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AMSCO AP US History Chapter 27 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 27 The Eisenhower Years, 1952-1960

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6246702282elections of 1952, 1956In these two presidential elections Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon defeated Adlai Stevenson quite easily. (p. 580-581)0
6246702283Dwight EisenhowerThe United States general who supervised the invasion of Normandy and the defeat of Nazi Germany. In the election of 1952 he became the the 34th President of the United States. (p. 579)1
6246702284Adlai StevensonAn Illinois governor and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1952 and 1956. He lost both elections to Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. (p. 580)2
6246702285Richard NixonHe was vice president under Dwight Eisenhower. In 19868, he would become the 37th President of the United States, but in 1974 he resigned in disgrace after the Watergate scandal. (p. 580)3
6246702286modern RepublicanismPresident Eisenhower's term for his balanced and moderate approach to governing. Claiming he was liberal toward people but conservative about spending money. He helped balance the federal budget and lowered taxes without destroying existing social programs. (p. 580)4
6246702287Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare (HEW)In 1953, President Eisenhower consolidated welfare programs under this new department, run by Oveta Culp Hobby, the first woman in a Republican cabinet. (p. 580)5
6246702288soil-bank programPresident Eisenhower created this program as a way to reduce farm production, thereby increasing farm income. (p. 580)6
6246702289Highway Act; interstate highway systemThe most permanent legacy of the Eisenhower administration was this act passed in 1956. It created 42,000 miles of highway linking every major city in the nation. (p. 580)7
6246702290John Foster DullesIn the Eisenhower administration, he was the Secretary of State that pursued a policy of pushing the USSR and China to the brink of war. However, Eisenhower prevented him from carrying his ideas the extreme. (p. 581)8
6246702291brinksmanshipThe principle of pushing Communist nations to the brink of war, thinking they would back down because of American nuclear superiority. (p. 581)9
6246702292massive retaliationThis was Eisenhower's policy, it advocated the full use of American nuclear weapons to counteract even a Soviet ground attack in Europe. (p. 582)10
6246702293decolonizationAfter World War II, dozens of European colonies in Asia and Africa became independent countries. (p. 582)11
6246702294India, Pakistan, IndonesiaFrom 1947 to 1949, these three countries gained their independence. (p. 582)12
6246702295Third WorldTerm applied to a group of developing countries that often lacked stable political and economic institutions. Their need for foreign aid often made them pawns of the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War. (p. 582)13
6246702296CIA, covert actionUndercover intervention in foreign government by the CIA during Eisenhower's presidency. (p. 582)14
6246702297Iranian overthrowIn 1953, the CIA helped overthrow this government and established a monarch ruler with close ties to the U.S. He provided favorable oil prices and purchased American military arms. (p. 582)15
6246702298Korean armisticeIn July 1953, China and North Korea agreed to an armistice that would divide Korea into North Korea and South Korea near the 38th parallel. (p. 583)16
6246702299IndochinaIn the early 1950s, France was fighting to retake control of their colony in southeastern Asia. The French were defeated in 1954 and they agreed to give up Indochina, which was divided into the nations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam. (p. 583)17

AP US History 18 Flashcards

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6384611178Bataan peninsula. WainwrightMacArthur ordered by FDR to evacuate to Australia. General surrendered0
6384611179Battle of coral seaAustralia is saved from Japanese attack1
6384611180Battle of midwayChester Nimitz intercepted Japanese invasion force heading to midway2
6384611181USS Enterprise4 carriers sunk and Japan no longer on the offensive. US begins slowly taking islands toward Japan3
6384611182Tara WaJapanese resistance4
6384611183Guadal CanalRetaken after 6 months of fighting, island hopping5
6384611184Battle of Leyte gulfUS destroys Japanese fleet6
6384611185Iwo JimaUS MC attacked. US loses 8,000 troops Japan 21,000 defenders7
6384611186GyokusaiSuicide land attacks8
6384611187The manhatten projectAtomic bomb9
6384611188Enola GayWilliam Tibbets dropped atomic bomb on Hiroshima10
6384611189Nagasaki2nd bomb dropped in April11
6384611190Dwight D EisenhowerAppointed supreme allied commander in Europe12
6384611191Operation torchLanding in North Africa13
6384611192StalingradVon Paulus bogged down outside Stalingrad and soviets push Germany out14
6384611193Operation overload-D-DayNormandy invasion, US establishes a beachhead in France and advance toward Paris15
6384611194Charles de gaulleFree French forces commander16
6384611195Casa Blanca conferenceFDR mistreats de Gaulle17
6384611196WarsawSoviet forces liberate it and stalin allowed polish to be murdered by nazis18
6384611197BastogneDefended by MacAuliffe, battle of the bulge ends19
6384611198Battle of the bulgeUs forces outnumbered and stunned. Germans would take Antwerp and split allied forces20
6384611199Yalta conferenceGerman zones of allied occupation established21
6384611200Valkyrie planPlot to kill hitler by Klaus Von Stauffenburg22
6384611201Alfred JodiSurrenders to Eisenhower in France23

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 11 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 11 Society, Culture, and Reform, 1820-1860

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5295516858utopian communitiesOver one hundred of these experimental communities were started in this period. (p. 210)0
5295516859ShakersThis religious communal movement held property in common and and separated men and women. (p. 210)1
5295516860Amana ColoniesThis German religious communal movement in Ohio emphasized simple living. (p. 210)2
5295516861Robert OwenUtopian socialist who improved health and safety conditions in mills, increased worker's wages and reduced hours. Dreamed of establishing socialist communities the most notable was New Harmony (1826) which failed (1771-1858)3
5295516862New HarmonyNonreligious experiment founded to solve problems of inequity and alienation caused by the Industrial Revolution. (p. 210)4
5295516863Joseph Humphrey NoyesHe started a cooperative community in Oneida, New York. They prospered by manufacturing silverware. (p. 210)5
5295516864Oneida CommunityCommunity started in 1848 dedicated to social and economic equality. They shared property and spouses. (p. 210)6
5295516865Charles Fourier phalanxesFrench socialist who advocated that people share working and living arrangements in communities. Wanted to solve problems of competitive society but Americans were too individualistic. (p. 210)7
5295516866Horace MannHe was the leading advocate of the public school movement. (p. 213)8
5295516867temperanceReformers targeted alcohol as the cause of social ills. shift from moral exhortation to political action in reform. Business leader and politicians supported it because it improved productivity of industrial workers. (p. 212)9
5295516868American Temperance SocietyFounded in 1826 by Protestant ministers and others, they encouraged total alcohol abstinence. (p. 212)10
5295516869WashingtoniansA temperance movement which argued that alcoholism was a disease that need practical helpful treatment. (p. 212)11
5295516870Women's Christian Temperance UnionThis organization was dedicated to the idea of the 18th Amendment - the Amendment that banned the manufacture, sale, or transportation of alcohol. (p. 212)12
5295516871asylum movementIn the 1820s and 1830s this movement for public asylums: wanted inmates cured of antisocial behavior by putting them in a good environment. included mental hospitals, schools for the blind and deaf, and penitentiaries. (p. 212)13
5295516872Dorothea DixA reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. (p. 212)14
5295516873Thomas GallaudetStarted a school for the deaf. (p. 213)15
5295516874Samuel Gridley HoweHe started a school for the blind. (p. 213)16
5295516875penitentiariesBuilding of new prisons to take the place of crude jails. Reflected a major doctrine, structure and discipline would bring about moral reform. (p. 213)17
5295516876Auburn systemA prison system in New York which enforced rigid rules of discipline, while also providing moral instruction and work programs. (p. 213)18
5295516877public school movementFree public schools for children of all classes. (p. 213)19
5295516878McGuffey readersElementary school textbooks that encouraged hard work, punctuality, and sobriety. (p. 213)20
5295516879American Peace SocietyA pacifist society founded on the principles of William Ladd. Merged societies from New Hampshire, New York, Maine, and Massachusetts.21
5295516880American Colonization SocietyIn 1817 this organization transported free slaves to African colony. This appealed to moderates, racists, and politicians. Only 12,000 people were settled in Africa. (p. 215)22
5295516881abolitionismThe Second Great Awakening led many Christians to view slavery as a sin. There were a wide range of views in the movement from gradual abolition to immediate abolition. (p. 214)23
5295516882American Antislavery SocietyThe organization founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and others. The advocate the immediate abolition of all slavery. (p. 215)24
5295516883William Lloyd Garrison; The LiberatorAn abolitionist who in 1831 started a publication, "The Liberator". He attacked everything from slave holding, to moderate abolitionists. (p. 215)25
5295516884Liberty partyIn 1840 this political party was formed In reaction the the radical abolitionists. They pledged to bring an end to slavery by political and legal means. (p. 215)26
5295516885Frederick Douglass; The North StarA former slave, in 1847 he started the antislavery journal, "The North Star". (p. 215)27
5295516886Harriet TubmanFamous abolitionist, born a slave, she assisted fugitive slaves to escape to free territory. (p. 215)28
5295516887David RugglesAn anti-slavery activist who was active in the New York Committee of Vigilance and the Underground Railroad. He claimed to have led over six hundred people, including friend and fellow abolitionist Frederick Douglass, to freedom in the North. (p. 215)29
5295516888Sojourner TruthUnited States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women. (p. 215)30
5295516889William StillAfrican American abolitionist and author, he "The Underground Railroad" which chronicles how he helped 649 slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. (p. 215)31
5295516890David WalkerHe was a black abolitionist who called for the immediate emancipation of slaves. He wrote the "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World." It called for a bloody end to white supremacy. He believed that the only way to end slavery was for slaves to physically revolt. (p. 215)32
5295516891Henry Highland GarnetA radical abolitionist, who with David Walker, advocated the most radical solution to the slavery question. They argued that slaves should take action themselves by rising up in revolt against their "masters" (p. 215)33
5295516892Nat TurnerIn 1831 he led a slave rebellion in Virginia. This was the largest slave rebellion in which 55 whites were killed. (p. 215)34
5295516893antebellum periodThe period before the Civil War started in 1861. (p. 207)35
5295516894romantic movementIn early 19th century Europe, art and literature emphasized intuition and feelings, individual acts of heroism, and the study of nature. In America, similar themes were expressed by transcendentalists.36
5295516895transcendentalistsThey questioned the doctrines of established churches and business practices of the merchant class. Mystical and intuitive way of thinking to discover inner self and look for essence of God in nature. Artistic expression was more important than pursuit of wealth. They valued individualism and supported the antislavery movement. (p. 209)37
5295516896Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar"Best known transcendentalist, his essays and lectures expressed the individualistic and nationalistic spirit of Americans. He urged self-reliance, and independent thinking. (p. 209)38
5295516897Henry David Thoreau, "Walden"Pioneer ecologist and conservationist. Advocate of nonviolent protest against unjust laws. (p. 209)39
5295516898Brook Farm; George RipleyAttempted communal experiment by Protestant minister George Ripley under transcendentalist ideals. Combination of intellectual and manual labor. (p. 207)40
5295516899feministsAdvocates of women's rights. (p. 214)41
5295516900Margaret FullerSocial reformer, leader in women's movement and a transcendentalist. Edited "The Dial" which was the publication of the transcendentalists.42
5295516901Theodore ParkerA theologian and radical reformer. (p. 210)43
5295516902George Caleb BinghamAn American realist artist, whose paintings depicted life on the frontier. (p. 211)44
5295516903William S. MountContemporary of the Hudson River school; began as a history painter but moved to depicting scenes from everyday life. (p. 211)45
5295516904Thomas ColeFounder of the Hudson River school, famous for his landscape paintings. (p. 211)46
5295516905Hudson River schoolFounded by Thomas Cole, first native school of landscape painting in the U.S.; attracted artists rebelling against the neoclassical tradition, painted many scenes of New York's Hudson River. Romantic treatment of American landscape47
5295516906Frederick ChurchCentral figure in the Hudson River School, pupil of Thomas Cole, known for his landscapes and for painting colossal views of exotic places. (p. 211)48
5295516907Washington IrvingAuthor, diplomat, wrote The Sketch Book, which included "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the first American to be recognized in England (and elsewhere) as a writer49
5295516908James Fenimore CooperUnited States novelist noted for his stories of indians and the frontier life (1789-1851)50
5295516909Nathaniel HawthorneAuthor of "The Scarlet Letter", originally a transcendentalist but later became a leading anti-transcendentalist.51
5295516910Sylvester Grahaman American dietary reformer who was ordained in 1826 as a Presbyterian minister. He is notable for his emphasis on vegrtarianism and the Temperance Movement.52
5295516911Amelia Bloomera leader in the temperance and women's suffrage movements, remembered especially for her failed attempt to revolutionize women's clothing through the use of modified trousers under slightly shorter skirts53
5295516912Second Great AwakeningA religious movement that occurred during the antebellum period. A reaction against rationalism (belief in human reason) that offered opportunity of salvation to all. (p. 207)54
5295516913Timothy DwightPresident of Yale College, he helped initiate the Second Great Awakening. His campus revivals inspired many young men to become evangelical preachers. (p. 207)55
5295516914revivalism; revival camp meetingsReligious revivals that were a reaction against the rationalism of the Enlightenment. A populist movement that was part of the Second Great Awakening. (p. 207)56
5295516915millennialismA popular belief of the time that the world was about to end with the second coming of Jesus Christ. (p. 208)57
5295516916Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; MormonsFounded by Joseph Smith in 1830. It was based on the Book of Mormon which traced a connection between the American Indians and the lost tribes of Israel. After Joseph Smith was murdered, Brigham Young led the group to establish the New Zion on the Great Salt Lake in Utah. (p. 208)58
5295516917Joseph SmithFounded the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-Day Saints in New York in 1830. The church moved to Ohio, Missouri, then Illinois. (p. 208)59
5295516918Brigham YoungAfter Joseph Smith was killed, he led the church to Utah. (p. 208)60
5295516919New ZionThis was the religious community established by the Mormons on the banks of the Great Salt Lake in Utah. (p. 208)61
5295516920women's rights movementWomen reformers resent the men for regulating their secondary roles in reform movements62
5295516921cult of domesticityAfter industrialization occurred women became the moral leaders in the home and educators of children. Men were responsible for economic and political affairs. (p. 214)63
5295516922Sarah Grimke, Angelina GrimkeTwo sisters, born in South Carolina, they joined the abolitionist movement and fought for women's rights. (p. 214)64
5295516923Letter of the Condition of Women and the Equality of the SexesWritten by Angelina and Sarah Grimke, it protested males opposition to their abolitionist work. (p. 214)65
5295516924Lucretia MottA women's rights reformer who was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention. (p. 214)66
5295516925Elizabeth Cady StantonA women's rights reformer who was not allowed to speak at an antislavery convention. (p. 214)67
5295516926Seneca Falls ConventionIn 1848 it was the first women's rights convention in U.S. history. Wrote "declaration of sentiments" which declared all men and women equal and listed grievances. the frame of argument echoed the Declaration of Independence. Complained about property and voting rights. (p. 214)68
5295516927Susan B. AnthonySocial reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist. She helped form the National Woman Suffrage Association. (p. 214)69

AP US History Period 1-2 (1491-1607-1754) Flashcards

Important vocabulary of the colonization of North America in the 17th century.

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7654395098Jamestown1st permanent English settlement in North America in 1607.0
7654395099John SmithA captain famous for world travel. As a young man, he took control in Jamestown. He organized the colony and saved many people from death the next winter and coined the phrase "he who shall not work, shall not eat". He also initiated attacks on Natives.1
7654395100John RolfeHe was one of the English settlers at Jamestown (and he married Pocahontas). He discovered how to successfully grow tobacco in Virginia and cure it for export, which made Virginia an economically successful colony. Eventually, he was killed in a Pequot attack.2
7654395101PocohontasAn American Indian princess who saved the life of John Smith and helped form more peaceful relations with the Powhatan when she married John Rolfe but died of smallpox in England on a visit to Rolfe's family. Her remains are still there as the English government refuses to send her remains back to North America.3
7654395102Mayflower Compact1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America. It was signed by the 41 men on the Mayflower and set up a government for the Plymouth colony4
7654395103John WinthropAs governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, Winthrop (1588-1649) was instrumental in forming the colony's government and shaping its legislative policy. He envisioned the colony, centered in present-day Boston, as a "city upon a hill" from which Puritans would spread religious righteousness throughout the world.5
7654395104PuritansA religious group who wanted to purify the Church of England. They came to America for religious freedom and settled Massachusetts Bay.6
7654395105PilgrimsEnglish Puritans who founded Plymouth colony in 16207
7654395106Massachusetts CharterAllowed Puritans to take a charter with them and establish their own government in the New World.8
7654395107Loss of Massachusetts CharterRevoking of Mass. Charter by King George II due to the colonists refusal to obey by the Navigation Acts leading to anti-British feeling in the New England region.9
7654395108New AmsterdamA settlement established by the Dutch near the mouth of Hudson River and the southern end of Manhattan Island as a trade port for the Dutch trade empire.10
7654395109New YorkIt was founded by the Dutch for trade and furs and became an English Colony in 1664, when the English were determined to end Dutch trade dominance, and took over the colony by invading New Amsterdam without having to fire a shot.11
7654395110Peter StuyvesantThe governor of the Dutch colony of New Amsterdam, hated by the colonists. They surrendered the colony to the English on Sept. 8, 1664.12
7654395111House of Burgesses1619 - The Virginia House of Burgesses formed, the first legislative body in colonial America. It was made up of two representatives from teach town voted on by men who owned property. Later other colonies would adopt the Houses of Burgesses concept creating self-governing bodies in the colonies.13
7654395112Headright systemHeadrights were parcels of land consisting of about 50 acres which were given to colonists who brought indentured servants into America. They were used by the Virginia Company to attract more colonists.14
7654395113Indentured servantsColonists who received free passage to North America in exchange for working without pay for a certain number of years15
7654395114Bacon's Rebellion1676 - Nathaniel Bacon and other western Virginia settlers were angry at Virginia Governor Berkley for trying to appease the Doeg Indians after the Doegs attacked the western settlements. The frontiersmen formed an army, with Bacon as its leader, which defeated the Indians and then marched on Jamestown and burned the city. The rebellion ended suddenly when Bacon died of an illness.16
7654395115King Phillip's WarUnder the leadership of Metacom, or King Phillip, the Wampanoag destroyed colonial towns, the colonists destroyed native farms, leading to the most deadly of Indian Wars. The war was disastrous for the natives leading to few surviving the war, and those that did left New England.17
7654395116royal colonyA colony ruled by governors appointed by a king18
7654395117proprietary colonyEnglish colony in which the king gave land to proprietors in exchange for a yearly payment19
7654395118town meetingsA purely democratic form of government common in the colonies, and the most prevalent form of local government in New England. In general, the town's voting population would meet once a year to elect officers, levy taxes, and pass laws.20
7654395119Salem Witch Trials1629 outbreak of witchcraft accusations in a Puritan village marked by an atmosphere of fear, hysteria, and unfounded accusations in courts with Puritan ministers who served as judges. 19 women were executed.21
7654395120Roger WilliamsA dissenter who clashed with the Massachusetts Puritans over separation of church and state and was banished in 1636, after which he founded the colony of Rhode Island to the south.22
7654395121IntolerantNot willing to accept ways of thinking different from one's own. The expansion of colonies in New England was a direct result of Puritan intolerance as dissenters were exiled and created new settlements.23
7654395122Anne HutchesonOne of the dissenters in Puritan Massachusetts held bible studies at her house and believed in a personal relationship with god. She moved to New Hampshire where she died along with her children from an Indian attack.24
7654395123Sir William BerkeleyThe royal governor of Virginia. Adopted policies that favored large planters and neglected the needs of recent settlers in the "backcountry." One reason was that he had fur trade deals with the natives in the region. His shortcomings led to Bacon's Rebellion25
7654395124William PennEstablished the colony of Pennsylvania as a "holy experiment". Freemen had the right to vote, provided leadership for self- government based on personal virtues and Quaker religious beliefs. His colony was religiously tolerant leading to diversity in the region.26
7654395125James OglethorpeFounded colony of Georgia as a chance for poor immigrants who were in debt to have a second chance at a comfortable life27
7654395126Lord Baltimore1694- He was the founder of Maryland, a colony which offered religious freedom, and a refuge for the persecuted Roman Catholics.28
7654395127Halfway CovenantA Puritan church document; In 1662, the Halfway Covenant allowed partial membership rights to persons not yet converted into the Puritan church; It lessened the difference between the "elect" members of the church from the regular members; Women soon made up a larger portion of Puritan congregations.29
7654395128Dominion of New England1686 - The British government combined the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Connecticut into a single province headed by a royal governor (Edmund Andros). The Dominion ended in 1692, when the colonists revolted and drove out Governor Andros.30
7654395129Acts of Trade and NavigationThree acts that regulated colonial trade: 1st act: closed the colonies to all trade except that from English ships, and required the colonists to export certain goods, such as tobacco, to only English territories, 2nd act: (1663) demanded that everything being shipped from Europe to the colonies had to pass through England so they could tax the goods. 3rd act: 1673, was a reaction to the general disregard of the first two laws; it forced duties on the coastal trade among the colonies and supplied customs officials to enforce the Navigation Acts.31
7654395130MercantilismAn economic policy under which nations sought to increase their wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold and silver and by selling more goods than they bought.32
7654395131Triangular Slave TradeA practice, primarily during the eighteenth century, in which European ships transported slaves from Africa to Caribbean islands, molasses from the Caribbean to Europe, and trade goods from Europe to Africa.33
7654395132Middle PassageA voyage that brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to North America and the West Indies. The conditions on the ships from Africa to the west led to the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives.34
7654395133Social mobilityMovement of individuals or groups from one position in a society's stratification system to another35
7654395134Ben FranklinA colonial businessman and scientist who was an example of American social mobility and individualism. He was a delegate from Pennsylvania in colonial meetings, and proposed the "Albany Plan of the Union" as a way to strengthen the colonies in the French and Indian War. He was a leading figure in the movement toward revolution, and as a diplomat to France to get help during the American Revolution36
7654395135Great Awakening(1730s and 1740s) Religious movement characterized by emotional preaching (Jonathan Edwards & George Whitefield). It established American religious precedents such as camp meetings, revivals, and a "born again" philosophy. The first cultural movement to unite the thirteen colonies. It was associated with the democratization of religion, and a challenge to existing authorities and was an influence leading to the American Revolution.37
7654395136Jonathan EdwardsA leading minister during the Great Awakening, he delivered the famous sermon "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" promising that evildoers would pay a price on judgement day.38
7654395137African American CultureSlave communities were rich with music, dance, basket-weaving, and pottery-making. Enslaved Africans brought them the arts and crafts skills of their various tribes.39
7654395138George WhitfieldEnglish preacher who led the Great Awakening by traveling through the colonies40
7654399925protestant evangelicalismA religious movement, which gained great momentum in the 18th and 19th centuries with the emergence of Methodism and the Great Awakenings in the British Isles and North America.41
7654411405joint stock companyCompanies made up of group of investors who bought the right to establish plantations from the king42
7654417815maizeIndian corn43
7654424541Pueblo Revoltan uprising of most of the indigenous Pueblo people against the Spanish colonizers44
7654430460encomienda systemcreated by the Spanish to control and regulate American Indian labor and behavior during the colonization of the Americas45
7654436634Columbian Exchangea period of cultural and biological exchanges between the New and Old Worlds.46
7654440708hunter-gatherer economyin which most or all food is obtained by foraging (collecting wild plants and pursuing wild animals)47

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 8 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition Chapter 8 Nationalism and Economic Development, 1816-1848

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5295512272Era of Good FeelingsTerm to describe James Monroe's period as president (1817-1825). The Democratic-Republicans party dominated politics. On the surface everything looked fine, however there were conflicts over tariffs, the national bank, internal improvements, and public land sales. (p. 150)0
5295512273sectionalismDifferent parts of the country developing unique and separate cultures (as the North, South and West).1
5295512274James MonroeThe fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). His administration was marked by the Tariff of 1816, Rush-Bagot Agreement with Britain (1817), acquisition of Florida (1819), the Missouri Compromise (1820), in which Missouri was declared a slave state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine (1823). (p 151)2
5295512275cultural nationalismA new generation was interested in expanding west, had little interest in European politics, and patriotic themes were everywhere in society. (p. 151)3
5295512276economic nationalismPolitical movement to subsidize internal improvements such as roads and canals. Also the protecting of US industries from European competition. (p. 151)4
5295512277Tariff of 1816The first protective tariff in the US, it helped protect American industry from competition by raising the prices of British manufactured goods. (p. 151)5
5295512278protective tariffA tax on imported goods that is intended to protect a nation's businesses from foreign competition. (p. 151)6
5295512279Henry Clay's American SystemHis proposed plan for advancing the nation's economic growth consisted of three parts: 1) protective tariffs; 2) a national bank; and 3) internal improvements. The internal improvements to be funded by the national government were not approved because James Monroe felt that the Constitution did not allow for such use of federal funds. (p. 152)7
5295512280Second Bank of the United StatesThis institution was chartered in 1816 under President Madison and became a depository for federal funds and a creditor for (loaning money to) state banks. It became unpopular after being blamed for the panic of 1819, and suspicion of corruption and mismanagement haunted it until its charter expired in 1836.8
5295512281Panic of 1819The first major financial panic since the Constitution was ratified; marked the end of economic expansion and featured deflation (value of US money going down), depression, bank failures, foreclosures on western farms, unemployment, a slump in agriculture and manufacturing, and overcrowded debtor's prisons. (p. 153)9
5295512282Lancaster TurnpikeBuilt in the 1790s, this first highway was developed in response to the ineffectiveness of slow water transportation and uncertain road transportation. It stretched from Philadelphia to Lancaster and inspired many other turnpike projects. (p. 161)10
5295512283National (Cumberland) RoadA paved highway that extended more than a thousand miles from Maryland to Illinois. It was built using state and federal money over many years (1811-1852). One of the few roads crossing state boundaries. (p. 161)11
5295512284Erie CanalA canal built in 1825 in New York that linked economies of western and eastern cities. It lead to more canal building, lower food prices, and stronger economies. (p. 161)12
5295512285Robert Fulton; steamboatsIn 1807 he built a boat powered by a steam engine. It made shipping easier and cheaper. (p. 161)13
5295512286railroadsA major economic development of the 1820s. A method for carrying passengers and freight. They made the Midwest a major power. (p. 161)14
5295512287Eli Whitney; interchangeable partsIn 1793 he built the first cotton gin. During the War of 1812 he devised a system to make rifles out of mass produced interchangeable parts. (p. 162)15
5295512288corporationsBusinesses owned by stockholders, treated by law as if it were a person.16
5295512289Samuel SlaterBritish-born textile producer, one of the first industrialists in America. In 1791 he helped establish the nation's first factory using cotton spinning machine technology. (p. 162)17
5295512290factory systemIn the 1820s New England emerged as the country's leading manufacturing center because of abundant water power for the new machinery. (p. 162)18
5295512291Lowell System; textile millsThe system that recruited young farm women and housed them in company dormitories. These were textile mills. (p. 163)19
5295512292industrializationCaused a shift from farming economy to using manufacturing machines in a factory economy.20
5295512293specializationFarmers produced food, workers in the cities produced manufactured goods.21
5295512294unionsTrade unions were organized as early as the 1790s when the factory system started to take hold. A prime goal of the early unions was a 10 hour workday. (p. 163)22
5295512295cotton ginIt was invented by Eli Whitney in 1793. It removed seeds from cotton fibers so cotton could be processed quickly and cheaply. As a result more cotton was grown and more slaves were needed in the cotton fields. (p. 162)23
5295512296market revolutionThis revolution from produced vast economic growth. People bought and sold more goods rather than making them for themselves. (p. 164)24
5295512297John MarshallChief Justice of the Supreme Court (1801-1835). A Federalist who favored the central government and the rights of property against advocates of state's rights. Even when he was outnumbered in the Supreme Court, Republican justices sided with him. (p. 153)25
5295512298Fletcher v. PeckAn 1810 case in which Georgia tried to revoke a land grant on the grounds that it had been obtained by corruption. The Supreme Court ruled that a state cannot arbitrarily interfere with a person's property rights. Since the land grant was a legal contract, it could not be repealed. This was the first time that the Supreme Court declared a state law to be unconstitutional and invalid. (p. 154)26
5295512299McCulloch v. MarylandAn 1819 Supreme Court case that ruled that states could not tax the federal government, i.e. the Bank of the United States, The case confirmed the constitutionality of the Bank of the United States based on the Constitution's implied power.27
5295512300Dartmouth College v. Woodward1819 Supreme Court case in which New Hampshire had attempted to change Dartmouth College from a private college into a public institution. The Supreme Court ruled that the charter was protected under the contract clause of the U. S. Constitution; upholds the sanctity of contracts.28
5295512301Gibbons v. OgdenIn 1821 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that New York state could not grant a monopoly to a steamboat company. This established the federal government's control of interstate commerce. (p. 154)29
5295512302implied powersEven though a power not specifically stated in the Constitution, the federal government my have the power to create one. (p. 154)30
5295512303Tallmadge AmendmentProposed solution to Missouri becoming a state. It forbade slavery in Missouri and said that all black children would be free after the age of 25. It did not pass in the Senate and angered southerns. (p. 156)31
5295512304Missouri CompromiseAn 1820 compromise that Missouri joined the Union as a slave state, and Maine joined as a free state. Congress also established a line across the southern border of Missouri (36°,30') saying except for the state of Missouri, all states north of that line must be free states or states without slavery. (p. 157)32
5295512305Stephen DecaturNaval officer sent by James Madison in 1815 with a fleet to force the rulers of North Africa to allow American shipping the free use of the Mediterranean. (p. 157)33
5295512306Rush-Bagot AgreementAn 1817 disarmament pact between U.S. and Britain, it strictly limited Naval armament on the Great Lakes. The agreement was extended to place limits on U.S. and Canada border fortifications. (p. 157)34
5295512307Treaty of 1818Treaty between U.S. and Britain which 1) shared fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland; 2) joint occupation of the Oregon Territory for ten years; 3) set the northern limits of the Louisiana Territory at the 49th parallel. (p. 157)35
5295512308Andrew JacksonIn 1817 this general lead a militia force to Florida where he destroyed Seminole villages and hung Seminole sympathizers. (p. 158)36
5295512309Florida Purchase TreatyAn 1819 treaty in which Spain turned over Florida and the Oregon Territory to the U.S. The U.S. agree to assume $5 million debt and give up any claims in Texas. (p. 158)37
5295512310Monroe DoctrineAn 1823 doctrine by President James Monroe, warning European powers to refrain from seeking any new territories in the Americas. The United States largely lacked the power to back up the pronouncement, which was actually enforced by the British, who sought unfettered access to Latin American markets. (p. 158)38

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 7 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 7 The Age of Jefferson, 1800-1816

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5615453331Thomas JeffersonHe was George Washington's first secretary of state. A Democrat-Republican, he was the nation's third president from 1801 to 1809. He stressed the basic principles of constitutional government and limited central government. He appeased the Federalists by maintaining the national bank and debt repayment plan of Hamilton, and carried on the neutrality policies of Washington and Adams. He reduced the size of the military, eliminated some federal jobs, repealed excise taxes, and lowered the national debt. In 1803, he made the Louisiana Purchase from France. (p. 131)0
5615453332Louisiana PurchaseIn 1803, Jefferson purchased the Louisiana territory from France for $15 million. The purchase more that doubled the size of the United States, removed a European presence from the nation's borders, and extended the western frontier well beyond the Mississippi River. (p. 133)1
5615453333war hawksThe 1810 congressional election brought a group of young Democratic-Republicans to Congress. Led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun they gained influence in the House of Representatives. They argued that war with Britain was the only way to defend American honor, gain Canada, and destroy American Indian resistance on the frontier. (p. 139)2
5615453334Henry ClayIn 1810, he was a Kentucky member of the House of Representatives. He was a war hawk who argued for war with Britain. (p. 139)3
5615453335John C. CalhounIn 1810, he was a South Carolina member of the House of Representatives. He was a war hawk who argued for war with Britain. (p. 139)4
5615453336TecumsehThis Shawnee warrior, who along with his brother, attempted to unite all American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River. (p. 138)5
5615453337ProphetThis Shawnee religious leader, who along with his brother, attempted to unite all American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi River. (p. 138)6
5615453338William Henry HarrisonIn 1811, this governor of the Indiana Territory, destroyed Shanee headquarters and put an end to Tecumseh's efforts to form an American Indian confederacy. (p. 138)7
5615453339Battle of TippecanoeAn 1811 battle between William Henry Harrison U.S. troops and American Indians led by Tecumseh. (p. 138)8
5615453340strict interpretation of ConstitutionPresident Thomas Jefferson was committed to a strict interpretation of the Constitution and rejected Alexander Hamilton's argument that certain powers were implied. When Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase he was troubled because the Constitution did not state explicitly that a president could purchase foreign land. He finally argued that the president's powers to make treaties allowed for the purchase. (p. 133)9
5615453341John MarshallThis Federalist Chief Justice of the Supreme Court served in the position for 34 years. His decisions in landmark cases generally strengthened the federal government, often at the expense of states rights. (p. 134)10
5615453342judicial reviewIn 1803, Marbury v. Madison case, the Marshall court established the doctrine of judicial review by ruling that a law passed by Congress was unconstitutional. From this point on, the Supreme Court could overrule the legislative or executive branches if they believed a law was unconstituional. (p. 134)11
5615453343Marbury v. MadisonA Supreme Court case in 1803 where Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that a law passed by Congress was unconstitutional. This established the doctrine of judicial review, where the Supreme Court could overrule actions taken by the legislative and executive branches of the government. (p. 134)12
5615453344Aaron BurrHe was Thomas Jefferson's vice president from 1801 to 1804. A new vice president was chosen for Jefferson's second term. He then organised a failed conspiracy, attempting to unite New England states and secede from the United States. He killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. In 1806 was tried for treason because of a plan to capture Mexico and possibly unite it with Louisiana. He was acquitted of the charge. (p. 135)13
5615453345QuidsIn 1812, they were "Old" Democratic-Republicans who criticized the War of 1812 because it violated the classic Democratic-Republican commitment to limited federal power and the maintenance of peace. (p. 140)14
5615453346Hartford Convention (1814)In December 1814, a special convention was held in Hartford, Connecticut. Bitterly opposed to the the War of 1812, some radical Federalist in the Northeast wanted to secede from the United States, but it was rejected. However, to limit the power of the Democratic-Republicans they adopted a proposal that a two-thirds vote of both houses would be required for any future declaration of war. (p. 141)15
5615453347Napoleon BonaparteIn the War of 1812 the United States based their hope for victory on Napoleon successfully fighting the British in Europe. However, in the spring of 1814, Napoleon's losses enabled the British to increase their forces in North America. (p. 141)16
5615453348Toussaint I'OuvertureHe led a rebellion against French rule on the island of Santo Domingo which resulted in heavy French losses. (p. 132)17
5615453349Barbary piratesThe United States had been paying the Barbary states on the North African coast in exchange for safe passage of U.S. ships in the Mediterranean. President Jefferson stopped paying the tribute, and the U.S. fought the Barbary Wars from 1801 to 1805. There was no decisive victory but it did offer some protection to U.S. ships in the region. (p. 136)18
5615453350neutralityAround 1804, the Napoleonic wars dominated Europe. Britain was seizing U.S. ships, confiscating the cargo and forcing sailors to join the British navy. This made it difficult for President Jefferson to maintain a position of not taking sides in the conflict. (p. 136)19
5615453351impressmentThe British practice of taking American sailors from American ships and forcing them to serve in the British navy. (p. 136)20
5615453352Chesapeake-Leopard affairIn 1807, the British warship Leopard attacked the American warship Chesapeake. Three U.S. sailors were killed and four were taken captive. Many Americans demanded war but Jefferson used diplomacy and economic pressure in response. (p. 136)21
5615453353Embargo Act (1807)In 1807, this act prohibited American trading ships from sailing to any foreign port. It was meant to force Britain and France to change their policies towards neutral vessels, by depriving them of American trade. The embargo backfired and brought greater economic hardship to the United States than Britain. In 1809 it was repealed. (p 136)22
5615453354James MadisonThe fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817. A Democrat-Republican and a close friend of Thomas Jefferson. A member of the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention, he strongly supported ratification of the Constitution. He was a contributor to The Federalist Papers. His presidency was marked by the War of 1812. (p. 137)23
5615453355Nonintercourse Act (1809)In 1809, this act provided that America could now trade with all nations except Britain and France. (p. 137)24
5615453356Macon's Bill No. 2 (1810)When economic hardships continued into 1810, Nathaniel Macon, a member of Congress, introduced a bill that restored U.S. trade with both Britain & France. It also provided that if either France or Britain formally agreed to respect neutral rights at sea, then the U.S. would prohibit trade with the foe of that nation. (p. 138)25
5615453357War of 1812A war between the United States and Great Britain caused by American outrage over the impressment of American sailors by the British and British aid to the Indians attacking the Americans on the western frontier. The War Hawks (young westerners led by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun) argued for war in Congress. American troops attempted an invasion of Canada, but it was repulsed by British defenders. Numerous naval battles occurred and at one point the British marched through Washington, D.C. and burned the White House. In December 1814 the Treaty of Ghent was reached and territory was returned to the pre-war status. Two weeks later, Andrew Jackson's troops defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans, not knowing that a peace treaty had already been signed. (p. 138)26
5615453358Old IronsidesThe nickname for the U.S. warship, Constitution. In 1812, it raised American morale by sinking a British ship off the coast of Nova Scotia. (p. 140)27
5615453359Battle of Lake ErieProbably the most important U.S. naval victory in the War of 1812. Captain Oliver Hazard Perry led the U.S. to victory against the British. (p. 140)28
5615453360Oliver Hazard PerryThis naval captain won the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. His famous quote was, "We have met the enemy, and they are ours." (p. 140)29
5615453361Battle of the Thames RiverThis naval battle, near Detroit, was led by General William Henry Harrison. The U.S. defeated the British, and the American Indian Tecumseh was killed. (p. 140)30
5615453362Thomas MacdonoughIn 1814, this U.S. naval commander defeated a British fleet on Lake Champlain. As a result the British had to retreat and abandon their plan to invade New York and New England. (p. 140)31
5615453363Battle of Lake ChamplainA battle where the British fleet was defeated and was forced to retreat and to abandon their plans to invade New York and New England. (p. 140)32
5615453364Andrew JacksonIn the War of 1812 this U.S. general defeated the Creek nation at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. The British were trying to control the Mississippi River and he defeated them at the Battle of New Orleans. He would later become the seventh president of the United States. (p. 141)33
5615453365Battle of Horseshoe BendIn March 1814, General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek nation, an important British ally. The battle was fought in present-day Alabama and ended American Indian resistance in that area. (p. 141)34
5615453366Creek NationThis American Indian tribe was an important British ally in the War of 1812 until being defeated by Andrew Jackson. (p. 141)35
5615453367Battle of New OrleansOn January 8, 1815, General Andrew Jackson led U.S. troops that defeated the British at New Orleans. At that time communications were much slower and the armies did not know that the Treaty of Ghent had ended the war two weeks earlier. (p. 141)36
5615453368Treaty of Ghent (1814)The peace treaty that ended the War of 1812. The terms halted fighting, returned all conquered territory to the prewar claimant, and recognized the pre war boundary between Canada and the United States. (p. 141)37
5615453369Lewis and Clark ExpeditionIn 1804, Captain Meriwether Lewis and Lieutenant William Clark left St. Louis, Missouri on an expedition to the Pacific coast. They travelled up the Missouri River to the Great Divide, and then down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean. the expedition provided greater scientific knowledge of the region, stronger claims to the Oregon Territory, better relationships with the American Indians, and more accurate maps. (p. 134)38
5615453370Francis Scott KeyHe wrote our national anthem while observing the British attack on Fort McHenry in Baltimore. (p. 141)39
5615453371The Star Spangled BannerThe United States national anthem composed by Francis Scott Key in 1814. (p. 141)40

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 21 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 21 The Progressive Era, 1901-1917

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8666671470urban middle classMost Progressives were urban middle-class men and women. They included: doctors, lawyers, ministers, storekeepers, office workers, and middle managers. (p. 432)0
8666671471male and femaleThe Progressive were composed of both men and women. (p. 432)1
8666671472white, old stock ProtestantsNative-born, their churches preached against vice and taught social responsibility. (p. 432)2
8666671473professional associationsGroups of individuals who share a common profession and are often organized for common political purposes related to that profession. (p. 432)3
8666671474PragmatismIn the early 20th century this philosophy focused on using a practical approach to morals, ideals, and knowledge. They encouraged experimentation to find solutions that would produce a well-functioning democratic society. (p. 433)4
8666671475William JamesIn the early 20th century, he was an advocate of the new philosophy of pragmatism. He argued that people should take a practical approach to morals, ideals, and knowledge. (p. 433)5
8666671476John DeweyHe was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which formed the foundation of progressive education. (p. 433)6
8666671477Frederick W. TaylorAn engineer who sought to eliminate wasted motion. Famous for scientific-management, especially time-management studies. (p. 433)7
8666671478scientific managementA management theory using efficiency experts to examine each work operation, then find ways to minimize the time needed to complete the work. (p. 433)8
8666671479Henry Demarest LloydIn 1894, he wrote the book "Wealth Against Commonwealth". He attacked the practices of Standard Oil and the railroads. (p. 434)9
8666671480Standard Oil CompanyAn oil trust with control of many oil refinery companies, which created a monopoly in the oil industry. (p. 434)10
8666671481Lincoln SteffansHe wrote "The Shame of the Cities" (1904) which described in detail the corruption that characterized big-city politics. (p. 434)11
8666671482Ida TarbellA leading muckraker and magazine editor, she exposed the corruption of the oil industry with her 1902 series "The History of the Standard Oil Company". (p. 434)12
8666671483Jacob RiisIn 1890, he wrote "How The Other Half Lives", which showed the terrible conditions of the tenement houses of the big cities where immigrants lived during the late 1800s. (p. 434)13
8666671484Theodore DreiserAn American author who wrote "The Financier" and "The Titan", novels which portrayed the avarice and ruthlessness of an industrialist. (p. 434)14
8666671485Australian ballotA government printed ballot of uniform size and shape to be cast in secret that was adopted by many states around 1890. (p. 435)15
8666671486direct primaryA nominating process where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office. (p. 435)16
8666671487Robert La FollettIn 1903, this Progressive Wisconsin Governor introduced a new system which allowed the voters to directly choose party candidates (direct primary), rather than being selected by party bosses. (p. 435)17
8666671488Seventeenth AmendmentIn 1913, this constitutional amendment was passed. It required that all U.S. senators be elected by a popular vote. (p. 435)18
8666671489direct election of senatorsIn 1899, Nevada became the first state to elect U.S. senators directly. Previously state legislatures had chosen them. (p. 435)19
8666671490initiative, referendum, and recallAmendments to state constitutions made changes to politics. An initiative allowed reformers to circumvent state legislatures by submitting new legislature to the voters in a general direct election. A referendum is the method by which actions of the legislature could be returned to the electorate for approval. A recall allowed voters to remove a politician from office before their term was completed. (p. 435)20
8666671491municipal reformCity bosses and their corrupt alliance with local businesses such as trolley lines and utility companies were targeted for reform by Progressives. (p. 436)21
8666671492Samuel M. JonesThis Toledo mayor used "Golden Rule" as his middle name. He instituted free kindergartens, night schools, and public playgrounds. (p. 436)22
8666671493Tom L. JohnsonThis Cleveland mayor devoted himself to the cause of tax reform and three-cent trolley fares. He fought for public controlled city utilities and services, but failed. (p. 436)23
8666671494commission planA city's government would be divided into several departments, which would each be placed under the control of an expert commissioner. (p. 436)24
8666671495city manager planLegislation designed to break up political machines and replace traditional political management of cities with trained professional urban planners and managers. (p. 436)25
8666671496Charles Evans HughesIn New York, he battled fraudulent insurance companies. (p. 436)26
8666671497Hiram JohnsonIn California, he fought against the economic and political power of the Southern Pacific Railroad. (p. 436)27
8666671498Wisconsin IdeaA series of Progressive measures that included a direct primary law, tax reform, and state regulatory commissions. (p. 436)28
8666671499regulatory commissionsProgressives created state regulatory commissions to monitor railroads, utilities, and business such as insurance. (p. 436)29
8666671500state Prohibition lawsBy 1915, two-thirds of the states had passed these laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol. (p 437)30
8666671501National Child Labor CommitteeThey proposed child labor laws which were adopted by many of the states. (p. 437)31
8666671502compulsory school attendanceMany states passed laws, which made it mandatory for children to go to public schools. (p. 437)32
8666671503Florence KelleyShe was a reformer who promoted state laws which protected women from long working hours. (p. 437)33
8666671504National Consumers' LeagueThis organization was formed in the 1890's, under the leadership of Florence Kelly. They attempted to mobilize the power of women as consumers to force retailers and manufacturing to improve wages and working conditions. (p. 437)34
8666671505Lochner v. New YorkA 1905, this Supreme Court case ruled against a state law that limited workers to a ten-hour workday. (p 437)35
8666671506Muller v. OregonA 1908 Supreme Court case, it ruled that women needed special protection against working long hours. (p. 437)36
8666671507Triangle Shirtwaist fireIn 1911, a high-rise garment factory burned, killing 146 people, mostly women. (p. 437)37
8666671508Square DealEconomic policy by President Theodore Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers. (p. 438)38
8666671509anthracite coal miners' strike 1902Pennsylvania coal miners went on strike for an increase in pay and a shorter working day. When the mine owners refused to negotiate, President Theodore Roosevelt threatened to seize control of the mines. A compromise was finally agreed upon. (p. 438)39
8666671510trust-bustingPresident Theodore Roosevelt broke up the railroads and Standard Oil by using the Sherman Antitrust Act. (p. 438)40
8666671511bad vs. good trustsPresident Theodore Roosevelt did make a distinction between breaking up "bad trusts", which harmed the public and stifled competition, and regulating "good trusts" which through efficiency and low prices dominated a market. (p. 438)41
8666671512Elkins ActThis 1903 act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to stop railroads from granting rebates to favored customers. (p. 438)42
8666671513Hepburn ActThis 1906 act tightened existing railroad regulation. It empowered the Interstate Commerce Commission to set maximum railroad rates and to examine railroad's financial records. (p. 438)43
8666671514Uptown Sinclair; "The Jungle"He wrote "The Jungle" which described the Chicago stockyards and meatpacking industry. (p. 438)44
8666671515Pure Food and Drug ActThis 1906 act forbade the manufacture or sale of mislabeled or adulterated food or drugs, it gave the government broad powers to ensure the safety and efficacy of drugs in order to abolish the "patent" drug trade. (p. 438)45
8666671516Meat Inspection ActThis 1906 act provided federal inspectors to visit meatpacking plants to insure that they met sanitation standards. (p. 439)46
8666671517conservation of public landsPresident Theodore Roosevelt's most original and lasting contribution in domestic policy may have been his efforts to protect the nation's natural resources. (p. 439)47
8666671518Newlands Reclamation ActA 1902 act that provide public land for irrigation projects in western states. (p. 439)48
8666671519White House Conference of GovernorsA conference at the White House which publicized the need for conservation. (p. 439)49
8666671520Gifford PinchotFirst head of the U.S. Forest Service under President Theodore Roosevelt (p. 439)50
8666671521Socialist Party of AmericanThis third party was dedicated to the welfare of the working class. Their platform called for radical reforms such as public ownership of the railroads, utilities, and even some major industries such as oil and steel. (p. 440)51
8666671522Eugene V. DebsOne of the founders of the Socialist party and the party's presidential candidate from 1900 to 1920. (p. 440)52
8666671523Bull Moose PartyNickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to nominate Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election. (p. 441)53
8666671524New Nationalism; New FreedomIn the election of 1912, the Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson were the main competitors. Roosevelt called for a "New Nationalism", with more government regulation of business and unions, women's suffrage (voting rights), and more social welfare programs. Wilson supported a "New Freedom", which would limit both big business and big government, bring about reform by ending corruption, and revive competition by supporting small business. (p. 441)54
8666671525Mann-Elkins ActThis 1910 act gave the Interstate Commerce Commission the power to suspend new railroad rates and oversee telephone, telegraph, and cable companies. (p. 432)55
8666671526Sixteenth Amendment, federal income taxRatified in 1913, this constitutional amendment, explicitly permitted Congress to levy a federal income tax. (p. 439)56
8666671527Payne-Aldrich Tariff 1909In 1909, President William Howard Taft signed this bill which raised the tariffs on most imports. (p. 440)57
8666671528firing of PinchotIn 1910, he was head of the Forest Service, but was fired by President Taft. (p. 440)58
8666671529Underwood TariffIn 1913, this tariff substantially lowered tariffs for the first time in over 50 years. To compensate for the reduced tariff revenues, the bill included a graduated income tax with rates from 1 to 6 percent. (p. 442)59
8666671530Federal Reserve ActIn 1914, this act created a central banking system, consisting of twelve regional banks governed by the Federal Reserve Board. It was an attempt to provide the United States with a sound yet flexible currency. It still plays a major role in the American economy today. (p. 442)60
8666671531Federal Reserve BoardThis board was organized to supervise twelve district banks in the Federal Reserve Bank system. (p. 442)61
8666671532Clayton Antitrust ActIn 1914, this antitrust legislation strengthened the provisions in the Sherman Antitrust Act for breaking up monopolies. It exempted unions from being prosecuted as trusts. (p. 442)62
8666671533Federal Trade CommisionA federal regulatory agency, established in 1914 to prevent unfair business practices and help maintain a competitive economy. (p. 442)63
8666671534Federal Farm Loan ActA 1916, 12 regional federal farm loan banks were established to provide farm loans at low interest rates. (p. 443)64
8666671535racial segregation lawsIn the Progressive era (1901 - 1917), racial segregation was the rule in the South and the unofficial policy in the North. (p. 443)65
8666671536increased lynchingIn the Progressive era, thousands of blacks were lynched (hung) by racist mobs. (p. 443)66
8666671537Booker T. WashingtonThis African American progressive argued that African Americans should concentrate on learning industrial skills in order to get better wages. (p. 443)67
8666671538W. E. B. Du BoisThis African American was a northerner with a college education. He argued that African American should demand equal political and social rights, which he believed were a prerequisite for economic independence. (p. 444)68
8666671539National Association for the Advancement of Colored PeopleThis organization's mission was to abolish all forms of segregation and to increase educational opportunities for African Americans. (p. 444)69
8666671540National Urban LeagueFormed in 1911, this organization helped African Americans migrating from the south to northern cities. (p. 444)70
8666671541Carrie Chapman CattA suffragette, she worked to obtain the right for women to vote. She was president of the National Women's Suffrage Association, and founder of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Instrumental in obtaining passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920. (p. 445)71
8666671542National American Woman Suffrage AssociationA group formed in the late 1800s to organize the women's suffrage movement. (p. 445)72
8666671543Alice PaulA suffragette who focused on obtaining an amendment to the Constitution for women's suffrage (voting rights). (p. 445)73
8666671544National Woman's partyIn 1916, Alice Paul formed this organization to focus on winning the support of Congress and the president for a Constitutional amendment for women's suffrage. (p. 445)74
8666671545Nineteenth AmendmentIn 1920, this amendment passed which gave women the right to vote. (p. 445)75
8666671546League of Woman VotersOrganized by Carrie Chapman Catt. A civic organization dedicated to keeping voters informed about candidates and issues. (p. 445)76
8666671547Margaret SangerShe founded an organization the became Panned Parenthood. They advocated for birth-control education. (p. 445)77

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 13 Flashcards

AMSCO United States History 2015 Edition, Chapter 13 The Union in Peril, 1848-1861

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8506512998Free-Soil partyIn 1848, Northerns organized this party to advocate that the new Western states not allow slavery and provide free homesteads. Their slogan was, "free soil, free labor, free men". (p. 248)0
8506512997free-soil movementThis movement was amongst most Northerners that did not oppose slavery in the South, but they did not want the Western states to allow slavery. (p. 247)1
8506512999Conscience WhigsWhigs that opposed slavery. (p. 248)2
8506513000barnburnersAntislavery Democrats, whose defection threatened to destroy the the Democratic party. (p 248)3
8506513002bleeding KansasAfter 1854, the conflicts between antislavery and proslavery forces exploded in the Kansas Territory. (p. 252)4
8506513003Pottawatomie CreekIn 1856, abolitionist John Brown and his sons attacked this proslavery farm settlement and killed five settlers. (p. 253)5
8506513004Lecompton constitutionIn 1857, President James Buchanan asked that Congress accept this document and admit Kansas as a slave state. Congress did not accept it. (p. 255)6
8506513005popular sovereigntyAround 1850, this term referred to the idea that each new territory could determine by vote whether or not to allow slavery would be allowed in that region. (p. 248)7
8506513006Lewis CassThis Democratic senator from Michigan, proposed popular sovereignty as the solution to the slavery question in the territories. (p. 248)8
8506513007Henry ClayHe proposed the Compromise of 1850. (p. 249)9
8506513008Zachary TaylorThe twelfth president of the United States from 1849 to 1850. He was a general and hero in the Mexican War. He was elected to the presidency in 1848, representing the Whig party. He died suddenly in 1850 and Millard Fillmore became the president. (p 248, 249)10
8506513009Compromise of 1850Henry Clay proposed and it was signed into law by President Millard Fillmore. It proposed: * Admit California to the Union as a free state * Divide the remainder of the Mexican Cession into New Mexico and Utah (popular sovereignty) * Give land in dispute between Texas and New Mexico to federal government in return for paying Texas' public debt of 10 million * Ban slave trade in D. C., but permit slaveholding * New Fugitive Slave Law to be enforced (p. 249)11
8506513010Stephen A. DouglasIn 1854, he devised the Kansas-Nebraska Act, which in effect overturned the Missouri Compromise, and allowed the South the opportunity to expand slavery. In 1858, he debated Abraham Lincoln in a famous series of seven debates in the campaign for the Illinois senate seat. He won the campaign for reelection to the Senate, but he alienated Southern Democrats. In 1860, he won the Democratic presidential nomination, but Southern Democrats nominated their own candidate, John Breckinridge. He was easily defeated by Abraham Lincoln in the presidential election that year. (p. 252, 256, 258)12
8506513011Millard FillmoreThe thirteenth president of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office. He was the second Vice President to become president upon the death of a sitting President, when he succeeded Zachary Taylor. As vice president he helped pass the Compromise of 1850. (p. 249, 255)13
8506513012Kansas-Nebraska ActThis 1854 act, sponsored by Senator Stephen A Douglas, would build a transcontinental railroad through the central United States. In order gain approval in the South, it would divide the Nebraska territory into Nebraska and Kansas and allow voting to decide whether to allow slavery. This increased regional tensions because it effectively repealed the Missouri Compromise, which had already determined that this area would not allow slavery. (p. 252)14
8506513013Crittenden compromiseIn the winter of 1860-1861, Senator John Crittenden proposed a constitutional amendment to appease the South. He proposed that slavery would be allowed in all areas south of the 36 30 line. The Republicans rejected the proposal because it would allow extension of slavery into the new territories. (p. 260)15
8506513014Franklin PierceThe fourteenth President of the United States from 1853 to 1857. A Democrat from New Hampshire, he was acceptable to Southern Democrats because he supported the Fugitive Slave Law. (p. 252)16
8506513015Know-Nothing partyThis political party started in the mid-1850s. Also known as the American party, they were mostly native-born Protestant Americans. Their core issue was opposition to Catholics and immigrants who were entering Northern cities in large numbers. (p. 254)17
8506513016Republican partyThis political party formed in 1854, in response to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It was composed of a coalition of Free-Soilers, antislavery Whigs, and Democrats. Although not abolitionist, it sought to block the spread of slavery in the territories. (p. 254)18
8506513017John C. FremontIn the presidential election of 1856, this California senator was the Republican nominee. The Republican platform called for no expansion of slavery, free homesteads, and a probusiness protective tariff. He lost the election to James Buchanan, but won 11 of the 16 free states, which foreshadowed the emergence of a powerful Republican party. (p. 255)19
8506513018James BuchananThe fifteenth President of the United States from 1857 to 1861. He tried to maintain a balance between proslavery and antislavery factions, but his moderate views angered radicals in both North and South, and he was unable to forestall the secession of South Carolina to December 20, 1860. During his term: "Bleeding Kansas" (1856), Caning of Senator Sumner (1856), Lecompton Constitution (1857), Dred Scott case (1857) (p. 255)20
8506513020sucessionThe election of Abraham Lincoln was the final event that caused the southern states to leave the Union. In December 1860, South Carolina voted unanimously to secede. Within the next six weeks Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas had all seceded. In February 1861, representatives of seven states met in Montgomery, Alabama to create the Confederate States of America. (p. 259)21
8506513021Fugitive Slave LawCongress passed a second version of this law in 1850. The law's chief purpose was to track down runaway slaves who had escaped to a Northern state, capture them, and return them to their Southern owners. Enforcement of the law in the North was sometimes opposed even though there were penalties for hiding a runaway slave or obstructing enforcement of the law. (p. 250)22
8506513022Underground RailroadA network of people who helped thousands of enslaved people escape to the North by providing transportation and hiding places. (p. 250)23
8506513023Harriet TubmanBorn a slave, she escaped to the North and became the most renowned conductor on the Underground Railroad, leading more than 300 slaves to freedom. (p. 250)24
8506513024Dred Scott v. SandfordAn 1857 Supreme Court case, in which Chief Justice Roger Taney ruled that African Americans (free or slave), were not citizens of the United States, that Congress could not exclude slavery from any federal territory, and that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. The ruling delighted Southern Democrats and infuriated Northern Republicans. (p. 255)25
8506513025Roger TaneyHe was a Southern Democrat and chief justice of the Supreme Court during the Dred Scott v. Sandford case. (p. 255)26
8506513026Abraham LincolnHe was elected president of the United States in 1860. He was a Republican, who ran on a platform that appealed to those in the North and the West. It called for the exclusion of slavery in the new territories, a protective tariff for industry, free land for homesteaders, and a railroad to the Pacific. (p. 258)27
8506513027Lincoln-Douglas debatesIn 1858, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln had seven debates in the campaign for the Illinois senate seat. Lincoln was not an abolitionist, but he attacked Douglas's seeming indifference to slavery as a moral issue. Although Lincoln lost the election to Douglas, he emerged as a national figure and leading contender for the Republican nomination for president. (p. 256)28
8506513028house-divided speechThe speech given by Abraham Lincoln when accepting the Republican nomination for the Illinois senate seat. He said, "This government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free". (p. 256)29
8506513029Freeport DoctrineDoctrine developed by Stephen Douglas that said slavery could not exist in a community if the local citizens did not pass laws (slave codes) maintaining it. This angered Southern Democrats. (p. 257)30
8506513030Sumner-Brooks incidentThis incident took place in 1856, when Congressman Preston Brooks severely beat Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner. The attack occurred in the Senate chamber, after Sumner gave a vitriolic speech, "The Crime Against Kansas". (p. 254)31
8506513031John BrownHe led his four sons and some former slaves, in an attack on the federal arsenal, called the Harpers Ferry raid. (p. 257)32
8506513032Harpers Ferry raidIn October 1859, John Brown led his four sons and some former slaves, in an attack on the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry. His impractical plan was to obtain guns to arm Virginia's slaves, whom he hoped would rise up in a general revolt. He and six of his followers were captured and hanged. Southern whites saw the raid as proof of the north's true intentions - to use slave revolts to destroy the South. (p. 257)33
8506513033Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom's CabinIn 1852, she wrote this influential book about the conflict between a slave named Tom, and a brutal white slave owner, Simon Legree. It caused a generation of Northerners and many Europeans to regard all slave owners as cruel and inhuman. Southerners believed it to be proof of Northern prejudice against the Southern way of life. (p. 250)34
8506513034Hinton R. Helper, Impending Crisis of the SouthIn 1857, he wrote this nonfiction book, that attacked slavery using statistics to demonstrate to fellow Southerners that slavery weakened the South's economy. Southern states banned the book, but it was widely read in the North. (p. 250)35
8506513035George Fitzhugh, Sociology of the SouthIn 1854, he wrote this proslavery book which argued that slavery was a positive good for slave and master alike. He was the boldest and most well known of proslavery authors. He questioned the principle of equal rights for unequal men and attacked the capitalist wage system as worse than slavery. (p. 251)36

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5278464754Olive Branch Petitionpetition adopted by the 2nd Continental Congress on July 5, 1775 to prevent an armed conflict between the Thirteen Congress and Great Britain0
52784647552nd Continental Congressa convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies which met from 1775 to 17811
5278464756Thomas Painelived from 1737 to 1809; American revolutionary writer, most known for his pamphlet Common Sense2
5278464757Common Sensepamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775 which advocated the argument for American independence from Britain3
5278464758Declaration of Independencedocument adopted by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776; declared that the 13 Colonies were now its own sovereign entity separate from the British Empire4
5278464759Thomas Jeffersonlived from 1743 to 1826; third President of the United States (1801-1809); principal author of the Declaration of Independence; leading Republican and visionary of an American agrarian society5
5278464760Battle of Saratogabattle between British and American forces during the Revolutionary War fought on September 19th and October 7th, 1777 in Stillwater, New York; decisive American victory which led to the surrender of British General John Burgoyne6
5278464761Loyalistscolonists who remained loyal to the British Empire in the years leading up to and during the Revolutionary War7
5278464762Patriotscolonists who rebelled against the British Empire, seeking reprieve for unfair British treatment of the colonies or independence from the British Empire8
5278464763Statute of Religious Libertystatute enacted by Virginia in 1786 which called for the complete separation of church and state9
5278464764Articles of Confederationdocument adopted by the Continental Congress in 1777 which established a national government similar to the one in place before and during the Revolutionary War10
5278464765George Washingtonlived from 1732 to 1799; first President of the United States (1789-1797); Commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War11
5278464766Treaty of Paristreaty between the British Empire and the United States of America signed on September 3, 1783; ended the Revolutionary War, providing a clear recognition of American independence and ceding a large swath of territory to the United States (from Canada border south to the northern border of Florida and westward to the Mississippi River)12
5278464767Northwest Ordinancealso known as the Ordinance of 1787; provided system for the surveying and selling of western lands, particularly the territory north of the Ohio River; created a single Northwest Territory; specified a minimum population of 60,000 as a minimum for statehood, guaranteed freedom of religion and the right to trial by jury, and prohibited slavery throughout the territory13
5278464768Shays' Rebellionrebellion led by Daniel Shays which lasted from 1786 to 1787; centered around farmers in Massachusetts, in which farmers were furious over heavy state taxation due to heavy post-war debts; Shays' and followers attempt to seize arms from an arsenal in Springfield, leading to a response by state militiamen which dispersed Shays' men14
5278464769Molly Pitchernickname given to a woman said to have fought in the Battle of Monmouth during the Revolutionary War; most regard her as folklore, as she may stand to represent numerous women who supported the American cause during the Revolutionary War15
5278464770Abigail Adamslived from 1744 to 181; wife of John Adams and mother of John Quincy Adams; advocate of married women's property rights and more economic opportunities for women16
5278464771Alexander Hamiltonlived from 1755 to 1804; first US Secretary of the Treasury; founded the first political party, the Federalists; visioned a more industrial based nation with a strong federal government17
5278464772James Madisonlived from 1751 to 1836; fourth President of the United States (1809-1817); "Father of the Constitution"; member of the Republican Party, which envisioned a more modest federal government and a more rural and agrarian society18
5278464773Annapolis Conventionconvention held in Annapolis, Maryland from September 11-14, 1786 to discuss the reversal of trade barriers; report from convention asked support for a broader constitutional convention19
5278464774Constitutional Conventiontook place from May 25 to September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to address problems in governing the United States of America, which had been operating under the Articles of Confederation following independence from Great Britain. Although the Convention was intended to revise the Articles of Confederation, the intention from the outset of many of its proponents, chief among them James Madison and Alexander Hamilton, was to create a new government rather than fix the existing one. The US Constitution was created during this gathering.20
5278464775Virginia Planwas a proposal by Virginia delegates for a bicameral (meaning the split of legistlative branch into two distinguishable houses or chambers; ie: the HOE and Senate) legislative branch.[1] The plan was drafted by James Madison while he waited for a quorum to assemble at the Constitutional Convention of 178721
5278464776New Jersey Planwas a proposal for the structure of the United States Government presented by William Paterson at the Constitutional Convention on June 15, 1787.[1] The plan was created in response to the Virginia Plan, which called for two houses of Congress, both elected with apportionment according to population. Opposed by James Madison22
5278464777Great Compromisewas an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. It retained the bicameral legislature as proposed by Roger Sherman, along with proportional representation in the lower house, but required the upper house to be weighted equally between the states. Each state would have two representatives in the upper house.23
5278464778Three-Fifths Compromisecompromise proposed at the Constitutional Convention; debate was over whether, and if so, how, slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxing purposes. The issue was important, as this population number would then be used to determine the number of seats that the state would have in the United States House of Representatives for the next ten years. The effect was to give the southern states a third more seats in Congress and a third more electoral votes than if slaves had been ignored24
5278464779Electoral Collegethe institution that elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. Voting U.S. citizens do not directly elect the President and Vice President; instead, these voters directly elect designated intermediaries called "electors," who almost always have pledged to vote for particular presidential and vice presidential candidates25
5278464780Checks and balancesis used to keep the government from getting too powerful in one branch. For example, the Executive Branch can veto bills from the Legislative Branch, but the Legislative Branch can override the veto.26
5278464781Federalistsfirst American political party that supported ideas straight from the Constitution; called for a strong national government that promoted economic growth and fostered friendly relationships with Great Britain, as well as opposition to revolutionary France27
5278464782Antifederalistsopposed the federalists; agreed in more power within the states, which exercised sectionalism28
5278464783Federalist Paperscollection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay (under the pseudonym Publius) promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution.29
5278464784National Bankissued by the treasury and American government after the Revolution30
5278464785First Two Party Systema model of American politics used in history and political science to periodize the political party system existing in the United States between roughly 1792 and 1824.[1] It featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.31
5278464786Whisky Rebelliona tax protest on this beverage from the newly formed federalist government under Washingtons presidency, taxes used to help pay off war debt32
5278464787Washington's Farewell Addressa letter written by Washington towards the end of his presidency; a classic statement of republicanism, warning Americans of the political dangers they can and must avoid if they are to remain true to their values.33
5278464788Citizen Geneta french ambassador who visited the US, in search of US support for the French in the revolution; caused controversy on foreign policy.34
5278464789XYZ Affaira political and diplomatic episode in 1797 and 1798, early in the administration of John Adams, involving a confrontation between the United States and Republican France35
5278464790Quasi Warwas an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States of America and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800. After the toppling of the French crown during its revolutionary wars, the United States refused to continue repaying its debt to France on the grounds that it had been owed to a previous regime.36
5278464791Jay's Treaty...37
5278464792Pinckney's Treaty...38
5278464793Aaron Burr...39
5278464794Midnight Appointments...40
5278464795Bill of Rights...41
5278464796Alien Act...42
5278464797Sedition Act...43
5278464798Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions...44

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