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American Dream/ Experience Flashcards

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Thomas Jefferson

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Author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Paine

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Author of “the Crisis”

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Thomas Hobbes

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Believed in monarchy

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John Locke

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rep. democracy

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Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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direct democracy

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Ronald Reagan

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President who believed the federal government had grown too large in the 1970’s

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

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President who believed the government needed to act to end depression

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Martin Luther King Jr

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1960’s civil rights leader

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Susan B. Anthony

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leader in the Women’s Suffrage movement

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Jacob Riis

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author of “How The Other Half Lives”

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Woodrow Wilson

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crafted the League of Nations

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Chinese immigrants:

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in the 1880’s the US passed a law forbidding this group of immigrants entry (even
though they helped build our railroads)

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Mexican Immigrants

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most illegal immigrants today come from Mexico

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Japanese:

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These immigrants were put into internment camps during WW II

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Imperialism:

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during the late 1800’s the US expanded it’s influence and territory

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Articles of Confederation:

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The first form of US government which was weak and gave the federal
government little power

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Preamble:

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the Constitution’s introduction (it starts with “We The People”)

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Constitution:

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The supreme law of the land in the US (the oldest living/working document)

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Anti Federalist

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Opposed the Constitution as it gave the government too much power, and not enough to
the states/individuals

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Federalists:

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supported the Constitution as it gave the government power it needed

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Inalienable rights

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In the Declaration of Independence these give us Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of
Happiness

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Declaration of Independence

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document that declared our intentions of separating from England (the
motherland)

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New Deal

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created by FDR using the government to put people back to work during the Depression

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Manifest Destiny

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belief that America should expand westward (it was inevitable)

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The Feminine Mystique

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book written by Betty Freidan sparking the women’s rights movement

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How the Other Half Lives

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book by Jacob Riis showing inner city and slum problems by pictures

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Recession:

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the American economy during 2011 is thought to be experiencing this

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Recovery:

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the goal of the Obama administration for our nations economy

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Civil Rights

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1960’s movement that sought equal rights for African Americans

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Reconstruction:

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the period immediately after the Civil War

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Montgomery bus boycott

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this event introduced the US to a new generation of Civil Rights leaders

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Feminism:

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theory of men and women being equals

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Ronald Reagan

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his plan for improving America was by cutting taxes and government regulations

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Dakota Conflict

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lead to the largest public execution in US history in Mankato, MN

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Trail of Tears

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forced removal of the Cherokee Indians to the west of the Mississippi River

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Flappers:

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1920’s women who took on new roles and fashion

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Southern and Eastern European Immigrants (how were they treated differently than other immigrants?)

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Germans discouraged (WW I)

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John T. Scopes

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put on trial for teaching about Evolution

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Harlem Renaissance

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Center of the 1920’s African American Literary movement

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Charles Lindberg

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flew the first trans-Atlantic solo flight (NY-Paris)

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Sacco and Vanzetti

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Italian immigrants accused of murder in 1920 and put to death

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Battle of Little Big Horn

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location of the defeat of George Custer and the 7
th
Calvary

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Chief Joseph

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famous chief of the Nez Perce who tried to escape to Canada

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Black Hills

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sacred land to the Sioux Indians

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Reservations:

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location Native American tribes were moved to all around America

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Wounded Knee

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Last major conflict with the Native Americans in 1890

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Irish Immigrants

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immigrants who were portrayed as drunks, fighters and untrustworthy Catholics

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Al Capone:

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mobster called “Scarface” who ruled Chicago in the 1920’s

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John F. Kennedy

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First and only Catholic ever elected President

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Minnesota (where does the name come from? What does it stand for?)

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Ojibwa term for sky of tinted water

land of sky blue water

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13
th
Amendment

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abolished slavery

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14
th
Amendment

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gave equal treatment to all citizens under the law

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15
th
Amendment

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gave all men the right to vote (specifically African American)

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Bill of Rights

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first 10 Amendments to the Constitution

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Suffrage:

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the right to vote

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Emancipation Proclamation

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issued by Abraham Lincoln freeing slaves behind Confederate lines

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Independence Day

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4
th
of July (celebrating our independence from Britain)

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Prohibition:

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made alcohol illegal to make, sell or transport

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Communism:

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form of government where all property is publicly owned

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Democracy:

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form of government where the people have the power and make the decisions

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Executive Branch (role in government?):

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President (enforces the laws)

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Legislative Branch (role in government?)

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Congress (makes the laws)

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Judicial Branch (role in government?):

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Courts (interprets the laws)

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Frederick Douglas

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self educated former slave and abolitionist

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