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AP U.S. History

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1. Depicted the evils of slavery (splitting of families and physical abuse); increased participation in abolitionist movement - condemned by South

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2. US - Britain - Japan - France - and Italy to reduce naval tonnage and halt construction for 10 years; US and Japan to respect Pacific territorial holdings - Kellog-Briand Pact to 'outlaw war'






3. Founded by Betty Friedan - Bella Abzug - and Aileen Hernandez; lobbied for equal opportunity where the EEOC was lacking (gender discrimination); lawsuits and mobilization of public opinion






4. Midway (US Signal Corps - turning point of war in the Pacific) - D-Day (Eisenhower's amphibious invasion of Normandy - led to depletion of German forces) - Stalingrad (Russians defeated Germans - saved Moscow and Leningrad - turning point in Europe)






5. Educational and residential segregation; inferior facilities allotted to African-Americans - predominantly in South






6. Western Pennsylvanian farmers' violent protest against whiskey excise tax - Washington sent large army to put down revolt - protests to be limited to non-violent






7. Allowed for faster processing of cotton - invented by Eli Whitney - less need for slaves






8. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






9. Forbade restraint of trade and did not distinguish good from bad trusts - ineffective due to lack of enforcement mechanism (waited for Clayton Anti-Trust Act)






10. Denounced the 'housewife trap' which caused educated women to hold even themselves inferior to men






11. Highest peacetime deficit in US history (due to lower tax rates for high-income taxpayers - spent too much money attempting to reduce price supports to farmers)






12. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






13. Stock prices fell drastically; without buyers - the stocks became essentially worthless; cause bank crashes - &c.






14. Judges appointed to Supreme Court by Adams in the last days of his presidency to force them upon Jefferson - Marshall among those appointed






15. French threat at the borders was no longer present - therefore the colonies didn't need English protection; more independent stand against Britain






16. Paper money; specie circular decreed that the government would not accept specie for government land






17. 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)






18. The principle that a state should decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery






19. Required of members of the Puritan Church; took the place of baptism required by the Catholic Church






20. Heavily evangelized to the point there were no more people left to convert to other religions - upstate New York - home to the beginning of Smith's Mormonism movement






21. Introduced work ethic to Jamestown colony - sanitation - diplomat to local Native American tribes; had fought Spanish and Turks






22. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






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






24. 'Corrupt bargain' and backroom deal for JQ Adams to win over Jackson






25. Ideas of Wilson: small enterprise - states' rights - more active government - trust busting - left social issues up to the states






26. Edmond Genet contributed to polarization of the new nation by creating his American Foreign Legion in the south - which was directed to attack Spanish garrisons in New Orleans and St. Augustine






27. Planes hijacked by terrorists for destruction; blame pinned on Al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden - sought out in attempt to completely destroy terrorism






28. Offered a New Deal (reminiscent of FDR) of smaller government - reduced taxes - and free enterprise; Washington outsider






29. Northern factory workers who were discarded when too old to work (unlike the slaves who were still kept fed and clothed in their old age)

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30. Settlers to pay the expenses of a servant's voyage and be granted land for each person they brought over; headright system






31. President has power to cease trade with any foreign country that violated American neutrality

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32. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






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






34. Reagan and Gorbachev agree to remove and destroy nuclear weapons from Eastern and Western Europe; eased international tension and allowed Soviet domestic reforms to take place






35. Increased already high rate of inflation by quadrupling the price of crude oil






36. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on 'Voyage of Discovery'






37. Bicameral congressional representation based on population






38. Unemployment jitters; expelled Teamster union (resorted to gangsterism); height of power of workers' unions






39. Mass production of the Model-T - workers as potential consumers (raise wages) - supported other industries and raised employment

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

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41. Slavery to be barred in all territory ceded from Mexico; never fully passed Congress






42. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - Harry Hopkins; provide work for unemployed and construct public works - &c. through Emergency Relief Appropriation Act; much like Civil Works Administration






43. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






44. Attacked people for being communist by association and unsubstantiated claims - against Truman - Marshall - and Ike; downfall came with attack on the military (condemned by Senate); led hysteria of the red scare






45. Calvinist - devised concept of 'city on a hill' ('A Model of Christian Charity'); founded highly successful towns in Massachusetts Bay






46. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - banned child labor - established minimum wage






47. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






48. Stated the United States was destined to span the breadth of the entire continent with as much land as possible - advocated by Polk






49. Tweed Leader of Tammany Hall - gained large sums of money through the political machine - prosecuted by Samuel Tilden and sent to jail






50. William and Mary kicked James II out of England (exiled into France) - allowed more power to the legislatures