US History Regents Ultimate Summary

Comprehensive vocabulary based on the US History Regents summary, covering major eras from the Colonial Period through the early 2000s.

Mercantilism

The economic practice followed by Britain where colonies existed to benefit England.

Mayflower Compact (1620)

A 1620 agreement that established that colonists elected local governments.

Stamp Act (1765)

A 1765 act where Britain taxed the colonies, contributing to the anger over taxation without representation.

Intolerable Acts (1774)

A series of laws passed in 1774 following the Boston Tea Party that led toward the revolution.

Articles of Confederation

The original framework of the U.S. government before the Constitutional Convention of 1787.

Treaty of Paris (1783)

The 1783 agreement that ended the American Revolution and recognized American independence.

Marbury v. Madison

The Supreme Court case that created judicial review.

Monroe Doctrine

A policy that warned Europe to stay out of the Americas.

Manifest Destiny

The belief and movement regarding America's expansion west.

13th Amendment

The amendment that abolished slavery.

14th Amendment

The amendment that gave citizenship.

15th Amendment

The amendment that gave Black men voting rights.

Black Codes and Jim Crow laws

Laws implemented in the South that limited freedoms and continued discrimination after the Civil War.

Progressive Era reforms

Government involvement in helping citizens through women's suffrage, child labor laws, and food and drug regulations.

Zimmerman Telegram

One of the key reasons the United States entered World War I, alongside German submarine attacks.

Harlem Renaissance

A period during the Roaring 20s characterized by economic growth and significant cultural changes.

New Deal Programs

A series of programs including the CCC, WPA, and Social Security intended to address the Great Depression.

United Nations

An international organization created after World War II as the U.S. became a global superpower.

Truman Doctrine

An early Cold War policy shaped by the fear of communism.

Détente

A period during the late Cold War (1970-1991) characterized by the easing of tensions with the Soviet Union.

Brown v. Board of Education

A landmark Civil Rights Movement event that helped end legal segregation.

Patriot Act

A law passed after the September 11 attacks that dramatically changed national security and foreign policy.