Unit 1-2
What were the three colonial regions known as?
New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies
The first election that had a peaceful transition from one political party to another.
Election of 1800
John Adams to Thomas Jefferson
Who wrote the Emancipation Proclamation?
Abraham Lincoln
The 1920s were a decade of good times and social freedoms. For this reason this decade was often referred to as the _____.
Roaring twenties
Decision of the United States Supreme Court that declared state laws establishing separate public schools for black and white students unconstitutional.
Brown V. Board of Education
Colonies exist to benefit the mother country in this system.
Mercantilism
Supreme court case that resulted in judicial review
This event marked the beginning of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
This was the immigration processing facility in San Francisco where thousands of Chinese came through in the late 1800s.
Angel Island
Black Panthers
Rivalry between Great Britain and France and their competition for territory in North America led to what
French and Indian War
The British seized American cargo ships and kidnapped U.S. cargo ship sailors was a cause for this conflict.
War of 1812
In the Compromise of 1877 that ended Reconstruction, Republicans agreed to...
withdraw federal troops from the South
This organization was founded in 1909 in the midst of the Progressive era to achieve racial equality.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
The name of the President that ended WWII in the Pacific theatre. Also created the doctrine that included asking for $400 million to protect Greece and Turkey.
Harry Truman
Delegates from all thirteen sates met to discuss revisions to the Articles of Confederation. They eventually reached a compromise known as the Great Compromise.
Constitutional Convention
Practice of giving government jobs to friends/loyal supporters; led to abuses and corruption. Jackson fired large numbers of government workers and installed his own supporters in these positions.
Spoils System
The twelve-year period following the U.S. Civil War in which the South's social, economic, and political systems had to be rebuilt
Reconstruction
Who were the members of the Triple Entente and the Triple Alliance?
Alliance: France, Russia, Great Britain
Entente: Germany, Austra-Hungary, Italy
A prominent member of the US government who proclaimed to have a list of communist spies in the government.
McCarthy
Religious revival in the English colonies that led to increased religious activity.
The Great Awakening
Who wrote the newspaper that advocated abolition known as "The Liberator"
William Lloyd Garrison
An abolitionist who attempted to start a slave rebellion by taking a federal arsenal at Harper’s Ferry Virginia.
John Brown
FDR's new deal programs all aimed to address to one of these three R's.
Relief
Reform
Recover
October 16-28, 1962 were arguably the most dangerous thirteen days of the Cold War. During this period nuclear war seemed not only plausible, but probable. This particularly unstable time was due to this dilemma.
Cuban Missile Crisis