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AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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9951901060George Washington1789-1797 Federalist Whiskey Rebellion; Judiciary Act; Neutrality; Farewell Address0
9951901061John Adams1797-1801 Federalist XYZ Affair; Alien and Sedition Acts1
9951901062Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican Marbury v. Madison; Louisiana Purchase; Embargo of 18072
9951901063James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican War of 1812; First Protective Tariff3
9951901064James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican Missouri Compromise of 1820; Monroe Doctrine4
9951901065John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican "Corrupt Bargain"; "Tariff of Abominations"5
9951901066Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat Nullification Crisis; Bank War; Indian Removal Act6
9951901067Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat Trail of Tears; Specie Circular; Panic of 18377
9951901068William Henry Harrison1841 Whig "Tippecanoe and Tyler too!"; First Whig President8
9951901069John Tyler1841-1845 Whig "His Accidency"; Webster-Ashburton Treaty9
9951901070James Polk1845-1849 Democrat Texas annexation; Mexican War10
9951901071Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig Mexican War hero and staunch Unionist11
9951901072Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig Compromise of 185012
9951901073Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat Kansas-Nebraska Act; Gadsden Purchase13
9951901074James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat Dred Scott decision; Harpers Ferry raid14
9951901075Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican Secession and Civil War; Emancipation Proclamation15
9951901076Andrew Johnson1865-1869 Democrat 13th and 14th amendments; Radical Reconstruction; Impeachment16
9951901077Ulysses Grant1869-1877 Republican 15th amendment; Panic of 187317
9951901078Rutherford Hayes1877-1881 Republican Compromise of 1877; labor unions and strikes18
9951901079James Garfield1881, Republican Brief resurgence of presidential authority; Increase in American naval power; Purge corruption in the Post Office19
9951901080Chester Arthur1881-1885 Republican Standard Oil trust created Edison lights up New York City20
9951901081Grover Cleveland1885-1889 (1st term), 1893-1897 (2nd term) Democrat Interstate Commerce Act; Dawes Act; Panic of 1893; Pullman Strike21
9951901082Benjamin Harrison1889-1893 Republican Sherman Anti-Trust Act; Closure of the frontier22
9951901083William McKinley1897-1901 Republican Spanish-American War; Open Door policy23
9951901084Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909 Republican Progressivism; Square Deal; Big Stick Diplomacy24
9951901085William Howard Taft1909-1913 Republican Dollar diplomacy NAACP founded25
9951901086Woodrow Wilson1913-1921 Democrat WWI; League of Nations; 18th and 19th amendments; Segregation of federal offices; First Red Scare26
9951901087Warren Harding1921-1923 Republican "Return to normalcy", return to isolationism; Tea Pot Dome scandal; Prohibition27
9951901088Calvin Coolidge1923-1929 Republican Small-government (laissez-faire) conservative28
9951901089Herbert Hoover1929-1933 Republican "American individualism"; Stock Market Crash; Dust Bowl; Hawley-Smoot Tariff29
9951901090Franklin Delano Roosevelt1933-1945 Democrat New Deal; WWII; Japanese Internment; "Fireside Chats"30
9951901091Harry Truman1945-1953 Democrat A-bomb; Marshall Plan; Korean War; United Nations31
9951901092Dwight 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
9951901093John Kennedy1961-1963 Democrat Camelot; Bay of Pigs; Cuban Missile Crisis; Space program; Peace Corps33
9951901094Lyndon Johnson1963-1969 Democrat Civil and Voting Rights acts; Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; Great Society34
9951901095Richard Nixon1969-1974 Republican Environmental Protection Act; China visit; Moon Landing; Watergate35
9951901096Gerald Ford1974-1977 Republican Pardoning of Nixon; OPEC crisis36
9951901097Jimmy Carter1977-1981 Democrat stagflation / energy crisis; Iran hostage crisis; Camp David Accords37
9951901098Ronald Reagan1981-1989 Republican Conservative revolution; Iran-Contra scandal38
9951901099George H. W. Bush1989-1993 Republican Persian Gulf War39
9951901100Bill Clinton1993-2001 Democrat NAFTA; Lewinsky scandal and impreachment40
9951901101George W. Bush2001-2008 Republican War on terrorism; Patriot Act; Tax cuts; "No Child Left Behind"41
9951901102Barack Obama2008-2017 Democrat Affordable Care Act42
9951901103Donald Trump2017-? Republican "Make America Great Again"43

AP US History Chapter 11 Flashcards

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8466419699individualismWord coined by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1835 to describe Americans as people no longer bound by social attachments to classes, castes, associations, and family.0
8466419700American RenaissanceA literary explosion during the 1840s inspired in part by Emerson's ideas on the liberation of the individual.1
8466419701utopiasCommunities founded by reformers and transcendentalists to help realize their spiritual and moral potential and to escape from the competition of modern industrial society.2
8466419702socialisma system of social and economic organization based on the common ownership of goods or state control of the government3
8466419703perfectionismChristian movement of the 1830s that believed people could achieve moral perfection in their earthly lives because the Second Coming of Christ had already occurred.4
8466419704MormonismThe religious beliefs and practices of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith.5
8466419705minstrelsyPopular theatrical entertainment that began around 1830 in which white performers in blackface performed comic routines that combined racist caricature and social criticism.6
8466419706abolitionismThe social reform movement to end slavery and the slave trade that began in the 1830s.7
8466419707Underground RailroadInformal network of whites and free blacks that helped runaway slaves escape from the South and to reach freedom in the North.8
8466419708amalgamationA term for racial mixing and intermarriage, almost universally opposed by whites in the 19th century U.S.9
8466419709gag ruleA procedural rule passed in the House of Representatives that prevented the discussion of antislavery petitions from 1836 to 1844.10
8466419710separate sphereTerm used by historians to describe the 19th century view that men should dominate the public sphere of politics and economics and women should manage the private sphere of home and family.11
8466419711domestic slaveryA term referring to the assertion by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other female abolitionists that traditional gender roles and legal restrictions created a form of slavery for married women.12
8466419712married women's property lawsLaws enacted between 1839 and 1860 in some states that permitted married women to own, inherit, and bequeath property.13
8466419713Seneca Falls Convention(1848) the first national women's rights convention at which the Declaration of Sentiments was written14
8466419714Ralph Waldo EmersonAmerican transcendentalist who was against slavery and stressed self-reliance, optimism, self-improvement, self-confidence, and freedom.15
8466419715Henry David ThoreauAmerican transcendentalist who wrote Walden.16
8466419716Margaret FullerEdited a transcendentalist journal, "The Dial" and took part in the struggle to bring unity and republican government to Italy. Died in a Shipwreck off New York's Fire Island while returning to the United States in 185017
8466419717Walt WhitmanAmerican poet and transcendentalist who wrote Leaves of Grass.18
8466419718Herman MelvilleCritic of transcendentalism; wrote Moby Dick19
8466419719Nat TurnerUnited States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virgini, he claimed that divine inspiration had led him to end the slavery system.20
8466419720William Lloyd GarrrisonAbolitionist, printer21
8466419721Dorothea Dixperson responsible for creating homes for the mentally ill and reforming the prison system in the U.S.22
8466419722Elizabeth Cady Stanton(1815-1902) A suffragette who, with Lucretia Mott, organized the first convention on women's rights, held in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848. Issued the Declaration of Sentiments which declared men and women to be equal and demanded the right to vote for women.23
8466419723Susan B. AnthonyKey leader of woman suffrage movement, social reformer who campaigned for womens rights, the temperance, and was an abolitionist, helped form the National Woman Suffrage Assosiation24
8466419724Theodore WeldOne of the leading abolitionists of his time period. Wrote a book called "American Slavery as it is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses." The book is considered the 2nd most influential book on the anti-slavery movement, behind only Uncle Tom's Cabin. Married Angelina Gremke.25
8466419725Sarah GremkeDaughter of wealthy South Carolinians who became and abolitionist.26
8466419726Angelina GremkeDaughter of wealthy South Carolinians who became and abolitionist. Married Theodore Weld. Made speeches.27
8466419727David WalkerBlack abolitionist who called for the immediate emancipation of slaves; wrote the "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World."- called for a bloody end to white supremacy; believed that the only way to end slavery was for slaves to physically revolt.28
8466419728John BrownWell-known abolitionist. used violence to stop slavery immediately.29
8466419729Brigham YoungSuccessor to the Mormons after the death of Joseph Smith; responsible for the survival of the sect and its establishment in Salt Lake City, Utah.30
8466419730Joseph SmithFounded Mormonism in New York in 1830 with the guidance of an angel. 1843, Smith's announcement that God sanctioned polygamy split the Mormons and let to an uprising against Mormons in 1844; translated the Book of Mormon and died a martyr.31

AP US History Chapter 13 Flashcards

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8466428312Manifest DestinyA term coined by John L. O'Sullivan in 1845 to express the idea that Euro-Americans were fated by God to settle the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.0
8466428313CaliforniosThe elite Mexican ranchers in the province of California.1
8466428314"Fifty-four forty or fight"Democratic candidate James K. Polk's slogan in the election of 1844 calling for the opening up of lands for American settlement in Texas and sovereignty over the entire Oregon Country.2
8466428315conscience WhigsWhig politicians who opposed the Mexican War (1846-1848) on moral grounds, maintaining the the purpose of the war was to expand and perpetuate slavery. They feared that the addition of more slave states would ensure the South's control of the national government.3
8466428316Wilmot Proviso1846 proposal that outlawed slavery in any territory gained from the War with Mexico4
8466428317free-soil movementA political movement that opposed the expansion of slavery. In 1848 the free-soilers organized the Free-Soil Party, which depicted slavery as a threat to republicanism and to the Jeffersonian ideal of a freeholder society, arguments that won broad support among aspiring white farmers.5
8466428318squatter sovereigntyA plan promoted by Democratic candidate Senator Lewis Cass under which Congress would allow settlers in each territory to determine its status as free or slave.6
8466428319forty-ninersThe more than 80,000 settlers who arrived in California in 1849 as part of that territory's gold rush.7
8466428320"slavery follows the flag"The assertion by John C. Calhoun that planters could by right take their slave property into new territories.8
8466428321Compromise of 1850Laws passed in 1850 that were meant to resolve the dispute over the status of slavery in the territories. Key elements include the admission of California as a free state and the Fugitive Slave Act.9
8466428322personal-liberty lawsLaws enacted in many northern states that guaranteed to all residents, including alleged fugitives, the right to a jury trial.10
8466428323Gadsden PurchaseA small slice of land (now part of Arizona and New Mexico) purchased by President Franklin Pierce in 1853 for the purpose of building a transcontinental rail line from New Orleans to Los Angeles.11
8466428324Kansas-Nebraska Act1854 - Created Nebraska and Kansas as states and gave the people in those territories the right to chose to be a free or slave state through popular sovereignty.12
8466428325American, or Know-Nothing PartyA political party formed in 1851 that drew on the anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic movements of the 1840s. In 1854, the party gained control of the state governments of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania.13
8466428326"Bleeding Kansas"Term for the bloody struggle between proslavery and antislavery factions in Kansas following its organization as a territory in the fall of 1854.14
8466428327Dred Scott v. SandfordThe 1857 Supreme Court Decision that ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional. The Court ruled against salve Dred Scott who claimed that travels with his master into free states and territories made him and his family free. The decision also denied the federal government the right to exclude slavery from the territories and declared that African Americans were not citizens.15
8466428328Freeport DoctrineDoctrine developed by Stephen Douglas that said the exclusion of slavery in a territory could be determined by the refusal of the voters to enact any laws that would protect slave property.16
8466428329James K PolkGovernor of Tennessee, slave owner, President, "Young Hickory", supported "re-occupation of Oregon and re-annexation of Texas"17
8466428330Frederick DouglassOne of the most prominent African American figures in the abolitionist movement; escaped from slavery; advocated freedom from slavery & full citizenship rights for all blacks.18
8466428331Zachary Taylor"Old Rough and Ready", (1849-1850), Whig president who was a Southern slave holder, and war hero (Mexican-American War). Won the 1848 election. Surprisingly did not address the issue of slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his Vice President was Millard Fillmore.19
8466428332Lewis CassDemocratic senator who proposed popular sovereignty to settle the slavery question in the territories; he lost the presidential election in 1848 against Zachary Taylor but continued to advocate his solution to the slavery issue throughout the 1850s.20
8466428333Stephen DouglasA moderate, who introduced the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854 and popularized the idea of popular sovereignty.21
8466428334Harriet Beecher Stowe(1811-1896) American author and daughter of Lyman Beecher, she was an abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.22
8466428335John BrownWell-known abolitionist who led the Pottawatamie Massacre (Bleeding Kansas) and the raid on the arsenal at Harper's Ferry where he was captured, tried and hanged.23
8466428336Abraham Lincoln16th president of the United States; helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederacy; an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery.24
8466428337John O'Sullivancoined the term "manifest destiny"25
8466428338Ostend ManifestoAn 1854 manifesto that urged President Franklin Pierce to seize the slave-owning province of Cuba from Spain. Northern Democrats denounced this aggressive initiative, and the plan was scuttled.26
8466428339Winfield ScottUS general in the Mexican War; led the capture of Mexico City27
8466428340John Sloatnaval commander who landed in California28
8466428341John C. Fremontan American military officer, explorer29
8466428342John Tyler10th president; proslavery; called for the annexation of Texas30
8466428343Thomas Oliver LarkinMerchant in. Monterey, CA, did NOT assimilate into Mexican culture white working with Mexican politicians and landowners.31
8466428344Ulysses S. Grantyoung officer under General Zachary Taylor during the War with Mexico32
8466428345John SutterOwner of the mill where gold was discovered that helped start the California Gold Rush33

Chapter 3 AP US History American Pageant Flashcards

AP US History - Darrough p. 5 & 6

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7282338763PredestinationCalvinist doctrine that God has foreordained some people to be saved and some to be damned. Though their fate was irreversible, Calvinists, particularly those who believed they were destined for salvation, sought to lead sanctified lives in order to demonstrate to others that they were in fact members of the "elect."0
7282338764ConversionIntense religious experience that confirmed an individual's place among the "elect," or the "visible saints." Calvinists who experienced conversion were then expected to lead sanctified lives to demonstrate their salvation.1
7282338765PuritansEnglish Protestant reformers who sought to purify the Church of England of Catholic rituals and creeds. Some of the most devout Puritans believed that only "visible saints" should be admitted to church membership.2
7282338766SeparatistsSmall group of Puritans who sought to break away entirely from the Church of England; after initially settling in Holland, a number of English Separatists made their way to Plymouth Bay, Massachusetts in 1620.3
7282338767Mayflower Compact (1620)Agreement to form a government by will of the majority in Plymouth, signed aboard the Mayflower. Created a foundation for self-government in the colony.4
7282338768Massachusetts Bay Colony(Founded in 1630) Established by non-separating Puritans, it soon grew to be the largest and most influential of the New England colonies.5
7282338769Great English Migration (1630-1642)Migration of seventy thousand refugees from England to the North American colonies, primarily New England and the Caribbean. The twenty thousand migrants who came to Massachusetts largely shared a common sense of purpose—to establish a model Christian settlement in the new world.6
7282338770AntinomianismBelief that the elect need not obey the law of either God or man; most notably espoused in the colonies by Anne Hutchinson.7
7282338771Fundamental Orders (1639)Drafted by settlers in the Connecticut River Valley, document was the first "modern constitution" establishing a democratically controlled government. Key features of the document were borrowed for Connecticut's colonial charter and later, its state constitution.8
7282338772Pequot War (1636-1638)Series of clashes between English settlers and Pequot Indians in the Connecticut River valley. Ended in the slaughter of the Pequots by the Puritans and their Narragansett Indian allies.9
7282338773King Phillip's War (1675-1676)Series of assaults by Metacom, King Philip, on English settlements in New England. The attacks slowed the westward migration of New England settlers for several decades.10
7282338774New England Confederation (1643)Weak union of the colonies in Massachusetts and Connecticut led by Puritans for the purposes of defense and organization, an early attempt at self-government during the benign neglect of the English Civil War11
7282338775English Civil War (1642-1651)Armed conflict between royalists and parliamentarians, resulting in the victory of pro-Parliament forces and the execution of Charles I.12
7282338776Dominion of New England (1686-1689)Administrative union created by royal authority, incorporating all of New England, New York, and East and West Jersey. Placed under the rule of Sir Edmund Andros who curbed popular assemblies, taxed residents without their consent, and strictly enforced Navigation Laws. Its collapse after the Glorious Revolution in England demonstrated colonial opposition to strict royal control.13
7282338777Navigation LawsSeries of laws passed, beginning in 1651, to regulate colonial shipping; the acts provided that only English ships would be allowed to trade in English and colonial ports, and that all goods destined for the colonies would first pass through England.14
7282338778Glorious (or Bloodless) Revolution (1688-1689)Relatively peaceful overthrow of the unpopular Catholic monarch, James II, replacing him with Dutch-born William III and Mary, daughter of James II. William and Mary accepted increased Parliamentary oversight and new limits on monarchical authority.15
7282338779Salutary neglect (1688-1763)Unofficial policy of relaxed royal control over colonial trade and only weak enforcement of Navigation Laws. Lasted from the Glorious Revolution to the end of the French and Indian War in 1763.16
7282338780PatroonshipsVast tracts of land along the Hudson River in New Netherlands granted to wealthy promoters in exchange for bringing fifty settlers to the property.17
7282338781QuakersReligious group known for their tolerance, emphasis on peace, and idealistic Indian policy, who settled heavily in Pennsylvania in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.18
7282338782blue lawsAlso known as sumptuary laws, they are designed to restrict personal behavior in accord with a strict code of morality. Blue laws were passed across the colonies, particularly in Puritan New England and Quaker Pennsylvania.19
7282338783Martin LutherGerman friar who touched off the Protestant Reformation when he nailed a list of grievances against the Catholic Church to the door of Wittenberg's cathedral in 1517.20
7282338784John CalvinFrench Protestant reformer whose religious teachings formed the theological basis for New England Puritans, Scottish Presbyterians, French Huguenots and members of the Dutch Reformed Church. Calvin argued that humans were inherently weak and wicked, and believed in an all-knowing, all-powerful God, who predestined select individuals for salvation.21
7282338785William BradfordErudite leader of the separatist Pilgrims who left England for Holland, and eventually sailed on the Mayflower to establish the first English colony in Massachusetts. His account of the colony's founding, Of Plymouth Plantation, remains a classic of American literature and in indispensable historical source.22
7282338786John WinthropFirst governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony. An able administrator and devout Puritan, Winthrop helped ensure the prosperity of the newly-established colony and enforce Puritan orthodoxy, taking a hard line against religious dissenters like Anne Hutchinson.23
7282338787Anne HutchinsonAntinomian religious dissenter brought to trial for heresy in Massachusetts Bay after arguing that she need not follow God's laws or man's, and claiming direct revelation from God. Banished from the Puritan colony, Hutchinson moved to Rhode Island and later New York, where she and her family were killed by Indians.24
7282338788Roger WilliamsSalem minister who advocated a complete break from the Church of England and criticized the Massachusetts Bay colony for unlawfully taking land from the Indians. Banished for his heresies, he established a small community in present-day Rhode Island, later acquiring a charter for the colony from England.25
7282338789MassasoitWampanoag chieftain who signed a peace treaty with Plymouth Bay settlers in 1621 and helped them celebrate the first Thanksgiving.26
7282338790Metacom (King Phillip)Wampanoag chief who led a brutal campaign against Puritan settlements in New England between 1675 and 1676. Though he himself was eventually captured and killed, his wife and son sold into slavery, his assault halted New England's westward expansion for several decades.27
7282338791Charles IIAssumed the throne with the restoration of the monarchy in 1660. Charles sought to establish firm control over the colonies, ending the period of relative independence on the American mainland.28
7282338792Sir Edmond AndrosMuch loathed administrator of the Dominion of New England, which was created in 1686 to strengthen imperial control over the New England colonies. Andros established strict control, doing away with town meetings and popular assemblies and taxing colonists without their consent. When word of the Glorious Revolution in England reached the colonists, they promptly dispatched Andros back to England.29
7282338793William III and Mary IIDutch-born monarch and his English-born wife, daughter of King James II, installed to the British throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1689. William and Mary relaxed control over the American colonies, inaugurating a period of "salutary neglect" that lasted until the French and Indian War.30
7282338794Henry HudsonEnglish explorer who ventured into New York Bay and up the Hudson River for the Dutch in 1609 in search of a Northwest Passage across the continent.31
7282338795Peter StuyvesantDirector general of Dutch New Netherland from 1645 until the colony fell to the British in 1664.32
7282338796Duke of YorkCatholic English monarch who reigned as James II from 1685 until he was deposed during the Glorious Revolution in 1689. When the English seized New Amsterdam from the Dutch in 1664, they renamed it in the Duke's honor to commemorate his support for the colonial venture.33
7282338797William PennProminent Quaker activist who founded Pennsylvania as a haven for fellow Quakers in 1681. He established friendly relations with neighboring Indian tribes and attracted a wide array of settlers to his colony with promises of economic opportunity, and ethnic and religious toleration.34

AMSCO AP US History Chapter 21 Flashcards

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

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6716934490urban middle classMost Progressives were urban middle-class men and women. They included: doctors, lawyers, ministers, storekeepers, office workers, and middle managers. (p. 432)0
6716934491male and femaleThe Progressive were composed of both men and women. (p. 432)1
6716934492white, old stock ProtestantsNative-born, their churches preached against vice and taught social responsibility. (p. 432)2
6716934493professional associationsGroups of individuals who share a common profession and are often organized for common political purposes related to that profession. (p. 432)3
6716934494PragmatismIn 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
6716934495William 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
6716934496John DeweyHe was a philosopher who believed in "learning by doing" which formed the foundation of progressive education. (p. 433)6
6716934497Frederick W. TaylorAn engineer who sought to eliminate wasted motion. Famous for scientific-management, especially time-management studies. (p. 433)7
6716934498scientific 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
6716934499Henry Demarest LloydIn 1894, he wrote the book "Wealth Against Commonwealth". He attacked the practices of Standard Oil and the railroads. (p. 434)9
6716934500Standard Oil CompanyAn oil trust with control of many oil refinery companies, which created a monopoly in the oil industry. (p. 434)10
6716934501Lincoln SteffansHe wrote "The Shame of the Cities" (1904) which described in detail the corruption that characterized big-city politics. (p. 434)11
6716934502Ida 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
6716934503Jacob 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
6716934504Theodore DreiserAn American author who wrote "The Financier" and "The Titan", novels which portrayed the avarice and ruthlessness of an industrialist. (p. 434)14
6716934505Australian 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
6716934506direct primaryA nominating process where voters directly select the candidates who will run for office. (p. 435)16
6716934507Robert 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
6716934508Seventeenth AmendmentIn 1913, this constitutional amendment was passed. It required that all U.S. senators be elected by a popular vote. (p. 435)18
6716934509direct election of senatorsIn 1899, Nevada became the first state to elect U.S. senators directly. Previously state legislatures had chosen them. (p. 435)19
6716934510initiative, 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
6716934511municipal 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
6716934512Samuel M. JonesThis Toledo mayor used "Golden Rule" as his middle name. He instituted free kindergartens, night schools, and public playgrounds. (p. 436)22
6716934513Tom 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
6716934514commission 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
6716934515city 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
6716934516Charles Evans HughesIn New York, he battled fraudulent insurance companies. (p. 436)26
6716934517Hiram JohnsonIn California, he fought against the economic and political power of the Southern Pacific Railroad. (p. 436)27
6716934518Wisconsin IdeaA series of Progressive measures that included a direct primary law, tax reform, and state regulatory commissions. (p. 436)28
6716934519regulatory commissionsProgressives created state regulatory commissions to monitor railroads, utilities, and business such as insurance. (p. 436)29
6716934520state Prohibition lawsBy 1915, two-thirds of the states had passed these laws which prohibited the sale of alcohol. (p 437)30
6716934521National Child Labor CommitteeThey proposed child labor laws which were adopted by many of the states. (p. 437)31
6716934522compulsory school attendanceMany states passed laws, which made it mandatory for children to go to public schools. (p. 437)32
6716934523Florence KelleyShe was a reformer who promoted state laws which protected women from long working hours. (p. 437)33
6716934524National 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
6716934525Lochner v. New YorkA 1905, this Supreme Court case ruled against a state law that limited workers to a ten-hour workday. (p 437)35
6716934526Muller v. OregonA 1908 Supreme Court case, it ruled that women needed special protection against working long hours. (p. 437)36
6716934527Triangle Shirtwaist fireIn 1911, a high-rise garment factory burned, killing 146 people, mostly women. (p. 437)37
6716934528Square DealEconomic policy by President Theodore Roosevelt that favored fair relationships between companies and workers. (p. 438)38
6716934529anthracite 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
6716934530trust-bustingPresident Theodore Roosevelt broke up the railroads and Standard Oil by using the Sherman Antitrust Act. (p. 438)40
6716934531bad 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
6716934532Elkins ActThis 1903 act allowed the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to stop railroads from granting rebates to favored customers. (p. 438)42
6716934533Hepburn 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
6716934534Uptown Sinclair; "The Jungle"He wrote "The Jungle" which described the Chicago stockyards and meatpacking industry. (p. 438)44
6716934535Pure 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
6716934536Meat Inspection ActThis 1906 act provided federal inspectors to visit meatpacking plants to insure that they met sanitation standards. (p. 439)46
6716934537conservation 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
6716934538Newlands Reclamation ActA 1902 act that provide public land for irrigation projects in western states. (p. 439)48
6716934539White House Conference of GovernorsA conference at the White House which publicized the need for conservation. (p. 439)49
6716934540Gifford PinchotFirst head of the U.S. Forest Service under President Theodore Roosevelt (p. 439)50
6716934541Socialist 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
6716934542Eugene V. DebsOne of the founders of the Socialist party and the party's presidential candidate from 1900 to 1920. (p. 440)52
6716934543Bull Moose PartyNickname for the new Progressive Party, which was formed to nominate Theodore Roosevelt in the 1912 presidential election. (p. 441)53
6716934544New 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
6716934545Mann-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
6716934546Sixteenth Amendment, federal income taxRatified in 1913, this constitutional amendment, explicitly permitted Congress to levy a federal income tax. (p. 439)56
6716934547Payne-Aldrich Tariff 1909In 1909, President William Howard Taft signed this bill which raised the tariffs on most imports. (p. 440)57
6716934548firing of PinchotIn 1910, he was head of the Forest Service, but was fired by President Taft. (p. 440)58
6716934549Underwood 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
6716934550Federal 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
6716934551Federal Reserve BoardThis board was organized to supervise twelve district banks in the Federal Reserve Bank system. (p. 442)61
6716934552Clayton 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
6716934553Federal Trade CommisionA federal regulatory agency, established in 1914 to prevent unfair business practices and help maintain a competitive economy. (p. 442)63
6716934554Federal Farm Loan ActA 1916, 12 regional federal farm loan banks were established to provide farm loans at low interest rates. (p. 443)64
6716934555racial 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
6716934556increased lynchingIn the Progressive era, thousands of blacks were lynched (hung) by racist mobs. (p. 443)66
6716934557Booker T. WashingtonThis African American progressive argued that African Americans should concentrate on learning industrial skills in order to get better wages. (p. 443)67
6716934558W. 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
6716934559National 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
6716934560National Urban LeagueFormed in 1911, this organization helped African Americans migrating from the south to northern cities. (p. 444)70
6716934561Carrie 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
6716934562National American Woman Suffrage AssociationA group formed in the late 1800s to organize the women's suffrage movement. (p. 445)72
6716934563Alice PaulA suffragette who focused on obtaining an amendment to the Constitution for women's suffrage (voting rights). (p. 445)73
6716934564National 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
6716934565Nineteenth AmendmentIn 1920, this amendment passed which gave women the right to vote. (p. 445)75
6716934566League of Woman VotersOrganized by Carrie Chapman Catt. A civic organization dedicated to keeping voters informed about candidates and issues. (p. 445)76
6716934567Margaret SangerShe founded an organization the became Panned Parenthood. They advocated for birth-control education. (p. 445)77

AP US History Chapter 8 Flashcards

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7811394945neomercantilisma system of government that assisted economic development embraced by republican state legislatures throughout the nation, especially in the Northeast. This system of activist government encouraged private entrepreneurs to seek individual opportunity and the public welfare through market exchange Instead of mother country and country, it's government/big company and little company.0
7811394946Panic of 1819first major economic crisis of the United States. Farmers and planters faced an abrupt 30 percent drop in world agriculture prices, and as farmers' income declined, they could not pay debts owned to stores and banks, many of which went bankrupt1
7811394947Commonwealth Systemthe republican system of political economy created by state governments by 1820, whereby states funneled aid to provide businesses whose projects would improve the genera welfare2
7811394948sentimentalisma way of experiencing the world that emphasized emotions and a sensuous appreciation of God, nature, and people. Part of the romantic movement, it spread to the United States from Europe in the late 18th century young men and women chose to marry based on feeling rather than if interest3
7811394949companionate marriagea marriage based on the republican values of equality and mutual respect. Although husbands in these marriages retained significant legal power, they increasingly came to see their wives as loving partners rather than as inferiors or dependents4
7811394950republican motherhoodthe idea that the primary political role of American women was to instill a sense of patriotic duty and republican virtue in their children and mild them into exemplary republican citizens and they shouldn't be concerned with voting and whatnot5
7811394951manumissionAllowed owners to free slaves A law enacted by the VA assembly in 1782 that allowed individual owners to free their slaves (who had remained loyal during the revolutionary war and who had fought for the cause). Within the decade planters had released tens of thousands of slaves (C)6
7811394952American Colonization Societya society founded by Henry Clay and other prominent citizens in 1817. The society argued that slaves had to be freed and then resettled, in Africa or elsewhere Freed slaves, then shipped them to Africa7
7811394953Missouri CompromiseHenry clay's series of political agreements to preserve the balance between the north and the south Created by Henry Clay. Allowed for the line of slavery to be set, with all states south of Missouri to be slave states, while northern states could ban slavery. Admitted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state.8
7811394954established churchthe church that is recognized as the official church of a nation a church given privileged legal status by the government. Historically, such established churches in Europe and America were supported by public taxes and were often the only legally permitted religious institution9
7811394955voluntarismthe funding of churches by their members. It allowed the laity to control the clergy, while also supporting the republican principle of self government Hoover believed that individuals should help each other not rely on the gov't. There was alot of voluntarism but it wasn't enough to overcome the economic Depression10
7811394956"unchurched"irreligious americans, who probably constituted a majority of the population in 1800. evangelical methodist and baptist churches were by far the most successful institutions in attracting new members from the unchurched a term describing those who consider themselves spiritual but not religious and who often adopt aspects of various religious traditions11
7811394957Second Great Awakeningunprecedented religious revival that swept the nation between 1790 and 1850; it also proved to be a major impetus for the reform movements of the era A series of religious revivals starting in 1801, based on Methodism and Baptism. Stressed a religious philosophy of salvation through good deeds and tolerance for all Protestant sects. The revivals attracted women, Blacks, and Native Americans.12
7811394958John Jacob AstorAmerican fur trader and financier, he founded the fur-trading post of Astoria and the American fur company13
7811394959Benjamin RushA pioneering Philadelphia physician that warned that lack of adequate sanitation programs was the cause of the frequent disease and epidemics of the time period. He advocated for the new "scientific" techniques of bleeding and purging which led to the death of many of his patients14
7811394960Henry ClayUnited States politician responsible for the Missouri Compromise between free and slave states (1777-1852) Senator from Kentucky called the Great Compromiser because he was credited the Missouri Compromise and other major political compromises between 1820 - 1850.15
7811394961Richard Allenan african american preacher who helped start the free african society and the african methodist episcopal church16
7811394962Lyman BeecherAmerican clergyman, he disapproved of the style of preaching of the Great Awakening ministers. He served as president of the Lane Theological Seminary and supported female higher education. Beecher believed people did have national tendancy to sin, however, he did not believe in predestination.17
7811394963Emma WillardEmma Willard was the first American female advocate of higher education for women. Willard opened the Middlebury Female Seminary. She also founded schools in New York for girls designed to prepare women for college..18

AP US History 1 Chapter 10 People Flashcards

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7262290766Thomas JeffersonWriter of the Declaration of Independence, Minister to France, Secretary of State, Vice President, and President of the United States From 1801-1809.0
7262302298Henry KnoxThe first Secretary of War1
7262304859John JayThe first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. In 1794, George Washington sent him to negotiate a treaty with England; the treaty was a failure because it didn't mention British impressment and America had to pay pre-Revolutionary debts.2
7262317738John AdamsThe first vice president and second President of the US.3
7262881900Citizen GenetHe was a representative of the French Republic who came to America in order to recruit Americans to help fight in the French Revolution. He landed in Charleston, SC around 1793 after the outbreak of war between France and Britain. He failed to gather American support and was ousted from the nation.4
7262892485TalleyrandWas the French foreign minister. In 1797, Adams sent a diplomatic commission to France to settle matters regarding France's dislike of the Jay Treaty of 1794.5
7262896500"Mad" Anthony WayneHe was a general who beat the Northwest Indians at the Battle of Fallen Timbers on August 20, 1794. There, the Indians left British-made arms on the fields of battle which angered the Americans.6

AP US History: Civil War & Reconstruction Flashcards

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6212078954Freedman's Bureaucreated 1865 -created to help freedman become independent -welfare program: food, clothing, medical car, education -best at education -Johnson vetoes0
6212078955Presidential ReconstructionLincoln: 10% of southern voters from pre civil war vote to join union -congress disagreed, wanted 50% (Wade-Davis Bill) Johnson: 10% + pardons south planter aristocracy + S. states must repeal articles of secession, repudiate Confederate debt, and ratify 13th amendment1
6212078957Black Codes-S. wanted to regulate affairs of former slaves -labor codes unfair to blacks -tried to get blacks to stay where they were pre-civil to keep cheap labor pool -required everyone to have a job -sundown laws -apprenticeship laws -punished idleness2
6212078959Congressional Radical Reconstruction-S. congressmen were former Confederate leaders -S. had more representation (no 3/5 anymore) -Democrats can block progressive laws3
6212078975Popular SovereigntyKansas-Nebraska act- agreement that people in the territories would vote on slavery, took issue to common people4
6212078976Wilmot Proviso1846-proposed bill: no slavery in territories acquired in M/A war5
6212078982compromise of 1850North: CA admitted as free state, no slave trading in district of Columbia South: TX $10M compensation for NM line, harder fugitive-slave laws6
6212078989Kansas- Nebraska Act1854-A plan to split up the remaining Louisiana territory in to Kansas and Nebraska and throwing away the old Missouri Compromise of abolishing slavery north of the 36' 30' line -created by Stephen Douglas, lost North support7
6212078993John Brownradical abolitionist -killed 5 men, began Bleeding Kansas 1856 -attempted to lead a slave revolt by capturing Armories in southern territory and giving weapons to slaves, was hung in Harpers Ferry after capturing an Armory8
6212078994Bleeding Kansas(1856) a series of violent fights between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces in Kansas who had moved to Kansas to try to influence the decision of whether or not Kansas would a slave state or a free state.9
6212078999Dred Scottsupreme court case: owner had lived with him in Ill. (free state), so Scott sued for his freedom -ruling: by Taney-Scott not a citizen, cannot sue; slaves were property so owners could go wherever, Missouri Compromise unconstitutional -*majority of court was southerns*10
6212079002Abe Lincoln-moderate Republican -ran against Douglas for Ill. senate seat *lost* -President during civil war -tried to be nice to South, killed by John Wilkes Booth11
6212079007Robert E. LeeConfederate general who had opposed secession but did not believe the Union should be held together by force12
6212079008Ulysses GrantUnion general13
6212079009Jefferson DavisPresident of the Confederacy -states rights & secession made it hard for S. to stay together -no personality popularity14
6212079016Battle of AntietamCivil War battle in which the North suceedeed in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. Was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties - September 17, 186215
6212079017Emancipation Proclamation-Lincoln 1863: declared all slaves in Confederate states free -did not free slaves in border states -civil war became moral crusade -gained support of working class in Britain16
621207901813 amendmentabolished slavery 186517
621207901914 amendmentall people are citizens and no state has the right to deprive any citizen of life, liberty, or property 186818
621207902015 amendmentAll US born citizen has voting rights. Banned racial restrictions on voting. United States may not prevent a citizen from voting based on that citizen's race, color. 186919
6212079024fort sumterFederal fort in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina; the confederate attack on the fort marked the start of the Civil War20
6212079031Scott v. SanfordSpeaking for a widely divided court, Chief Justice Taney ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and had no standing in court; Scott's residence in a free state and territory had not made him free since he returned to Missouri; Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in a territory (based on the 5th Amendment right of a person to be secure from seizure of property), thus voiding the Missouri Compromise of 1820.21
6212079033Johnson's ImpeachmentJohnson was impeached on because he fired the secretary of war stanton which was previously deemed illegal. Violation of Tenure Act.22
6212079040Ku Klux Klanest. 1866 in TN -terrorist group -attacked Af-Am leaders -state did not respond23
6212197884sectionalismLoyalty to a region24
6212200434states rights25
6212216900Mexican american war1846 - 1848 - President Polk declared war on Mexico over the dispute of land in Texas. At the end, American ended up with 55% of Mexico's land.26
6212219654habeas Corpusthe legal concept that an accused person cannot be jailed indefinitely without being charged with a crime27
6212226519WIlliam T. Shermangeneral whose march to sea caused destruction to the south, union general, led march to destroy all supplies and resoures, beginning of total warfare28
6212229175Sronewall Jacksonclaimed the nickname stonewall at the battle of bull run when his men coild not be moved29
6212236027Gettysburg(AL) 1863 (meade and lee), July 1-3, 1863, turning point in war, Union victory, most deadly battle30
6212238742vicksburgJuly 1863, Union Victory, Grant (USA) v Pemberton (CSA)31
6212241553Battle of atlantaFederal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying Atlanta and burned the city32
6212243411Gettysburg adressSpeech given by Abraham Lincoln which captured the spirit of liberty and morality ideally held by citizens of a democracy. That ideal was threatened by the Civil War.33
6212247183lincolns second inaugural adressLincoln's second inaugural address definition. A speech given by Abraham Lincoln at his inauguration for a second term as president, a few weeks before the Union victory in the Civil War.34
62149390211876 presidential electionWhat presidential election brings reconstruction to an end?35
6214942805compromise of 1877Ended Reconstruction. Republicans promise 1) Remove military from South, 2) Appoint Democrat to cabinet (David Key postmaster general), 3) Federal money for railroad construction and levees on Mississippi river36

AP US History - US Presidents Flashcards

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9849443267George Washington1789-1797 Federalist -Whiskey Rebellion (different from Shay's) -Judiciary Act (established court; John Jay) -Bill of Rights -Proclamation of Neutrality (French Revolution) -Fugitive Slave Law -Pinckney Treaty (navigation of MI River and New Orleans) -Jay's Treaty (B soldiers leave US, US pays debt) -Farewell Address0
9849443268John Adams1797-1801 Federalist -XYZ Affair (tried to avoid war w/ France) -Alien and Sedition Acts -builds navy -Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions -Judiciary Act (midnight judges) -Gabriel's Rebellion1
9849443269Thomas Jefferson1801-1809 Democratic-Republican -Marbury v. Madison -Louisiana Purchase -Tripoli War (Barbary Pirates) -Chesapeake Affair -Slave trade illegal 1808 -Non-Importation Act 1806 (restrictions on B) -Embargo Act 1807 (restrictions on all) -Non-Intercourse Act 1809 (restrictions of B and F)2
9849443270James Madison1809-1817 Democratic-Republican -Fletcher vs. Peck -Macon's Bill No. 2 1810 -War of 1812 (Treaty of Ghent) -Hartford Convention (fall of Feds) -First Protective Tariff of 1816 -charter of Second Bank of US -American Colonization Society (end slavery and send back to Africa)3
9849443271James Monroe1817-1825 Democratic-Republican -Era of Good Feelings -Rush Bagot Treaty (limitations of navy in Great Lakes) -McColloch vs. Maryland -Financial Panic of 1819 (caused by 2nd bank) -Adams Onis Treaty (FL) -Missouri Compromise (Missouri and Maine admitted; slavery line) -Monroe Doctrine (non-colonization, non-intervention) -American system (bank, improvements, tariff)4
9849443272John Quincy Adams1825-1829 Democratic-Republican -Corrupt Bargain (Clay bribed into being Sec of State, Jackson won pop vote) -Tariff of Abominations(high tariffs, results in nullification crisis)5
9849443273Andrew Jackson1829-1837 Democrat -Indian Removal Act -2nd Seminole War (FL NA's resisted) -Nat Turner -Nullification Crisis -Force Bill (pres could use military to enforce law) -Vetoes bank recharter -Compromise Tariff (slowly reduce tariff over 9 yrs) -spoils system -The Liberator6
9849443274Martin Van Buren1837-1841 Democrat -Trail of Tears -Panic of 1837 (caused by destruction of bank) -Oberlin admits women -specie circular (payment of gov land in gold and silver) -Amistad7
9849443275William Henry Harrison1841 Whig -"Tippecanoe and Tyler too!" -First Whig President8
9849443276John Tyler1841-1845 Whig -"His Accidency" -Webster-Ashburton Treaty (border between Canada and Maine, w B) -Brook Farm -TX as slave state -Manifest Destiny coined9
9849443277James Polk1845-1849 Democrat -Slidell's Mission (border dispute between TX and Mexico; failure) -Mexican War (border problems) -Bear Flag Revolt -Oregon Treaty (54 40 or fight; agreed with B on border at 49th parallel) -Wilmot Proviso (land in MX Cession should be closed to slavery; led to debates) -Mormons to Utah -Seneca Falls -Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo -CA Gold Rush10
9849443278Zachary Taylor1849-1850 Whig -Harriet Tubman escapes slavery11
9849443279Millard Fillmore1850-1853 Whig -Compromise of 1850 (Cali is free state; popular sovereignty; no slavery in DC; slave laws) -Fugitive Slave law -Clayton-Bulwer Treaty (canals in Cent. America would be open and jointly controlled) -Uncle Tom's Cabin published -Treaty of Kanagawa (Matthew Perry opens Japanese ports for US)12
9849443280Franklin Pierce1853-1857 Democrat -Gadsden Purchase (railroad land) -Kansas-Nebraska Act (pop sovereignty; no more Missouri Compromise) -Ostend Manifesto (South's attempts to obtain Cuba to spread slavery) -Bleeding Kansas (fraudulent votes from pop sov.; Kansas became free state in '61) -Pottawatomie Massacre (Brown attacked pro-slavery ppl) -Brooks-Sumner (Brooks beat Sumner over Kansas debate) -Bessemer process13
9849443281James Buchanan1857-1861 Democrat -Dred Scott decision -Harpers Ferry raid -Freeport Doctrine (supported pop sov) -Harper's Ferry -SC Ordinance of Secession -Crittenden Compromise (tried to bring back Missouri Comp and prevent secession)14
9849443282Abraham Lincoln1861-1865 Republican -Trent Affair (US took B ships and almost had war ) -Morrill Act (land grants for colleges) -Homestead Act (farming and westward expansion) -Emancipation Proclamation 1863 -Enrollment Act (Union draft) -Wade-Davis Bill (Reconstruction; iron-clad oath) -Atlanta Campaign (Sherman), Wilderness Campaign (Grant), morale boosters for Union -Hampton Roads Conference 1865 (about to end Civil war) -Appomattox Courthouse surrender 1865 -Freedmen's Bureau -Legal Tender Act (greenbacks, inflation)15
9849443283Andrew Johnson1865-1869 Democrat -13th and 14th amendments (no slavery and citizenship) -black codes, KKK -Second Freedmen's Bureau (vetoed but passed) -First Reconstruction Act 1867 (divided South into strictly governed districts) -Grange -Alaska (Seward's Folly) -Tenure of Office Act (can't remove cabinet w/o Senate's approval) -Impeachment16
9849443284Ulysses Grant1869-1877 Republican -15th amendment -Knights of Labor founded -Boss Tweed Ring (Thomas Nast cartoons) -Credit Mobilier -Whiskey Ring -Gould and Fisk Black Friday Scandal -Force/KKK Act (protect black voters) -Amnesty Act (removed restrictions on most prev. Confed leaders) -Demonetization Act (gold is standard money) -Panic of 1873 (caused by over speculation) -Sioux War, Battle of Little Big Horn -Civil Rights Act of 1875 (repealed black codes) -Compromise of 1877 (Hayes is pres; removal of troops in South)17
9849443285Rutherford Hayes1877-1881 Republican -Compromise of 1877 -end of Reconstruction -Great Railroad Strike 1877 (sends troops in) -Bland-Allison Act (US Treasury circulates silver dollars but unstable currency)18
9849443286James Garfield1881, Republican -Brief resurgence of presidential authority; Increase in American naval power; Purge corruption in the Post Office -assassinated19
9849443287Chester Arthur1881-1885 Republican -Tuskegee Institute -American Red Cross -Chinese Exclusion Act 1882 -Standard Oil trust created (Rockefeller) -Pendleton Act -Century of Dishonor by Helen Hunt Jackson -Civil Rights Cases? Edison lights up New York City20
9849443288Grover Cleveland1885-1889 (1st term), 1893-1897 (2nd term) Democrat -Haymarket Square Riot -AF of L founded -Interstate Commerce Act (regulate railroad industries) -Dawes Severalty Act (no tribal legality, break up tribes) -Financial Panic of 1893 (over speculation of stocks) -Pullman Strike -Coxey's March on Washington (workers protesting bc of depression) -Plessy vs. Ferguson -In Re Debs (employers can break up unions)21
9849443289Benjamin Harrison1889-1893 Republican -Hull House -Sherman Anti-Trust Act -McKinley Tariff (raised import tariffs to 48%) -Battle of Wounded Knee -Populist party (opposition to gold standard) -Homestead Strike (most violence strike against wage cuts)22
9849443290William McKinley1897-1901 Republican -Spanish-American War 1898(US got Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, Philippines) -Teller Resolution 1898 (US wants to free Cuba under tyranny) -HI annexed -Open Door policy (sphere of influence in China); Boxer Rebellion -Standard Gold Act 1900 (gold is equivalent to paper money) -Foraker Act 1900 (limited gov in Puerto Rico)23
9849443291Theodore Roosevelt1901-1909 Republican -US Steel -Platt Amendment 1901 (withdraw troops in Cuba, Gunatanamo Bay) -Coal Strike 1902 -Elkins Act 1903 (heavy fines on railroad bribers) -Newlands Reclamation Act 1902 (irrigation) -Panama Canal construction -Hepburn Act (iCC set freight rates and regulated tranportation companies) -Meat Inspection, Pure Food and Drug Act -Gentlemen's Agreement 1907 (Japan will stop limiting emigration to US) -Root Takahira Agreement 1908 (respect open door policy)24
9849443292William Howard Taft1909-1913 Republican -Dollar diplomacy -Payne-Aldrich Tariff (lower tariffs) -Ballinger-Pinchot -Mann-Elkins Act (supported labor reforms and ICC) -16th amendment (income tax) -dismantling of Standard Oil Company -Magdalena Bay Incident? (Lodge Corollary forbid foreign acquisition of territory in Western Hemisphere)25
9849443293Woodrow Wilson1913-1921 Democrat -New Freedom (vs New Nationalism) -17th amendment (direct Senate election) -Underwood Tariff 1913 (reduced tariffs and graduated income tax) -Federal Reserve Act -Federal Trade Commission -Clayton Anti-Trust Act 1914 (labor unions not trusts) -Adamson Act (40 hrs max working) -Proclamation of Neutrality 1914 -WWI 1917(Sussex Pledge, Zimmerman note) -14 Points -Espionage Act (can't refuse military duty) -Sedition Act -Versailles Treaty -18th Amendment (prohibition) -19th amendment (women's suffrage)26
9849443294Warren Harding1921-1923 Republican -Immigration Act 1921 (percent of nation pop in US) -Fordney-McCumber Tariff Act 1922 (raised tariffs) -Harlem Renaissance27
9849443295Calvin Coolidge1923-1929 Republican -Back to Africa mvt -Bonus Bill -National Origins Act 1924 (limited S and E Europeans) -Dawes Plan (Germany pays reparations) -Teapot Dome Scandal? -Scopes Trial -Sacco and Vanzetti28
9849443296Herbert Hoover1929-1933 Republican -Agricultural Marketing Act (helped farmers) -Young Plan (replaced Dawes to relieve Germany's struggle to pay) -Hawley-Smoot Tariff 1930 (highest tariff in history) -London Naval Conference 1930 (limit navy and submarines) -Great Depression -Bonus Army March -Reconstruction Finance Corp 1932 (loans to banks and businesses)29
9849443297Franklin Delano Roosevelt First Term1933-1945 Democrat -Good Neighbor Policy -Indian Reorganization Act -Tydings-McDuffie Law (independence of Philippines) -National Bank Holiday -Agricultural Adjustment Act -Tennessee Valley Authority -Civilian Conservation Corps -Works Progress Admin (jobs for bridges, roads) -Social Security Act -Securities and Exchange Act -Reciprocal Tariff Act (low tariffs to recover economy) -Wagner Act (workers can collectively bargain, National Labor Relations Board -Glass Steagall Banking Act (banks can repoen and pres can regulate banks)30
9849443298Franklin Delano Roosevelt Second Term-court packing -Second Agricultural Adjustment Act -Burke-Wadsworth (peacetime conscription) -Smith Act (fingerprinting of aliens, can not support overthrowing gov) -Fair Labor Standards Act -Cash and Carry Neutrality Act31
9849443299Franklin Delano Roosevelt Third Term-Lend Lease Act 1941 -Pearl Harbor 1941 -War Productin Board -Manhattan Project -Teheran Conference (B, R, and US want to divide German into zones of occupation after war) -D-Day 1944 -GI Bill 1944 -Korematsu vs. US (internment camps) -Yalta Conference 1945 (free elections in Poland, R helps fight Japan)32
9849443300Harry Truman1945-1953 Democrat -atomic bomb -Potsdam Conference (distribution of G) -Marshall Plan (economic aid to Europe) -Taft-Hartley Act (unions surpressed, noncommunist oath) -Truman Doctrine (military and economic aid against threat of communism) -Israel -Berlin Airlift 1948 -NATO -Communism in China 1949 -Korean War 1950 -National Securities Act -McCarthyism -McCarran Internal Security Act (tried to restrict communist orgs)33
9849443301Dwight Eisenhower1953-1961 Republican -Korean War ends -SEATO -McCarthy hearings -Brown vs. Board of Edu -AFL-CIO -Montgomery Bus Boycotts -Suez Crisis (Egypt nationalized canal, Ike told B and F to back off) -Sputnik -Eisenhower Doctrine (aid to Middle East) -U2 Accident (Soviets shot down US U-2 that was supposed to photograph Russia) -sit-ins -Central High Little Rock, AK -NASA34
9849443302John Kennedy1961-1963 Democrat -New Frontier -Bay of Pigs (US failed to overthrow Castro in Cuba) -Berlin Wall -Vietnam War -Cuban Missile Crisis 1962 (nuclear warheads in Cuba, closest to nuclear war) -Nuclear Test Ban Treaty 1963 -Peace Corps -March on Washington 1963 -freedom riders35
9849443303Lyndon Johnson1963-1969 Democrat -War on Poverty -Great Society -Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (blank check for Vietnam) -Mississippi Freedom Summer -Black Panthers -Civil Rights March from Montgomery to Selma, AL -Civil Rights Act of 1964 (ended segregation) -Votings Rights Act of 1965 -Tet Offensive 1968 (North Vietnamese attacked South brutally) -My Lai Massacre -Medicare -Dept. of Housing and Urban Development -Democratic National Convention of 1968 -NOW36
9849443304Richard Nixon1969-1974 Republican -Woodstock Music Festival (60's hippies) -moon landing -Nixon begins to withdraw troops from Vietnam -Silent Majority speech -Nixon Doctrine (US will honor commitments but not be too involved) -detente -Kent State (Cambodia bombing) -Environmental Protection Agency -Pentagon Papers 1971 -Watergate scandals -New China 1971 (realpolitik) -visits China 1972; ping-pong diplomacy -SALT I 1972 -Roe v Wade -Arab oil embargo (Arab nationals embargoed against countries that supported Israel in 6 day war) -White House tapes -War Powers Act (pres must consult Congress 48 hrs before) -impeachment37
9849443305Gerald Ford1974-1977 Republican -Pardoning of Nixon -Whip Inflation Now? -OPEC crisis -lose Vietnam war -Helsinki Accords38
9849443306Jimmy Carter1977-1981 Democrat -stagflation / energy crisis -Iran hostage crisis -Camp David Accords (Israel would return land to Egypt; Egypt recognizes Israel) -Soviet Union invades Afghanistan -Carter Doctrine (fight anyone who tries to take control of Persian Gulf; reaction to Afghanistan invasion) -SALT II 1979 -Dept. of Edu -boycott Olympics39
9849443307Ronald Reagan1981-1989 Republican -Conservative revolution -Iran-Contra scandal; Teflon president -Star Wars/Strategic Defense Initiative -Grenada invasion -Reagan Doctrine? -bomb Libya -Tax Reform Act -Soviets boycott LA Olympics -glastnot and perestroika -"Tear down the wall"40
9849443308George H. W. Bush1989-1993 Republican -Berlin Wall comes down -Persian Gulf War -Iraq invades Kuwait; organizes coalition and declares war -Collapse of Soviet Union 1991 -LA Riots 1992 -Americans with Disabilities Act -Savings and Loan Scandal41
9849443309Bill Clinton1993-2001 Democrat -NAFTA -Whitewater Scandal -supports affirmative action -air strikes on Iraq -Lewinsky scandal (Starr Report) -impreachment (fails) -Serbia Air strikes -Waco Standoff -Oklahoma City Bombing42
9849443310George W. Bush2001-2008 Republican -War on terrorism -Afghanistan War -Bush Doctrine (US would hunt down 9/11 attackers) -Patriot Act -Tax cuts -"No Child Left Behind"43
9849443311Barack Obama2008-2017 Democrat -Affordable Care Act44
9849443312Donald Trump2017-? Republican "Make America Great Again"45

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