Fall 2013 U.S. History Semester Overview 1. Who did the United States purchase Alaska from? a.

The Alaskans b. The Japanese c. The Russians d. The Canadians 2. Why did the United States formally annex Hawaii? a. They wanted cheap sugar b. They felt it could provide them with a strategic naval base c. They didnt want to have tariffs on the imported sugar d. All of the Above 3. Why did Jose Marti call his campaign to generate support for a Cuban Revolution Cuba Libre or Free Cuba? a. To upset the Spanish b. The gain support from patriotic Americans c. To bring the people closer to a communist society d. All of the Above 4. How did Spain respond to Cuban revolts? a. They attacked Cuba b. They placed the Cubans in concentration camps c. They fed Cuban children to sharks d. They blockaded Cuba so no goods could enter 5. Why Korea important to the Japanese? a. Japan has no natural resources and needed a foothold on the Asian continent to expand their empire. b. Japan needed Port Arthur, a thawed port, to ship their goods. c. The Japanese needed the water from the Chosen Reservoir to cool their tanks. d. Korea was Japans ally and they wanted to free them from the Russians. 6. The Treaty of Portsmouth ended the Sino-Japanese war and its signing earned President Woodrow Wilson the Nobel Peace Prize. ( True | False ) 7. When the Spanish bombed the U.S.S. Maine the United States responded by immediately invading Cuba (True | False) 8. Why did the Filipinos rebel against the United States? a. They disliked the national anthem b. They were treated poorly c. They disagreed with the United States on the importance of Hawaii d. All of the Above 9. How did public education play a role in the expansion of Mass Culture? 10. Why were immigrants encouraged to attend school while attempts were being made to exclude African Americans from education?

11. What impact did steel have on the growth of cities?

12. What is city planning? Explain how city planning impacts the layout of a city. 13. List 2 advancements made during this period and discuss how they played a role in the lives of the American citizen.

14. Who was George Eastman? 15. What is the debt patronage system? How was it similar to slavery and how was it different? 16. What was the Grandfather Clause? 17. What was Charles I.D. Loofs contribution to American leisure time? 18. What changes were made to sports during this time? How did the role of sports in American culture change? 19. Who was John Pulitzer and who was William Randolph Hurst? What methods did they employ in their industry to make money? 20. What was a dime novel? 21. How did malls and catalogues change the way Americans shopped? 22. Why did some immigrants oppose sending their children to public schools? 15. What was Rural Free Delivery and how did it play a role in American consumerism? Reforming Government 1. 16th Amendment Ratified in 1913 - gave the congress power to collect a personal and corporate income tax as a way of generating revenue. 2. 17th Amendment Ratified in 1913 Allowed the people to select their senators by popular vote. 3. 18th Amendment Ratified in 1919 made the transportation, manufacture or sale of intoxicating liquor in the borders of the United States illegal. 4. 19th Amendment Ratified in 1920 The right to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

5. The Bully Pulpit The modern presidency viewed the position as a means influence the news and media and shape legislation. This was called. Reforming Business 1. Pure food and Drug Act Halted the sale of contaminated foods and medicines and called for truth in labeling. 2. Federal Trade Commission This watchdog agency was given the power to investigate possible violations of business regulation. 3. Clayton Anti-Trust Act Strengthened the Sherman Anti-Trust Act by prohibiting corporations from acquiring the stock of another if doing so would create a monopoly. 4. Scientific Management Studies by industry reformers who attempted to improve efficiency in production by seeing how quickly each task could be accomplished. 5. Meat Inspection Act This law dictated strict cleanliness requirements for all meatpackers and created the program of federal meat inspection that was in use until it was replaced by more sophisticated techniques in the 1990s. Reforming Morality 1. NAACP Political action group that worked for the advancement of African Americans. 2. Susan B. Anthony Leading proponent of womens suffrage. Founded the NASW with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 3. Prohibition Banning the consumption, transportation or sale of alcohol. 4. Child Labor Was typically used in factories where jobs might require small hands. The practice of using this drew harsh criticism when health concerns arose as a result of the practice. 5. Conservation Setting aside some lands for preservation while developing others for public good was President Teddy Roosevelts take on this philosophy. Misc 1. Theodore Roosevelt Served as police commissioner of New York City, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, war hero who led a voluntary cavalry group known as the Rough Riders during the Spanish American war. Avid marksman, horseback rider, assumed the role of President of the United States after the assassination of President McKinley. 2. The Jungle Upton Sinclairs book that drew attention to labor conditions and conditions in the meat packing industry. 3. Muckraker Crap stirrers who use their positions to write about scandals and corruption in government and business. 4. Ballot Initiative A bill originated by the people rather than lawmakers. 5. Recall Election Enabled voters to remove a politician from public office by forcing them to face another election before the end of their term. 23. What trends or events in other countries prompted people to move to the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries? 24. What difficulties did many of these new immigrants face?

25. What problems arose as a result of government patronage? 26. In the late 1860s, Horace Greeley editor of the New York Tribune- remarked, We cannot all live in cities, yet nearly all seem determined to do so. Why do you think this was true at the end of the 19th century? Do you think this is still true? Why or why not? 27. Ellis Island 28. Gentlemans Agreement 29. Americanization Movement 30. Angel Island 31. Melting Pot 32. Nativism 33. Briefly describe the new immigrants. In what ways were they different from the old immigrants, and in what ways were they similar? 34. _________________________President was a strong supported of civil-service reform. Although he was unable to get congress to go along with his plans for reform he was able to clean up the nations customhouses. 35. _________________________organized groups who controlled the activities of a political party in a city. 36. _________________________This authorized an independent civil service commission to make government appointments based on the merit system. 37. Some Americans felt threatened by Chinese workers because Chinese workers would work for higher wages. (True | False) 38. The Gentlemans agreement limited the immigration of unskilled workers from Mexico. (True | False) 39. Political Machines gained some of their power from immigrants for whom they preformed favors. (True | False) 40. Fraud is the illegal use of political influence for personal gain. (True | False) 41. Reconstruction: 42. Was established by congress to provide food, clothing, hospitals, legal protection and education for former slaves and poor whites in the south. ______________________. 43. Group of politicians who wanted to destroy the political power of former slave holders and wanted African Americans to be given full citizenship and the right to vote. _______________________ 44. Carpetbagger: 45. Scalawag: 46. Hiram Revels: 47. Ku Klux Klan: 48. Sharecropping: 49. How did the election of 1866 affect the process of reconstruction 50. What were the similarities and differences between Lincolns plan and Johnsons plan? How do you think America might be different today if Lincoln had lived? 51. Union: 52. Confederacy: 53. The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union - ___________________ 54. Underground Railroad:

55. Abraham Lincoln: 56. Popular Sovereignty: 57. What were Abraham Lincolns reasons for giving the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all of the slaves in the south?

58. Name an important advancement of the Civil War. 59. Name 3 important battles of the Civil War.

60. What was the most common surgery preformed during the Civil War? 61. Heavy casualties led each side to impose _____________________, a draft that forced men to serve in the army. 62. A major Supreme Court decision was brought about by ____________________, a slave whose owner took him from Missouri to free territory in Illinois and Wisconsin then back to Missouri. 63. Historians credit this speech with creating the idea that the United States is one country and not just a group of unified states. ________________________. (Hint: Four score and seven years ago). 64. What impact did the Civil War have on the medical profession in the United States? 65. John Wilkes Booth: 66. The Thirteenth Amendment banned slavery in the United States. True | False 67. Escaped slave who returned to the south to help other slaves escape. Also served as a spy during the Civil War.______________________ 68. A march by a general and his armies through Georgia to the see. This blow helped Grant to wipe out Lee. ______________________________ 69. Appomattox Courthouse:

70. This Confederate General who became the commander of the armies of the South was originally offered the high command of the Northern forces by Abraham Lincoln _______________________________ 71. Secession: 72. Bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War, took place by this creek___________ 73. Jeffersonian Republicans This group believe that taxes should be low and spending should be cut whenever necessary. 74. Marbury v. Madison Court Case involving presidential appointees to supreme court, resulted in the creation of Judicial Review 75. Judicial Review - is the doctrine under which legislative and executive actions are subject to review by the Supreme Court 76. Impressment British sailors would capture U.S. Ships and force Americans to join the British Navy this act was called. 77. James Monroe Fifth President of the United States, his foreign policies were designed to prevent European Imperial Powers from interfering in the western hemisphere. 78. Monroe Doctrine Political doctrine that said any foreign action in the Western Hemisphere was Americas business and European colonial powers should stay out. 79. Henry Clay Speaker of the House who came up with the American system 80. The American System A system based on protectionism or high tariffs to ensure the success of domestic industries 81. Missouri Compromise A 3/5 compromise over the representation of slaves but also brought the state of Maine into the union as a free state. 82. John Quincy Adams Son of the 2nd President of the United States, was accused of cheating by Andrew Jackson in their Presidential Election. 83. Tariff of Abominations Increased tariffs on imported goods but hurt the southern cotton sales to Europe. 84. Manifest Destiny The belief that the United States would conquer the entire continent from sea to sea. 85. Oregon Trail - historic east-west large wheeled wagon route and emigrant trail that connected the Missouri River to valleys in Oregon 86. Santa Fe Trail - was a 19th-century transportation route through central North America that connected Franklin, Missouri with Santa Fe, New Mexico. 87. Stephen F. Austin - he was known as the Father of Texas, led the second, but first legal and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. 88. Texas Revolution - military conflict between the government of Mexico and Texas colonists that began October 2, 1835 and resulted in the establishment of the Republic of Texas after the final battle on April 21, 1836

89. The Alamo -- was a pivotal event in the Texas Revolution. Following a 13-day siege, Mexican troops under President General Antonio Lpez de Santa Anna launched an assault on a mission near San Antonio. 90. The_____________________________gave the President the authority to jail or deport any alien considered undesirable. 91. The printing of money resulting in a decrease in value is known as. a. Confederation b. Inflation c. Nullification d. Ratification 92. The separation of powers creates a system of _____________________which prevents one branch of government from exercising absolute control. a. Checks and Balances b. Federalism c. Constitutionalism d. All of the Above 93. This belief fostered a new attitude, which idea that ability, effort and virtue defined ones worth not wealth or family background. a. Federalism b. Inflation c. Egalitarianism d. Cornwallis 94. The battle of ____________________ resulted in the French entering the war on the side of the Colonies after realizing the colonial rebels stood a chance against the British Army. a. Saratoga b. Yorktown c. Midway d. The Chosen Reservoir 95. Those who supported the rebellion against England were called Loyalists. True | False 96. The Fifth Amendment of the Constitution states a citizen can be tried for the same crime twice. True | False