This term refers to the separation of church and state as well as the state/government supporting no one religion.
What is
Disestablishment
100
The social ethic that prevailed in the late 19th century America suggested that economic success was available to...
What is
anyone that worked hard enough to achieve it
100
Abraham Lincoln and the Whigs strongly opposed this war
What is
The Mexican War
100
This Transcendentalist leader encouraged self-reliance.
What is
Ralph Waldo Emerson
100
What was the nation's largest industry at the end of the 1920's?
What is
the automobile industry
200
In the Rush-Bagot Treaty, Great Britain and the United agreed on what?
What is
to limit their naval bases on the Great Lakes
200
What were Kentucky and Maryland considered during the Civil War?
What is
Border states
200
The political figure who took the lead in establishing the Washington administration's domestic priorities was...
What is
Alexander Hamilton
200
What was the most dangerous aspect of urban life in the 19th century?
What is
inadequate sewage and water systems
200
This United States President resigned from office before the House was able to impeach him.
What is
President Nixon
300
A revolution in what country made American neutrality an issue in the 1790s?
What is
France
300
This Dutch colonial settlement, that served as the capital of New Netherlands and would later become "New York City", was first named what?
What is
New Amsterdam
300
What group of people were far less likely to relocate in Northern cities following the civil war?
What is
Southern whites
300
This 1932 organization of WWI veterans in Washington DC demanded their bonuses be paid immediately and came to be known as what?
What is
The Bonus Army
300
This 1947 Act aimed to limit the power of labor unions (labor-leaders called it the "slave-labor bill").
What is
the Taft-Hartley Act
400
Tammany Hall would have most likely been supported by what social class of people?
What is
poor urban immigrants
400
In 1978, this 13 day meeting resulted in the United States, Israel and Egypt arranging a peace treaty.
What is
Camp David Accords
400
This treaty gave Britain Nova Scotia and Hudson Bay after Queen Anne's war.
What is
the Treaty of Utrecht
400
The basic economic motivation behind the coinage of this metal was driven by the desire to ease the burden of debtors.
What is
Silver
400
This Act provided civil service reform in the late nineteenth century.
What is
The Pendleton Act
500
The nations of Europe adopted this policy in order to avoid war at all costs. Allowed Hitler to get away with a succession of relatively small acts of aggression and expansion.
What is
Appeasement
500
Northerners who came South and took political office in the newly created Southern political system were known as:
What is
Carpetbaggers
500
This Supreme Court case concluded that many Americans had an unreasonable fear of radicals and foreigners.
What is
the Sacco and Vanzetti case
500
This location is where the British and French faced each other in the Battle of Quebec.
What is
The Plains of Abraham
500
What Supreme Court case overturned the Granger Laws after they ran into legal problems?