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"And to the Republic for which it stands..."

Welcome to our class blog for U.S. History. As we've studied the years 1492-1776, we've come across stories of turbulance and triumph. The fight for independence against The British provides us with insight of what the colonist dreamed for in regards to this "Free Nation". Which of the Founding Ideas, would you say has been challenged the most in the last 100 years? 

1920's

Research, Identify, and Describe one 1920's fad. You cannot repeat one that has been posted.

World War I

Consider the role of diplomacy in World War I. How was it a positive influence? How was it a negative one?

Imperialism

Which President was the most beneficial in expanding American influence during the early 1900's?

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STUDY GUIDE! Final Exam: Foundation of America

People You Should Know

1. Christopher Columbus
2. Thomas Paine
3. Anne Hutchinson
4. John Marshall
5. William Sherman
6. Andrew Carnegie
7. Industrialist
8. Progressives
9. John D. Rockefeller
10. Ida Tarbell
11. Robert La Follette
12. Muckrackers
13. Upton Sinclair
14. Jacob Riis

Question You Should Be Able to Answer

15. How were the colonies separated?
16. Which colonies allowed for freedom of religion?
17. What are the differences between triangular trade versus middle passage?
18. What was the Great Awakening?
19. What was the purpose of the committee of correspondences?
20. Why was the Declaration of Independence written?
21. What was the first continental congress?
22. Can you name the goals of the Federalist and the Anti-federalist?
23. Describe the strengths and weaknesses of the first national government.
24. How was the New Constitution organized? Why was it organized in such a fashion?
25. Is Manifest Destiny an idea or a goal for the nation?
26. How did the Missouri Compromise and Kansans-Nebraska Act compare to each other?
27. What does the word abolitionist mean?
28. Which Supreme Court cases should you know?
29. Which amendments do you think will be on the exam?
30. What was the immediate effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
31. Which new inventions and innovations spearheaded the industrial age?

Time Periods/Terms You Should Know

32.  Reconstruction Era

33. Gilded Age
34. Progressive Era
35. Labor unions of the 1900’s
36. Social Darwinism
37. Settlement Houses
38. Tenements

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