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AP U.S. History

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






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






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






4. George Wallace vs. Nixon vs. Humphrey; very narrow popular vote triumph to Nixon (although he had clear majority of electoral votes)






5. Americans feared Soviet infiltration into Latin America - placed secret police and military forces to prevent it






6. Known as 'wartime food czar;' created recreation policies and reintroduced leisure culture and conservation ethic to get Americans escaping the cities and improve tourism - etc.






7. Last major battle; surrender of Cornwallis - led King George III to officially make peace with the colonies






8. The Jungle revealed unsanitary nature of meat-packing industry - inspired Meat Inspection Act and Pure Food and Drug Act (1906)






9. Lee invaded Pennsylvania - bloodiest battle of the war - Confederate Pickett's Charge (disastrous) - Lee forced to retreat (not pursued by Meade) - South doomed to never invade North again - Gettysburg Address given by Lincoln (nation over union)






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






11. Part of Nixon's tri-faceted plan to honorably remove troops from Vietnam; wean the South Vietnamese off of American support - gradually reducing number of American troops present






12. Brown aimed to create an armed slave rebellion and establish black free state; Brown executed and became martyr in the North






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






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






15. American commander-in-chief; first president - set precedents for future presidents - put down Whiskey Rebellion (enforced Whiskey Tax) - managed first presidential cabinet - carefully used power of executive to avoid monarchial style rule






16. States joined for foreign affairs - Congress reigned supreme (lacked executive and judicial) - one vote per state - 2/3 vote for bills - unanimous for amendments; too much power to states - unable to regulate commerce or taxes






17. Support people oppressed by communism and non-democratic governments; worked with democratic governments in Greece - Turkey - and Israel






18. Killed the AAA - although FDR insisted on continuing by creating smaller state-level AAAs






19. Helped approval ratings - not removed from office despite all the efforts of Republican congressmen






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






21. 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






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






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






24. Banned racial discrimination in federal practices; To Secure These Rights called for desegregation - anti-lynching - end of poll taxes






25. 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






26. September 1949 - US no longer held monopoly; two atomic powers






27. Issued by Lincoln following Antietam (close enough to a victory to empower the proclamation) - declared slaves in the Confederacy free (did not include border states) - symbolic gesture to support Union's moral cause in the war






28. Proponent of gradual gain of equal rights for African-Americans






29. Created by John L. Lewis for unskilled labor - organized 'sit-down strike' against GM to work for recognition






30. Georgia cannot enforce American laws on Indian tribes






31. Government compromised to buy and coin $2-4 million/month; government stuck to minimum and inflation did not occur (lower prices); economy grew






32. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - employed young jobless men with government projects on work relief and environment






33. Ended exclusion of homosexuals from military; due to controversy - compromise of 'don't ask - don't tell' instituted






34. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - Harold Icicles - provided public construction projects






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






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






37. James G. Blaine sought to open up Latin American markets to the U.S.; rejected by Latin America due to fear of U.S. dominance and satisfaction with European market






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






39. Fought for return to colonial rule - usually conservative (educated and wealthy






40. New Lights brought new ideas - rejected by Old Lights; both sought out institutions independent of each other






41. First female cabinet member






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






43. Spurred by Great Migration - large-scale riots - lynchings - &c.

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






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






46. Rise in stock prices and speculation - decline of construction industry - mistaken 'trickle-down' economics - reliance on credit






47. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






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

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49. Lee's attack on Maryland in hopes that he could take it from the Union - bloodiest day of the war - stalemate - McClellan replaced by Burnside - stalemate - South would never be so close to victory again






50. Decisive victory to Reagan due to his appeal over Carter (now unpopular due to lack of success in the presidency







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