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AP U.S. History

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1. Network of safe houses of white abolitionists used to bring slaves to freedom






2. Southern and Midwestern farmers expressing discontent - supported free silver and subtreasury plan (cash advance on future crop — farmers had little cash flow during the year) - criticized national banks

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3. Lee's attack on Maryland in hopes that he could take it from the Union - bloodiest day of the war - stalemate - McClellan replaced by Burnside - stalemate - South would never be so close to victory again






4. Soviets cut Berlin off from the rest of Germany by blockade; US organized airlift to drop supplies into Britain; blockade lifted in May 1949






5. Despite near-guaranteed second term - campaign workers burglarized Democratic offices - cover-up unsuccessful - resigned to avoid impeachment






6. Founded by Emerson - strong emphasis on spiritual unity (God - humanity - and nature) - literature with strong references to nature






7. Capitalism would become productive when uninhibited by taxes and regulation






8. Allowed Parliament to completely legislate over the colonies - limited colonists' say






9. Ended the Dominion of New England - gave power back to colonies






10. 'No taxation without representation -' introduced by Patrick Henry






11. Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'






12. Court case - unconstitutionalized all state laws prohibiting women's rights to have an abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy






13. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)






14. Similar to Navigation; raised money to pay colonial officials by American taxes; led to Boston boycott of English luxuries






15. Introduced his 'New Deal -' won election by a relative landslide (he was not Hoover - whom the public now did not trust)






16. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






17. American general Horatio Gates was victorious over British general Burgoyne






18. Key to English-Native American relationship - died in England in 1617






19. Detectives hired by employers as private police force - often used to end strikes






20. Public treaties - free trade - free seas - reduced armament burdens - anti-imperialism - independence to minorities - international organization

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21. Executed for leaking atomic secrets to Soviets - avowed communists






22. Detente achieved with USSR and China by withdrawal from Vietnam; realpolitik shed the use of doctrines and policies - instead using China and USSR in alternative ways to achieve other goals (pitting China and USSR against each other - as communist na






23. Increased tariff on sugar (and other imports) - attempted to harder enforce existing tariffs






24. Henry Clay aimed to make the US economically independent from Europe (e.g. - support internal improvements - tariff protection - and new national bank)






25. First shots are fired at Charleston - North Carolina






26. Attacked industrial elite - called for business regulation - publisher refused works breaking with Victorian ideals






27. United States aided South Vietnam in its war of power struggle against North Vietnam - the Vietcong - USSR - and China






28. Albert Fall accused of accepting bribes for access to government oil in Teapot Dome - Wyoming






29. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave-owner (right to own property - slaves as property)






30. Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Led boycott - became leader of civil rights movement; urged nonviolent resistance (cf. tactics of Ghandi);






31. NLF attacked numerous South Vietnamese cities and American embassies - eventually repulsed; spoiled LBJ's record to reelection - resulted in massive protests in US to end the war; atrocities such that war could only end in stalemate






32. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






33. Often debtors sold to slave traders by African kings seeking riches; Columbian Exchange






34. Provided for evacuation of English troops from posts in the Great Lakes

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35. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






36. 'Dark horse' Democratic candidate; acquired majority of the western US (Mexican Cession - Texas Annexation - Oregon Country) - lowered tariffs - created Independent Treasury






37. Settled in Pennsylvania - believed the 'Inner Light' could speak through any person and ran religious services without ministers






38. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






39. Soviet-aided North Korea attack on South Korea; MacArthur named general on behalf of UN (excluded Russia) - US supplied majority of troops; recapture of South Korea and suppression of North forces to northern border; introduction of Chinese - MacArth






40. Known as 'wartime food czar;' created recreation policies and reintroduced leisure culture and conservation ethic to get Americans escaping the cities and improve tourism - etc.






41. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






42. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






43. Nixon agreed with USSR to achieve nuclear equality rather than the superiority that threatened the destruction of the world; further reduced tensions between the two countries






44. Began by Edwards to return to Puritanism - increased overall religious involvement - gave women more active roles in religion - more and more ministers sprouted up throughout the country; mainly affected towns and cities






45. Lowering of income taxes for wealthy (trickle-down economics) - refusal to create higher prices to help farmers (McNary-Haugen Bill)






46. Gold discovery in Sutter's Mill in 1848 resulted in huge mass of adventurers in 1849 - led to application for statehood - opened question of slavery in the West






47. Provided country with a break from partisan politics - Missouri Compromise - issued Monroe Doctrine






48. Repeat candidate for president - proponent of silver-backing (16:1 platform) - cross of gold speech against gold standard; Democratic candidate (1896)






49. Craft unions that left the Knights (1886) - led by Gompers - women left out of recruitment efforts






50. Roosevelt's plan that aimed to regulate corporations (Anthracite coal strike - Dept. of Commerce and Labor - Elkins and Hepburn Acts) - protect consumers (meat sanitation) - and conserve natural resources (Newlands Reclamation Act)