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SAT Subject Test: U.S. History Vocab

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1. Found in the 10th Amendment - it provides that any powers not specifically given to the central government or specifically denied to the state governments by the Constitution are powers that the states are granted. For example - the power to develop






2. The exodus of white - middle-class families from cities to suburbia following WWII due to the migration of African Americans to urban centers.






3. The idea that machinery eliminates the need for human employment-that the development of new machine-based methods of work can lead to workers' losing their jobs.






4. A type of democracy in which the people vote on the actions of the government - rather than electing representatives.






5. Middle-class reform movement of the first decades of the 20th century which sought to widen political participation - eradicate corruption - and apply scientific and technological expertise to social ills.






6. The mixed race of people that developed as a result of the intermarriage of the Spanish and Native American populations in the 16th and 17th centuries.






7. Journalists of the Progressive era who exposed urban poverty - unsafe working conditions - political corruption - and other social ills.






8. The series of laws designed to create separation between the races. These were by and large Southern state laws made constitutional by the Supreme Court decision Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896.






9. A defiant act of the colonies against the British government and its tea trade agreement with East India - which was causing colonial tea merchants to go bankrupt. Protesters dumped an entire shipment of tea into the Boston Harbor.






10. The policy used by the British before the War of 1812 wherein the British stopped US vessels and removed sailors from them to be used on British naval vessels. it was also used to a limited extent by the French during this same period. It was one of






11. Laws made by the British government restricting colonial trade of sugar and tobacco to any country other than England or by any means other than on British ships.






12. A type of colony that was settled by a group of investors and in which the governor of the colony was chosen by the proprietors.






13. A government controlled behind the scenes by another power. During the Vietnam War - South Vietnam's governments were installed and controlled by the US; Ngo Dinh Diem and General Thieu - leaders of South Vietnam were American puppets.






14. The formal or official approval for a constitution or amendment.






15. A legislature composed of only one house or chamber.






16. Settlers who were granted plots in the West - usually of 160 acres - under the Homestead Act of 1862.






17. A program providing health insurance and health care for people over the age of 65.






18. The belief that the United States should not be involved in world affairs.






19. Also called "applied Christianity -" this reform movement - driven by Christian teachings - sought to relieve the suffering of the poor.






20. Populists and "Silver Democrats" who in the 1890s argued in favor of an immense increase in silver coinage as a way of stimulating a faltering economy. See Bimetallists.






21. The idea that each member of the British Parliament represented all British subjects - regardless of location.






22. The political position advocated by Jerry Falwell - Pat Robertson - and other conservative Republicans emphasizing a life of religious observance along with no drugs - no divorce - no abortions - no homosexuality - no working mothers - and no sex bef






23. Machine-made or standardized parts that could be put together to make a product. Eli Whitney demonstrated to President John Adams in 1801 how a box of guns could be disassembled and reassembled randomly. Each part must be precision-made so that it wi






24. Laws enacted in many states based on religious bans of personal behavior deemed immoral; for example - law prohibiting the sale of alcohol on Sundays.






25. A term used to describe an investment with a reward that can be great-if the investment is successful. It contributed to the stock market crash of 1929.






26. The first wave was in the 1830s through the early 20th century when the radicals Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Susan B. Anthony - and Lucretia Mott advocated equality - employment - education - and suffrage. The second wave - which advocated these same id






27. A legislature composed of two houses. The US Congress - composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives - is an example.






28. Trade that takes place between states. Under the US Constitution - the power to regulate interstate commerce is delegated to the Congress.






29. Cotton that grew inland in the Black Belt of the South - an area characterized by its dark soil. Short-staple cotton could not be grown profitably until the cotton gin was invented.






30. The process of acquiring new territories






31. Large plantation-type farm established by the Dutch along the Hudson River in the 1600s.






32. This clause - found in the last paragraph of Article I Section 8 of the US Constitution - allows Congress to make laws not specifically delegated to it by the Constitution but that may be "necessary and proper" to carry out its delegated powers. (Als






33. The condition when all male adults in a democracy are granted the right to vote.






34. Grangers - Populists - and agrarian activists of the late 19th century who advocated basing money o silver as well as gold. See Free Silverites.






35. The political events of the 1960s divided the country in many ways. There were pro-Vietnam hawks and anti-Vietnam doves - those who supported the counterculture of liberated sex and drugs and those who did not - those who favored American involvement






36. The movement of mostly college-educated women to provide shelter - cultural activities - and services to the poor. The height of the movement occurred in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.






37. The exodus of white - middle-class families from cities to suburbia following WWII - partially caused by the migration of African Americans to urban centers.






38. An indictment or formal charge brought by the legislative body against a government official - especially the president - in an attempt to remove him or her from office. If the House of Representatives determines that a president has committed acts t






39. A program providing health care for the needy (people who lived below the poverty level) who were not covered by Medicare.






40. Coins or gold and silver money - also called "hard money."






41. The political position that claimed that we could have won the Vietnam War if we had declared war - put in more troops - had a more unified country - or given our generals free reign to fight. These positions are called revisionist because the consen






42. Government policy of noninterference in business practices and in individuals economic affairs; literally translated as "to let do."






43. Powers given to the national/federal government that are specifically stated in the Constitution. They are found in Article I Section 8 of the Constitution and may also be known as expressed or enumerated powers.






44. The movement to form labor organizations made up of skilled wokrers within a particular field.






45. A policy of empire building in which a nation conquers other nations with an aim toward increasing its power and controlling those nations. This was a cause of WWI.






46. The wave of immigration from the 1880s to the 1920s of Eastern and Southern Europeans - contrasted with the "old" immigration of Northern and Western Europeans.






47. The movement to end slavery. There were many points of view on the subject. Immediate abolitionism advocated ending slavery everywhere and refusing to cooperate with the political process (William Lloyd Garrison). Political abolitionism advocated an






48. Sensationalist - lurid - and often falsified accounts of events printed by newspapers and magazines to attract readers.






49. A type of coal - noted for being hard and clean burning.






50. Techniques used in industry to produce large quantities of goods using interchangeable parts and moving assembly lines. Elements of mass production were developed in the 19th century; the process was perfected by Henry Ford in the 1910s.







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