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Question | Answer |
What document expressed the idea: “If a government denies its people certain basic rights, that government can be over-thrown? | Declaration of Independence |
Why did the authors of the Articles of Confederation establish a decentralized political system? | to avoid being like the British |
Why is the court case Marbury V. Madison important? | It established the principal of judicial review |
Who do tariffs help? | Manufacturer |
Why did George Washington want the U.S. to stay neutral? | We needed time to gain strength. |
What is popular sovereignty? | When people in new states vote on the issue of slavery |
What belief did Thomas Jefferson have to modify in order to gain the Louisiana Purchase? | Strict Construction (Interpretation) |
Why did sectional differences develop in the US? | Each region had its own unique geographic conditions and economic interests |
What was the outcome of the court case Dred Scott V. Sanford? | Slaves were considered property not people and therefore do not have the right to sue |
What compromise enabled Maine to enter the Union as a free state? | Missouri Compromise |
What region experienced an economic boom due to the Civil War? | The North |
Beginning in 1850, why did most runway slaves try to go to Canada? | The Fugitive Slave Act kept them at risk in the US |
What is the general term for laws the establish segregation? | Jim Crow Laws |
What group people were involved in the Granger Movement? | Farmers |
What term can be described as a policy that allows immigrants to freely travel into a country? | open immigration |
What is the term for immigrants from Southeastern Europe? | New Immigrants |
What term describes people who hate immigrants? | Nativists |
Exaggerated news stories that sensationalize events are called ___. | yellow journalism |
In what region of the US did women get the right to vote first? | West |
President Theodore Roosevelt attempted to increase competition in business. This led to his nickname ____. | Trustbuster |