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Early American Government
The Gilded Age
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The Roaring '20s
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This man was the Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution and was unanimously chosen as the first president of the U.S. in 1789.
Who is George Washington
100
During the Gilded Age, this form of transportation helped connect the East Coast of the United States to the Pacific Ocean, allowing for faster travel and shipping times.
What is the railroad
100

This President created The New Deal

Who is Franklin D. Roosevelt

100
A young woman who began to express herself differently by going out in public more often in new fashions and hairstyles was known as...
What is a flapper
100

The New Deal was a response to this major crisis in American history.

What is The Great Depression

200

This term refers to the equal power of each branch

What is Checks and Balances

200
This term refers to men like Andrew Carnegie and John D. Rockefeller, who monopolized their industries at the expense of their workers and smaller companies.
What is "Robber Barons"
200

This President was responsible for the Emancipation Proclamation

Who is Abraham Lincoln

200
This invention helped bring news and entertainment to people at the touch of a dial...
What is a radio
200

The New Deal had this 3-word goal

Recovery, Reform, Relief

300
This document was considered too weak because it granted more power to the states than to the national government. The Constitutional Convention (1787) was organized to fix the problems associated with this document
What is the Articles of Confederation
300

May 4 1886, a violent confrontation between police and labor protesters in Chicago

What is the Haymarket Riot

300

This President had Fourteen Points

Who is Woodrow Wilson

300
This era, which began in the early 1920s after a Constitutional amendment, came about as a result of the temperance movement of the 19th century
What is Prohibition
300

This group, often excluded from New Deal programs, still gained political power during the era.

What is African Americans

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This term refers to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, ratified in 1791, to guarantee specific rights and freedoms to the American people and to reserve some powers to the states.
What is the Bill of Rights
400
The method by which a government official gives government jobs to his friends or family as a reward for past favors
What is the spoils system (or patronage)
400

This president made a purchase which double'd the size of the United States

Who is Thomas Jefferson

400
This African American cultural revival took place in New York City, producing all sorts of advances in music, literature, and the arts
What is the Harlem Renaissance
400

This program, still around today, provides retirement income to Americans.

What is Social Security

500
This event showed that the new national government had the ability to put down violent resistance to its laws. During this event, George Washington himself appeared to demonstrate the power of the new national government.
What is the Whiskey Rebellion
500
This law was passed in 1890 to try and crack down on the practices of big businesses. It was not enforced immediately however...
What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act
500

stated that the Western Hemisphere was no longer open to colonization by European powers

Who is James Monroe

500
This term refers to the acquisition of stocks without actually having the funds to purchase them
What is buying on margin
500

Conservatives feared the New Deal was too close to this type of government system.

What is Socialism/Communism