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AP U.S. History

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






2. Fear of Japanese-Americans as traitors - sent off (by law) to internment camps; removal of deemed threats in military areas






3. Family farmers who hired out slaves for the harvest season - self-sufficient - participated in local markets alongside slave owners






4. Private property subject to government regulation when property is devoted to public interest; against railroads






5. Small oil companies sold stock and authority to Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company (consolidation) - cornered world petroleum market






6. Hamilton's plan to solve Revolutionary debt - Assumption highly controversial - pushed his plan through Congress - based on loose interpretation of Constitution






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






8. Worked to reform the American education system - abolitionist - prison/asylum reform with Dorothea Dix






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






10. Government to buy silver to back money in addition to gold






11. Founded by Uriah Stephens (1869); excluded corrupt and well-off; equal female pay - end to child/convict labor - employer-employee relations - proportional income tax; 'bread and butter' unionism (higher wages - shorter hours - better conditions)






12. Admiral Dewey defeated Spanish initially; American troops (aided by Aguinaldo's insurgents) captured Manila - leading to annexation






13. Repeat candidate for president - proponent of silver-backing (16:1 platform) - cross of gold speech against gold standard; Democratic candidate (1896)






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






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






16. 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






17. Part of 'First' New Deal Program (1933-1935) - insured deposits < $5000 - reassured American public of the worth of banks






18. Part of transportation revolution - from Cumberland MD to Wheeling WVa - toll road network; stimulated Western expansion






19. 'Rotation in office;' Jackson felt that one should spend a single term in office and return to private citizenship - those who held power too long would become corrupt and political appointments made by new officials was essential for democracy






20. Black veteran escorted to be enrolled in Univ. of Miss. by military (school reluctant - cf. Little Rock Nine)






21. French threat at the borders was no longer present - therefore the colonies didn't need English protection; more independent stand against Britain






22. Provided for evacuation of English troops from posts in the Great Lakes


23. Needed to protect new Pacific acquisitions - U.S. took over the project from the French after overcoming Clatyton¬ Bulwer Treaty (prohibited exclusive control of canal) with the Hay¬ Pauncefote Treaty






24. Combined Massachusetts - New Hampshire - Connecticut - Rhode Island - and Plymouth (and later Jersey and New York) into one 'supercolony' governed by Sir Edmond Andros - a 'supergovernor'






25. Created the Wisconsin Idea (as governor of Wisconsin) — regulated railroad - direct-primary system - increased corporate taxes - reference library for lawmakers






26. Tax cuts to increase population spending (help economy) - drastic cutting back on government programs due to lack of funds






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






28. Helped lead settlement house movement - co-founded NAACP - condemned war and poverty






29. Meriwether Lewis and William Clark sent by Jefferson to explore the Louisiana Territory on 'Voyage of Discovery'






30. CIA attempt to institute Cuban support to overthrow Castro; cover-up uncovered - became representation of Cuban resistance to American aggression






31. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait despite peace treaty and refusal to abandon Iraqi occupation


32. First 'modern' president - moderate who supported progressivism (at times conservative) - bypassed congressional opposition (cf. Jackson) - significant role in world affairs






33. 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)






34. 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






35. Forbade restraint of trade and did not distinguish good from bad trusts - ineffective due to lack of enforcement mechanism (waited for Clayton Anti-Trust Act)






36. Politely demanded from the king a cease¬fire in Boston - repeal of Coercive Acts -. guarantee of American rights






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






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


39. 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


40. Germany announced that it would sink all (including American) ships - attempt to involve U.S. in war






41. American who settled in Texas - one of the leaders for Texan independence from Mexico






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






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






44. Focused on the 'Common Man;' removal of Indians - removal of federal deposits in BUS - annexation of territory - liberal use of veto


45. Upheld constitutionality of Espionage Act; Congress right to limit free speech during times of war






46. 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)






47. Considered a hero for his solo crossing of the Atlantic by plane






48. President has power to cease trade with any foreign country that violated American neutrality


49. US ambassador to Russia - notified Truman of Soviet ambitions to expand empire and overthrow other political forces; established concern for Soviet policy in Eastern Europe - Germany - and the Middle East






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