Unit 8 US History Review

The "implied powers" in the US Constitution are often called the __ powers.

The Constitution originally specified that, in each state, U.S. senators would be elected by?

Sensational reporting in which writers often exaggerated or even invented stories were?

Corporations issued to stock to?

John Locke wrote about the __ of all people and the contract theory of government.

Who established five new national parks and 51 wildlife reservations?

John ___ developed a plan to seize the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Va.

Social Darwinism was used by some to justify?

Who was the Mexican dictator defeated by the Texans?

Which settlement ended the Am. Revolution and recognized the US as a new nation?

Two labor systems used to organize enslaved African Americans were the?

What greatly spurred the settlement of Colorado, Arizona and Montana?

By linking the nations, railroads helped increase the size of markets for?

The 13th Amendment prohibited?

An area where a foreign nation controlled economic development is a?

What established a civil government for Puerto Rico?

How did the US gain the Louisiana Territory?

U.S. Grant won the presidency in 1868 primarily because of his?

What was the idea that the U.S. and Latin America should work together?

Which amendment provided for the direct election of U.S. senators?

One reason for America's industrial success was its?

As governor of New Jersey, he introduced many progressive reforms?

Which system prevents one branch of government from becoming too powerful?

What was the purpose of the Open Door Policy in China?

On what occasion did Pres. A. Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Address?

What were crusading journalists who investigated corruption called?

In the Northern Securities v. US case, the Supreme Court ruled that Northern Securities?

What do we call the ban on the manufacture, sale, and consumption of alcohol?

The British surrender at __ marked the end of the Am. Revolution?

In 1852 President Millard Fillmore sent a naval expedition to Japan to?

The Dawes Act attempted to help Native Americans by?

Who investigated and publicized problems with child labor?

What made it legal for the federal government to tax the income of individuals directly?

What belief led to the U.S. had a duty to shape “less civilized” parts of the world?

On March 2, 1836 __ declared its independence from Mexico.

Common Sense was written by whom?

The victory at Saratoga convinced which country to commit troops to the American cause?

The belief that if U.S. business leaders support Lat. Am. development, everyone would benefit?

The American continents were no longer open to European colonization due to the?

Railroad companies raised most of the money needed from

The Treaty of Paris of 1898 granted independence to which of the following?

Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at?

One thing enslaved African Americans often used to pass the long workdays was?

Who wrote articles criticizing Standard Oil?

Af. American farmers relied on __ for seeds and supplies needed.

In the early 1800s the US protested the __ of US sailors by Britain.

Early pioneers were known as "squatters" because they?

Who controlled mosquito population to minimize disease during construction of the Panama Canal?

What stated the United States would intervene in Latin American affairs when necessary?

The Dakota Sioux uprising was the result of?

In early 1902, Roosevelt filed a lawsuit under the Sherman Antitrust Act against?

The Underwood Tariff Act included a provision for?

Which politician said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"?

A meeting in 1905 to demand full political rights for African Americans was the?

What was passed in response to The Jungle?

Which crop played the greatest role in the South's fortunes?

Which future US president led the Rough Riders up San Juan Hill?

Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?

U.S. foreign relations were damaged by President Woodrow Wilson’s intervention in?

Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to?

What ensured that Cuba would remain tied to the United States?

Local rulers had to accept advice from an imperial power as a?

Which Chief Justice established the Supreme Court as an independent branch of the government?

The Homestead Act gave land to homesteaders if they __ for five years.

Who tried to open nearly a million acres of public land to private development?