| A | B |
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| Who helped the colony of Jamestown make it? | John Smith |
| American Revolution: what were two advantages for colonists? | 1. They were fighting on their own land. 2. Had better generals. |
| What led up to the American Revolution? | Lots of acts were passed. |
| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| What were the outcomes of the Rev. War? | We got fishing rights off of Canada coast. |
| What treaty ended the Rev. War? | Treaty of Paris |
| What president was against Indian rights? | Jackson |
| What was added during Polk's presidency? | A lot of land. |
| The Civil War started when the confederate forces attacked......? | Fort Sumter in South Carolina. |
| Who won the Battle of Gettysburg? | The Union |
| What general marched through Georgia and burned everything down? | Sherman |
| Lee surrendered to _______ | Grant |
| Who was in charge of the reconstruction? | Radical republicans |
| Which president was impeached but not found guilty? | President Johnson |
| What were the Indian reservations like? | Poor land, couldn't farm |
| What is business consolidation? | When companies merge. |
| Monopoly | Situation in which one company controled an entire industry. |
| Trust | Corporation formed by seperate companies. |
| Gilded age | Corruption, scandals, graft. Not much going on with civil rights. More segregation. Lots of labor disputes. |
| Issues of progressives | Wanted to reform, regulations for food and drugs, tried to stop corporations for trusts. |
| Roosevelt | Expanded power of presidency, promoted conservation for natural resources, set up national parks, challenged power of corporations and trusts. |
| Spanish-American War results | Annexation of Philippines, Cuba given independence, US got Puerto Rico. |
| What is the Powder Keg of Europe? | Balkan Peninsula |
| US/German diplomatic relations ended with......? | The submarines |
| Treaty of Versailles facts | Wilson personally negotiated; Wilson for it; Henry Cabot Lodge against it; US never ratified it. |
| Pres. Harding's administration | Scandals (Teapot Dome); he died in office |
| What led to the 1920's spending spree? | Advertising and finance. |
| Coolidge | Not too active |
| Hoover | Wanted to continue with prosperity. |
| Executive branch | The president |
| Legislative branch | Congress |
| Articles of Confederation | Before the constitution, it was our main form of gov't, but it was weak. |
| Laissez-Faire economics | allowed to doo less gov't regulation; free competition |
| WWI allies | Russia, Great Britain, and France |
| Robert La Follette | Progressive governer of Wisconsin (a lot of reforms). |
| John Marshall | Chief Justice of Supreme Court (had a lot of impact). |
| Due Process of Law | Rights that are guaranteed to the accused. |
| Anti-federalists | Opposed constitution |
| Knights of Labor | First to open a labor union |
| Wilson's 14 points | League of Nations, reduce arms |
| Thomas Paine | In favor of American Revolution. Wrote "Common Sense" |
| Scalawags | White Southerners who joined the Republican Party |
| Concurrent Powers | Powers shared by state and national gov't |
| Charles Lindburgh | First solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic |
| Scopes Trial lawyers | Darrow- defend Bryan- bible |
| Jeanette Rankin | First woman represented in congress |
| Carpetbaggers | Northerners who moved to the South after the war. |
