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| Which colony was founded as a haven for a religious group know as the Quakers |
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| What religious group founded Pennsylavania |
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| What was a fundamental belief of Englightenment thinkers such as John Locke? |
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| that the job of the government is to protect the natural rights(life, liberty, and property) of its citizens |
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| Which American leader's discoveries and inventions characterized the Enlightenment |
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| KNOW YOUR COLONIES WHEN PRESENTED ON A MAP |
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| What is one reason the colonists objected to paying taxes to the British Government? |
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| they did not elect members to Parliament and so believed Parliament had no right to tax them |
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| What government post did George Washington hold during the American Revolution? |
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| commander in chief of the Continental Army |
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| This statement expresses the self-evident truths stated in the Declaration of Independence? |
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| All people are created equal and are entitled to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness |
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| Which document provided the first basic governing structure |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Who proposed the system of checks and balances that was included in the U.S. Constitution? |
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| Goals of the U.S. Constitution as found in the preamble |
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Establish justice
Insure domestic tranquility
Provide for the common defense |
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| Describe the rights and responsibilities of the judicial branch |
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- settle disagreements about laws
- declare laws unconstitutional
- serve for life |
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| What land acquisition in 1803 doubled the size of the United States and gave the nation control of the Mississippi River? |
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| What key issue divided Thomas Jefferson's Democratic-Republican Party and Alexander Hamilton's Federalist Party? |
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| whether federal or state governments should have more power (Federal Power vs. State's Rights) |
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| What was one of John C. Marshall's most important contributions to the U.S. Supreme Court |
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| During Marshall's tenure as chief justice, the court gained the power to rule on the constitutionality of laws |
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| BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ITEMS IN THE FIRST 10 AMENDMENTS of the Constitution |
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- Freedom of speech, religion and press
- Right to a speedy trial
- Search only with probably cause |
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| What tactic of Andrew Jackson's presidential campaign secured his election? |
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| he used slogans, posters and songs |
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| Which area did the United States Acquire in the 1840s and how did it acquire the land` |
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| Mexico ceded California to the United States as part of a peace treaty |
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| Which best explains the concept of manifest destiny? |
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| the idea that it was God's plan for the nation to expand across the continent |
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| How did the Republican Party begin in the 1850s? |
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| Several northern antislavery groups united |
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| Which state was the first to secede from the Union? |
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| South Carolina because it thought the federal government violated its obligations to the states |
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| What was one of the successes of Reconstruction in the post-Civil War South? |
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| Amendments to the Constitution gave blacks citizenship and the right to vote |
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| Which group suffered most as a result of western settlement? |
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| Native Americans - western settlement forced them from their lands |
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| What important influence did nineteenth century railroads have on what is today's "corporate America"? |
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| Railroads were the first to raise funds by issuing stocks and bonds |
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| How did monopolies and trusts affect industry and banking in the late 1800s |
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| they introduced business practices that created big industries and produced great wealth for a few |
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| Why did Congress pass the Sherman Antitrust Act |
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| to eliminate monopolies, trusts, or any agreement that restrained trade |
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| How did immigration in the late 1800s differ from earlier immigration patterns |
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| Early immigrants came largely from northern and western Europe, while later immigrants came mainly from southern and eastern Europe |
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| What categories characterized the social stratification that developed in the United States in the late nineteenth century |
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| What issue was NOT examined by muckrakers in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries |
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| long hours required of sharecropping farmers |
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| Why did the progressive movement support the direct election of senators |
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| Progressives believed that direct election of senators gave more control of government to the people. |
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| What president oversaw the building of the Panama Canal, emphasized conservation and established some of the first national parks |
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| What was one element of Woodrow Wilson's "New Freedom" agenda |
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| establishing a graduated income tax |
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| How did Jim Crow laws, poll taxes, and literacy tests affect blacks in the period following the Civil War? |
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| they promoted segregation and fewer rights for blacks |
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| Which Supreme Court decision allowed for the segregation of blacks in "separate but equal" facilities? |
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| What was a concept put forth by W.E.B Dubois? |
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| Educated African Americans should lead the race out of second-class citizenship into full equality |
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| What was one of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony's goals |
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| gain immediate women's suffrage |
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| Why did some people support imperialism despite traditional American opposition to colonization |
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| They wanted to compete with other nations for natural resources |
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| The United States acquired several new territories during the late 1800s. Which two eventually became states |
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| Which U.S. president proposed forming an association of nations to maintain peace |
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| What finally brought the United States into World War I |
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| unrestricted German submarine attacks |
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| What did the Selective Service Act authorize the government to do |
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| draft men to serve in the military |
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| What was the purpose of the Espionage and Sedition Acts that were passed during World War 1 |
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| provide national security |
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| This was one of Woodrow Wilson's Fourteen Points |
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freedom of the seas
an end to economic barriers between countries
open diplomacy |
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| What group could be described for the first time in the 1920s with the terms flapper, wage-earner and voter |
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| What was the Harlem Renaissance |
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| a 1920s African American cultural movement that included art, music, literature, drama and dance |
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| Which groups in the 1920s opposed immigration, feared the Red Scare and believed white Protestants were better than others? |
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| nativists and Ku Klux Klan |
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| How did the 18th Amendment cause conflict in the United States |
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| Some people believed that the prohibition of alcohol was unconstitutional |
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| What was a common element of the Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover administrations |
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| emphasis on big business and corporate power |
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| This was a cause of the Dust Bowl in the Great Plains |
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| Native grasses were removed to produce wheat, leaving nothing to hold the soil in place |
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| How did farmers deal with the Dust Bowl |
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| They left their farms for California |
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| In addition to lost jobs and poverty, what was another effect of the Great Depression on American lives? |
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| Marriage and birth rates declined as people became reluctant to take on additional responsibility |
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| How did Herbert Hoover's philosophy of government affect the Depression? |
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| it deepened the Depression because nothing was done to address the causes. |
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| Why were the founders of the Plymouth Colony called Pilgrims |
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| The colonists believed they were making a religious journey |
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| What was the key theme of the period known as the Great Awakening |
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| Salvation does not depend on membership in a single church |
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| Rights and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch |
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declare war
pass laws
approve federal judges
impeach officials |
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| This is an example of a right or freedom guaranteed by the Bill of Rights |
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| the freedom to practice the religion of your choice |
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| What was one reason South Carolina gave for its decision to secede from the Union |
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| to uphold the rights of property owners |
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| What was a political challenge the United States faced after the Civil War |
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| citizenship rights for freed slaves |
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| What happened to most Native Americans during western settlement |
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| they were forced off their land |
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| What was an important influence of railroads on modern business practices |
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| railroads formed corporations that raised money through issuing stocks and bonds |
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| Why did the government act quickly to end union-led strikes |
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| there was a belief that strikes were related to anarchy and socialism |
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| How did ethnicity and race influence the cities of the United States in the nineteenth century |
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| they helped define social stratification |
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| Why did the progressive movement support the direct election of senators |
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| progressives believed that direct election of senators gave more control of government to the people |
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| Whose administration featured a "New Freedom" agenda that included a graduated income tax? |
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| Who were two pioneers of the early women's movement |
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| Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony |
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| Both yellow journalism and the explosion on the battleship Maine contributed to the U.S. decision to go to war against Spain. What was another reason |
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| to protect U.S. investments in Cuba |
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| This territory was acquired by the United States as a result of the Spanish American War |
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| What resulted in an increase in organized crime and a ban on the sale of liquor during the 1920s |
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| passage of the 18th amendment |
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| Responsibilities of the Executive Branch |
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carry out laws
sign bills into law
name federal judges
veto bills |
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| What did the federal government do in response to union led strikes |
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| acted quickly to end strikes, using both the courts and federal troops |
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| Who founded the United Negro Improvement Association, which stressed the need for black-owned businesses? |
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| What was one argument against nineteenth-century American imperialism |
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| American principles traditionally opposed colonization |
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| Which president promoted business as part of his foreign policy |
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| What caused the October 1929 stock market crash |
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| falling stocks purchased on credit |
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| What did falling purchasing power, stock speculation, and a banking crisis in the late 1920s lead to |
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| Which colony was founded by Catholics on land given by King Charles I |
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| A statement that describes an attitude toward religion during the Great Awakening would be |
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| People do not have to attend an established church to experience God's forgiveness |
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| Why did the progressive movement support the direct election of senators |
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| Progressives believed that direct election of senators gave more control of the government to the people |
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| What was a fundamental belief of Enlightenment thinkers? |
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| Society can be improved and perhaps perfected through the power of reason |
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| Rights and responsibilities of the Judicial Branch |
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settle disagreements about laws
declare laws unconstitutional
serve for life |
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