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AP U.S. History

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1. Foundation for First Amendment - offered free choice of religion - not influenced by state






2. Political action for religion justified by decreased presence of religion in society; Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition to expand national influence






3. 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






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






5. Ex-Lincoln secretary; worked to gain Open Door Notes' acceptance from the major powers






6. Authors included Langston Hughes - McKay - Zora Neale Hurston - Countee Cullet — praise and expression of black culture of the time






7. Search warrants on shipping to reduce smuggling; challenged by James Otis






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






9. Through CIO - led three coal mine strikes (some of the very few strikes during the time period)






10. Attacked public figures (Hollywood - New-Dealers - liberals) to root out communist spies






11. Withdrawal of American troops from foreign nations (especially Latin America) to improve international relations and unite western hemisphere; Clark Memorandum (rebukes the 'big stick'); peaceful resolution of Mexican oil fields






12. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






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






14. Prohibited use of any devices (e.g. - literacy tests) to deny the right to vote and enforced black suffrage rights






15. Effects of pesticides on the environment; changed way Americans viewed their impact on nature






16. 'Southern Strategy' lured many southern Democrats to the Republican party (esp. due to southern opposition to Civil Rights Act of 1964)






17. South to gain removal of last troops from Reconstruction; North wins Hayes as president






18. 8000 businesses collapsed (including railroads); due to stock market crash - overbuilding of railroads - heavy farmer loans - economic disruption by labor efforts - agricultural depression; decrease of gold reserves led to Cleveland's repeal of Sherm






19. Vetoed by Jackson on the count that government funds for the Maysville Road would only benefit one state






20. Acquired Mexican Cession (future California - Arizona - and New Mexico); Mexico acknowledged American annexation of Texas






21. Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald (hated his anti-Cuban policies); LBJ instituted Warren Commission to investigate assassination (headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren)






22. Panama Canal Treaty - diplomacy with China - end of recognition of Taiwan; little accomplished domestically due to conservative opposition - foreign policy more successful; Washington outsider - Experienced high interest rates - inflation - increased






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






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






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






26. Severe immigration laws to discourage and discriminate against foreigners - believed to erode old-fashioned American values






27. Contending communist politician in Vietnam - had more popularity than Diem - took power upon Diem's death






28. Satirized wealthy captains of industry - workers and engineers as better leaders of society






29. Held in New York - agreed to not import British goods until Stamp Act was repealed






30. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






31. Intervention in Mexican Revolution (Madero overthrew dictator Diaz) to overthrow Madero out of fear of property confiscation - General Huerta (seen as 'brute' by Wilson - sought new leader) replaced Madero






32. Colonies proposed colonial confederation under lighter British rule (crown-appointed president - 'Grand Council'); never took effect






33. First president to show positive response to civil rights movement; worked heavily on keeping Soviet spread of communism in check






34. Jackson was allowed to relocate Indian tribes in the Louisiana Territory






35. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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36. Installed Shah as dictator - overthrew Moussadegh (communist interests) - in order to resist nationalization British oil holdings






37. Selective Service Act to require men to register with few exceptions; women and blacks drafted/enlisted - highly successful






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






39. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






40. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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41. Nonviolent protest to college students (NC) being refused lunch service; part of 'sit-in' movement to integrate all aspects of life (hotels - entertainment - &c.)






42. Old immigrants from northern and western Europe came seeking better life; new immigrants came from southern and eastern Europe searching for opportunity to escape worse living conditions back home and often did not stay in the US






43. The Union planned a blockade that would not allow supplies of any sort into the Confederacy; control the Mississippi and Atlantic/Gulf of Mexico






44. Made it illegal to transport women across state borders for 'immoral purposes -' violated by black boxer Jack Johnson (w/ white woman)






45. Westward migration of workers (new economic opportunities - esp. aircraft industry) - high rates of divorce and family/juvenile violence - women encouraged to work in factories - still held inferior to men






46. Republican candidate for president in 1884 - quintessence of spoils system; highly disgusted the mugwumps (many Republicans turned to Democrat Cleveland)






47. Southern states (especially South Carolina) believed that they had the right to judge federal laws unconstitutional and therefore not enforce them






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






49. Puritan minister - led revivals - stressed immediate repentance - wrote 'Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God'






50. Decisive victory in the War of 1812 by Harrison over Tecumseh - used in Harrison's campaign for presidency