Name three of the five freedoms guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the Constitution.

FREEDOM OF:

RELIGION; SPEECH; PRESS; ASSEMBLY; PETITION

These protect civil liberties and make it possible for people to question and speak out against the government.

Name three of the five values that Alexis de Tocqueville identified as crucial to America’s success and stability as a constitutional republic.

EGALITARIANISM (equality)

POPULISM (popular sovereignty)

LIBERTY

INDIVIDUALISM

LAISSEZ-FAIRE(gov’t → “hands off” the economy)

Name the three Reconstruction Amendments AND what each did.

13th Amendment – abolished slavery (FREE)

14th Amendment – guaranteed all citizens “due process rights” and “equal protection” (CITIZENS)

15th Amendment – can’t be denied voting rights on the basis of race (VOTE)

State these eras in the correct chronological order AND the year each ended:

Gilded AgeReconstruction

American Revolution

1- American Revolution (1775-1783)2 - Reconstruction (1865-1877)

3 - Gilded Age (1870-1900)

Name the theory that states that the government should not interfere in the operation of the free market economy AND the two legislative acts passed in the Gilded Age that DID:

Laissez-faireInterstate Commerce Act (1887)Sherman Anti-Trust Act (1890)

Name the two major unions created during the Gilded Age and one change in the workplace they hoped to gain:

Knights of LaborAmerican Federation of Labor (AFL)

Long hoursLow wages

Poor conditionsWorker benefits

Name the two locations we covered where violence broke out between union members and others AND which “captain of industry” was involved

Homestead, PennsylvaniaHaymarket Square, Chicago

Andrew Carnegie

Name the first three American presidents IN ORDER:

George WashingtonJohn Adams

Thomas Jefferson

Name three of the four Progressive Era Amendments.

16th Amendment – gave Congress the power to tax personal income

17th Amendment – direct election of Senators by popular vote

18th Amendment – prohibition of alcohol

19th Amendment – gave women the right to vote (suffrage)

Name the three political reforms introduced during the Progressive Era that were intended to give citizens a direct voice in government.

initiative – voters can introduce bills and vote on whether they wanted a bill passed

referendum – voters can get a bill placed a ballot for public approval

recall – elected officials can be removed from office by voters in a special election

Name three muckrakers from the Progressive Era.

Jacob Riis – How the Other Half Lives examined conditions of the poor in America’s cities

Ida Tarbell – wrote book exposing ruthless business practices of John D. Rockefeller

Upton Sinclair – wrote The Jungle describing unsanitary practices of the meatpacking industry

Name three problems in early 19th century American society that were solved through legislation

•Child labor•Poor housing conditions

•Unsafe working conditions•Workers’ compensation

Name three things about labor (work) that were reformed in the Progressive Era.

•Child Labor laws•Workday shortened (10 hrs)

•Workers Compensation for death/injury

Upton Sinclair’s book about the meat-packing industry shocked people and influenced two acts of reform legislation. Name the book AND the two acts.

•The Jungle•Meat Inspection Act•Pure Food & Drug Act

Name three of the main reasons for colonial expansion (imperialism).

•Economic – raw materials & markets (customers)•Military Strategy – naval bases•Nationalism – power & pride•Attitude of Superiority – racism & Christian missions

Name the three territories that America gained in its defeat of Spain in the Spanish-American War.

•Philippines•Puerto Rico

•Guam

Name three of the challenges that were faced in building the Panama Canal.

•Changes in Elevation•Weather: intense heat & heavy rains•Disease: mosquitoes carrying yellow fever

State these eras in the correct chronological order:

ProgressivismCivil War

Spanish-American War

1 - Civil War (1861-1865)2 - Spanish-American War (1898)3 – Progressivism (1900-1920)

Name three of the MAIN causes of WWI:

MilitarismAlliances

ImperialismNationalism

• What was the name of the American fighting force sent into WWI?

• Who was their commanding general?• What nation were they sent into to

fight?

American Expeditionary Forces (AEF)General John J. Pershing

France

Name three of the “points” in Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points for a better world after WWI.

• No secret alliances• Freedom of the seas• Removal of trade barriers &

restrictions• Reduce arms• Independent states (nations) created

in Europe from old empires• A general association of nations

(League of Nations)

• Name the government agency responsible for setting interest rates and monetary policy.

• What precious metal was money tied to for value before FDR?

• What was the “new” money supply called that could be increased or decreased based on the Fed’s wishes

Federal Reserve (formed in 1913)gold (gold standard)

fiat money