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Early American Government
The Gilded Age
Presidential Accomplishments
The Roaring '20s
Landmark Supreme Court Decisions
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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

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 court's decision in this case allowed for the 'separate but equal' doctrine in the South
What is Plessy v. Ferguson
200
This term refers to the division of powers between the federal government and state governments
What is federalism
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

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
In this decision, the Supreme Court established it's power of judicial review, in which it can determine the constitutionality of a law or action.
What is Marbury v. Madison
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

During the 1880s, a law was passed denying this group of immigrants entry into the United States and even prevented from obtaining citizenship.

Who were the Chinese

300

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

In this decision, the Supreme Court decided that it was acceptable to limit the free speech of American citizens if that speech somehow creates a 'clear and present danger' for the United States

What is Schenck v. U.S.

400

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
Used the Spoils System to help get elected

Who is Andrew Jackson

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
In this case, the Supreme Court established that Congress had the power to regulate interstate commerce, not the individual states. National law is superior to state law when the two come into conflict.
What is Gibbons v. Ogden
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/ monopolies 

What is the Sherman Anti-Trust Act

500

Louisiana Purchase

Who is Thomas Jefferson

500

A controversial murder trial in Massachusetts, U.S. (1921–27), that resulted in the executions of 2 Italian immigrants- The verdict is believed to be related to Nativism

What is the Sacco and Vanzetti Trial?

500

(1944), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case upholding the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

Korematsu v. United States