Key Events and Concepts in American History
1. Which cause of the American Revolution is described below?
The writers of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights were influenced by Locke, Montesquieu, Rousseau, and others.
These ideas became the basis of the American nation. Enlightenment
2. Which cause of the American Revolution is described below?
This law made it legal for British troops to live in the colonists’ homes by order of the King. Quartering Act
3. Which founding ideals are described below?
You and your friends are deciding which concert to go see. You take a vote. More people want to go to Travis Scott than Taylor Swift. You all go to Travis Scott. Democracy
4. Which founding ideals are described below?
The quality or state of being free.
Liberty
5. Choose the vocabulary word that best matches the definition.
A system of government in which each branch of government has the authority to check the power of the other two branches. This is used as a measure to be sure that no one person or group gains too much power.
Checks and Balances
6. Which Branch of the government would handle the following issue?
Decides if a law follows the rules set up by the Constitution.
Judicial
7. The time of America’s birth and creation of her government was an exciting time full of new ideas and events that the world had never seen before.
First, America’s leaders were influenced by an intellectual movement from Europe that valued reason and science called the ______ One of the most influential philosophers of that intellectual movement was ____ who believed that all people had ______ to life, liberty and property.
Enlightenment, John Locke, natural rights.
8. Which side of the Federalist/Antifederalist debate would support this statement?
“There is too much power in the Federal government, the power in this country should remain with the States.”
Anti-Federalist.
9. Match the situation to the proper compromise/debate.
Created a two house Congress.
Senate: Equal Representation
House of Representation: Representation is based on population
The Great Compromise
10. Match the situation to the proper compromise/debate.
A debate revolving around how to count enslaved people for representation in the House of Representatives.
The 3/5 Compromise.
11. Which Amendment does the following situation refer to?
In some states you can own an automatic rifle. (not in California)
2nd Amendment.
12. Which reconstruction amendment is described below?
Voting rights could not be taken away on the basis of race.
15th Amendment.
13. Which reconstruction amendment is described below?
Gave all former enslaved persons citizenship.
14th Amendment.”
14. Supporters of laissez-faire economics believe the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights and maintain peace.
True
15. What are the 3 goals of the Progressives?
Social Reform, Regulation of Business, Political Reform
16. A single company that achieves control of an entire market is a monopoly
17. A steel company that owns the coal mines, limestone quarries, and iron ore fields it depends on is an example of
vertical integration.
18. What statement might be made by a supporter of Social Darwinism?
Businesses that are the fittest for survival will be successful.
19. These are conditions in tenement buildings.
poor ventilation, small living space, overcrowded, no working sewage.
20. How did Upton Sinclair’s book, The Jungle, help impact the meat packing industry?
food safety regulations were implemented.
21. Select the proper Law that is associated with the scenario.
19th Amendment.
22. Match the big business tycoon with the proper industry.
Steel
23. Match the big business tycoon with the proper industry.
Oil
24. When a small group or minority adopts the larger group’s beliefs and way of life it is called Assimilation
25. The policy of extending a nation’s authority over other countries by economic, political, or military means is called Imperialism
26. What did the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine state?
The United States reserved the right to intervene in the affairs of Central America and the Caribbean.
27. According to the Zimmermann telegram, if Mexico allied with Germany, Germany would
help Mexico regain Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona.
28. The goal of Big Stick Diplomacy was the U.S. would use its influence and the threat of war to enforce the Monroe Doctrine and other foreign policy issues.
29. Which 3 former Spanish territories were given to the U.S. after the treaty ending the Spanish American War was signed?
Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Guam.
30. In 1898 President William McKinley sent the American battleship USS Maine to Havana to protect Americans who live there & business.
31. When the Maine exploded, who did many Americans hold responsible?
Spain
32. The Platt Amendment effectively made Cuba into an American protectorate
33. The strong buildup of armed forces to intimidate and threaten other nations was called militarism
34. What were the goals of the New Deal?
Relief, Reform, Recovery
35. One of the conditions of the Treaty of Versailles was that Germany must pay reparations for causing the war.”
36. What was the goal of the 18th Amendment to the Constitution passed on May 19, 1919?
The 18th Amendment banned the sale of hard liquor in the United States.
37. The issue of Germany attacking civilian ships reached a crisis on May 7, 1915, when a submerged German submarine fired on the British passenger liner called the
Lusitania
38. The NAACP was founded in the 1900s to protest racial violence against African-Americans.
39. To ensure that all nations would have access to China’s markets, President McKinley and Secretary of State John Hay pursued which of the following policies?
Open Door Policy.”
40. Match the definition to the proper US law or Federal Program.
a series of programs, policies, and reforms launched by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in response to the Great Depression, which had caused widespread economic hardship in the United States during the 1930s.
The New Deal.
41. Match the definition with the proper word.
A sudden withdrawal of deposits
Bank Run
42. The Harlem Renaissance was a time of African American artistic creativity during the 1920s, centered in a community of New York City. Marcus Garvey, creator of the Back to Africa movement, advocated for black pride and independence. During this time of prosperity, the economy was generally strong and Americans had money to spend on entertainment, books, and art. Many white Americans flocked toward entertainment centers, such as the Cotton Club where they were able to hear the new jazz and blues music styles of black entertainers.
43. Match the definition with the proper word.
In this event, both natural and manmade issues caused many farmers to lose their farms. Many of them left the Midwest to find new farmland because their farms were destroyed.
Dust Bowl
44. Radio during the 1920’s became an integral part of public life for what reason?
Listeners could now hear news, entertainment, and product advertisements.
45. In 1900 a group in China killed more than 200 foreigners in what came to be known as the Boxer Rebellion.”
46. What is the biggest danger when buying goods on credit?
People eventually can owe more money than they can pay back.
47. Which factor was most important in the development of the Harlem Renaissance?
The promotion of black pride by African-American artists and leaders.”
48. Who was the best known poet during the Harlem Renaissance?
Langston Hughes.
49. During the Harlem Renaissance, the Cotton Club was popular with white people for what reason?
White people were exposed to new forms of black music unavailable anywhere else.
50. The Platt Amendment specifically did what?
Gave U.S. rights to intervene in Puerto Rican affairs.