Migration and Movement
How many states does USA have?
Fifty
Who is the first president of USA?
George Washington
What major conflict led to the Civil War?
Slavery
What is a downturn in the economy called?
Recession/Depression
"A belief that the United States, through principles established at its founding, offers the opportunity for prosperity and success. It is the aspiration of Americans to move beyond the level of their parents and grandparents, and embraces the principles of equality, democracy, and material prosperity."
American Dream
Which country did most of the colonists in the 13 colonies come from?
England
This document governs the United States.
The US Constitution
When did the American Revolutionary War begin?
1775
What is an organized association of workers, often in a trade or profession, formed to protect and further their rights and interests called?
Labor Union
"Generally live in rural areas, generally religious (including religious fundamentalists=people who believe in a very strict interpretation of religious texts), generally believe the “old way of doing things” is the best, often votes conservative."
Traditionalists
Where does the majority of the US population live: city or rural?
City
What amendment allowed all *men* the right to vote?
The 15th
What main state did the US gain by winning the Mexican-American War?
California
What kind of economic system does the US use?
Capitalism
Name one term we identified as part of the American Identity.
Democracy
Patriotism
Individualism
Liberty/Freedom
Diversity
Equality
Hard-work
Rule of law
Security
What group of people continuously faced conflict, territory loss, and death due to European colonization and American expansion?
Native Americans
What group of electors ultimately decides who wins the presidency?
Electoral College
What caused the US to enter WWII?
Attack on Pearl Harbor.
What term refers to the government not interfering in the economy?
Laissez-Faire
What do MLK and Cesar Chavez have in common?
They were both leaders of their movements.
An area of US territory where there was previously a lot of industry but where most factories are now closed.
Rust Belt
1: Religion, Assembly, Press, Petition, Speech
2: Right to bear arms.
3: Right to not quarter soldiers in private residences.
4: No unreasonable searches and seizures.
5: Due Process
6: Right to a fair and speedy trial.
7: Right to a trial by jury.
8: No cruel and unusual punishment.
9: Rights not listed are still assured.
10: Power not granted to the federal gov't belongs to the states/people.
Singing of the Lusitania, Zimmerman Telegram, or unrestricted submarine warfare by Germany.
This kind of economic policy attempts to provide support for the poor in order to stabilize the economy.
Trickle-Up Economics
“The problem lay buried, unspoken, for many years in the minds of American women. It was a strange stirring, a sense of dissatisfaction, a yearning that women suffered in the middle of the 20th century in the United States. Each suburban wife struggled with it alone. As she made the beds, shopped for groceries, matched slipcover material, ate peanut butter sandwiches with her children, chauffeured Cub Scouts and Brownies, lay beside her husband at night - she was afraid to ask even of herself the silent question - ‘Is this all?’”--Betty Friedan, The Feminine Mystique
What is the main point of the passage?
Housewives were unsatisfied with their lives.