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What is the characteristics of Johnson's Great Society?
WAR ON POVERTY -segregation
aid to education, attack on disease, Medicare, urban renewal, beautification, conservation, development of depressed regions, a wide-scale fight against poverty, control and prevention of crime and delinquency,
What are the characteristics of Reaganomics?
REDUCE government spending
Gave money to the military
trickle down effect-tax cuts for rich
What is the NW Land ordinance and its significance?
a law that established a government for the Northwest Territory, outlined the process for admitting new states to the Union, and guaranteed a bill of rights for the region-established public schools
Explain the Mexican American War and its impact.
The war began after the U.S. annexed Texas in 1845, and disputes over the location of the Texas-Mexico border. The U.S. won the war and gained more than 500,000 square miles of Mexican territory. This included the land that would become the states of California, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and parts of Colorado and Wyoming
What is Plessy Vs Fergurson and how did it impact the country?
Supreme court case-Seperate but equal is legal
Jim Crow Laws expanded in the South
What is mercantilism?
Trading between the colonies and the mother country.
What is the Proclamation Line of 1763?
a decree issued by the British Crown following the French and Indian War, which established a boundary line along the Appalachian Mountains, prohibiting British colonists from settling on lands west of that line, essentially reserving the territory for Native American tribes and aiming to reduce tensions between settlers and indigenous populations
13th amendment
14th amendment
15th amendment
18th amendment
19th amendment
slavery was abolished
granted citizenship
black men can vote
abolish alcohol
women can vote
What is the Compromise of 1850?
a set of five laws passed by the U.S. Congress that aimed to resolve tensions over slavery in newly acquired territories following the Mexican-American War, primarily by admitting California as a free state, allowing the territories of Utah and New Mexico to decide on slavery through popular sovereignty, and strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act;
What was the main cause of WW1? This was the 3rd and final straw for the USA.
zimmerman telegram-offering United States territory to Mexico in return for joining the German cause.
What was the impact of TV and technology?
technology-cyber bullying
TV- Vietnam War, Civil Rights, First Presidential Debate (JFK and Nixon)
What is the significance of the Louisiana purchase?
Thomas Jefferson bought it illegally and it doubled the size of the country.
what is the sedition acts and its significance?
violated the First Amendment because it stifled legitimate criticism of the government, shutting down freedom of speech and the press
Which president established the national highways and why?
Dwight Eisenhower- National defense highway
Explain the Cuban Blockade and which president this was under.
a naval quarantine imposed by the United States in 1962 to prevent the Soviet Union from supplying more military equipment to Cuba....................represented the closest the United States and Soviet Union ever came to nuclear war during the Cold War, under John F Kennedy.
what is tet offensive?
The Tet Offensive was a series of surprise attacks by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces against South Vietnamese, U.S., and allied forces. The attacks targeted military and civilian command and control centers, including cities, villages, military bases, and supply depots
Explain the weaknesses of the AOC?
weak federal government-president
states rights
no national currency
weak military
what are the characteristics of Jacksonian Democracy?
Spoils System
Common Man
Nullification crisis
Indian removal act
War on Banks
Explain the plains Indians and their last battle
refers to the various armed conflicts between Native American tribes from the Great Plains and the United States government during the mid to late 19th century, primarily focused on resisting westward expansion by settlers onto their ancestral lands, utilizing their mobility, horsemanship, and knowledge of the terrain to fight back against encroaching white settlement;
Wounded knee
What did the government establish in order to help feed people during the great depression.
soup kitchens- a place where people who were unemployed and could not afford food could receive a free or very cheap meal, often consisting primarily of soup and bread,
What was the 1st major cash crop and which colony was it in?
Tobacco in Jamestown VA
Which rebellion took place due to the AOC and why? What replaced the AOC?
Daniel Shay's rebellion-Daniel Shays' Rebellion was directly caused by the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, which created a weak federal government unable to effectively address economic issues like debt collection, leading to farmers like Shays protesting against high taxes and foreclosures in Massachusetts due to their inability to pay debts, ultimately highlighting the need for a stronger national government as outlined in the Constitution.
what is the 2nd great awakening?
a Protestant religious revival during the late 18th to early 19th century in the United States. It spread religion through revivals and emotional preaching and sparked a number of reform movements.
What is Camp Davids Accord and which president assisted?
Jimmy Carter-agreements between Israel and Egypt signed in 1978. The accords led to a 1979 peace treaty between the countries.
Peace the middle East
Israel is seen as their own country
What is Sputnik and how did it impact schools?
Satellite from Russia-STEM