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buying stocks on margin and a "buy now pay later" mentality are causes of...

the Great Depression

the creation of jazz and an increased sense of unity and cultural pride which arose during the 1920s is...

the Harlem Renaissance

all of the following are parts of what Compromise leading up to the Civil War [California admitted to the Union as a free state; Slave trade ended in DC, stronger fugitive slave law]

Compromise of 1850

Social reformer who created Hull House

Jane Addams

What led to the removal of troops from former Confederate States in the late 1800s

Compromise of 1877

Where Lee surrendered to Grant at the end of the Civil War

Appomattox Court House, VA

where the first battles of the Revolutionary War took place

Lexington & Concord

This battle was the turning point of the American Revolutionary War

Battle of Saratoga

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail?

weak central government could not sustain the needs of the nation

What is the purpose of the Declaration of Independence

to declare independence from Great Britain

Lincoln's election led directly to...

the secession of the Southern States & the formation of the Confederate States of America

this amendment caused a dramatic increase organized crime and was eventually repealed

18; repealed by 21

the temperance movement and progressive reform led to the passage of the 18th amendment. What did it do?

prohibition

Jacob Riis, Lincoln Steffens, Ida Tarbell were all journalists who exposed corruption and the general "muck" of society... they were known as...

muckrakers

what is a high tax on imported goods called?

protective tariff

increased immigration, industrialization, and little government regulation led to the development of...

monopolies

Describe life for the average American during the Gilded Age

poor; unsanitary;

How did the cotton gin impact the lives of Southerners (whites & African Americans)

Whites - # of cotton plantations increased dramatically; African Americans - more slaves were needed to pick cotton

This court case decision was overturned with the passage of the 14th amendment (any person born in the US is a citizen of the US)

Dred Scott Decision - Dred Scott v. Sandford

Which amendment abolished slavery

13

Which amendment granted women the right to vote

19

What court case established the power of judicial review

Marbury v. Madison

True or False? Thomas Jefferson supported the federal assumption of state debts from the American Revolutionary War

False

this faction demanded a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution prior to ratification

Antifederalists

This key American figure shaped America's financial system by establishing the First Bank of the United States

Alexander Hamilton

mass movement of African Americans from the rural south to northern and western cities in the early 1900s

Great Migration

Andrew Jackson's policy forcing Native Americans off land in the southeastern US

Indian Removal Act 1830

Rise of monopolies during the late 1800s was caused by...

lack of government regulation; undercutting competitor prices

a border dispute between the US and Mexico led to...

Mexican American War

How did the end of the French & Indian War impact colonial relations with Britain

salutary neglect ended & colonists were taxed

What was the impact of the Marbury v. Madison case?

established judicial review and strengthened the power of the Supreme Court as a viable third branch

How did the Great Compromise influence the structure of the US government

established a bicameral Congress with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House