What did the Democratic-Republicans think of the Alien and Sedition Acts?

The Democratic-Republicans believed it went against the 1st Amendment

Which of the following laws/programs was NOT passed during LBJ's "Great Society"?

The creation of the Peace Corps

What was "Reaganomics"?

Supporting the rich so their spending would "trickle down" to lower classes

What was the encomienda system?

Powerful Spaniards received land and labor from the Indians living there

How did the Mexican-American War lead to the American Civil War?

The acquisition of new land renewed the debate over slave vs free states, It led to the Compromise of 1850 which further split the north and south

How did the U-2 crisis resume tensions between the US and the Soviet Union?

A US spy plane was found gathering information over the USSR, angering them

What was the significance of Jamestown?

It was the first permanent English colony in the Americas

Besides the US, who were the other 2 countries of the "Big Three"?

Great Britain and the Soviet Union

What effect did Marbury vs Madison have on the American system of checks and balances?

It established the doctrine of judicial review (constituionality of laws)

What was the Zimmerman telegram?

A secret offer made by Germany to give Mexico land if they fought the US

How did Wilson's League of Nations fail?

The Senate never ratified the Versailles Treaty nor the League of Nations

How did "Old" and "New" Immigrants differ?

New immigrants were from east/southern europe and were unskilled and poor

What is "laissez-faire" economics?

Economics without government regulation of business

What was a very large issue with the Articles of Confederation?

Congress did not have the ability to tax, Congress did not have executive power to enforce its own laws

How did the 15th Amendment improve the lives of African-Americans post-Civil War?

It protected their right to vote

What was the Compromise of 1877?

In exchange for the end of reconstruction, Hayes would become the President

Which of the following best describes Theodore Roosevelt's "big-stick" foreign policy?

Agressive, bold, and decisive foreign policy. Imperalistic.

Who did the Populists represent and what was one of the things they advocated for?

Farmers and they advocated for silver coinage to increase the money supply

Which of the following New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?

The National Recovery Administration (NRA), The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)

How did the Great Awakening affect American life in the 1700s?

It supported the creation of an American identity and split church/state

How did Jacksonian politics influence future American politics?

It centered politics around the common man

What was the cause of the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)?

France and England had land disputes in the Ohio River Valley, George Washington's suprise attack on the French

What was Bacon's Rebellion?

A revolt against the dictatorial Virginia Governor, William Berkeley

What was the Marshall Plan?

A plan to subsidize European governments to lean them against communism

How did the War of 1812 secure America's position as a world power?

By surviving 2 wars w/ Britain, the US gained the respect of other nations

Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?

A Spanish priest that argued for better treatment for Natives

How did the Election of 1860 reflect America's sectionalism?

The North's support of Lincoln shows the present abolitionist movement, All slave states voted against Lincoln while free states voted for him

What was the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?

It divided Indian land in the West to split tribes and to "civilize" them

What was the reasoning for Bush's preemptive attack on Iraq?

They wanted to prevent the production of Weapons of Mass Destruction

What was the "Southern Manifesto"?

A southern statement against the Brown vs Board of Education decision

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1
What was the name of the law that outlawed trusts?
The Arthur Bill of Economics
The Hayes Law of Equity
The Sherman Antitrust Act
The 16th Amendment
2
What did the Democratic-Republicans think of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
The Democratic-Republicans believed it went against the 1st Amendment
They believed that it was mildly unjust
They fully supported it
3
Which of the following laws/programs was NOT passed during LBJ's "Great Society"?
The creation of the Peace Corps
Child Nutrition Act
The creation of the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Medicare
4
What was "Reaganomics"?
An idea to lower taxes and cause an increase in spending
An idea to support foreign trade to increase domestic product
An idea to continue reforms from the Great Society for the working class
Supporting the rich so their spending would "trickle down" to lower classes
5
Which of the following was NOT one of the 3 R's of FDR's New Deal?
Reform
Resettlement
Relief
Recovery
6
The New England economy consisted of things like timber, fishing, and shipbuilding
True
False
7
What was the encomienda system?
Spaniards taking over Natives and searching for gold
The British Plan to maintain colonies on the Atlantic seaboard
The Spanish plan to spread Christianity
Powerful Spaniards received land and labor from the Indians living there
8
How did the Mexican-American War lead to the American Civil War?
The acquisition of new land renewed the debate over slave vs free states
In order to get revenge, Mexico gave the southern states money to secede
It led to the Compromise of 1850 which further split the north and south
Southerners got inspiration from Texans and seceeded from the Union
9
How did the American Revolution start?
The Boston Massacre
The "Intolerable Acts"
All of the above
High and unfair taxes on the colonists
10
What was the name used to describe the optimistic times under Monroe?
The Great Society
The Era of Good Feelings
The Gilded Age
The Progressive Era
11
How did the U-2 crisis resume tensions between the US and the Soviet Union?
In the Berlin Airlift, a U-2 plane dropped off missiles to West Berlin
A U-2 plane was found "bombing" anti-communist propaganda in Soviet areas
A US spy plane was found gathering information over the USSR, angering them
A US bomber focused on troops that were specifically Soviets
12
What was the significance of Jamestown?
The place where the British first interacted with the Natives
The first colony named after a European monarch
The first trading area for the French
It was the first permanent English colony in the Americas
13
Besides the US, who were the other 2 countries of the "Big Three"?
Italy and Germany
Great Britain and France
Great Britain and the Soviet Union
France and Poland
14
What effect did Marbury vs Madison have on the American system of checks and balances?
It established the ability for Congress to impeach a president
It confirmed that the Supreme Court was the most powerful court in the US
It confirmed the president's ability to veto laws
It established the doctrine of judicial review (constituionality of laws)
15
Political machines offered services for poor immigrants but were corrupt as they engaged in graft and fraud
True
False
16
What was the Zimmerman telegram?
A secret offer made by Germany to give Mexico land if they fought the US
A German threat stating that unrestricted submarine warfare will resume
A last ditch attempt to ally Germany with the US in WW1
Zimmerman, a George spy threatened to start a revolt in the US
17
How did Wilson's League of Nations fail?
Not enough foreign countries joined
The Senate never ratified the Versailles Treaty nor the League of Nations
The US was too preoccupied with the Red Scare to care
Woodrow Wilson changed his mind and decided to return to isolationism
18
What was the 18th Amendment?
The ability for Congress to levy an income tax
US Senators must be elected by popular vote
Women's Suffrage
Prohibition
19
There was a spike in nativism following World War 1.
False
True
20
How did "Old" and "New" Immigrants differ?
New immigrants lived in the West while old immigrants lived in urban cities
New immigrants were from east/southern europe and were unskilled and poor
New immigrants voted democrat while old immigrants voted republican
Old immigrants had white-collar jobs while newer ones had blue-collar jobs
21
People moved west because they saw it as an oppurtunity for a fresh start.
True
False
22
What is "laissez-faire" economics?
An alternative term for communism
The idea of women and children joining the workforce
Economics without government regulation of business
The idea of an industrial economy with cheap labor
23
What was a very large issue with the Articles of Confederation?
Congress did not have the ability to tax
Congress did not have executive power to enforce its own laws
Congress could not send diplomatic represantatives to other nations
Congress could not make treaties
24
How did the 15th Amendment improve the lives of African-Americans post-Civil War?
It allowed them to hold government offices and positions
It was the amendment that freed them from slavery
It allowed them to work anywhere without bias
It protected their right to vote
25
Which of the following led to an increase of opposition against the Vietnam War?
U.S. forces invading Cambodia to destroy Vietcong bases
All of the above
The Pentagon papers leaking deceptions made by politicians during the War
A 1968 massacre of women and children by US troops in My Lai.
26
Which battle was the true turning point of the American Civil War in the Union's favor?
Battle of Gettysburg
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
27
What was the Compromise of 1877?
Southerners agreed to stop persecuting blacks if they got lower taxes
In exchange for pledging loyalty to the US, Southerners wanted more land
In exchange for the end of reconstruction, Hayes would become the President
In exchange for black codes to be passed, the South would pay the North
28
Which of the following best describes Theodore Roosevelt's "big-stick" foreign policy?
Maintain dominance over the Western hemisphere and the Pacific Ocean
Bring big sticks to foreign negotiations and threaten world leaders
Agressive, bold, and decisive foreign policy. Imperalistic.
Passive foreign policy in which negotiation and compromises were ideal
29
Who did the Populists represent and what was one of the things they advocated for?
Farmers and they argued for lower tariffs
Immigrants and they advocated for the removal of urban machine politics
Farmers and they advocated for silver coinage to increase the money supply
Urban workers and they advocated for an 8-hour work day
30
The Dred Scott decision favored abolitionism
False
True
31
Which of the following New Deal programs were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court?
The National Recovery Administration (NRA)
The Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)
The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
32
Malcolm X was a big supporter of MLK Jr. and supported the peaceful protests he held
False
True
33
How did WW2 affect society at home?
Japanese Americans were discriminated against and removed from their homes
It ended the Great Depression
Millions of women went into the workforce
All of the above
34
Who were the most successful Union generals in the Civil War?
Grant and Sherman
McClellan and Pope
Burnside and Butler
Lee and "Stonewall" Jackson
35
Reagan wanted to continue the détente of the 1970s
False
True
36
How did the Great Awakening affect American life in the 1700s?
It supported the creation of an American identity and split church/state
It led to an increase in immigration from Europe for religious reasons
It caused persecution against Catholics in America
It led to the US becoming a theocracy
37
How did Jacksonian politics influence future American politics?
Future American politics allowed for the growth of Northern industrialism
It centered politics around the common man
Jackson's agressive personality influenced an increase in foreign conflicts
They led to an increase in sectionalism
38
What was the cause of the French and Indian War (Seven Years' War)?
France and England had land disputes in the Ohio River Valley
France wanted to protect the Indians that England had been attacking
France had violated England's trading rights in the English channel
George Washington's suprise attack on the French
39
Why did the Industrial Revolution succeed in the North but not the South?
All of the above
New methods of transportation such as canals, railroads, and steamboats
Immigrants providing cheap labor
The South's unwillingness to leave tradition (slaves, agriculture, etc.)
40
What was Bacon's Rebellion?
A revolt against slavery
A revolt against the dictatorial Virginia Governor, William Berkeley
A rebellion to lower British taxes on colonists
A pig revolt against farmers turning them into bacon
41
What was the Marshall Plan?
A plan to subsidize European governments to lean them against communism
A plan to divide Germany after WW2 to ensure that the Nazis don't return
A plan to maintain communism at all costs
A plan in which the US would force Japan to pay war reparations
42
How did the War of 1812 secure America's position as a world power?
Other countries feared the battle tactics of generals like Andrew Jackson
The War of 1812 actually made the US look weak
By surviving 2 wars w/ Britain, the US gained the respect of other nations
US naval victories made its Navy look incredibly strong
43
Which of the following was NOT a social movement going on in the early 1800s?
The women's rights movement
The temperance movement
The progressive movement
The abolitionist movement
44
Who was Bartolomé de Las Casas?
A Native King
A Spanish priest that argued for better treatment for Natives
A Spanish conquistador
An advocate for the encomienda system
45
How did the Election of 1860 reflect America's sectionalism?
It reflects how Lincoln went against the code of chivalry in the South
The North's support of Lincoln shows the present abolitionist movement
It shows the West's neutrality on sectionalism
All slave states voted against Lincoln while free states voted for him
46
The Federalists believed in a weaker central government
False
True
47
The moose was the most essential animal for Great Plain Native life.
False
True
48
What was the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887?
It divided Indian land in the West to split tribes and to "civilize" them
It provided financial compensation to Indians for previous unjust laws
It made trespassing Indian reservations illegal
Indian land was given to white settlers going west
49
What was the reasoning for Bush's preemptive attack on Iraq?
The US believed that Saddam may have caused an increase in oil prices
The US believed that Saddam may have turned against the US
The US believed that terrorists may flee to Iraq
They wanted to prevent the production of Weapons of Mass Destruction
50
Which revolutionary pamphlet supported the call for independence?
Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle"
The Articles of Confederation
John Locke's "Natural Rights"
51
What was the "Southern Manifesto"?
A revival of secession ideas from powerful southerners
A movement against the civil rights movement following the many race riots
A movement to maintain racial segregation in the South after black protests
A southern statement against the Brown vs Board of Education decision
52
What was the Pullman Strike?
When George Pullman's company cut workers' wages, they shut down railroads
A strike in Carnegie Steel when workers had wages cut by 20 percent
A strike led by the Knights of Labor for an end to monopolistic trusts
A strike led by African-Americans as they were receiving lower wages
53
Rick Astley's never gonna _____
Give you up
Run around and desert you
Make you cry
Say goodbye

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