Unit 8 US History Review

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

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

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

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

Corporations issued to stock to?

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

Who wrote articles criticizing Standard Oil?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What established a civil government for Puerto Rico?

Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant at?

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

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

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

What was passed in response to The Jungle?

Early pioneers were known as "squatters" because they?

One reason for America's industrial success was its?

Tragedy at the Triangle Shirtwaist Company led to?

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

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

Railroad companies raised most of the money needed from

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

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

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

Social Darwinism was used by some to justify?

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

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

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

Who investigated and publicized problems with child labor?

The 13th Amendment prohibited?

The Underwood Tariff Act included a provision for?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Which amendment guaranteed women the right to vote?

Who was the Mexican dictator defeated by the Texans?

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

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

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

The Dakota Sioux uprising was the result of?

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

Who established five new national parks and 51 wildlife reservations?

What were crusading journalists who investigated corruption called?

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

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

The Dawes Act attempted to help Native Americans by?

Common Sense was written by whom?

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

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

How did the US gain the Louisiana Territory?

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

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

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

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

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