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Decks in this class (90)

Unit 1: Topic 1 - Contextualizing Period 1
Contextualizing Period 1
11  cards
Unit 1: Topic 2 - Native American Societies Before European Contact
Native American Societies Before European Contact
4  cards
Unit 1: Topic 3 - European Exploration in the Americas
European Exploration in the Americas
3  cards
Unit 1: Topic 4 - Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest
Columbian Exchange, Spanish Exploration, and Conquest
7  cards
Unit 1: Topic 5 - Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
Labor, Slavery, and Caste in the Spanish Colonial System
4  cards
Unit 1: Topic 6 - Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
Cultural Interactions Between Europeans, Native Americans, and Africans
5  cards
Unit 1: Topic 7 - Causation in Period 1
Causation in Period 1
7  cards
Unit 2: Topic 1 - Contextualizing Period 2
How did the french and dutch s fo...,
How did spanish settlers treat th...,
Other than spain what other imper...
14  cards
Unit 2: Topic 2 - European Colonization
Who did the encomienda system ben...,
What was the spanish caste system,
What is a commonality between how...
6  cards
Unit 2: Topic 3 - The Regions of British Colonies
Which two colonies comprise the c...,
What was the maryland act of tole...,
Who were indentured servants
18  cards
Unit 2: Topic 4 - Transatlantic Trade
Describe the triangular trade,
Describe mercantilism,
What was the middle passage
7  cards
Unit 2: Topic 5 - Interactions Between American Indians and Europeans
Why did the dutch and the french ...,
Give an example of a native ameri...,
What was king phillips metacoms war
5  cards
Unit 2: Topic 6 - Slavery in the British Colonies
Where was slavery located in the ...,
What was the atlantic slave trade...,
What did slavery look like in the...
10  cards
Unit 2: Topic 7 - Colonial Society and Culture
What was the enlightenment,
What was the first great awakening,
What was the transatlantic print ...
8  cards
Unit 3: Topic 2 - The Seven Years’ War (The French and Indian War)
What was the french and indian war,
Why was the ohio river valley a h...,
What was the first battle of the ...
18  cards
Unit 3: Topic 3 - Taxation Without Representation
Who was lord george grenville,
What were the writs of assistance,
What was the stamp act
23  cards
Unit 3: Topic 4 - Philosophical Foundations of the American Revolution
What was the enlightenment movement,
Explain how the enlightenment and...,
Explain deism
19  cards
Unit 3: Topic 5 - The American Revolution
What were britain s advantages go...,
What were the 13 british colonies...,
What were 5 factors that contribu...
14  cards
Unit 3: Topic 6 - The Influence of Revolutionary Ideals
How did the american revolution i...,
How did the american revolution i...,
What was republican motherhood
4  cards
Unit 3: Topic 7 - The Articles of Confederation
What is the legislative branch,
Why did the articles of confedera...,
How were states represented in th...
12  cards
Unit 3: Topic 8 - The Constitutional Convention and Debates over Ratification
What was the annapolis convention,
The constitutional convention was...,
What was the virginia plan
11  cards
Unit 3: Topic 9 - The Constitution
What are the three branches of th...,
What is federalism,
What are checks and balances what...
9  cards
Unit 3: Topic 10 - Shaping a New Republic
What was pickney s treaty,
Why was jay s treaty 1794 which w...,
What was the proclamation of neut...
14  cards
Unit 3: Topic 11 - Developing an American Identity
Describe the demographics of colo...,
Describe the developing national ...,
Describe the different religions ...
5  cards
Unit 3: Topic 12 - Movement in the Early Republic
What was the western confederacy,
What battle brought an end to the...,
How did the expanding borders of ...
4  cards
Unit 4: Topic 2 - The Rise of Political Parties and the Era of Jefferson
Why did thomas jefferson oppose t...,
Who were the democratic republicans,
Who was thomas jefferson
12  cards
Unit 4: Topic 3 - Politics and Regional Interests
What were the causes of the war o...,
What was the result of the war of...,
What was the annexation of texas
6  cards
Unit 4: Topic 4 - America on the World Stage
What was the treaty of ghent,
What was the first seminole war,
What was the adams onis treaty
6  cards
Unit 4: Topic 5 - Market Revolution: Industrialization
Define the market revolution,
Explain the significance of the f...,
Who invented the steamboat how di...
14  cards
Unit 4: Topic 6 - Market Revolution: Society and Culture
What two immigrant groups were th...,
What event explains the large num...,
Which six states were created dur...
10  cards
Unit 4: Topic 7 - Expanding Democracy
What was the panic of 1819 what c...,
Why was the panic of 1819 signifi...,
What changes occurred to the demo...
7  cards
Unit 4: Topic 8 - Jackson and Federal Power
What was the divide within the de...,
Who were the democrats,
Who were the whigs
14  cards
Unit 4: Topic 9 - The Development of an American Culture
What was the american renaissance,
How did american renassiance shap...,
Who was ralph waldo emerson
7  cards
Unit 4: Topic 10 - The Second Great Awakening
What was the second great awakeni...,
How were camp meetings associated...,
How did the second great awakenin...
5  cards
Unit 4: Topic 11 - An Age of Reform
Who were the millerites,
Who was joseph smith,
Why did the mormons move west to ...
10  cards
Unit 4: Topic 12 - African Americans in the Early Republic
What strategies did enslaved afri...,
What occurred during the haitian ...,
What was nat turner s rebellion
10  cards
Unit 4: Topic 13 - The Society of the South in the Early Republic
What percentage of white southern...,
How did wealthy plantation owners...,
How did southern leaders in the e...
5  cards
Unit 5: Topic 2 - Manifest Destiny
What is manifest destiny,
What were the reasons for westwar...,
What was the california gold rush
14  cards
Unit 5: Topic 3 - The Mexican-American War
What was the disputed territory b...,
What role did the election of 184...,
What were the causes of the mexic...
11  cards
Unit 5: Topic 4 - The Compromise of 1850
What led to the compromise of 1850,
How did the product of the mexica...,
What were the different positions...
5  cards
Unit 5: Topic 5 - Sectional Conflict: Regional Differences
What were the two largest immigra...,
What were some common forms of na...,
What was the know nothing party
8  cards
Unit 5: Topic 6 - Failure of Compromise
In 1854 stephen a douglas propose...,
How did stephen douglas propose t...,
What did the kansas nebraska act do
11  cards
Unit 5: Topic 7 - Election of 1860 and Secession
What were the lincoln douglas deb...,
How did lincoln and douglas portr...,
Which candidate did the republica...
8  cards
Unit 5: Topic 8 - Military Conflict in the Civil War
What were strengths of the union ...,
What were weaknesses of the union...,
How did citizens at home feel abo...
9  cards
Unit 5: Topic 9 - Government Policies During the Civil War
What did the emancipation proclam...,
Explain the effects of lincoln is...,
Describe lincoln s policies towar...
5  cards
Unit 5: Topic 10 - Reconstruction
What was lincoln s presidential r...,
What was johnson s presidential r...,
How did congress react to johnson...
12  cards
Unit 5: Topic 11 - Failure of Reconstruction
What was slavery replaced by afte...,
How did southern whites resist at...,
Who were the redeemers
7  cards
Unit 6: Topic 2 - Westward Expansion: Economic Development
Give an example of technological ...,
During 1865 1898 what two crops p...,
How did prices affect the economi...
9  cards
Unit 6: Topic 3 - Westward Expansion: Social and Cultural Development
During westward expansion in the ...,
How did the invention of barbed w...,
What was turner s frontier thesis
9  cards
Unit 6: Topic 4 - The “New South”
Define the new south,
Explain whether the south changed...,
Describe the supreme court case p...
7  cards
Unit 6: Topic 5 - Technological Innovation
How did industrialization change ...,
What are examples of some of the ...,
What are examples of some of the ...
4  cards
Unit 6: Topic 6 - The Rise of Industrial Capitalism
What is industrialism and how did...,
How did expanding communication n...,
How did business use vertical and...
11  cards
Unit 6: Topic 7 - Labor in the Gilded Age
What techniques did capitalists u...,
What was the great railroad strik...,
What tactics do labor unions use ...
14  cards
Unit 6: Topic 8 - Immigration and Migration in the Gilded Age
How much did the us population in...,
Why did so many immigrants come t...,
How did immigration differ from t...
6  cards
Unit 6: Topic 9 - Responses to Immigration in the Gilded Age
Who was henry cabot lodge and wha...,
What were the views of some of th...,
Explain how social darwinism rela...
6  cards
Unit 6: Topic 10 - Development of the Middle Class
How did the gilded age change the...,
Who were the white collar workers,
How did women get introduced into...
8  cards
Unit 6: Topic 11 - Reform in the Gilded Age
What was the single tax solution,
What is an example of utopian ide...,
Why did socialism gain traction d...
7  cards
Unit 6: Topic 12 - Controversies over the Role of Government in the Gilded Age
What is laissez faire economics,
What is the wealth of nations,
What is the interstate commerce c...
6  cards
Unit 6: Topic 13 - Politics in the Gilded Age
What was the people s populist pa...,
What reforms did the populist par...,
What were the issues between the ...
8  cards
Unit 7: Topic 2 - Imperialism: Debates
Define imperialism,
How did the purchase of alaska in...,
What were the motivations of the ...
6  cards
Unit 7: Topic 3 - The Spanish–American War
What was yellow journalism,
What caused the spanish american ...,
What was the purpose of the telle...
9  cards
Unit 7: Topic 4 - The Progressives
What is progressivism,
What were the concerns of the pro...,
Who were some of the muckrakers d...
9  cards
Unit 7: Topic 5 - World War I: Military and Diplomacy
Why did the us enter wwi,
How did germany s submarine warfa...,
What was the zimmerman telegram
7  cards
Unit 7: Topic 6 - World War I: Home Front
How did the united states restric...,
What was the significance of sche...,
What are some examples of the esp...
10  cards
Unit 7: Topic 7 - 1920s: Innovations in Communication and Technology
What was the assembly line why wa...,
What was scientific management wh...,
Why was henry ford s model t car ...
6  cards
Unit 7: Topic 8 - 1920s: Cultural and Political Controversies
What were some ways that womens l...,
How did the 19th amendment get pa...,
What was the 1913 women s suffrag...
11  cards
Unit 7: Topic 9 - The Great Depression
What is buying on margin and how ...,
What was the effect of the us tra...,
What were the main causes of the ...
11  cards
Unit 7: Topic 10 - The New Deal
What was president franklin d roo...,
What were the relief new deal pro...,
What were the recovery new deal p...
13  cards
Unit 7: Topic 11 - Interwar Foreign Policy
Why did the us enter an era of is...,
How did us isolationism after wor...,
What was the kellogg briand pact ...
11  cards
Unit 7: Topic 12 - World War II: Mobilization
How was wwii a total war and what...,
What is the office of war mobiliz...,
What is the war production board
11  cards
Unit 7: Topic 13 - World War II: Military
Which two sides fought against ea...,
How did america s view of wwii ch...,
What was the bataan death march
17  cards
Unit 7: Topic 14 - Postwar Diplomacy
Why did the us emerge as the most...,
What are examples of the agreemen...,
Describe the creation of the unit...
4  cards
Unit 8: Topic 2 - The Cold War
How did the yalta conference set ...,
Why did western nations want to r...,
What was the importance of george...
20  cards
Unit 8: Topic 3 - Anticommunism
Who was alger hiss,
What was the taft hartley act,
Who were julius and ethel rosenberg
8  cards
Unit 8: Topic 4 - Economy after 1945
What is redlining what was its si...,
What is the military industrial c...,
What is a levittown
8  cards
Unit 8: Topic 5 - Culture after 1945
How did mass culture spread after...,
Describe the feminine mystique an...,
Describe the role of advertising ...
7  cards
Unit 8: Topic 6 - Civil Rights Movement
Who was thurgood marshall,
Describe the significance of the ...,
Describe the montgomery bus boycott
9  cards
Unit 8: Topic 7 - America as a World Power
To establish a protective contain...,
Explain what happened during the ...,
How did the process of decoloniza...
14  cards
Unit 8: Topic 8 - The Cold War in Asia
Describe the history events in vi...,
Who were the vietcong and what wa...,
What were some civilian perspecti...
11  cards
Unit 8: Topic 9 - The Great Society
What was the warren commission,
As part of his great society pres...,
What is the significance of micha...
12  cards
Unit 8: Topic 10 - Civil Rights Movement
Who was malcolm x and what did he...,
Who were black panthers,
Dr martin luther king jr gave his...
13  cards
Unit 8: Topic 11 - The Civil Rights Movement Expands
What were some of the tactics use...,
Who is gloria steinem,
How was alcatraz island related t...
12  cards
Unit 8: Topic 12 - Youth Culture in the 1960s
What was the sexual revolution,
What was the counterculture movement,
Describe the new left
9  cards
Unit 8: Topic 13 - Environment and Natural Resources
What are clean air act 1963 clean...,
In 1973 israel supported by an am...,
The publication of which book gav...
9  cards
Unit 8: Topic 14 - Society in Transition
Describe the role of anti feminis...,
How were the religious right and ...,
What is affirmative action why wa...
15  cards
Unit 9: Topic 2 - Reagan and Conservatism
Who was barry goldwater and why w...,
Describe the 1980 election,
What is reaganomics
14  cards
Unit 9: Topic 3 - The End of the Cold War
How did ronald reagan assert us o...,
How did ronald reagan assert us o...,
What was the iran contra affair
10  cards
Unit 9: Topic 4 - A Changing Economy
What is globalization,
What effect did globalization hav...,
How did globalization negatively ...
8  cards
Unit 9: Topic 5 - Migration and Immigration in the 1990s and 2000s
Describe the sun belt and explain...,
Explain some effects of internal ...,
Explain why international immigra...
4  cards
Unit 9: Topic 6 - Challenges of the 21st Century
What was 9 11,
What was the war on terrorism aft...,
What was the bush doctrine
14  cards

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