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AP US History 2 CHAPTER 25 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

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7965336494new immigrantsImmigrants who came to the United States during and after the 1880s; most were from southern and eastern Europe.0
7965336495settlement houseA community center that provided social services to the urban poor.1
7965336496liberal ProtestantsThose who believed that religion had to be adapted to science and that the Bible was to be mined for its ethical values rather than its literal meaning.2
7965336497Tuskegee InstituteBooker T. Washington built this school to educate black students on learning how to support themselves and prosper3
7965336498land-grant collegesState educational institutions built with the benefit of federally donated lands4
7965336499pragmatismA philosophy which focuses only on the outcomes and effects of processes and situations.5
7965336500yellow journalismIt exploits, distorts, or exaggerates the news to create sensations and attract readers6
7965336501National American Woman Suffrage AssociationA group formed by leading suffragist in the late 1800s to organize the women's right to vote movement. Led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton.7
7965336502Woman's Christian Temperance UnionOne of the groups that was most involved in trying to bring about the end of alcohol sails and close down the business that made alcoholic beverages8
7965336503realismA 19th century artistic movement in which writers and painters sought to show life as it is rather than life as it should be9
7965336504naturalismAn offshoot of realism, applied detached scientific objectivity to the study of human characters10
7965336505regionalismAn element in literature that conveys a realistic portrayal of a specific geographical locale, using the locale and its influences as a major part of the plot11
7965336506City Beautiful MovementArchitects and planners from this movement introduced beauty and imposed order in chaotic industrial cities12

AP US History (Workbook #1, Vocab #1) Flashcards

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7314907247Three Sisters FarmingThe main agricultural crops of various Native American groups in North America: squash, maize (corn), and beans.0
7314916448Christopher ColumbusItalian navigator who is credited with "discovering" America for Spain, looking for a passage to India1
7314923292Hernan CortesConquistador who conquered the mighty Aztec Empire in present day Mexico; used superior weapons, disease, and Aztec enemies to help defeat the empire2
7314927743MestizosPeople of mixed Spanish and Mexican heritage, example of how the Spanish influenced a new culture in the "New World"3
7314932792Treaty of TordesillasSettled between Spain and Portugal, established Portugal's right to control Africa and Spain's control of the Americas4
7314938118ConquistadoresLooked to conquer the "New World" for Spain; searched for Gold, God, Glory5
7314943565AztecsDominate Empire in the Americas; led by Montezuma, they had a complete social system and advanced architecture including running water provided by aqueducts6
7314948950Pope's RebellionConflict between Spanish priests and Natives over forced conversion and torture; ended with the destruction of catholic churches and missions7

AP US History: A New Nation Flashcards

1777-1824

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5083252928Thomas JeffersonStrict constructionist- enumerated powers Elected President in 1800 Agrarianism Westward expansion0
5083252929John Quincy AdamsSecretary of State under James Monroe. Helped create the Monroe Doctrine1
5083252930Embargo Act of 1807The French and British began blocking each other's trade routes which affected American commerce. GB began impressing sailors. Jefferson could not wage war because the British navy was far too powerful. Jefferson enacted an Embargo which did not allow Americans to import or export anything. This led to terrible economic consequences, but it did encourage manufacturing in the North. Short term effect: New England economy collapsed2
5083252931War HawksHenry Clay and John C. Calhoun who prompted for war- opportunity for expansion3
5083252932James MadisonJefferson's successor He got rid of the Embargo France cut trade off from England and England continued to attack ships4
5083252933The Marshall CourtChief Justice John Marshall was a believer in a large central government Marbury v. Madison economic nationalist---promoted businesses5
5083252934Dartmouth College v. WoodwardA state cannot encroach on a contract6
5083252935McCulloch v. Marylandcourt struck down a Maryland law taxing the Baltimore branch of the national bank national law is over state law7
5083252936Era of Good Feelings (1816-1824)James Monroe's Presidency Plagued with economic and sectional divisions8
5083252937Panic of 1819there was economic growth which led to inflation and land speculation. The National Bank called in for its loans and no one could pay them back which led to mortgage foreclosures and business failures9
5083252938Adams-Onis Treaty (1819)also known as Transcontinental Treaty, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain (now Mexico).10
5083252939Monroe DoctrineAmerica had the right to intervene in its own hemisphere Recognized new Latin American nations The powerful British navy made sure that European nations would stay out of American affairs Cannot be colonized secured American neutrality until World War I11
5083252940The Missouri Compromise (1820)Missouri was the first state out of the LA territory but there was a balance of eleven free states and eleven slaves states so Henry Clay made a compromise: 1)MO would be a slave state 2)ME would be a free state 3)36 degree 30" parallel across the territory 4) the southern border of MO would be the northern most point at which slavery should be allowed * Split the Democratic-Republicans12
5083252941American SystemHenry Clay Tariffs to promote American manufacturing transportation/public work's South did not benefit on this13
5083252942Marbury v. MadisonCourt formed the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States under Article III of the Constitution.14
5083252943Missouri CrisisIn the midst of the panic, a crisis over slavery erupted with stunning suddenness. It was, Thomas Jefferson wrote, like "a firebell in the night." The crisis was ignited by Missouri's application for statehood and it involved the status of slavery west of the Mississippi River. East of the Mississippi, the Ohio River formed a boundary between slave states and free states. West of the Mississippi, there was no clear line demarcating the boundary between free and slave territory.15
5083252944NationalismDevoted or loyal to the nation as a whole (States coming together to fight War of 1812)16
5083252945SectionalismSectionalism is loyalty or support of a particular region or section of the nation, rather than the United States as a whole. Slavery was particularly sectional issue, dividing the country into North and South17
5083252946Second Bank of the United Stateschartered in 1816, much like its predecessor of 1791 but with more capital; it could not forbid state banks from issuing notes, but its size and power enabled it to compel the state banks to issue only sound notes or risk being forced out of business. However, the Second Bank would not even enjoy the limited success of the First Bank. Although foreign ownership was not a problem (foreigners owned about 20% of the Bank's stock), the Second Bank was plagued with poor management and outright fraud (Galbraith). In McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) the Supreme Court voted 9-0 to uphold the Second Bank as constitutional.18
5083252947Francis Cabot Lowellwas an American businessman for whom the city of Lowell, Massachusetts, is named. He was instrumental in bringing the Industrial Revolution to the United States.19
5083252948"internal improvements"The program for building roads, canals, bridges, and railroads in and between the states. There was a dispute over whether the federal government should fund internal improvements, since it was not specifically given that power by the Constitution.20
5083252949Gibbons vs OgdenThis case involved New York trying to grant a monopoly on waterborne trade between New York and New Jersey. Judge Marshal, of the Supreme Court, sternly reminded the state of New York that THE CONSTITUTION GIVES CONGRESS ALONE THE CONTROL OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE. Marshal's decision, in 1824, was a major blow on states' rights.21
5083252950Fletcher vs Peck(1810) the Supreme Court struck down a state law as unconstitutional. In the Yazoo Land Fraud Georgia claimed a bunch of land from the Louisiana Purchase that it had no right to claim. Georgia then sold the land to speculators who sold it to farmers. The Federal government stepped in and takes back the land and tells Georgia to give back the money but the money will just end up with the speculators and not the farmers. The Federal government says that the farmers must be paid. This was asserting federal power over state power.22
5083252951National RoadTime: 1806 Definition: The national road was the first highway built with entirely federal funds. Congress authorized the road in 1806 during the Jefferson Administration. Significance: This was the first road open to all people, which opened up many new trade routes and ways to get to other states. It was very helpful in creating a national economy.23
5083252952Tariff of AbominationsTime: 1828 Definition: It was a tariff bill with higher import duties for many goods bought by Southern planters. Significance: This meant the Southerners had to buy manufactured goods for a higher price and sell their crops in reduced amounts, due to the high tariff. This angered Southerners, especially South Carolinians, resulting in the Nullification Crisis.24
5083252953Robert FultonAmerican engineer and inventor Robert Fulton is best know for developing the first successful commercial steamboat, the North River Steamboat (later known as the Clermont) which carried passengers between New York City and Albany, New York. Fulton also designed the world's first steam warship. He also designed the "Nautilus," the first practical submarine in history, which was built in 1800.25
5083252954The Great Migration WestwardLouis and Clark Expedition in 1804-1806 explores missouri river and oregon. American Fur Company began establish posts along the Missouri River. Construction of National Road and building of several canals - all lead to young men and woman wanting to head West for new land and new potential. Westward movement affected economy, peoples thrusted together. Pop. + econ. pressures, land availability, decreased Indian resistance26
5083252955"Factor" systemor Trading Post - which was market, warehouse, customs, defense and support to navigation or exploration, headquarters or de facto government of local communities in interactions with Native Americans. supplied the Indians with goods to drive them westward for American expansion27
5083252956Old Northwestrefers to the area that became the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and a portion of Minnesota.28
5083252957Plantation SystemFirst arrivals in South were small farmers, wealthier planters followed buying and clearing smaller lands. Brought w/ them slaves, eventually mansions grew up from simpler log cabins symbolizing emergence of a newly rich class.29
5083252958Black Beltregion of the Deep South with the highest concentration of slaves; the "Black belt" emerged in the nineteenth century as cotton production became more profitable and slavery expanded south and west30
5083252959Sante Fe Trailthe 900 mile trail opened by American merchants for trading purposes following Mexico's liberalization of the formerly restrictive trading policies of Spain31
5083252960Stephen H Long, Fur TradeStephen Long led an expedition up the Platte and South Platte Rivers through Nebraska and eastern Colorado. He noted the potential for settlement in the area, and labeled the Great Plains the "Great American Desert". Many white fur trappers began to move into the Great Lakes region and beyond and trapped on their own without native intermediaries. These men worked for companies or on their own.32
5083252961James MonroeHe was the fifth President of the United States. He is the author of the Monroe Doctrine. Proclaimed that the Americas should be closed to future European colonization and free from European interference in sovereign countries' affairs. It further stated the United States' intention to stay neutral in European wars33
5083252962Monroe's cabinet choices34
5083252963Transcontinental Treatyalso known as Adams-Onís Treaty of 1819, was a treaty between the United States and Spain in 1819 that gave Florida to the U.S. and set out a boundary between the U.S. and New Spain (now Mexico).35
5083252964Cohens vs VirginiaCohens found guilty of selling illegal lottery tickets and convicted, but taken to supreme court, and Marshall asserted right of Supreme Court to review decisions of state supreme court decisions.36
5083252965Johnson vs MacintoshEstablished that Indian tribes had rights to tribal lands that preceded all other American law; only the federal government could take land from the tribes.37
5083252966Worcester vs GeorgiaSupreme Court Decision - Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments which would infringe on the tribe's sovereignty - Jackson ignored it38
5083252967Andrew JacksonAndrew Jackson won the presidential election of 1828 to succeed Quincy Adams as president. He created the Democratic Republicans who called for an assault on privilege and widening of opportunity. Began the "age of the common man."39
5083252968Tallmadge AmendmentThe Tallmadge Amendment was a proposed amendment to a bill requesting the Territory of Missouri to be admitted to the Union as a free state. This amendment was submitted on February 13, 1819, by James Tallmadge, Jr., a Democratic-Republican from New York.40
5083252969DeWitt Clinton"Father of the Erie Canal," served in the New York State Legislature and the U.S. Senate, and was Mayor of New York City and Governor of New York State.41
5083252970John MarshallHe served in the Continental Army during the Revolution. In the 1790s he had embraced the Federalist Party. Marshall tossed the Republicans a few crumbs by ruling that the Supreme Court could not compel Madison to deliver Marbury's commission. Then he argued that the Court could not issue a writ of mandamus in its original jurisdiction. The 1st time the court had declared an act of Congress unconstitutional.42
5083252971Henry ClayDistinguished senator from Kentucky, who ran for president five times until his death in 1852. He was a strong supporter of the American System, a war hawk for the War of 1812, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and known as "The Great Compromiser." Outlined the Compromise of 1850 with five main points. Died before it was passed however.43
5083252972Thomas AmendmentThomas Amendment was a bill which would have admitted Missouri as a slave state but forbid slavery north of the 36°30" latitude in the Louisiana Purchase region.44
5083252973Maine-Missouri BillBecame known as Missouri Compromise Maine would be admitted as a free state Missouri would be admitted as a slave state • Senator Jesse B. said that an amendment should be made so there could not be any more slavery in the Louisiana Purchase territory north of the southern border of Missouri (the 36° 30' parallel) • Maine-Missouri bill went through (became known as the Missouri Compromise)45
5083252974Cherokee Nation v Georgia1831. Cherokee sued Georgia because the state had declared all Cherokee laws void. Marshall and the Supreme Court ruled that Cherokees could not sue because they were not a foreign nation nor real citizens.46
5083252975Corrupt Bargaindecision for Henry Clay to support John Quincy Adams' presidency that backfired on him47
5083252976Trail of TearsThe Cherokee Indians were forced to leave their lands. They traveled from North Carolina and Georgia through Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, and Arkansas-more than 800 miles (1,287 km)-to the Indian Territory. More than 4, 00 Cherokees died of cold, disease, and lack of food during the 116-day journey.48
5083252977"New two party system"There was a formation of a two-party system. The two parties consisted of the Democrats and the Whigs (the National Republican Party had died out). Jacksonian Democrats glorified the liberty of the individual. They supported states' rights and federal restraint in social and economic affairs. The Whigs supported the natural harmony of society and the value of community. They favored a renewed national bank, protective tariffs, internal improvements, public schools, and moral reforms, such as the prohibition of liquor and the abolition of slavery.49
5083252978John C Calhounvice president under John Quincy Adams50
5083252979Daniel WebsterRan against Martin Van Buren in 1836 presidential election. Least amount of popular vote. Whig Part of Webster-Hayne debate of 1830. Fought with Robert Hayne over the conflicts between the north and south.51
5083252980NullificationThe idea that a state has the ability to nullify federal laws and decisions that they do not agree with.52
5083252981King MobA nickname given to Andrew Jackson by conservatives as an insult after he allowed commons into the white house on the night of his inauguration; they created a mob, wrecking china and furniture and causing Jackson to have to sneak out for his safety.53
5083252982Webster Hayne Debate 1830Robert Hayne debated Daniel Webster regarding the conflict between north and south. Hayne voiced the animosity that the south held for the northern states.54
5083252983Martin Van Buren8th President of the United States, 1837 - 1941 Vice president under Andrew Jackson, 1833 - 1837 Democrat55
5083252984Black Hawk War1832 war in which federal troops and Illinois militia units defeated the Sauk and Fox Indians led by Black Hawk. They refused to be pushed out of their land.56
5083252985Specie CircularIssued by President Jackson July 11, 1836, was meant to stop land speculation caused by states printing paper money without proper specie (gold or silver) backing it. It required that the purchase of public lands be paid for in specie. It stopped the land speculation and the sale of public lands went down sharply. The panic of 1837 followed.57
5083252986Panic of 1837When Jackson was president, many state banks received government money that had been withdrawn from the Bank of the U.S. These banks issued paper money and financed wild speculation, especially in federal lands. Jackson issued the Specie Circular to force the payment for federal lands with gold or silver. Many state banks collapsed as a result. A panic ensued (1837). Bank of the U.S. failed, cotton prices fell, businesses went bankrupt, and there was widespread unemployment and distress.58
5083252987The Great Triumviratethree statesmen who dominated the United States Senate in the 1830s and '40s: Henry Clay of Kentucky, Daniel Webster of Massachusetts, and John C. Calhoun of South Carolina.[1] All three were extremely active in politics, had been appointed United States Secretary of State, and had served in both the House of Representatives[2][3][4] and the Senate.59
5083252988Whig Partyduring era of jacksonian democracy opposed jackson pro bank of u.s. (national bank) pro high tariffs pro federal funding for internal improvements pro political action for social reform divided on terms of slavery to conscience and cotton whigs60
5083252989The Aroostook WarA dispute arose over between the U.S. and Britain over the Maine-Canada border, mainly lumberjacks fighting on each side over who'd get to chop down the lumber.61
5083252990Webster-Ashburton Treaty1842, was a treaty resolving several border issues between the United States and the British North American colonies. Signed under John Tyler's presidency, it resolved the Aroostook War, a nonviolent dispute over the location of the Maine-New Brunswick border.62

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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9659362922George Washington1789-1797 Federalist Whiskey Rebellion; Judiciary Act; Farewell Address0
9659362923John Adams1797-1801 Federalist XYZ Affair; Alien and Sedition Acts1
9659362924Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Marbury v. Madison; Louisiana Purchase; Embargo of 18072
9659362925James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican War of 1812; First Protective Tariff3
9659362926James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican Missouri Compromise of 1820; Monroe Doctrine4
9659362927John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican "Corrupt Bargain"; "Tariff of Abominations"5
9659362928Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat Nullification Crisis; Bank War; Indian Removal Act6
9659362929Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat Trail of Tears; Specie Circular; Panic of 18377
9659362930William Henry Harrison1841 Whig "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"; First Whig President8
9659362931John Tyler1841-1845 Whig "His Accidency"; Webster-Ashburton Treaty9
9659362932James Polk1845-1849 Democrat Texas annexation; Mexican War10
9659362933Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig Mexican War hero and staunch Unionist11
9659362934Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig Compromise of 185012
9659362935Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat Kansas-Nebraska Act; Gadsden Purchase13
9659362936James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat Dred Scott decision; Harpers Ferry raid14
9659362937Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican Secession and Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation15
9659362938Andrew Johnson1865-1869 Democrat 13th and 14th amendments; Radical Reconstruction; Impeachment16
9659362939Ulysses Grant1869-1877 Republican 15th amendment; Panic of 187317
9659362940Rutherford Hayes1877-1881 Republican Compromise of 1877; labor unions and strikes18
9659362941James Garfield1881, Republican Brief resurgence of presidential authority; Increase in American naval power; Purge corruption in the Post Office19
9659362942Chester Arthur1881-1885 Republican Standard Oil trust created Edison lights up New York City20
9659362943Grover Cleveland1885-1889 (1st term), 1893-1897 (2nd term) Democrat Interstate Commerce Act; Dawes Act; Panic of 1893; Pullman Strike21
9659362944Benjamin Harrison1889-1893 Republican Sherman Anti-Trust Act; Closure of the frontier22
9659362945William McKinley1897-1901 Republican Spanish-American War; Open Door policy23
9659362946Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909 Republican Progressivism; Square Deal; Big Stick Diplomacy24
9659362947William Howard Taft1909-1913 Republican Dollar diplomacy NAACP founded25
9659362948Woodrow Wilson1913-1921 Democrat WWI; League of Nations; 18th and 19th amendments; Segregation of federal offices; First Red Scare26
9659362949Warren Harding1921-1923 Republican "Return to normalcy", return to isolationism; Tea Pot Dome scandal; Prohibition27
9659362950Calvin Coolidge1923-1929 Republican Small-government (laissez-faire) conservative28
9659362951Herbert Hoover1929-1933 Republican "American individualism"; Stock Market Crash; Dust Bowl; Hawley-Smoot Tariff29
9659362952Franklin Delano Roosevelt1933-1945 Democrat New Deal; WWII; Japanese Internment; "Fireside Chats"30
9659362953Harry Truman1945-1953 Democrat A-bomb; Marshall Plan; Korean War; United Nations31
9659362954Dwight Eisenhower1953-1961 Republican Brown v. Board of Education; Second Red Scare; Highway Act and suburbanization ("white flight"); Farewell Address warning of the military industrial complex32
9659362955John Kennedy1961-1963 Democrat Camelot; Bay of Pigs; Cuban Missile Crisis; Space program; Peace Corps33
9659362956Lyndon Johnson1963-1969 Democrat Civil and Voting Rights acts; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Great Society34
9659362957Richard Nixon1969-1974 Republican Environmental Protection Act; China visit; Moon Landing; Watergate35
9659362958Gerald Ford1974-1977 Republican Pardoning of Nixon; OPEC crisis36
9659362959Jimmy Carter1977-1981 Democrat stagflation / energy crisis; Iran hostage crisis; Camp David Accords37
9659362960Ronald Reagan1981-1989 Republican Conservative revolution; Iran-Contra scandal38
9659362961George H. W. Bush1989-1993 Republican Persian Gulf War39
9659362962Bill Clinton1993-2001 Democrat NAFTA; Lewinsky scandal and impreachment40
9659362963George W. Bush2001-2008 Republican War on terrorism; Patriot Act; Tax cuts; "No Child Left Behind"41
9659362964Barack Obama2008-2017 Democrat Affordable Care Act42
9659362965Donald Trump2017-? Republican "Make America Great Again"43

AP US History ~ Unit 9 Flashcards

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9262353016Red Scare- US turns inwards; propaganda influence - Denounce radicals (reds): Bolsheviks/communists, socialists, anarchists - Labor problems blamed on reds0
9262353017KKK- "Bible Belt" - more like 1850's nativism as opposed to anti-black movement of the 1860's - anti: foreigners, Catholic, black, Jewish, pacifist, Communist, evolutionist, etc. - pro: Anglo-Saxon, protestant, "native" American1
9262353018Emergency Quota Act- 1921 - 3% of immigrants using 1910 census2
9262353019Immigration Act of 1924- National Origins Act - 2% of immigrants using 1890 census - completely restricts Japanese3
926235302018th Amendment- 1919 - prohibits sale, manufacturing, transport, and import/export of alcohol4
9262353021Volstead Act- National Prohibition Act - 1919/1920 - enforces the 18th Amendment5
926235302221st Amendment- 1933 - repeals the 18th Amendment - ratified by 3/4 state conventions6
9262353023Scopes Trial- 1925 - "Monkey Trial" - TN...Bible Belt - Fundamentalism/creationism v. Evolution - William Jennings Bryan v. John T. Scopes/Charles Darrow - WJB wins but ridicule cast on creationists7
9262353024Jazz Age- 1920's - solos and freedom - Cotton Club - Louis Armstrong8
9262353025Harlem Renaissance- flowering of African American arts (actors, artists, musicians, and writers) - Langston Hughes and Zora Neale Hurston - Marcus Garvey and the United Negro Improvement Association (UNIA): black separatists, economic self sufficiency, back to Africa, pride9
9262353026Literature in the Jazz Age- "The Lost Generation" - Literature of Alienation - scorned religion and sacrifice of wartime - F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Sinclair Lewis, Ezra Pound, TS Eliott, Eugene O'Neil10
9262353027Women in the Jazz Age- "flappers": bobbed hair, alcohol, smoking, risque - Margaret Sanger: birth control11
9262353028Charles Lindbergh- "Lucky Lindy" - 1927 - flies from NY to Paris by himself - world figuratively shrinks12
9262353029Henry Ford- The Automobile - Ford Motor Company (1903) - Assembly Line (1913): bring work to worker - Model T (1908)13
9262353030Mass Consumption Economy- Prosperity - Consumption - Advertising - Credit - Implications14
9262353031Election of 1920- Warren G. Harding - Republican - "Return to normalcy"15
9262353032Harding's Cabinet- Good: Herbert Hoover (commerce), Andrew Mellon (treasury), Charles Evan Hughes (state) - Bad: Albert Fall (interior), Henry Daugherty (Attorney General), Charles Forbes (Veterans' Bureau)16
9262353033Harding's Domestic Policy- pro laissez faire - Adkins v. Children's Hospital (1923) - Fordney-McCumber Tariff (1922): raises17
9262353034Forbes Scandal- 1923 - Vet. Bureau skimmed $200 million from gov't18
9262353035Daugherty Scandal- 1924 - selling liquor permits and pardons19
9262353036Teapot-Dome Scandal- Teapot Dome (WY) and Elk Hills (CA) - 1921-1923 - Naval Oil Reserves leased for $400,00020
9262353037Harding's Foreign Policy- Washington Disarmament Conference (1921-1922) - Kellogg-Briand Pact (1928)21
9262467481Coolidge's Rise to Presidency- 1923 - not linked to scandals during Harding administration22
9262467482Coolidge's Beliefs and Policy- pro laissez-faire - "The business of America is business"23
9262467483Coolidge's Foreign Policy- Dawes Plan (1924): what if America's economy dries up??24
9262467484Election of 1924- conservative over liberal because country wanted Coolidge to remain in office25
9262467485Election of 1928- Herbert Hoover (Republican) - Alfred Smith (Democrat) - HH wins 21.4/15.0 and 444/8726
9262467486Economic Situation during the Late 1920's- uneven distribution of wealth (5% of pop has 30% of $) - Bull-Market Speculation (as opposed to bear market) - buying on margin - overproduction27
9262467487Stock Market Crash- 1929 - 10% of country owned stock - buying on margin (10% down, 90% borrow) - October 24 (Black Thursday) and October 29 (Black Tuesday): panic selling (30 million stocks are sold) - artificial inflation (stock watering) - savings evaporate - banks fail - first visible sign of Depression (did not cause depression)28
9262467488The Great Depression- 1929-1941 - prolonged period of high unemployment, low prices, and business failures that are widespread29
9262467489Causes of the Great Depression- overproduction and under-compensation (over-saturation) - blue collar wages drop - wealth in the hands of few (5% have 30%) - over-expansion of credit (own things without paying) - monetary policy (inelastic/elastic money supply) - stock market unregulated/uncontrolled (buying on margin) - Banks playing market, not securing funds - Hawley Smoot Tariff (60%)30
9262467490Effects of the Great Depression- unemployment (25% of 12 million) (1933) - wages slashed - banks collapse (9000) (1933) - farms and homes lost (Hoovervilles) - breadlines, soup kitchens, apple selling (humanitarianism) - lower birth rate - less consumption31
9262467491Hoover's Reaction to Great Depression- no gov't handouts - "trickle down" - public works projects (Hoover Dam) ($2.25 billion)32
9286297536Reconstruction Finance Corporation (RFC)- 1932 - gov't lending agency ($500 million) - provides indirect relief - too little too late, but opens door for New Deal33
9262467492Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR)- NY Senator, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, VP Candidate, Governor of NY - educated at Harvard, polio (paralyzed from waist-down), married to Eleanor Roosevelt - "forgotten man": money is dispensable but not humanity34
9262467493Election of 1932- FDR (Democrat): promises a "new deal" (sweeping economic and social reform) - HH (Republican): bleak outlook ("could have been worse") - FDR wins 472/59 and 22.8/15.735
9262467494Fireside Chats- FDR speaks to Americans over the radio once a week - positive effect36
9262467495Eleanor Roosevelt- America's most active first lady - battled for the oppressed, the dispossessed, and the impoverished37
9262467496FDR's Bank Holiday- closes every bank in America - federal inspectors visit each one and only re-open them if they believe the bank is stable38
9262467497The New Deal- Relief: must come first, relieve all Americans in economic distress and relieve human suffering - Recovery: spur economy, get USA out of depression - Reform: prevent another severe depression by correcting current causes - Short term: immediate relief and recovery within 2 years - Long term: permanent reform of causes and abuses39
9262467498Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)- 1933 - provide employment for ~3 million men - must be 18-25 - provided shelter, food, and clothes - $30/month ($25 must be sent home) - reforestation and conservation40
9262467499Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)- 1933 - Harvey Hopkins - $3 billion to states for relief checks and projects41
9262467500Works Progress Administration (WPA)- 1935 - provides employment for 9 million people - Harry Hopkins - $11 billion towards blue and white collar work42
9262467501Agricultural Adjustment Administration (AAA)- 1st and 2nd - 1933/1938 - raise prices and surpluses using "soil bank" and "parity" - artificial scarcity - processing tax (unconstitutional) - prices raise, unemployment rises43
9262467502National Recovery Administration (NRA)- 1933 - stimulate economy by aiding industry, labor, and the unemployed - Hugh Johnson - blue eagle: "we do our part" - fair competition codes - collective bargaining allowed and "yellow dog" contracts struck down - ruled unconstitutional in 1935 in Schechter "sick chicken" case (congress cannot delegate legislative power to the president)44
9262467503Public Works Administration (PWA)- 1933 - employment and business activity - Harold Ickes (Sec of Interior) - construction of roads, bridges, dams, etc.45
9262467504Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)- 1933 - Senator George Norris (NE) - price gauging in Tennessee Valley - puts people to work and creates independent public corporation to reform power monopoly - Positives: full employment, low cost housing, flood control, cheap power, reforestation - Negatives: seen as socialistic46
9262467505Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)- 1933 - regain public faith and stop bank closures - federal gov't insured deposits up to $5000 - successful47
9262467506Social Security Administration (SSA)- 1935 - cushion future depressions for those who cannot provide for themselves - paid for by payroll tax - gov't recognizes responsibility for the welfare of its citizens48
9262467507Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)- 1934 - "watchdog"49
9262467508The Dust Bowl- 1930's - NM, TX, CO, OK, KS, NE - "black blizzards" - causes: droughts, overproduction, poor farming techniques, economic situation of farmer (debt) - effects: destroys farm land, disrupts lives, poverty, migration (2.5 mil Arkies and Okies) - end: rain returns, dry farming, better seeds, better farming techniques, gov't aid50
9262467509Critics of the New Deal- Democrats: FDR doing too little - Republicans: FDR doing too much51
9262467510Demagogue- one who plays upon one's prejudices and fears for personal benefit52
9262467511Father Charles Coughlin- Catholic priest - anti New Deal broadcasts - anti-Semetic53
9262467512Huey Long- Louisiana - "The Kingfish" - "share our wealth" program - assassinated (1935)54
9262467513Dr. Francis Townsend- early proponent of old-age insurance55
9262467514FDR and the Supreme Court- SC rules New Deal legislation unconstitutional (AAA and NRA) - FDR court scheme (1937) - asks for 6 more justices for a max of 15 - Congress and American public backlash b/c they see FDR as tampering with checks and balances - SC starts ruling in favor of New Deal legislation so Roosevelt won't pursue "packing the court"56
9262467515National Labor Relations Act- 1935 - Wagner Act - National Labor Relations Board - enforces law - allows Unions to organize and bargain collectively57
9262467516Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)- 1938 - minimum wage of 40 cents/hour - max 40 hr week - excludes agricultural and domestic jobs58
9262467517Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO)- 1938 - John L. Lewis - breaks away from AFL - all workers (skilled and unskilled)59
9262467518Positives of the New Deal- employment: relieve human suffering, hope and pride - change in gov't involvement: non-laissez faire - economic reforms - conservation - prevented economic system (capitalism) from failing - kept order and stability (preserve democracy)60
9262501940Negatives of the New Deal- expensive, debt, deficit spending - JM Keynes - Socialist: "creeping socialism" - hit and miss, confusing, overlap - bureaucratic nightmare - DID NOT PULL COUNTRY OUT OF DEPRESSION61

Chapter 9: AP US History Flashcards

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5623425906Industrial revolutionA burst of major inventions and economic expansion based on water and steam power and the use of machine tech that transformed certain industries such as cotton textiles and iron between 1790 and 1860. 0
5623425907Division of laborA system of manufacturing that production into a series of distinct and repetitive tasks performed by machines or workers. 1
5623428845Mineral-based economyAn economy based on coal and metal the began to emerge in the 1830's as manufacturers increasingly ran machinery fashioned from metal with coal-burning stationary steam engines rather that with water power.2
5623428846Waltham-Lowell syestemA system of labor using young women recruited from farm families to work in factories in Lowell, Chicoppe, and other sites in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The women lived in company boardinghouses with strict rules and curfews and were often required to attend church. 3
5623431277Machine toolsCutting, boring, and drilling machines used to produce standardized metal parts, which were then assembled into products such as textiles looms and sewing machines The rapid development of machines tools by American inventors in the early 19th century was a factor in the rapid spread of industrialization.4
5637410011Artisan RepublicanismAn ideology that celebrated small-scale producers, men and women who owned their own shops(or farms). It defined the ideal republican society as one constituted by, and dedicated to the welfare of, independent workers and citizens. 5
5637410012unionsOrganization of workers that begun during the industrial revolution to bargain with employers over wages, hours, benefits, and control of the workplace. 6
5637412475labor theory of valueThe belief that human labor producers economic value. Adherents argued that the price of a product should be determined no by the market (supply and demand) but by the amount of work required to make it, and that most of the price should be paid to the person who created it.7
5637412476Market RevolutionThe dramatic increase between 1820 and 1850 in the exchange of goods an service in market transaction. The Marker Revolution reflected the increased output of farms and factories the entrepreneurial activities of traders and merchants, at the creation of a transportation network of roads, canals, and railroads. 8
5637414450Erie Canal364-mile mile water way connecting the Hudson river and lake Erie. The Erie canal brought prosperity to the entire great lake region, and its benefits prompted civic and business leaders in Philadelphia and Baltimore to propose canals to link their cities to the Midwest. 9
5637414451Middle ClassAn economic group of prosperous farmers, artisans, aht traders that emerged in the early 19th century, Its rise reflected a dramatic increase in prosperity. This surge in income, along with an abundance of inexpensive mass-produced goods, fostered a distinct middle class urban culture. 10
5637414452Self-made manA 19th century idea that celebrated men who rose to wealth of social prominence form humble origins though self-discipline, hard work, and temperate habits. 11
5637417467Benevolent EmpireA broad-ranging campaign of moral and institutional reforms inspired by evangelical Christians ideas and endorsed by upper-middle-class men and women in the 1820's and 1830's 12
5637417468Sabbatarian valuesA campaign of municipal law forbidding values. 13
5637419667Moral free agencyThe doctrine of free will that was the central message of Presbyterian minister Charles Grandison Finney. It was particularly attractive to members of the new middle class, who had accepted personal responsibility for their lives, improved their material condition, and welcomed Finney's assurance that heaven was also within their grasps. 14
5637419668Nativist movementsAnti-foreign sentiments in the united states that fueled anti-immigrant an immigration-restrictions policies against the Irish and German in the 1840's and the 1850's and against other ethnic immigrants in subsequent decades.15
5637421985American Temperance SocietyA society invigorated by evangelical Protestants in 1832 that set out to curb the consumption of alcoholic beverages.16

AP US History 1 Chapter 10 Vocabulary Terms Flashcards

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7262451476AssumptionWas part of Hamilton's economic theory. It stated that the federal government would assume all the states' debts for the American Revolution. This action angered states such as Virginia who had already paid off their debts. In exchange for agreeing to the plan, Virginia was promised that the new capital would be in the South0
7262460955Funding at ParThis was an economic plan devised in 1790 by Hamilton in order to "bolster the nation's credit" and strengthen the central government. It was a plan to exchange old bonds for new bonds at face value.1
7262471364Strict Interpretation of the ConstitutionJefferson and his states' rights disciples believed the Constitution should be interpreted "literally". The reason was to protect individual rights.2
7262477741Implied PowersRefers to the powers of the government found in the Constitution in unwritten forms, mainly through the elastic clause.3
7262482678AgrarianThis term means having to do with agriculture.4
7262488450Excise TaxA tax on the manufacturing of an item. It helped Hamilton to achieve his theory on a strong central government, supported by the wealthy manufacturers.5
7262493552The CabinetA body of executive department heads that serve as the chief advisers to the president. It was formed during the first years of Washington's presidency.6
7262501431Whiskey RebellionA small rebellion that began in southwestern Pennsylvania in 1794 that was a challenge to the national government's unjust use of an excise tax on an "economic medium of exchange." Washington crushed the rebellion with excessive force, proving the strength of the national government's power in its military.7
7262514730Ninth AmendmentStates the rights listed in the Constitution are not the only rights people have. It was written by James Madison in 1791 to stop the possibility that listing such rights might possibly lead to the assumption that the rights were the only ones protected.8
7262521994Tenth AmendmentOften called the "States' Rights Amendment." States that the "powers not delegated to the federal government are reserved to the states and the people." This allows for a strong central government, but it does not allow the government to become all powerful by still allowing states and people rights.9
7262529992Jeffersonian RepublicansThis was one of nation's first political parties and stemmed from the Anti-Federalists. It emerged around 1792 and gradually became today's Democratic party.10
7262579007Judiciary Act of 1789Organized the Supreme Court, originally with five justices and a chief justice, along with several federal district and circuit courts. It also create the Attorney General's office.11
7262610626Compact TheoryWas popular among the English political philosophers in the eighteenth century. In America, it was supported by Jefferson and Madison. It meant that the thirteen states, by creating the federal government, had entered into a contract regarding the jurisdiction of the federal government. The national government, being created by the states, was the agent of the states. This meant that the individual states were the final judges of the national government's actions.12
7262626497Pinckney TreatyThis 1795 treaty gave America what they demanded from the Spanish, namely free navigation of the Mississippi and a large area of north Florida.13
7262630660Jay TreatyThis treaty between the United States and Great Britain that averted war, resolved issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783 and facilitated ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary War.14
7262648663Convention of 1800This was a treaty signed in Paris that ended France's peacetime military alliance with America. Napoleon was eager to sign this treaty so he could focus his attention on conquering Europe and perhaps create a New World empire in Louisiana. This ended the "Quasi-War" between France and America15
7262653374Neutrality Proclamation 1793This was issued by George Washington and established an isolationist policy in the French Revolution.16
7262659292Alien ActLaws that contained four parts: 1. Raised the residence requirement for American citizenship from 5 to 14 years. 2. Alien Act - gave the president the power in peacetime to order any alien out of the country. 3. Alien Enemies Act - permitted the president in wartime to jail aliens when he wanted to. 4. The Sedition Act - the key clause provided fines and jail penalties for anyone guilty of sedition. It was to remain in effect until the next presidential inauguration.17
7262669555Sedition ActIts purpose was to silence Republican opposition to Adams' administration. Many people, mostly newspaper publishers, were fined and jailed under the act.18
7262681657Battle of Fallen TimbersWas an attack made by American General "Mad Anthony" Wayne against invading Indians from the northwest. The defeat of the Indians ended the alliance made with the British and Indians. The battle made the Americans angry at England because the Indians were using British-made guns.19
7262687116Treaty of GreenvilleThis treaty gave America all of Ohio after General Mad Anthony Wayne battled and defeated the Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers. It allowed Americans to explore the area with peace of mind that the land belonged to America and added size and very fertile land to America20
7262693569Kentucky and Virginia ResolutionsPut into practice in 1798 by Jefferson and James Madison. Were secretly made to get the rights back that were taken away by the Alien and Sedition Acts. They also brought about the later compact theory, or states' rights theory, which gave the states more power than the federal government.21

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