Objective 1:
Issues and Events in U.S. History ...
Objective 2: Geographic Influences on Historical Issues
Objective 3: Economic and Social Influences on Historical
Objective 4: Political Influences on Historical Issues
and Events
Objective 5: Critical-Thinking Skill
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 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 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.
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.
Charts for
Federalism and Checks and Balances
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)
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.
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)
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 IMPORTANT TO KNOW
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).