SSUSH8 Westward Expansion
Congress aimed to preserve a ___ between free and slave states.
Perfect Equilibrium/balance
The term ___ was given to journalists who uncovered corruption hidden from society
Muckracker
Who had the financial advantage in the American Revolution?
British
The Dust Bowl took place in the ____.
Southern Plains
Truman's policy of ____ was key to keeping communism where it was
Containment
What was the South afraid of with the creation of Missouri?
Northern attempts at limiting slavery and slaves fleeing north
Upton Sinclair's The Jungle uncovered ___ problems.
Dangerous working conditions
Who was appointed by Continental Congress to be Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
George Washington
What event marked the start of the Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
What was the Truman Doctrine?
The belief that communism would continue to spread through Europe due to the Soviet Union
Who created the idea of the Missouri Compromise?
Henry Clay
Jim Crow Laws led to which amendments?
13th, 14th, 15th
The American Revolution ended with what battle?
Battle of Yorktown
Producer ____ and Consumer ____ are another cause.
Overproduction, Underconsumption
What was the name of the first man made satellite?
Sputnik I
Which politician signed the Missouri Compromise into action?
James Monroe
Plessy was what fraction black?
1/8
What day did George Washington cross the Delaware?
December 25, 1776
What drove the American people west?
Homestead act, rich soil, "rich quick" mindset
McCarthy blamed the loss of China on _____ for being "soft on communism"
Truman and his administration
There were _ free states and _ slave states.
11
Theodore Roosevelt led to ___ new national parks.
5
The committee of five consisted of:
Thomas Jefferson, Ben Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman
____ and ____ were especially hard hit by the shortage of jobs
Women and Minorities
Southern States organized ____ as a reaction to the Supreme court's decision on Brown v BOE
Massive Resistance Movement