US History Semester 1 – Flashcards
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The 1820 Missouri Compromise set the dividing line between slave and free states at...
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36° 30'
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was authored by...
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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What document changed the purpose of the Civil War from one of states' rights to that of slavery?
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What were three of the provisions of the Compromise of 1850?
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-stated California would be free -New Mexico and Utah could decide for themselves -U.S. would forgive Texas's debt in exchange for land -slave trading would cease in Washington, D.C
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Which Constitutional Amendment abolished slavery?
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13th
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This Supreme Court ruling stated slaves did not have a right to sue since they were not citizens, but merely property.
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The Dred Scott Case
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During Reconstruction, a _____was a Southern white who joined the Republican Party.
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Scalawag
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The political entity following the Civil War, which took the view of Reconstruction that harsh penalties needed to be doled out to former Confederates while giving full rights to Freedmen, was called _____
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Radical Republicans
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Which of the following did not take place during the Gilded Age (1877-1890)? 3 of the following are correct answers--William McKinley's presidency,bulk of the Industrial Revolution, creation of Jim Crow laws, the Great California Gold Rush, Civil War and Reconstruction, major religious revivals
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William McKinley's presidency, the Great California Gold Rush, Civil War and Reconstruction
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What did the Morrill Grant Land Act of 1862 accomplish for education in America?
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Gave each state money to build colleges and libraries
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A tariff is a _____ on ________goods
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tax on imported goods
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The _____Amendment dealt with the issue of how income tax funds would be apportioned.
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16th
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How did the Civil War help the cause of women's suffrage?
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They did men's work which proved they could work
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What significant land development did President Jefferson make?
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Louisiana Purchase
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Which of the following were changes America experienced during the second half of the nineteenth century?
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Industrial Revolution, Major technological advances, Changes in education
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The forced relocation of Cherokees from Georgia to Oklahoma resulted in the deaths of thousands on the _____
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Trail of Tears
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The 1896 Supreme Court ruling of Plessy v. Ferguson reinforced an already established American policy of _____
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Separate but equal
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President Wilson's speech called the _____Points provided one plan for ending World War I and securing permanent world peace.
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14 Points
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One of the purposes of the FDIC is to _____
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Ensure money
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The Treaty of Versailles made four major demands of Germany following World War I. Of the four below, which two had the most profound economic impact on the country?
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Germany had to pay for the war, Lost valuable territory
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What was the most direct cause for the beginning of America's involvement in Cuba just prior to the outbreak of hostilities?
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Cuba's insurrection against Spain
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Who is the famous journalist for whom an award is given annually to writers and composers?
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Joe Pulitzer
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Which of the Progressive Constitutional amendments addressed the issue of the election of U.S. senators?
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17th
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The _______Amendment addressed the moral issue of alcohol.
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18th
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What helped the cause of women's suffrage in the early part of the twentieth century?
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World War I
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Women working outside the home during the Roaring Twenties could expect...
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Lower wages compared to men, forced to stay home if they become pregnant
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Franklin Roosevelt was first elected in _____
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1932
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Although a number of things brought about World War I, there was one event that pushed Europe over the edge. What was that event?
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Assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand
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In order for the United States to build the Panama Canal, it first had to help rebels defeat this nation.
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Columbia
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Which individual below advocated that Capitalism would change into Communism and Democracy would give way to Socialism?
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Karl Marx
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In contrast to America, which of the following were characteristics of the Soviet Union?
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One party system, atheist, communist
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Which of the following is one of the effects of Ford's assembly-line production methods?
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Faster, easier, cheaper production
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Who were the first individuals to be hit the hardest by the stock market crash and the Great Depression?
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People who heavily invested in the stock market
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When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that some of his programs were unconstitutional, Franklin Roosevelt responded by _____
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Trying to add 6 more supreme court justices
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Which of the statements below best describes the state of the Union's economic infrastructure during the Civil War?
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Able to manufacture more goods and trade
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How did the United States try to help European nations devastated by World War I?
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Gave them loans
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---The _____Revolution of 1917 was led by Vladimir Lenin and the Bolsheviks
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Russian
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Early in the twentieth century, Russia became the first European nation to lose a war to an Asian one. What nation defeated them?
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Japan
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---Chiang Kai-shek was leader of the ____Party.
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Nationalist
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---Harry Truman approved an airlift to this blockaded city in 1948.
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Berlin, Germany
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When Lincoln was elected president in 1860, some of his views on slavery included:
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No slavery in new states, but leave it where it was; it could not spread
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---Germany started World War II in Europe by invading _____.
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Poland
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In a 150-word paragraph, explain what the long term effects of the Great Depression had on families.
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There were many long term effects of the Great Depression of families. Many men would lose their jobs when companies ran low on money. When men lost their jobs, the families lost their main source of income. When the family lost their main source of income, the men would often leave town looking for work, if they did not, the family would end up on the street. Sometimes if men never came back, women would have to start looking for work.
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provided Federal funds to finance public works projects, the largest of which was the Tennessee Valley Authority
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Public Works Administration
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demanded that big business institute an industry-wide set of standards or codes for fair business practices. These were to include wages, hours, and labor bargaining.
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National Industrial Recovery Act
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provided relief to farmers, limited the amount of agriculture that farmers were allowed to grow, increasing prices. It established subsidies, which paid farmers to grow less to keep prices down
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Agricultural Adjustment Act
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assisted people with repairing older homes and helped them with mortgages by offering lower rates.
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Federal Housing Act
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goal was to make sure students stayed in school by providing jobs that worked with school schedules and helping college students with tuition and housing.
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National Youth Administration
