Upgrade to remove ads
Only $2.99/month

US History-ABCTE

Terms in this set (95)

John Rolfe
Pioneered practice of growing tobacco, married Pocahontas, survivor of Jamestown
House of Burgesses
1619 Virginia-any white landowner could vote. All decisions had to be approved by the Virginia Co.
John Winthrop
Puritan leader of Massachusetts Bay Company.
Roger Williams
Salem Bay Colony, valued religious freedom
The Pequot War
Caused by settlers moving west into the Conn Valley, infringing on native's land. Natives rebelled and killed 9 colonists. Colonists in turned burned down their village and killed 400+, most women and children
salutary neglect
England did not interfere with much of colonial affairs, autonomy fueled revolution.
merchantilism
export more than you import
New England Confederation
first attempt at establishing a central government
Bacon's rebellion
Nathaniel Bacon wanted to establish a militia to attack nearby tribes. When he was denied, he attacked them anyway. The rebels ended up sacking and burning Jamestown.
Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Mayflower Compact
This put the source of govt power in the people rather than in God
first cash crop
tobacco
salutary neglect
the end of the French and Indian War. Britain needed help to repay war debt, ending
trade laws
Colonial vice-admiralty courts were created to enforce
clergy
Colleges and Universities during the colonial period were dedicated primarily to the training of
Louisiana Purchase
sits at the mouth of the Mississippi river, an important trade route
Hartford Convention
As a result of the________________ following the War of 1812 industry was stimulated and Americans became less dependant on British goods
discovery of gold
The Cherokee of Georgia were forced off their land because
"Bleeding Kansas"
battle in Kansas between pro-slavery and abolistionist forces
Emancipation Proclamation,
slaves in rebellious states were freed
Andrew Johnson
impeached because he violated the Tenure of Office act by firing his secretary of war
immigration
the Know-Nothing party focused it's efforts almost exclusively on
California, Nevada, New Mexico
As a result of the Mexican-American War which states became a part of the US?
scalawags
white southerners who supported Republican policies during the Reconstruction
vertical integration
control of all aspects of an industry, from production of raw materials to delivery of finished goods
Knights of Labor
the Haymarket Affair represented a major setback for the
Ghost Dance
the belief that the world would soon come to an end, rejection of white trappings such as alcohol, and unity among Native Americans of different tribes
Red Scare
loyalty oaths, blacklists, and Alger Hiss are all associated with
judicial legislation
During the 50's and 60's, the Warren Court was often criticized for enacting "_____________" through its rulings on individual rights
gasoline prices
inflation throughout the 1970's was driven in large part
Watergate Scandal
Nixon administration, the break-in and attempted bugging of the Democratic party's national headquarters
Ronald Reagan
reducing the size of the federal government and increasing defense spending were major goals of
Sandra Day O'Connor
Reagan went against his "return to conservative political values" by appointing __________ ________ ___________ to the Supreme Court
George H W Bush
Which president was known for the campaign promise, "read my lips:no new taxes!"
George H W Bush
Which president sent troops to fight in the Persian Gulf War?
Reagan Doctrine
support anti-communist resistance movements, particularly in the Third World
Eighteenth Amendment
Outlawed American liquor Industry
Thirteenth Amendment
Abolished Slavery
Fifteenth Amendment
all races can vote
Nineteenth Amendment
women's right to vote
The Bill of Rights
the first 10 amendments
First Amendment
religion, assembly, right to petition, freedom of speech and press
Second Amendment
right to bear arms
Third Amendment
prohibits the quartering of soldiers without consent
Fourth Amendment
prevents unreasonable search and seizure
Fifth Amendment
"pleading the fifth"
Sixth Amendment
right to trial
Seventh Amendment
right to a jury
Eighth Amendment
cruel and unusual punishment
Bay of Pigs
failed military invasion of Cuba 1961
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Led by John Winthrop, Puritan
market economy
people trade their labor or goods for cash
Manhattan Project
US led research that developed the first nuclear weapon
manifest destiny
Americans had a God given right to explore and settle the Western territories
Malcom X
Nation of Islam minister prominent during civil rights movement
Lusitania
ship sunk by German submarines in 1915, one of the factors leading up to the start of WWI
Loyalists
colonists that remained loyal to Great Britain during revolutionary period
Lowell System
worker-enticement program designed to respond to a labor shortage in early nineteenth century
Louis Sullivan
the father of modern architecture (1856-1924)
The Lost Generation
group of American novelists and poets unsatisfied with the modern era who moved to Europe post WWI
The Lost Colony
Roanoke Island
Kent State University
1970 National guardsmen killing of four young protesters of the invasion of Vietcong camps in neutral Cambodia
Kansas-Nebraska Act
opened up territories of Kansas and Nebraska to slavery
Josef Stalin
led the Soviet Union from 1920's until his death. Fought with the Allies in WWII
Jim Crow Laws
laws that legalized discrimination against blacks in the South
Jefferson Davis
First and only president of the Confederate States of America
first talkie
The Jazz Singer 1927
Jane Adams
founded the Hull House in the slums of Chicago, won Nobel Peace Prize in 1931
J. Edgar Hoover
head of FBI from it's creation to his death in 1972
isolationism
little to no involvement in conflicts beyond the country's borders, as well as trade policies that protect domestic industry
interchangeable parts
invented by Eli Whitney, vastly changed industry- which previoulsy handmade everything
John Cabot
Venetian resident of England, explores Newfoundland coast in 14987
Ferdinand Megellan
Sept of 1519 attempts to circumnavigate the globe, dies in Portugal...one ship made it to Spain
Virginia Company
"Pilgrams" belonged to which charter?
Triangular Trade
trade route from American colonies to West Indies to England
Lord Baltimore
Catholic leader who founded Maryland
Declaration of Independence
signed in 1776, gained Independence from Great Britain
Yorktown
final battle of Revolutionary War
Tom Thumb
first steam locomotive built in America
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe, appeared in a Newspaper in 1852
Pearl Harbor
December 7th, 1941
D-Day
June 6, 1944
Battle of the Bulge
final battle of WWII, AXIS loss
Germany, Japan, Italy
AXIS powers
United States, Soviet Union, China, UK
ALLIED Powers
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
atomic bombs dropped by President Truman
iron curtain
post WWII, Churchill described an____ _____ decending across the continent, splitting the free capitalists and the communists
Cold War
constant threat of nuclear weapons in post-war.
ninth amendment
powers reserved to the people
Vietnam
occupies a strategic land strip between Cambodia and Laos
domino theory
thinking of the US military that once a SE Asian country fell to communism, the rest would topple like dominos
vietcong
guerilla warfare of communist South Vietnamese
Lyndon B Johnson
successor to JFK, within hours of his death made plans to join war in Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
after attack of North Vietnamese on two US naval ships, this gave Johnson unrestricted power to wage war on Vietnam without having to officially declare war to the people
Pentagon Papers
published in the Times, top secret documents leaked from the FBI, CIA, White House, ect.
THIS SET IS OFTEN IN FOLDERS WITH...