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AP U.S. History

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1. British soldiers shot into crowd of snowball fight; two of nine soldiers (defended by John Adams) found guilty of manslaughter






2. Pushed through northern Georgia - captured Atlanta - 'march to the sea' (total war and destruction) - proceeded to South Carolina






3. Opposed to all immigration - strongly anti-Catholic






4. Working class exploited for profit - proletariat (workers) to revolt and inherit all society






5. Provided housing and recreation to city youth - imposing Protestant morals - unable to reach out to all youth

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6. Created Interstate Commerce Commission to require railroads to publish rates (less discrimination - short/long haul) - first legislation to regulate corporations - ineffective ICC






7. Over Senate seat for Illinois (Douglas victor) - Lincoln stated the country could not remain split over the issue of slavery






8. Europeans should not interfere with affairs in Western Hemisphere - Americans to stay out of foreign affairs; supported Washington's goal for US neutrality in Americas






9. Led railroad workers in Pullman Strike - arrested; Supreme Court (decision in re Debs) legalized use of injunction (court order) against unions and strikes






10. Scarce supplies (food and clothing) - army motivated by von Steuben






11. Clay and Calhoun - eager for war with Britain (War of 1812)






12. Connected the colonies to Britain - opposed to unnecessary unfair taxation; strong influence on Albany Plan






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






14. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






15. Nixon's domestic policy; federal revenues shared with states (revenue sharing) - minimum income proposed






16. 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






17. Challenged New England Calvinist ministers' authority - as they taught the good works for salvation of Catholicism






18. State-run economy to provide conflict-free society






19. Jane Addams's pioneer settlement house (center for women's activism and social reform) in Chicago






20. Dance music - slave spirituals adapted into improvisation and ragtime; jazz migrated along with blacks in the Great Migration






21. Influence of African-American blues - music of the younger generation (gap between them and their parents)

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






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






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






25. Drafting extremely hated by Northerners - sparked by Irish-Americans against the black population - 500 lives lost - many buildings burned






26. 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






27. Radical Calvinists against the Church of England; Separatists (Pilgrims) argued for a break from the Church of England - led the Mayflower - and established the settlement at Plymouth






28. 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






29. 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






30. States could refuse to enforce the federal laws they deemed unconstitutional






31. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery






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






33. Introduced the 'trickle-down' economics theory in order to promote business and increase money available for speculation






34. Organized and controlled resistance against Parliamentary acts in less violent ways (strength of martyrdom) - advocated nonimportation






35. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - provided more funds to state and local relief efforts






36. Interracial group of protestors who aimed to dramatize the violations of the call for desegregation; harsh treatment by southern whites provoked Kennedy to more strictly enforce desegregation






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






38. Writing took a more realistic approach on the world - regionalist writers focused on local life (Sarah Orne Jewett) - naturalist writers focused on economy and psychology (Stephen Crane)






39. 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






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






41. Committees appointed from different colonies to communicate on matters; asserted rights to self¬government - cooperation between colonies






42. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications






43. Tet Offensive in Vietnam - assassination of MLK and Robert Kennedy (presidential candidate) - Riot of Democratic National Convention (Chicago police beat antiwar protestors) - Black Panthers

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44. Secretary of state - policy to liberate captive people in Eastern Europe by political pressure and propaganda; massive retaliation to counter SovietlChinese aggression with nuclear weapons; brinksmanship to be persistent to solve crises (even to the






45. Mexicans held siege on the Alamo (in San Antonio) - Texans lost great number of people - 'Remember the Alamo'






46. Believed in expanding federal power on economy - encouraged industrial development; could only gain power on the local level - led by Henry Clay (anti-Jackson)






47. 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






48. Parliament took minor actions in the colonies - allowing them to experiment with and become accustomed to self-government - international trade agreements






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






50. Americans at home reminded to conserve materials in all aspects of life to support the military; resulted in saving up of money to cause economic boom after war