federal government, not states, must deal with them. Overall, these cases denied the Cherokee's right to sue in the Supreme Court but affirmed their right to the lands that were traditionally theirs.
500
These 1798 acts set the precedent for the American government limiting citizen's freedoms of speech and press in times of war. It also restricted the liberties of non-citizens.
What are the Alien and Sedition Acts (1798)? John Adams Quasi-War Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
500
This leader emerged in the Progressive Era as the most influential advocate of full political, social and economic equality for Black Americans.
Who is W.E.B. Du Bois? NAACP and "The Crisis" (1910) Niagara Movement (1906) Talented Tenth vs. Booker T. Washington "Atlanta Compromise" (1895) Tuskegee Institute (vocational and industrial)
500
The Virginia Company introduced this policy in 1618 as a means of attracting new settlers to the region and addressing the labor shortage created by tobacco farming. It resulted in the creation of large plantations for many wealthy investors.
What is the headright system? Indentured Servitude vs. Slavery