What was one reason for economic growth during the 1920s?
Mass production and new consumer goods like automobiles and radios.
What did Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle lead to?
Laws for food safety, like the Meat Inspection Act.
What was McCarthyism?
The hunt for suspected communists in the U.S. during the 1950s.
Why was the House of Burgesses important?
It was the first representative legislature in the colonies.
Which economic system was based on the idea that colonies existed to benefit the mother country?
Mercantilism
What event in 1957 increased funding for U.S. science and education?
The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union.
What did the 13th amendment do?
It abolished slavery in the United States.
What was the Harlem Renaissance?
A cultural movement of African American art, music, and writing.
During Reconstruction, what was the purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
To help formerly enslaved people adjust to freedom.
What did “no taxation without representation” mean?
Colonists wanted a say in British decisions that affected them.
Which event symbolized the end of the Cold War?
Berlin Wall falls
What was the main cause of the Civil War?
Disagreements over slavery and states’ rights.
What does the image represent?
Ms. Danzig's sonogram- SHE'S PREGNANT!
Which Supreme Court case established judicial review?
Marbury v. Madison
What was the purpose of the Great Society?
Reduce poverty and racial injustice
What was one effect of the French and Indian War?
Britain gained more land but increased colonial taxes to pay war debt.
What amendment prohibited the manufaturing and sale of alcohol?
18th Amendment
Name one effect of the Watergate scandal.
It led to Nixon resigning and decreased public trust in government.
Which event caused airport security to increase in the 2000s?
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
Why did many Americans protest the Vietnam War?
They believed the U.S. should not be involved.
Why did the British establish colonies in North America?
To gain resources and expand their empire.
Which colonial region had rocky soil and relied on shipbuilding and trade?
New England Colonies
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
The belief that the U.S. should expand west to the Pacific Ocean.
What was the goal of the Emancipation Proclamation?
To free enslaved people in Confederate states.
What were Black Codes?
Laws passed in the South to limit the rights of African Americans.
Which movement is Martin Luther King Jr. most associated with?
Civil Rights Movement
Why did the U.S. create Social Security during the Great Depression?
To support the elderly and unemployed.
What was the goal of the Seneca Falls Convention?
To demand equal rights for women.
What was the main purpose of the Declaration of Independence?
To explain why the colonies were separating from Great Britain.
Why was President Nixon forced to resign?
Watergate Scandal
Why was the Louisiana Purchase important?
It doubled the size of the U.S.