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What were the main reasons for founding the Southern colonies like Virginia?
Economic opportunities, especially for tobacco and plantation agriculture.
What compromise created a bicameral legislature?
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise).
What did the Monroe Doctrine state?
Europe should not interfere in the Americas; the U.S. would stay out of European affairs.
How did the cotton gin impact slavery?
It increased the demand for slave labor in the South.
What caused the Civil War?
Sectionalism, states’ rights, and slavery.
What was the result of the Civil War?
Preservation of the Union and the end of slavery.
Why did Reconstruction end?
Compromise of 1877—federal troops were withdrawn from the South.
What do we call Powerful industrialists like Carnegie and Rockefeller accused of exploiting workers?
Robber Barons
What reforms did Progressives fight for?
Regulation of business, women’s suffrage, and government reform.
What did the 19th Amendment do?
Granted women the right to vote.
Why did the U.S. enter WWI?
Unrestricted submarine warfare and the Zimmermann Telegram.
What was the Treaty of Versailles’ impact on Germany?
It blamed Germany for the war and imposed harsh reparations.
Why didn’t the U.S. join the League of Nations?
Many feared it would drag the U.S. into future wars.
What was the New Deal?
FDR’s programs to provide relief, recovery, and reform during the Great Depression.
What did Executive Order 9066 do?
It authorized Japanese internment during WWII.
What caused the Great Depression?
Stock market crash, bank failures, overproduction, and poor credit practices.
