us History final

Date and year the declaration of independence was signed

Adopted/ jul. 4, 1776. Signed/ august 2, 1776

Articles of confederation

first form of government in the us

Popular sovereignty

this is where the government derives its political authority from the people

What state was the first to secede from union? What is the first battle of the civil war?

south carolina/ fort sumter

Advantages held by the north in the civil war

population, factories, food production and miles of railroad tracks

Advantages held by the south in the civil war

cotton, good generals, and motivation

What general marched into Pennsylvania in hopes of winning a surprise victory and forcing Lincoln to negotiate

general lee

Union plan for winning war and what did it say

anaconda plan

13th amendment

abolished slavery

Freedmen's Bureau

provided assistance to african american and white refugees in the south

Literacy tests

southern states used this to limit voting by african americans

Jim crow

legalized segregation in the south

Goal of the KKK during reconstruction

prevent african americans from voting

14th amendment

guaranteed citizenship to african americans

Grandfather clauses

enabled poor white voters in the south to vote despite new monetary restrictions

What was a common building material for homesteaders on the great plains

sod

Along with the extended family and the horse, what else was essential to the life of the plains Indians

buffalo

Bessemer process

allowed us to make steel cheap, crucial to skyscrapers

Jacob riis

how the other half lives, muckrackers, raised awareness of overcrowding in tenements

How did the “new” immigrants of the late 1800s differ from earlier immigrants

new- came from southern and eastern europe, after the civil war. Old- northern and western, before civil war

How did many large cities in the late 1800s deal with crime

police

Ellis island (where, where are immigrants from, % not let into usa)

new york/ less than 2%

Push factors of immigration

falling crop prices

Culture of consumerism (during the gilded age)

americans bought new and cheaper products

Haymarket riot effects

hurt the labor movement because Americans came to believe that union members were violent anarchists

Vertical integration

maintained control of production and distribution of their products

What was pullman, illinois in our notes

a company town that housed its workers and controlled them in multiple ways

1882 chinese exclusion act

act banned any new chinese laborers from entering the us

Skyscrapers

efficiently used small amounts of land

The jungle

what was it and what did it do

W.e.b du bois

believed that African Americans should immediately demand equal treatment under the law

Plessy v. ferguson

made racial segregation legal as long as african americans and whites had access to the same services and that the facilities and programs offered were alike

Ida b. Wells

published articles regarding the practice of lynching in the south and for being a founding member of the NAACP

Why were business leaders against women voting

thought women voters would support minimum wage and child labor laws

What common beliefs do all progressives share

correct the injustices of an urban industrial worker, improve labor conditions for the factory worker, reduce the gap between rich and poot

Tr perspective on trusts

believed that some trusts were harmful to the public interest and needed to be regulated

Business practices sherman antitrust combated

the creation of organizations that run multiple corporations and monopolize the marker

What did the british blockade cause in germany

starvation

How did the us gain control of the land from Panama

encouraged and supported Panamanian independence from Columbia

Great migration

movement of african americans during WWI

After the spanish

american war, what happened to cuba and puerto rico

What started wwI

the assassination of archduke ferdiand

Committee on public information

“selling” the war to the american people

Rough riders

all volunteer unit of cavalry soldiers in the spanish american war

Yellow journalism

sensationalized news

Lusitania

british passenger ship that was sunk by german subs killing 120+ americans

When did the us enter wwI

near the end

What did soldiers face in the trenches

lived among rats, lice, and bodies of the dead

Flappers

the rejection of victorian traditions

Louis armstrong

ambassador of jazz

Radio

helped produce a standardized culture

Henry fords workers

increased wages and gave them weekends off

works progress administration

created new jobs and put people back to work in public works projects, created by TR

“Hoovervilles”

Shantowns that were named in disgust with Hoover

Bonus army

WWI veterans and their families

Tennessee valley authority

new deal agency built dams to control floods and create electricity

Goal of the new deal

reform the stock market, relief and recovery and reform

Federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC)

government program to protect bank deposits in case of a bank failure

Speculation

buying stocks on the chance of a quick profit considering risks

Buying on margin

borrowing money to help pay for the stock