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MCAS in US History Review Sheet and Study Guide U.S. History I (to 1877) 30%18 points U.S. History II (to circa 1990) 30%, 18 points Civics and Government 25%, 15 points Economics15%, 9 points
Key Terms To
Know
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Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions,
John
Marshall
and
Judicial Review,
Louisiana Purchase, Lewis and
Clark,
Embargo Act,
The Chesapeake,
Hartford Convention, American System,
Monroe Doctrine, Corrupt Bargain, Sectionalism,
Spoils System,
Caucus and Nominating Conventions,
Jacksonian Democracy and Alexis de Tocqueville ,
Tariff of Abominations,
John C. Calhoun,
South Carolina Exposition and Protest,
Ordinance of Nullification,
Indian Removal Act,
Trail of Tears, Great
Awakening II,
Transcendentalism,
Unitarians, Mormons,
Seneca Falls
Convention,
Temperance,
Hudson River School,
Brook Farm, Abolition,
Missouri Compromise,
Manifest
Destiny,
The Alamo,
Wilmot Proviso,
Compromise of 1850,
Kansas-Nebraska Act,
Bleeding Kansas,
Lecompton Constitution,
Republican Party,
Dred Scott Case,
Lincoln-Douglas Debates,
John Brown,
Election of 1860,
Secession,
Fort Sumter,
Anaconda Plan,
Emancipation Proclamation,
Civil War Draft,
Homestead Act,
Impeachment of Johnson,
Freedmen’s Bureau,
Black Codes,
Reconstruction Acts of 1867,
Carpetbagger,
Literacy tests,
KKK,
Jim Crow,
Sharecropping,
Home Rule,
New South,
Nativism,
Transcontinental
Railroad,
Robber Barons and Trusts,
Social Darwinism and Edward Bellamy,
Gospel of Wealth,
Knights of Labor,
AFL,
IWW,
Pendleton Act,
Railroad Strike of 1877,
Pullman Strike
MAJOR CONCEPTS What were the major events of the American Revolution? Also know the French and Indian War. What role did religion play in the colonies? The Pilgrims were separatists, Puritans are non-separatists. The way you remember this is: on Thanksgiving (Pilgrims) you separate your turkey from your stuffing and cranberry sauce. Separatists disassociated themselves from the King of England who was the head of the Church of England. What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? What were the major Compromises of the Constitution? Why did America want Independence? What did the Declaration of Independence actually say?
How do the branches of government check one another? What was Washington’s stance on foreign policy? What were the major events of the War of 1812? I can think of more than one. What were the major issues under "Jacksonian Democracy." Hint: Tariff, Bank, Nominating Conventions, Spoils System, Trail of Tears, Specie Circular, Ordinance of Nullification, Force Bill. (Perhaps that was more than a hint.) How did America expand during manifest destiny?
What were the causes of the Civil War? What part did slavery play in it? Know your compromises! (see below) You may want to know about certain ... important ... Civil War ... Battles, and facts. How did the United States deal with Native Americans from colonial days to the Gilded Age? How did women affect social movements? Westward Expansion -- Know the Turner Thesis, Homestead Act, and the plight of Native Americans during manifest destiny. What happened during the Gilded Age concerning "Robber Barons" and industrialization? What were some of the cultural innovations of the Roaring 20s? Sports, Music, etc. Why did immigrants move towards cities? How did the cities emerge? How did Populists influence the Progressives? What were the Progressive Reforms? How did American foreign policy change c1898? One answer is this, which resulted in this. All of the Progressive Reformers you need to know. What was the controversy over the Treaty of Versailles Ratification? Rachel Carlson's Silent Spring comes up all the time. It's a book about environmentalism. Why was it called the Roaring 20s? What were the causes of the Great Depression, and the solutions implicated by the New Deal (RRR)? How did we stay neutral before WWII? How was WWII a Glorious War? What were the major clashes of the Cold War? How did different generations of Americans clash during the 60s and 70s? How did segregation come to an end? What impact did the Warren Court have? Know all about the Civil Rights Leaders of all Eras, and the importance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. What's the deal with Federalist #10? Don't get confused: W.E.B. Du Bois wanted absolute equality...Booker T. Washington wanted gradual gains. Remember: W.E.B. = Wants Equality for Blacks...Booker T., for Tuskegee Institute.
Charts for Federalism and Checks and Balances
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COURT CASES - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
COURT CASE REVIEW SONG AND VIDEO!!!
Marbury v. Madison = Judicial Review McCulloch v. Maryland = Federal Supremacy, and the right to charter a bank. "The Power to Tax is the Power to Destroy!" Here's a list of other important John Marshall decisions. Worcester v. Georgia = The Supreme Court ruled that Georgia could not pass legislation regarding Cherokee lands. Dred Scott v Sandford = Roger B. Taney says that slaves are property and can not sue in court. The Missouri Compromise is reversed. Muller v. Oregon = Limits hours women can work. Adkins v. Children's Hospital = refutes Muller decision. Schenck v. US = "Clear and Present Danger" Can't shout "FIRE!!!!" in a crowded theater (limits free speech). Schecter v. US - Declares the NIRA Unconstitutional US v. Butler - Declares AAA Unconstitutional Korematsu v. US = Japanese Internment is Constitutional as Executive Order 9066 states that in times of War, rights can be limited. Plessy v. Ferguson = Justifies Jim Crow laws, and "separate but equal." Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka KS........ Ends segregation in schools. Roe v. Wade = legalizes abortion, but not in all cases. Dennis v. US - Due process limited because of a fear of Communism. Similar to "clear and present danger" mentioned above. Miranda v. Arizona, Gideon v. Wainwright, Mapp v. Ohio = rights of the accused.
Amendments and Bill of Rights Review
COMPROMISES Constitutional = The Great Compromise (Virginia (bicameral on population) vs. NJ Plan (equal representation), 3/5 Compromise, and Commercial Compromise. Civil War: Missouri Comp, Comp of 1850, K-N Act (KNOW THESE PROVISIONS WELL)
1820 - Missouri is a slave state, no slavery north of 36'30, Maine is a free state. -- Henry Clay.
Political Parties Federalist --> Whigs --> Republicans (Free Soilers and Know Nothings unite here) Democrat-Republicans --> National Republicans (era of good feelings) --> Democrats
Women's History Review
TARIFFS TO KNOW 1. 1828 Tariff of Abominations (and Compromise Tariff) 2. Underwood Tariff of 1913 - Democrats regain office and decrease the tariff rates. 3. Hawley Smoot Tariff of 1930 = Raised tariffs to highest point since the Tariff of Abominations. This was done mostly to protect the agriculture industry. D ... DEMOCRATS, TARIFFS GO DOWN, HELP Dee POOR, Deep or Solid South. R ... Republicans, Raise Tariffs, Less Taxes for the Rich, Favor Railroads and Robberbarons. Also comprise the Religious Right. Remember -- when Democrats are in office, tariffs typically go down. When Republicans are in office, tariffs typically go up. Tariffs eased after WWII.
AFL AND KNIGHTS OF LABOR BAGS (Bread Butter Issues /AFL / Gompers / Skilled KUPS (Knights / Unskilled / Powderly / Strike more ... (Unskilled spellers can't spell cups!)
HAMILTON VS JEFFERSON MNEMONIC DEVICE ... SAFE PLANES Jefferson favors State rights and a Strict Interpretation of the Constitution, Agriculture, France, the Educated Commoner SAFE Hamilton = Favors the Propertied or Wealthy, Loose Interpretation of the Constitution, an Army, National Bank, England, and Strong Government PLANES
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Presidential Slogans ... TR (Rep) = A Square Deal for Americans! Support consumers over trusts. Woodrow Wilson (Dem) = New Freedom (defeats TR's New Nationalism) and trustbusts with even more tenacity! Warren G. Harding (Rep) = Return to Normalcy post WWI FDR (Dem) = The New Deal - Public Works, and Government Economic influence Truman (Dem) = A Fair Deal - social improvement, and healthcare. Eisenhower (Rep) = Dynamic Conservatism. The 1950s = A conservative time, economically (Gov supports Big Business), politically (McCarthyism), and socially (Women at home, Leave it to Beaver). Eisenhower also signed the Interstate Highway Act to connect the country together with roads. JFK (Dem) = The New Frontier, liberal problem solving for poverty, racial prejudice, and international aid. LBJ (Dem) = The Great Society - Money to the poor, education, and an end to discrimination. THESE WOMEN ARE POPULAR TOPICS! Betty Friedan was a feminist who wrote The Feminine Mystique. She supported equal rights for women, and was the first president of the National Organization for Women (NOW). Phyllis Schlafly was opposed to modern feminism. She was outspoken against the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment). So...Betty wanted women to be FREE (Friedan), Phyllis wanted to give them the Shaft (Schlafly).
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