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US History Fall Final Terms
For Mr. Keleman's US History Fall Final (2011)
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11th Grade
12/15/2011

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City on a Hill
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A speech about how America was super awesome
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Puritans
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A group of english protestants
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Salutary Neglect
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A period of time when England left America alone
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French & Indian War
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War between Britain and France. Britain won.
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Proclamation of 1762
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Said that people could not settle past the Appleachians
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Stamp Act
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Tax by parliament on printed materials in america
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Boston Tea Party
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A protest against British tax's
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Minutemen
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The militia of the american colonies
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Declaration of Independence
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It was america saying that they no longer regarded themselves as members of Britain
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Articles of confederation
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Was america's first constitution but said that the states were soverign
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Shay's rebellion
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Armed uprising that was over financial troubles
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constitutional compromises
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A long list of ratifications to the Articles of Confederation
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checks and balances
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A system set up to make sure the government does not get too powerful
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federalists & anti-federalists
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Federalists wanted to have a stronger national government when the constitution was being ratified
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elastic clause
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"necissary and proper clause" lets the government make random laws
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bill of rights
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the first 10 ammendments made to the constitution
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andrew carnegie
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Worked up in steel industry. Philanthropist.
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laissez faire
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"Hands off"
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Veritcal monopoly
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When a business controls various parts of an industry
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Horizontal monopoly
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When a business controls a lot of the same part of an industry
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social darwinism
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The belief that some people were naturaly given the ability to become successful
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sherman act
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Prevented companies from becoming too powerful
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knights of labor
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First major labor union. Striked more than negotiated.
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american federation of labor
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Somewhat dissolved the knights. Negotiated more.
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mother jones
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Organizer for Knights of Labor
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pullman strike
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A strike at a Railroad company. It got so out of hand, the government had to send troops.
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nativism
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Opposition to immigration
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dubbell tenements
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Appartments in new york
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ethnic enclaves
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I.e. chinatown
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boss tweed
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A corrupt politician that stole lots of money. Political machine.
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pendleton act
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Said that government jobs had to be given based on merit
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WCTU
Definition
Womens christian temperance union (against alcahol)
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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Leader in african american reform movement
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Booker T. Washington
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Leader in african american reform movement. Set up schools.
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Ferguson sued a railroad for not letting him sit 1st class.
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Teddy Roosevelt
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President/BAMF
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Initiative & Recall
Definition
Gives power to citizens to control government
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Northern Securities Case
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Roosevelt sued northern securities for breaking sherman act
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The Jungle
Definition
A book that talked about the meat industry (yellow journalism)
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"Jim Crow" Laws
Definition
Laws regarding racial speration
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"Bull Moose" Party
Definition
Roosevelt's split off from republican party
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Federal Reserve System
Definition
The central banking system of the US
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1902 Coal Strike
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Miner's striked. First case where government (TR) got involved
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John Muir
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Preservationist
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Clayton Act
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A newer version of the sherman antitrust act
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16th ammendment
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Income tax
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17th ammendment
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Direct election of senators
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18th ammendment
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Prohibition
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19th ammendment
Definition
Gave feemales the right to vote
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Margaret Sanger
Definition
Sex educator
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Wounded Knee
Definition
A "massacre" that was caused by a misfire then the indians and americans shooting eachother. America won.
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Dawes Act
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Let indian lands be divided up by president
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Alfred T. Mahan
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Sea power
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Queen Liliuokalani
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Queen of Hawaii that did not want to join with the US
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Spanish-American War
Definition
Spain and america fighting
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"Yellow" Press
Definition
a style of journalism in which the truth is stretched to make the story more appealing
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Emilio Aguinaldo
Definition
Leader of the phillipino revolution against spain and about getting america out
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Platt Amendment
Definition
The conditions of the withdrawl of american troops from cuba
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"Open Door" Policy
Definition
Said that china should become more open to foreign powers
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Panama Canal
Definition
Canal in panama that helped trade
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Roosevelt Corollary
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Said that the US will intervene with conflicts between European nations and latin american countries
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Missionary Diplomacy
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Said it was the moral responsibility of the US to deny recognition to any Latin American government that was viewed as hostile
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Pancho Villa
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Mexican who killed some americans and pissed off our government
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US Entry in WWI
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When the US got involved in WWI
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Zimmerman Note
Definition
Germans being sneaky fucks with mexico against US
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Great Migration
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Blacks moving out of the South to the northeast, midwest, and west in the mid 1900's
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George Creel
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Head of committee on Public Information
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Espionage & Sedition Acts
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Said that citizens cant say anything about US involvement in the war
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Treaty of Versailles
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Treaty that ended WWI. Screwed over Germany.
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League of Nations
Definition
Old version of UN
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Red Scare
Definition
"Ahh comunism"
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Palmer Raids
Definition
deported communists
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Sacco & Vanzetti
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italians convicted of murder. Unfair trial.
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"New" KKK
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Group that only liked traditional americans
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Emergency Quota Act
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Restricted immigration amounts allowed into US
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Boston Police Strike
Definition
police officers went on strike.Strike did not fair well.
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Ohio Gang
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Hardings group of politicians and industry leaders
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Teapot Dome
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Bribery incident over oil drilling land with Harding
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Model A
Definition
It was a car made by ford
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Installment Plan
Definition
Pay over time plan
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Volsted Act
Definition
Another prohibition act
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Speakeasies
Definition
Bar's and clubs people could go to get alcahol
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Al Capone
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Chicago gangster
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Aimee Semple McPherson
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Radio priest
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Scopes Trial
Definition
Trial that talked about evolution vs. religion/old vs. new
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Flapper
Definition
strumpet. New generation.
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Babe Ruth
Definition
Base ball player
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Charles Lindbergh
Definition
Piolet that flew across atlantic
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Harlem Renaissance
Definition
Blacks becoming more prominet in Harlem
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Jazz
Definition
Good shit
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McNary-Haugen Bill
Definition
America buys farmed goods and sells them on foreign market
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Consumer Debt
Definition
People couldn't pay off the debts they accumulated
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Bank Failures
Definition
Banks went out of business
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Hawley-Smoot Tariff
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Raised US tarriffs extremely high
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Dust Bowl
Definition
Drought in the south and central US
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Direct Relief
Definition
Old version of wellfare
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"Rugged Individualism"
Definition
People didn't want to take charity
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Hoovervilles
Definition
shantytown's built by homeless in the Great Depression
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Boulder Dam
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Hoover Dam
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)
Definition
A loan system for business'
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Bonus Army
Definition
A group of veterans that wanted government bonus'
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