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Sunrise
I got the power!
Go West!
Clashing cultures
Industry
100
What does the Declaration of Independence declare?
The Declaration of Independence declares/states the reasons why the colonists wanted to have the American Revolution.
100
Which headline best illustrates the system of checks and balances? 1 "Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee" 2 "State Legislature Fails To Adopt Budget on Time" 3 "Congress Votes To Reduce Income Taxes" 4 "United States Peacekeeping Troops Sent to Bosnia
1 "Senate Rejects Supreme Court Nominee"
100
What is the geographic climate of New England? What industries settled there?
Cold climate, rocky soil Trade and manufacturing
100
William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and Harriet Beecher Stowe are best known for their efforts in which reform movement?
The abolitionist movement
100
What is a robber baron?
Someone who uses ruthless business tactics to get rich and be successful
200
What did the Great Compromise achieve?
Achieved a balance between the states with large and small populations
200
What was the differences between the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
The Federalists wanted a strong national government. The Anti-Federalists wanted a strong state government/people to have more power.
200
What is manifest destiny?
The American desire to expand the US to the Pacific Ocean
200
What were the economic differences between the North and the South just prior to the Civil War?
The Northern economy was primarily manufacturing, while the Southern economy was primarily agricultural.
200
Why did Unions form?
As a reaction to the way workers were being treated by big corporations
300
What problem did the Three-Fifths Compromise solve?
How to take into account the souther slave population in the counting of the # of representatives in the House.
300
The Supreme Court has which power? 1. Control federal budget 2. Vote to end a tie in the senate 3. Approve presidential appointments 4. Interpret the constitution
4. Interpret the constitution
300
Which action of Thomas Jefferson showed that he no longer strictly interpreted the constitution?
Acquiring the Louisiana Territory
300
Who was Dred Scott? What did he try to do?
An enslaved African American man who sued (unsuccessfully) for his freedom based on the fact that he had been living on free soil for a number of years.
300
What was a negative effect of sharecropping?
Kept freedmen/former slaves in a similar economic situation as when they were slaves, kept them tied to the plantation.
400
How did Thomas Paine’s Common Sense inspire the Founding Fathers?
It convinced many Americans who were undecided to support independence.
400
What is judicial review and which Supreme Court case granted that power? 200 bonus points if you know the name of the Chief Justice who resided under that decision.
a) Judicial review is the ability of the courts to determine whether a law is or is not constitutional. b)Marbury vs Madison Chief Justice John Marshall
400
Why were the Indians (Native Americans) removed from their land and forced to walk to live elsewhere (Trail of Tears)?
Manifest destiny/westward expansion
400
What constitutional amendments were adopted during Reconstruction? What did they intend to do?
13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments Provide legal and political rights for African Americans.
400
The Homestead Act (1862), the completion of the Transcontinental Railroad (1869), and the mass killing of the buffalo all had a negative effect on which population?
The Plains Indians/Native Americans
500
What was the Articles of Confederation and why did it fail?
The Articles of Confederation was the first Constitution of the US. It failed b/c there was no balance of power bet federal and state governments (states had more power).
500
a) Define Unwritten Constitution? b) Pick 2 examples of the “Unwritten Constitution” 1. President’s Cabinet 2. Living in the oval office 3. Political parties 4. Having a presidential pet 5. President and Vice President having lunch together every week.
President’s Cabinet Political parties
500
As the US acquired more land, controversy over these territories focused on ______? 200 bonus points if you can answer: What was the Missouri compromise?
Expansion of slavery The Missouri compromise kept the balance (number) of free and slave states. Drew an imaginary line delineating which states would have/not have slavery.
500
A major reason for the issuance of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to: 1. Provide economic aid to Latin American nations 2. Defend the Panama Canal from Great Britain 3. Discourage US trade with Latin America 4. Prevent further European colonization in the Caribbean region
4. Prevent further European colonization in the Caribbean region
500
What is a monopoly? Were monopolies harmful? Why or why not?
One company having all the control over one industry. They are harmful b/c there is no competition.