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AP U.S. History

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






2. In Brook Farm Community - literary nationalist - transcendentalist (nascent ideas of God and freedom) - wrote 'The American Scholar'






3. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






4. Catholic communist autocrat of Vietnam - assassinated (with aid of US)






5. (The Lonely Crowd) 'outer directed' Americans conforming to peer pressure on moral and social issues - rather than independently thinking on morals






6. 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






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






8. Stronger union of states - equal and population-based representation - simple majority vote (with presidential veto) - regulation of foreign and interstate commerce - execution by president - power to enact taxes - federal courts - easier amendment p






9. Huerta's enemy - reluctantly supported by U.S.; U.S. sought Villa's submission due to terrorism - eventually assassinated; Wilson's policy highly unpopular






10. 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






11. British passenger liner secretly carrying ammunition sunk by German u-boat - included American passengers






12. Relied on voluntary compliance (no formal laws) - propaganda; high prices set on commodities to encourage production - Prohibition

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13. Created in 1961 as example of liberal anticommunism in third world countries; 'reform-minded missionaries of democracy'






14. Intended to save British East India Company from bankruptcy - could sell directly to consumers rather than through wholesalers (lowered prices to compete with smuggled tea)






15. Foundation for self-government laid out by the first Massachusetts settlers before arriving on land






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






17. The two political parties that formed following Washington's presidency; Federalists for stronger central government - Republicans for stronger state governments






18. Reagan called the Soviet Union an 'evil empire'; Korean passenger plane shot down near Moscow (increased anti-Soviet rhetoric); Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) used space-based lasers as defense from nuclear attack

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






20. Peaceful destruction of British tea in Boston Harbor by colonists disguised as Indians






21. Defined process for territories to become states (population reached 60 -000) - forbade slavery in the new territories






22. Government would protect America's foreign investments with any force needed; under president Taft

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23. British citizenship outnumbered colonies' - large navy and professional army; exhausted resources (Hessians hired) - national debt






24. Argued that states had the right to determine whether or not the laws passed by Congress were constitutional






25. Won battles in the West and raised northern morale (esp. Shiloh - Fort Henry - and Fort Donelson) - made Union commanding general






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






27. First attempt of Cherokees to gain complete sovereign rule over their nation






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






29. Slaves could not sue in federal courts (blacks no longer considered citizens) - slaves could not be taken from masters except by the law - Missouri Compromise unconstitutional - Congress not able to prohibit slavery in a state






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






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






32. Most numerous in New England - fought for independence






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






34. Loose interpretation allowed for implied powers of Congress (such as the National Bank) - strict interpretation implied few powers to Congress






35. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






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






37. Appealed to many conservatives - especially southerners (opposed massive protests and integration)






38. Political muckraking cartoonist - refused bribes to stop criticism






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






40. Gorbachev announced Soviet withdrawal of power from all of Eastern Europe - including Berlin (wall torn down - free movement - &c.)






41. American U-2 spy plane shot down over USSR (Ike: 'for national security); US suspended further flights - Krushchev demanded apology (refused)






42. Commission on civil rights to attempt to guarantee the ballot to blacks; showed government's changing views of race relations






43. Intercepted by Britain; Germany proposed alliance with Mexico - using bribe of return of TX - NM - and AZ; Japan included in alliance






44. Destroyed by Jackson on the grounds that it was unconstitutional and too much power for a federal institution






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






46. Former French subjects in Canada allowed to keep Catholicism - while American colonists expected to participate in the Church of England






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






48. Opposed Polk's high-handedness - avid Southern slave owner






49. Increase working output by standardizing procedures and rewarding those who worked fast; efficiency






50. 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)