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AP U.S. History

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






2. Court case - unconstitutionalized all state laws prohibiting women's rights to have an abortion performed during the first trimester of pregnancy






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






4. Runaway slaves could be caught in the North and be brought back to their masters (they were treated as property — running away was as good as stealing)






5. Runaway slave - well-known speaker on the condition of slavery - worked with Garrison and Wendell Phillips - founder of The North Star






6. Part of 'Second' New Deal Programs (1935-1938) - used withheld money from payrolls to provide aid to the unemployed - industrial accident victims - and young mothers; principle of government responsibility for social welfare






7. Established federal district courts that followed local procedures - Supreme Court had final jurisdiction; compromise between nationalists and advocates for states' rights






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






9. Unconstitutionalized the NRA due to delegation of legislative authority from Congress to executive






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






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

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12. Led a slave rebellion in Virginia - attacked many whites - prompted non-slaveholding Virginians to consider emancipation

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






14. Led architectural movement to create building designs that reflected buildings' functions - especially in Chicago






15. First permanent English settlement in the Americas (1607) - along James River






16. 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






17. Hired to photograph ordinary Americans experiencing the depression






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

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19. No further introduction of slaves into Missouri - all children born to slaves to become free at 25






20. 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






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






22. Belligerent nationalism against other threatening nations






23. Prohibited aiding of belligerent nations - banned civilian involvement; limited power of president during international war - built up armed forces






24. Spread quickly; opposed everything that was not White Anglo-Saxon Protestant (WASP) (and conservative) - Stephenson's faults and jail sentence led to demise






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

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26. 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






27. Single tax on speculated land to ameliorate industrialization misery






28. Natural selection applied to human competition - advocated by Herbert Spencer - William Graham Sumner






29. Americans who were forced out of their homes in Oklahoma and Arkansas (respectively) due to the dust storms and drought known as the Dust Bowl

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






31. Pushed for Assumption (federal government to assume state debts) - pushed creation of the National Bank (most controversial) - loose interpretation of Constitution - leader of Federalist Party






32. Stronger union of states - equal and population-based representation - simple majority vote (with presidential veto) - regulation of foreign and interstate commerce - execution by president - power to enact taxes - federal courts - easier amendment p






33. Hamilton praised efficient factories with few managers over many workers - promote emigration - employment opportunities - applications of technology






34. Congress could tax imports but not exports






35. Prejudiced jury sentenced them to death - caused riots around the world - new trial denied






36. State-run economy to provide conflict-free society






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






38. Federal government to increase power over economy and society by means of progressive reforms - developed by Roosevelt (after presidency)






39. Stressed to the American people British maltreatment and emphasize a need for revolution; appealed to American emotions






40. Reluctant to give colonists their own government - preferred to appoint royal governors






41. Slaves could not sue in federal courts (blacks no longer considered citizens) - slaves could not be taken from masters except by the law - Missouri Compromise unconstitutional - Congress not able to prohibit slavery in a state






42. French foreign minister (Talleyrand) demanded bribe in order to meet with American peace commission - made Adams unpopular among the people






43. Rejection of negative portrayals of women (language - entertainment) - increased quality and use of education - more job opportunities - acceptance into military






44. Established free trade zone between Canada - United States and Mexico - net gain in jobs due to opening of Mexican markets






45. Speech given by BTW to ease whites' fears of integration - assuring them that separate but equal was acceptable - ideas challenged by DuBois

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






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






48. Nixon agreed with USSR to achieve nuclear equality rather than the superiority that threatened the destruction of the world; further reduced tensions between the two countries






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






50. Drastic cutbacks in regulation of business by the federal government (banks - transportation - communications