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AP U.S. History

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






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






3. Colonies proposed colonial confederation under lighter British rule (crown-appointed president - 'Grand Council'); never took effect






4. Acquired Mexican Cession (future California - Arizona - and New Mexico); Mexico acknowledged American annexation of Texas






5. Executed for leaking atomic secrets to Soviets - avowed communists






6. Led Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters: threatened a siege on DC if FDR did not agree to end discrimination in military






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






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






9. Strong central government provided by power divided between state and national governments - checks and balances - amendable constitution






10. Fought for old Southern way of life (states' rights) - attempted to gain higher standing within Democratic party; aimed to deny Truman enough electoral votes to avoid his reelection by nominating Strom Thurmond (SC governor)






11. Advocated by Roger Sherman - proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the House based on population






12. Stated the United States was destined to span the breadth of the entire continent with as much land as possible - advocated by Polk






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






14. River traffic - road building - canals (esp. Erie) - rise of NYC






15. Written by Calhoun - regarding tariff nullification






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






17. Decisive victory in the War of 1812 by Harrison over Tecumseh - used in Harrison's campaign for presidency






18. Opposed BTW's accommodation policies - called for immediate equality - formed Niagara Movement to support his ideas






19. Jackson used personal friends as unofficial advisors over his official cabinet






20. Fair amount of troops - short guerilla tactics - strong leaders (Washington); nonprofessional army that could not handle long battles






21. 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






22. 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






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






24. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






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

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26. Fought for human rights in Africa - Panama Canal returned to Panama - relations with China resolved






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. Written anonymously by Hamilton - Jay - and Madison; commentary on Constitution - republicanism extended over large territory






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






30. Congressional support to raid houses of radicals believed to have connections to communism






31. Philippines - Hawaii - Puerto Rico - Guam: granted to U.S. at the end of Spanish-American War; Philippines were captured after treaty - and thus not part of spoils - but kept as territory with an inevitable movement for independence; Philippines and






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






33. The two political parties that formed following Washington's presidency; Federalists for stronger central government - Republicans for stronger state governments






34. Veterans from WWI sought their pensions before they were too old to use them; they were denied and were run out of Washington (violently - by MacArthur)






35. Guerilla army sponsored by CIA to attack procommunist revolutionaries in Nicaragua; fear of another Vietnam






36. John Noyes - New York; utopian society for communalism - perfectionism - and complex marriage






37. New Englanders who did not wish to relate their conversion experiences could become half-way saints so that their children would be able to have the opportunity to be saints






38. 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






39. First Utopian society - by Robert Owen






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






41. 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)






42. Democratic candidate 1912 - stood for antitrust - monetary change - and tariff reduction; far less active than Roosevelt - Clayton Anti-trust Act (to enforce Sherman) - Child Labor Act






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






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






45. Focused on skilled workers (harder to replace than unskilled) - coordinated crafts unions - supported 8¬hour workday and injury liability






46. Japanese bombing of ships in harbor; resulted in FDR's request for declaration of war against Japan; Germany and Italy responded with declarations of war






47. Foundation for First Amendment - offered free choice of religion - not influenced by state






48. Led Pottawatomie Massacre - extreme abolitionist who believed he was doing God's work






49. Attempted to boost economy by making loans to banks and insurance companies - hoping to restart them






50. Caused American hysteria (1957) - fear that Soviets were technologically superior; led Ike to order more rigorous education program to rival Soviets (National Defense Education Act)