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- What is another name for monopoly?
- Trust
- What does Senneca Falls always relate to?
- Women's Rights
- What was the purpose of the checks and balances method?
- So no one gets too much power in the government
- What was the first form of government?
- Articles of Confederation
- What powers did the Articles of Confederation lack that made it weak?
- Power to control trade, power over taxes
- What was the main purpose of the Dawes act?
- Assimilate Native American Indians to the American culture. Teach them to become self-supporting.
- What was the main reason we created the Open Door policy in China?
- Guarantee that we had access to their markets
- Who did the Populists stand up for?
- Farmers
- What was the main purpose of adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
- Guarantee rights to individuals
- What did Monroe Doctrine say?
- NO European countries can go into Latin America. To stop the spread of communism in Latin America.
- What was the purpose of the Roosevelt Corollary?
- If there is a problem in Latin America, we {U.S.} will go in and solve it.
- Which war was followed by isolationism?
- World War I
- What was the reason for Anti-trust acts?
- Law that increases competition among the businesses.
- What is the meaning Laissez Faire?
- The government has little involvement in the matters of the business.
- What is urbanization?
- The movement of people from the country to the city.
- What did the Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act deal with?
- slavery
- The Truman Doctrine and the Marshall plan were created to do what?
- stop the spread of communism
- What was the main goal of the G.I. bill?
- Economic aid veterans
- What was the main reason for the Constitutional Convention of 1787
- Revise the Articles of Confederation
- Which idea was included in the Constitution that allows Confress to meet the needs of a changing society?
- The Elastic Cause
- What was the main reason the Antifederalists opposed the ratification (approval) of the Constitution?
- Individual rights were not protected
- Which two geographic features most influenced United States foreign policy throughout the 19th century?
- Atlantic Ocean & Pacific Ocean
- Which characteristic of the 1920s is illustrated in the Dacco and Vanzetti case? What was the case about?
- Intolerance toward immigrants. Innocent immigrants were executed for murder.
- Who was the abolitionist that wrote "the Liberator" during the abolitionist movement?
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Who said that after the 13th amendment, blacks still needed to prove themselves in order to truly be equal?
- Booker T. Washington
- What was W.E.B Du Bois' idea of blacks proving themselves after the 13th amendment?
- They do not have to prove themselves because the law says they are now equal
- What was the effect of the Miranda v. Arizona (1966)?
- Before being taken into custody, you must hear your rights
- What was the purpose of rartioning during World War II?
- Save the essential goods for the military
- What was the effect of Gideon v. Wainwright?
- No defendant can be tried without legal representation, even if it is appointed by the state
- What is the meaning of women's suffrage?
- Women's right to vote
- What is the Privelege of the Writ of Habeas Corupus?
- The right to know why you are being held in custody
- During which war was the Writ of Habeas Corupus suspended byt he president?
- Civil War
- What are concurrent powers?
- Powers designated to the national and state governments
- What are delegated powers?
- Powers held by the national government
- What are reserved powers?
- Powers held by the state
- What was the major goal of the Dawes Act of 1887?
- Encourage the assimilation of Native American Indians
- How did the Homestead Act (1862) attempt to promote development of western lands?
- Provide free land to settlers
- What is the concept of social darwinism?
- Survival of the fitest
- What does Social Darwinism usually justify?
- Monopolies
- Which president introduced the concept of neutrality?
- George Washington
- What was the effect of Shenck v. United States?
- Freedom of speech is not absolute
- Which group of people wanted unlimited coinage of silver?
- Farmers
- Which party worked for the benefit of the farmers?
- populist party
- Why did James Madison and Thomas Jefferson oppose to Alexander Hamilton's financial policies?
- They believed it was unconstitutional
- The Missouri Compromise (1820), the Compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) were all dealt with ________
- slavery
- Which law officially ended slavery?
- 13th amendment (1865)
- What is the purpose of the Federal Reserve system?
- Control the supply of money
- What was the purpose of the 13th amendment?
- Free the slaves
- What was the purpose of the 14th amendment?
- Allow blacks to become citizens
- What is the purpose of the 15th amendment?
- Male blacks are given the right to vote
- What was the name of the first permanent colony in 1607?
- Jamestown
- Who were the Virginia House of Burgesses?
- Elected representatives
- Which group of people demanded a Bill of Rights to guarantee personal freedom?
- Anti-Federalists
- Which was a follow up of the Monroe Doctrine, saying that the U.S. would go into Latin America if need be?
- Roosevelt Corollary
- What was the purpose of the Albany Plan of Union?
- Try and establish a form of government for the colonies
- What was Manifest Destiny?
- Belief that the U.s. was meant to reach from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
- Which piece of land doubled the size of the United States?
- The Lousiana Purchase
- How did the U.S. obtain Florida?
- A treaty with Spain
- What was the act that gave free land to people who farmed it for 5 years? What year?
- Homestead Act (1862)
- When railroads were given free land, what did they turn around and do with it?
- Sold it for cheap
- What was the purpose of the Reconstruction?
- Rebuild the south
- What was the time period of the Reconstruction Era?
- (1865-1877)
- What was the term used to describe it when a government put very few restrictions on businesses?
- Laissez-fair
- What is a philanthropist?
- Give money to charity
- What was the name of those people such as Theodore Roosevelt that wanted to get rid of monopolies?
- Trustbusters
- What is the meaning of imperialism?
- Taking over colonies
- What was the New Deal?
- Government involvement in the economic life of the country
- What was the center of debate in the cold war?
- Spread of communism
- What is a country's foreign policy based upon?
- What is good for that country at that particular time?
- What is salutary neglect?
- Pay little attention to the colonies
- Before the Civil War, which principle was used to decided the legalization of slavery in a new state?
- popular sovereignty
- Which river was important for transporting farm goods to the market?
- Mississippe River