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AP U.S. History

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1. Tried to rule as absolute monarchs without using Parliament - little to no sympathy for colonial legislatures






2. Government would hold its revenues rather than deposit them in banks - thus keeping the funds away from private corporations; 'America's Second Declaration of Independence'






3. Established colony of Georgia as a place for honest debtors






4. Agreement between US and Britain to remove armed fleets from the Great Lakes






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






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






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






8. Despite CIA-sponsored Soviet resistance - Afghanistan taken by Soviet Union; ended detente between USSR and US






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






10. 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






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






12. 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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13. Small state banks set up by Jackson to keep federal funds out of the National Bank - used until funds were consolidated into a single treasury






14. Victorian standards confined women to the home to create an artistic environment as a statement of cultural aspirations






15. Warned of dangerous military-industrial complex (newly-found power of the military to affect the path of democracy)

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16. Another part of Nixon's out-of-Vietnam plan - destroy supply routes to North Vietnam through Cambodia






17. 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






18. First female cabinet member






19. Prohibited exports (and imports) based in American ports - most controversial Jefferson legislation






20. Proclamation of 1793 response to French attempts for alliance with US






21. Supreme Court legalized the 'separate but equal' philosophy






22. Calvinist - devised concept of 'city on a hill' ('A Model of Christian Charity'); founded highly successful towns in Massachusetts Bay






23. Economic recession (collapse of savings-and-loan industry - increasing deficit due to Reagan tax cuts - retail decreased - higher crime rate)

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24. 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






25. 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






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

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27. Northern Securities Company (JP Morgan and James G. Hill - railroads) seen by Roosevelt as 'bad' trust - Supreme Court upheld his first trust-bust






28. Henry Clay aimed to make the US economically independent from Europe (e.g. - support internal improvements - tariff protection - and new national bank)






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






30. Full American independence - territory west of Appalachian ceded to America - loyalists to be compensated for seized property - fishing rights off of Newfoundland






31. Standard Oil Company - Ruthless business tactics (survival of the fittest)






32. Accomplished great number of relief - recovery - and reform efforts; sought practical solutions to the problems by experimentation

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






34. FDR and Churchill agreed to defeat Germany first rather than concentrate on Japan






35. Americans could now spend what they had been told to save during the war (disposable income); increased purchasing of luxury items






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






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






38. Opposed strikes - producer-consumer cooperation - temperance - welcomed blacks and women (allowing segregation)






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






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






41. Avoided league of Nations - opposed Latin American involvement






42. 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






43. Beginnings of trusts (destruction of competition); vertical- controlling every aspect of production (control quality - eliminate middlemen - Rockefeller); horizontal- consolidating with competitors to monopolize a market (highly detrimental)






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






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






46. Second youngest president - entered presidency as tensions of the Cold War increased; unable to get major initiatives through Congress due to conservative bloc; tax cuts (economic stimulation); reluctantly gets involved in civil rights; emphasizes Sp






47. Effectively ended spoils system and established civil service exams for all government positions - under Pres. Garfield






48. 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)






49. Foreshadowed in 14 points - hoped to guarantee political independence and integrity of all countries






50. Decision under Sherman Anti-Trust Act shot down by Supreme Court — sugar refining was manufacturing rather than trade/commerce