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AP U.S. History

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1. Coxey and unemployed followers marched on Washington for support in unemployment relief by inflationary public works program

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2. Depicted the evils of slavery (splitting of families and physical abuse); increased participation in abolitionist movement - condemned by South

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3. Darwinian (influenced by jazz age and new scientific ideas) against Fundamentalist (the Bible and Creationism); John Scopes convicted for teaching Darwinism (defended by Clarence Darrow); Scopes found guilty






4. Border ruffians in election on issue of slavery incited controversy - proslavery group attacked Lawrence - Kansas - Pottawatomie Massacre

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5. Organized Seneca Falls Convention - founded (with Anthony) National Women Suffrage Organization






6. Albert Fall accused of accepting bribes for access to government oil in Teapot Dome - Wyoming






7. Social ideals to be encouraged in public school (stress on social interaction) - learning by doing






8. Believed to provide shortcut from Atlantic to Pacific - searched for by Giovanni de Verrazano for Francis I in the race to Asian wealth






9. 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






10. Kennedy vs. Nixon - Kennedy (due to televised charisma) won over Nixon (pale and nervous)






11. Mass production of the Model-T - workers as potential consumers (raise wages) - supported other industries and raised employment

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12. Proposed by Hamilton to repair war debts; selling of securities and federal lands - assumption of state debts - set up the first National Bank






13. North African Muslim rulers solved budget problems through piracy and tributes in Mediterranean - obtained fees from most European powers






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






15. Emphasis on personal salvation - emotional response - and individual faith; women and blacks; nationalism (Manifest Destiny)






16. Foundation for self-government laid out by the first Massachusetts settlers before arriving on land






17. Strong central government - separation of powers - 'extended republic'






18. Raised tariffs extremely high on manufactured goods; benefited domestic manufacturers - but limited foreign trade






19. John Brown and his sons slaughtered five men as a response to the election fraud in Lawrence and the caning of Sumner in Congress






20. Editor of The Liberator (strongly abolitionist newspaper calling for immediate abolition of slavery) - fought for feminist movement ('Am I not a woman and a sister' picture of slave woman)






21. 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






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






23. Leader of IWW - from Western Federation of Miners

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






25. In response to Japanese discrimination in San Fran schools; Japanese to stop laborers into U.S. - Californians forbidden to ban Japanese from public schools

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26. Young women employed by Lowell's textile company - housed in dormitories






27. December 1814 - Opposed War of 1812 - called for one-term presidency - northern states threatened to secede if their views were left unconsidered next to those of southern and western states - supported nullification - end of Federalist Party






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






29. Unprecedented sudden growth spurt of American population (especially urban and suburban areas)

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30. Attempted to centralize production of war materials; ineffective due to American desire for laissez-faire government






31. Secretary of State under Lincoln and Johnson; purchase of Alaska 'Seward's Folly'






32. Under JQ Adams - protectionist tariff - South considered it the source of economic problems - made Jackson appear to advocate free trade






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






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






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






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






37. President to offer military supplies to nations 'vital to the defense of the US'; ended US neutrality (economic war against Germany); Hitler began to sink American ships (limited scale)






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






39. New generation of writers outside of Protestantism - resentment of ideals betrayed by society; Fitzgerald (despised materialism - Great Gatsby) - Hemingway (disillusionment - war experience) - Lewis (against upper class — Babbit and Mainstreet) - Fau

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40. Federalist cause leading up to Hartford Convention






41. Worked alongside Josiah Henson to make repeated trips to get slaves out of the South into freedom






42. FDR's plan (although vague during the campaign) to restart the economy and pull America out of the Great Depression






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






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






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






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






47. Maine as free state - Missouri as slave state - slavery prohibited north of 36°30'






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






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






50. Used nonviolent protest and boycott to achieve better working conditions for farmers (esp. Mexican-Americans)