Unit 1
The job of the VP
Break ties in the Senate
Network of secret routes and safe houses from the South to the North
Underground Railroad
Immigration station on the east coast
Ellis Island
This legislation halted the sale of contaminated foods or drugs
Pure Food & Drug Act
What European power colonized Cuba?
Spain
Who declares war?
This country offered both financial and military assistance to the colonists during the American Revolution - leading to victory.
France
First state to secede
South Carolina
Housing immigrants typically lived in, very small and unsafe living conditions
Tenement houses
This agency was given the power to stop unfair business practices
Federal Trade Commission
When Germany tried to form an alliance with Mexico via telegram message
Zimmerman Telegram
Terrorist organization created during Reconstruction, targeting freedmen in the South
Ku Klux Klan
This document was issued in order to explain the reasons for the colonists' separation from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
Emancipation Proclamation
This man perfected the assembly line and offered a 40 hour work week
Henry Ford
Journalist that Exposed the Truth about Lynching's in America
Ida Wells
Letter from Ambassador from Spain insulting United States and the President
This man was handpicked by Theodore Roosevelt to become president and elected president in 1908
Taft
This was added to the Constitution in order to appease the Anti-Federalists concern over individual rights and protect the people.
Bill of Rights
The 4 border states
1. Maryland
2. Delaware
3. Missouri
4. Kentucky
(WV will be created)
Robber baron who made his money in banking
JP Morgan
Allows party voters to directly vote for candidates to represent their party
Direct Primary
The 4 MAIN causes that led to WWI
Militarism, Alliances, Imperialism, Nationalism
Process for putting a proposition or proposed law on a ballot in the next election
Initiative
This amendment ensures the right of individuals to not have to testify against themselves in court. HINT: "I plead the ______'
5th Amendment
Abolitionist who attacked the Harpers Ferry armory
John Brown
Owning every part of production. (mines, transportation, manufacturing, etc)
Vertical integration
Amendment that calls for the direct election of senators by the voters instead of their election by state legislature.
17th Amendment
This Ship was sunken by a German U-boat and prompted the US into getting involved into WWI.
Lusitania
The 5 times the US declared war
1. War of 1812
2. Mexican American War
3. Spanish American War
4. WWI
5. WWII
Three regions of the 13 colonies
1. New England
2. Middle
3. Southern
Court case that determined segregation was ok, separate but equal
Plessy v. Ferguson
Idea that individuals compete naturally, the weak always lose and strong always win, and the government must not interfere unless the unfit are stealing from the fit
Social Darwinism
Was one of the most powerful political bosses and the head of a New Your City Political Machine
William "Boss" Tweed
What were the names of the two rival newspaper owners who published Yellow Journalism articles?
Hearst & Pulitzer
Act created a civil service exam for government employees, ending the spoils system
Pendleton Act