US History and Government#2 – Flashcards

— Douglass C. North, the Economic Growth of the United States, 1790-1860, W.W. Norton and company. Information on the grid most clearly supports the conclusion thatthe Erie Canal

One major result of the completion of the Erie Canal was that

Which factor most influenced the economic development of the colonial south?

... The jury withdrew, and in a small time returned, and being asked by the clerk, whether they were agreed of their verdict, and whether John Peter Zenger was guilty of printing and publishing the libels in the information mentioned? They answered by Thomas Hunt, their foreman, not guilty. Upon which there were three huzzas (cheers) in the hall which was crowded with people, and the next day I was discharged from my imprisonment.— John Peter Zenger, 1734

The social contract theory as used in the Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by the writings of

Under the articles of confederation, the years between1781 and 1787 are often referred to as the critical period because the

Which power regarding the federal judiciary was established in Marbury v. Madison

Secretary of the treasury Alexander Hamilton supported the creation of the bank of the United States because it would

President George Washington's leadership during the whiskey rebellion (1794) was important because it

What is a major result of the Supreme Court decisions in McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) and Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)?

1803— Louisiana purchase treaty established western boundary of US 1818— convention with Britain established northern boundary of Louisiana territory 1819— Adams- onis treaty granted Florida to US 1842— Webster- Ashburton treaty established Maine- Canada border 1846— treaty of Oregon established northern boundary of Oregon territory. The time line shows that the major way the US gained territory in the early 19th century was through

In the 1830s, president Andrew Jackson supported the Indian removal policy because

Westward the course of Empire take its way Emanuel leutze, 1861 Which point of view is being conveyed by the artist?

The right way to settle the question of slavery in the territories is to let the people who live there determine if there state is to be slave or free The solution proposed by speaker A is known as

Secession is unlawful and treasonous. Everything possible must be done to preserve the unison

Black Codes were established in the south immediately after the Civil War in an effort to

The inequalities resulting from the unregulated capitalism are too vast. The individual worker and consumer are at the mercy of business owners. The government must do something to protect people

Apache children on arrival at the Carlisle Indian School (Pennsylvania),1886 Four months later,1887 National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution This pair of photographs suggests that major purpose of the Carlisle Indian School was to

A major cause of antagonism toward the new immigrants who came to the US after 1880 was the belief that they

Secretary of State John Hay sent his Open Door Notes(1899-1900) to world powers to