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Study Guide for Chapter 20 The Spanish-American War Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. Yellow journalism USS Maine Rough Riders San Juan Hill Anti-Imperialist League Platt Amendment Key Content Questions Consult History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals and your reading notes to answer the following questions. 1. Why did some media seek to shape public opinion toward Spain in the years and months leading up to the Spanish-American War? How did they go about it? 2. What are two pieces of news that citizens might have cited when writing their senators urging them to vote for war with Spain? 3. Summarize the course of the Spanish-American War. Include battles, outcomes, important people, and the duration of the war.

Study Guide for Chapter 6 Creating the Constitution Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. (2 pts each) Articles of Confederation Constitutional Convention Northwest Ordinance Constitution of the United States Great Compromise Electoral College Key Content Questions Consult History Alive! Pursuing American Ideals and your reading notes to answer the following questions. (3 pts each) Did the first state constitutions live up to the ideals and philosophy of government expressed in the Declaration of Independence? Explain. Summarize the main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation. Identify key influences on the ideas and political views of delegates to the Constitutional Convention.

Saaim Khan 2.28.17 Study Guide for Chapter 20 The Spanish-American War Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. Yellow journalism: This was a style of exaggerated reporting that often stretched the truth of the stories which were published in a particular newspaper. This was most significant for the newspapers themselves as this strategy helped them gain readers by the thousands. USS Maine: This was an American battleship that was sent by President William McKinley to Cuba in order to protect American interests. Unfortunately, it was sunk in the Havana harbor, shortly after the de L?me incident. This came as an extreme shock and a reason for alarm for many Americans and eventually pushed America to war with Spain

Saaim Khan 12/06/2016 Chapter 12 Study Guide Key Content Terms (2 points each) Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. Chisholm Trail: This was an important cattle drive trail that stretched from San Antonio, Texas to Abilene, Kansas. This trail became significant because it allowed cattle herders or cowboys to transport live cattle to certain ?cow towns? such as Abilene. The cattle would then be shipped to meatpacking centers in places like Chicago, via train from those ?cow towns?.

Saaim Khan 9-13-2016 Study Guide for Chapter 6 Creating the Constitution Key Content Terms Define and explain the significance of each Key Content Term listed below. (2 pts each) Articles of Confederation- It was the nation?s first constitution and it gave the state government more power than the national government. Constitutional Convention- A convention conducted in Philadelphia 1787, to tackle the question of how a more effective government should be structured. It was run by George Washington the man who wasn?t supposed to be king. Northwest Ordinance- A land policy that established rules for the creation of states in the West. It illustrated the steps required for a territory to achieve statehood.