Common Historical Themes
Temas Históricos Comunes
Temas Históricos Comunes
Examining how leaders and rulers gain, maintain, and lose power.
POWER & AUTHORITY
This president said: "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it"
Andrew Jackson
Manifest destiny implied that the US was destined to expand from this to this body of water.
The Atlantic to the Pacific
The market breeds...
Competition
The period from 1890 to 1917 marked a pivotal era in U.S. foreign policy, characterized by a transition from ______ to ______
Relative isolationism to active international engagement and imperialism
Studying the causes, impacts, and aftermath of wars and conflicts.
Conflict and War
In the page, The Constitution: What Is It? What does it do? A constitution should be both _____ and _____.
Rigid and Elastic
What body of water did the Louisiana Purchase give the US access to?
The Gulf of Mexico
Competition breeds...
Innovation
American entered WW1 in this year
1917
Looking at the impact of colonization and imperialism on societies.
Colonization & Imperialism
The constitution has had this many amendments.
27
These 3 events in 1803, 1820, and 1823 helped to shape US identity and ensure its continued expansion?
Louisiana Purchase, The Missouri Compromise and the Monroe Doctrine.
The American economy transitioned from subsistence farming to this economy _________
Market
What US foreign policy was invoked when Germany attempted to recruit Mexico and engaged in unrestricted submarine warfare?
The Monroe Doctrine
Examining the roles and rights of different genders throughout history.
Gender and Equality
The Bill of Rights safeguards this.
Fundamental Liberties
This treaty ended the Mexican American War on Feb. 2, 1848
Guadalupe Hidalgo
As industry grew, so did cities. The growth of cities was referred to as ____
Urbanization
This treaty ended WW1______
But it was this treaty in the same country that helped to establish the United States of America _______
Versailles & Treaty of Paris
Understanding the structures that define social classes
Social Hierarchies
Andrew Jackson was said to be very popular with this group of people.
The Common Man
Texas was annexed in this year.
1845
The name given to Gilded Age captains of industry was ______ and name one of the 3 richest men of that era.
Robber Barons (Rockefeller, Carnegie, Vanderbilt)
Equality & Diversity and Enterprise