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NAME the belief that God created the
universe but allowed it to operate through
the laws of nature.
Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin
believed that Natural Laws could be
discovered by the use of Human
Reason - your brain and knowledge.
Which of the following religions had the
most influence upon the daily life of the
colonists of the 17th century (1600’s)?
A. The Catholics of Maryland
B. The Baptists in the Carolinas
C. The Anglicans in Virginia
D. The Puritans in Massachusetts
E. The Baptists in Rhode Island
NAME the system in which each branch of
government can check the power of the
other branches.
For example, the President can VETO (say
no), to a BILL passed by Congress and
Congress can OVERRIDE the President’s
veto.
Another example, the PRESIDENT
nominates Judges to the Supreme Court, but
the Congress must approve/disapprove their
appointment.
The success of the Constitutional
Convention of 1787 hinged on
compromise over which of the
following issues?
A. Universal manhood suffrage
B. Slavery and representation in Congress
C. Taxation and term limits
D. The number of branches of government to be
formed
E. Voting rights for women
This idea refers to the idealization of women
in their roles as WIVES and MOTHERS.
The concept of “republican mother”
suggested that women would be responsible for
raising their children to be virtuous citizens of
the new American republic. What is this called?
WHAT WAS the name for a USA Cold War
Foreign policy designed to block the
spread of Soviet (USSR) influence
around the world.
George F. Kennan was an American
diplomat and specialist on the Soviet Union
who wrote an influential article advocating
that the USA focus its foreign policy on
stopping the spread of Soviet influence
(communism).
The Supreme Court can strike down an act
of Congress by declaring it
UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
This principle was established in the court
case of MARBURY v. MADISON.
Basically, the Supreme Court is the final
authority in law ---- for
any type of case.
What is this CaLLeD?
KEEP it for 1000 Points
Pick somebody in the other
Team for 2000 Points
NAME the economic philosophy stating
that economic activities should be largely
FREE of governmental interference,
regulations, and restraint.
It is interesting to note that this policy on
economics was supported by leaders who,
ironically, also supported protective
tariffs.
_____ - _______ _________
Name the belief that humans can use conscious
acts of good will to create communities based
upon cooperation and mutual respect.
UTOPIAN communities such as Brook Farm,
New Harmony, and Oneida reflected the
blossoming of perfectionist aspirations.
This was a system of
scientific management.
NAME the term that
sought to develop a
disciplined labor
force by eliminating
wasted motion.
Name the term that refers to the belief that there is a
NATURAL EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS by
which the FITTEST will SURVIVE.
Wealthy business
and industrial leaders
used this term
to justify their success.
Bonus 500 Points
This term refers to the making of public
accusations of disloyalty to the USA
without sufficient evidence.
The Senator played on the fears of
Americans by claiming that
Communists had infiltrated the U.S.
State Department and other federal
agencies.
His accusations helped create a climate
of paranoia, as Americans became
preoccupied with the perceived threat
posed by alleged Communists
subversives working in the USA.
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These were slums or shantytowns inhabited by
unemployed and homeless people during the
Great Depression.
The homeless named these slums after the
President who they blamed for the Great
Depression. What were the Slums/shantytowns
called?
Bonus
1000 Points
Someone on your team may help
you….wearing an El Dorado logo
shirt
NAME the TERM that refers to a 19th century
reform movement based on the belief that
Christian have a responsibility to actively
confront social problems such as poverty.
Led by Christian ministers, advocates of this
movement argued that real social change
would result from dedication to both
RELIGIOUS PRACTICE and SOCIAL
REFORM.
In her famous book Silent Spring, marine
biologist Rachel Carson warned of the
dangers to birds, fish, and other wildlife
from the increasing use of ____.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
medical drugs
ozone
pesticides
nuclear energy
abortion
Rachel Carson contended that while
pesticides, such as DDT, curbed insect
populations, they also killed birds, fish, and
other creatures that might ingest the insects.
Name the theory that refers to the belief that if
one country fails to Communism, its
neighbors will also be infected and fall to
Communism. For example, the fall of south
Vietnam would lead to the loss of Southeast Asia.
NAME the TERM that refers to a set
of political beliefs associated with this
president & his followers.
_____________Democracy included
respect for the COMMON SENSE
& ABILITIES of the COMMON
MAN, expansion of White male
suffrage, appointment of political
supporters to government
positions (spoils system/patronage)
and opposition to privileged Eastern
elites (the rich).
Name the term that refers to the relaxation of
tensions btwn the USA and the USSR; it was
introduced by Secretary of State Henry Kissinger &
President Richard Nixon.
Examples of this term include the Strategic Arms
Limitation Talks (SALT), expanded trade with the
Soviet Union (USSR), and Presidents Nixon’s trip to
China and Russia.
B o n u s
NAME THE TERM that
refers to a wave of
religious enthusiasm that
spread across America
btwn 1800 & 1830.
Middle-class women played
an especially important role
in the Second Great
Awakening by making
Americans aware of the
moral issues posed by
SLAVERY.
The Puritans established this term to ease
requirements for church membership.
It allowed
the baptism of the children of
baptized but unconverted Puritans.
Basically, increase church membership = more money
pours into the church.
Remember- a church is a business and needs money to
operate.
These were post-Civil War (post =
after), laws and customs designed
This term
refers to the argument
by an
to DISCRIMINATE
against
historian that the frontier experience
Americans
.
helpedAfrican
make American
society
more
democratic. He especially emphasized the
th, 14
importance
of cheap,
unsettled
land
andth the
Used
to counter
– act
the 13
absence
a landed aristocracy
(rich
& 15thof
Amendments
to the U.S.
people owningConstitution.
all the new land).
Frederick Jackson Turner
What geographic factor challenged
the settlement of the Great Plains in
the late 1800s?
A.
B.
C.
D.
dense forests
few rivers
low rainfall
extremely poor
soil
E. crop rotation
Rainfall
less than
20the
During
the averaging
Revolutionary
War,
revolutionary
cause
was bolstered
inches per year
challenged
settlers inby
all of the
theGreat
following
EXCEPT
Plains.
A. the strength of colonial currency
B. French assistance
Bonus
C. the use of foreign military recruits
D. the rebels’ commitment to their
cause
E. solid military leadership
NAME THE TERM that refers to a wave of
religious revivals that spread across the American
colonies during the 1730’s and 1740’s.
KEEP it for
100 Points or PICK
somebody on the other team
Win or Lose 1000 Points
This was the belief that the RICH were the
guardians of society’s wealth and, as such,
had a DUTY to serve society in HUMANE
ways.
ANDREW CARNEGIE was the foremost
advocate of this term. Name the 3 word term.
How did the Immigration Reform Act of 1965 change
the ethnic composition of the American population?
A. It set quotas that favored immigrants from
Northwestern Europe.
B. It widened permitted entry to newcomers from
all of Europe, as well as from Asia and Africa.
C. It established the national origins system.
D. It banned the entry of immigrants from Asia.
The Immigration Reform Act of
1965 increased immigration
opportunities to the United States to
people from all of Europe, as well as
from Asia and Africa.
B. It widened permitted entry to newcomers
from all of Europe, as well as from
Asia and Africa.
This is a legal theory that a state in the USA has
the right to nullify (invalidate/say NO) to any
Federal Law that the state deems to be
unconstitutional.
John C. Calhoun was the foremost proponent of this
doctrine.
Inspired by his leadership, a convention in South
Carolina declared the tariffs (taxes) of both 1828 &
1832 unenforceable in that state.
NAME THE TERM that refers to the massive
wave of immigrants who came to
AMERICA btwn 1880 and 1924.
The OLD Immigrants primarily from England,
Germany, and Scandinavia.
New
THESE _ _ _ Immigrants came primarily
from small farms and villages in Southern
and Eastern Europe.
Darker Skin immigrants
Faced BIAS in AMERICA
These diagrams illustrate two ways of organizing
large industrial businesses. What are the names of
these two organizational methods?
A. vertical and horizontal integration
B. linear combination
C. product refining
D. company capitalization
E. graphic vertical and horizontal integration
Which of the following documents encouraged
Vertical
and
horizontal
church membership in the Massachusetts Bay
integrationColony?
were two methods
How much do you
Want to
used by industrialists such as
Wager?
A. The
Mayflower
Compact
Andrew Carnegie
and John D.
to increase
B. TheRockefeller
Fundamental
Orders the
manufacturing
efficiency
of
their
Feeling Lucky????
C. The Fundamental
Constitution
corporations and increase their
D. The Cambridge
Agreement
overall
profit.
E. A.
The
Halfway
Covenant
vertical
and
horizontal
Agreement
integration
E
The item that best completes the graphic organizer is
____.
A. Spanish attack on Pearl Harbor
B. Assassination of Archduke Franz
Ferdinand
C. Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare
D. Sinking of the U.S.S. Maine
E. Unrestricted Submarine Warfare
of the
Which D.
of theSinking
following was
a result
of the Albany
Congress?
U.S.S. Maine
A. The colonies began to unite and take actions
against the British.
B. The Iroquois Nation signed a peace agreement
with the Colonies.
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C. The Iroquois remained neutral and the colonists
rejected Franklin’s plan of unity.
Win or Lose
D. Franklin was able to convince the colonists and
the British of800
his planPOINTS
for a united defense against
France.
The E.
explosion
and sinking
of the American
Maine generated
a desire
Franklin
convinced
the battleship
Huron U.S.S.
and Iroquois
tribes
among many Americans to commit to war against Spain. Many newspaper journalists
to settle their differences.
pushed the belief that Spain was responsible for the ship’s destruction.
Choose the phrase below that best
completes the graphic organizer.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Normalcy
New Consumer Society
Great Depression
Increased Nativism
Red Scare
Each of the factors displayed contributed to the
growth of a new consumer society in the
1920s. For example, new, mass produced
consumer products were bought by the public,
who now had access to easier credit options.
Mass advertising encouraged people to
purchase new products as well.
This is the principle indicated that the settlers of a
given territory have the sole right to decide whether
or not slavery will be permitted there.
Name the term/principle that led to a divisive
debate over the expansion of slavery into the new
territories.
The first great test of this principle
occurred in Kansas.
_ _ _ _ _ supported USA involvement
HAWKS
in the Vietnam WAR and believed
America should increase military force
to win the War.
_ _ _ _ _ opposed
DOVES
the Vietnam WAR
and believed
the USA should
withdraw its
forces from Vietnam.
Hawks &
Doves
Name the term that refers to the exchange of
plants and animals btwn the New World &
Europe following the discovery of America in
B O N U S
1492.
New World crops such as corn, tomatoes, and potatoes
had a dramatic effect on the European diet. At the
same time, Old World domesticated animals such as
horses, cows, and pigs had a dramatic effect on life in
the world.
In addition, diseases were exchanged and almost
decimated the Indian (Native American) population.
NAME the movement of the 1960’s that
advocated African Americans establish
control of their political and economic
life.
Key advocates of this movement
included
Malcolm X
Stokely Carmichael
Huey Newton
HOW MUCH DO
YOU WANT TO
WAGER?
THIS was an 18th century philosophy stressing that
reason could be used to improve the human
condition.
Thinkers such as Thomas Jefferson stressed the
idea of NATURAL RIGHTS. This can clearly be
seen in the 2nd paragraph of the D of I.
“We hold these truths to be self-evident; that all
men are created equal’ that they are endowed by
their Creator with certain inalienable rights’ that
among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness.”
NAME THE TERM.
NAME the TERM? Refers to the economic
policies of President
Ronald Reagan; it is
also called
SUPPLY-SIDE ECONOMICS.
President Reagan hoped to promote growth and
investment by deregulating business, reducing
corporate tax rates, and lowering federal tax
rates for upper-and middle income Americans.
REAGANOMICS
Refers to the belief that government
should be based on the consent of the
people.
This TERM inspired the American
revolutionaries of the 18th century.
NAME THE MILITARY DOCTRINE associated
with President Eisenhower’s secretary of state,
John Foster Dulles.
In the event of an attack by the Soviet Union
(USSR) or any other hostile power, the USA
would retaliate with massive force, including
nuclear weapons.
The threat of this two word doctrine was
designed to deter an enemy from launching an
initial attack.
NAME THE TERM that refers to the division
of power among the legislative, judicial, and
executive branches of our government.
Somebody on
Your TEAM
ALEXANDER
HAMILTONwearing
defended the
principles of this term when he wrote,
ReD SockS
May help YOU
Win or Lose
700 Points
WHAT WAS THE NAME OF THIS ONE word
USA foreign policy calling for Americans to avoid
entangling political alliances abroad.
During the 1930’s isolationists drew support from
ideas expressed in George WASHINGTON’S
FAREWELL ADDRESS (he preached
___________ after the Revolutionary War so
America could build and grow).
The NEUTRALITY ACTS of the 1930’s were
expressions of a commitment to __________.
Name the TERM that WAS the economic philosophy
of Great Britain in the 17th & 18th centuries. Like other
mercantile powers, Great Britain sought to increase its
wealth and power by obtaining large amounts of gold
and silver and by establishing a favorable balance of
trade with its colonies.
Basically, in reference to the 13 colonies, they
were to provide all the raw materials & resources for
the benefit of the Mother Country – England (Great Britain).
According to this TERM, these people favored
the interest of those BORN in the USA over the
interest of immigrants.
The Know-Nothings were the first political party
in America to favor this concept. ___________
NATIVIST
directed their hostility against Irish and German
Catholic immigrants.
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NAME THIS philosophical and literary
0
movement
of the 1800’s that emphasized
living a simple life celebrating the
0
truth found in nature in personal
0
emotion
imagination.
&
&
&
Points
RALPH WALDO EMERSON & HENRY
DAVID THOREAU were the foremost writers
of this movement.
THIS IS A TWO WORD TERM referring to the
development of a national transportation
system.
Refers to a set of proposals designed to unify the
nation & strengthen its economy by means of
protective tariffs (taxes), a national bank &
internal improvements such as canals & new
roads.
HENRY CLAY was the chief proponent of this
system.