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Standard US 1st exam
review for 1st 9 week exam US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Balance of Slave and Free states agreement ... Maine free & Missouri slave state ... allowed Fugitive Slave Law | Missouri Compromise |
| War fought where US acquires Cuba, Puerto Rico, Philippines, Guam | Spanish / American War |
| The limiting of African American rights... poll tax, literacy test, segregation | Jim Crow Laws |
| Belief government should have control of businesses to regulate distribution of wealth creating a massive middle class | Socialism |
| Leader of Socialist movement...wrote Communist Manifesto | Karl Marx |
| The update of Monroe Doctrine promoting more US power in foreign affairs | Roosevelt Corollary |
| He built the Florida Railroads...creating a population and trade boom for Florida | Henry Flagler |
| With the development of oil companies, he created a monopoly called Standard Oil making him a multi-millionaire | John D. Rockefeller |
| This caused prices to fall tremendously because of the amounts & speed of products created for the consumers | Mass Production |
| Freed slaves that stayed in the South...gaining some land on the Plantations but split the profits with the land owner... | Sharecropping |
| 2 challenges of American farmers | Price fixing , lack of labor, competition, weather |
| Farmers formed this type of union to help the farmers with profits | Farmers Alliance |
| People leaving the South (farms) to try to find a better life in the North (Industry) | Shift from agrarian to industry population |
| 2 reasons for US Imperialism | natural resources, expansion of land, military bases |
| Lincoln republicans wanted 10% of people in southern states to pledge a loyalty to Radical Republicans wanted ________ % | 50 |
| Amendment that ended slavery | 13th Amendment |
| Amendment that allowed African Americans to become citizens | 14th Amendment |
| Amendment that allowed African Americans to vote | 15th Amendment |
| The over population of immigrants & people of the south that moved to the cities for jobs caused ....? | Urbanization |
| People that would use their money to bribe or help politicians win political office in return for favours | Political Machine |
| This establishment helped poor people and immigrants adapt to US culture by teaching and helping people get a fresh start on life | Settlement Houses |