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
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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 |