Firsts
Who was the first person in space?
Who is Yuri Gargarin
This economic policy was named after a famous president.
What is Reaganomics
This age was a time of growth for America. Named by Mark Twain, a TV show was also named after this
What is the Gilded Age?
This court case ruled School sponsored prayer in public schools in unconstitutional
What is Engel v Vitale
This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine and as of 2006, is the all-time best selling American title
What is Common Sense?
He was the first African-American president
Who is Obama?
This "belt" was made by a massive migration to the southwest and southeast, made possible by many technological advances.
What is the Sun Belt
This act prevented monopolies from existing in business and it is not named after the civil war general
the Sherman antitrust act
The court unanimously ruled that states must provide legal counsel
What is Gideon vs Wainwright?
This age began in Europe, and was characterized by an emphasis on reason
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
This state was the first one to ratify the consitution
What is Delaware?
This person was the president from 1980 to 1988
Who is Ronald Reagan
These kinds of journalists exposed corruption in business and government. Ida Tarbell was one of these.
What is a muckraker?
What is Miranda v Arizona
This purchase gave Napoleon the money he needed to wage wars against the other European monarchies?
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
DAILY DOUBLE
This person was the first president of the confederacy
This scandal, referring to arms trafficking to Iran was a big deal in the 80s
What is the Iran-Contra Affair?
This president was assassinated by Charles Guiteau
Who is James Garfield?
The case was a landmark case for freedom of speech and involved Nixon
What is New York Times Co. v. United States?
These people were small-scale landowners that were all for Jeffersonian ideology.
What are Yeomen?
This president was the first to be impeached
Who is Andrew Johnson?
This technology that could shoot down Soviet missiles out of the air was nicknamed "Star Wars"
What is the Strategic-Defensive Initiative?
DAILY DOUBLE
This leader of the pullman strike becomes the leader of the Socialist Party of America
This case ruled that prosecutors cannot use evidence secured during a search that was unconstitutional or violated the 4th amendment
What is Mapp v Ohio?
This territory was created as the first federal territory
What is the Northwest Territory?