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    Things To Have Down Cold For The AP Test

    This is NOTan exclusive list of the things you may need to know for the multiple-choice section of the AP test, butthese are the things that most often appear on the test. If you have these things down cold you should score well.As you review, try to memorie as much as you can on each of these topics and you will be on your way to a verygood score.

    !amestown

    "eason for establishment

    Tobacco

    #eadright system

    Pilgrims$Puritans

    %ity on a #ill

    "eligious Tolerance

    work ethic

    &ayflower compact

    #alfway %ovenant

    'acon(s "ebellion

    and slavery

    and Indentured servants &ercantilism$)alutary *eglect

    +rench and Indian ar effects

    nd of )alutary *eglect

    Proclamationine$Proclamation of /012

    3what it is, whatconse4uences

    )tamp Act5 other revenueacts

    6reat Awakening

    hat

    hen effects on established

    churches

    7eism

    7eclaration of Independence

    %ontents

    Purpose

    "evolutionary ar

    Importance of +rench Aid

    Article of %onfederation

    and weak centralgovernment

    and )hay(s "ebellion

    and flaws

    'ritish violations of Treaty of

    Paris

    and 8rdinance of /09:5 and

    8rdinance of /090

    8rderly creation andadmission of states

    %onstitution

    #ow it strengthened thefederal government

    "atification fight and whosupported and whoopposed

    &a;or Amendments to it

    +ounding +athers attitude

    toward political parties

    'ill of "ights3Purpose and

    timing

    #amilton economic policies

    funding and assumption

    tariffs 'ank of irginia "esolves

    lection of /9??, significance

    ouisiana Purchase5 why

    !efferson wanted it

    &arbury v. &adison

    %ult of 7omesticity

    ar of /9/@5 causes

    #artford %onvention

    owell )ystem

    %ompromise of /9@?$&o.

    %ompromise

    purpose, terms and howit changed the map

    li hitney

    and %otton 6in impact and interchangeable

    parts

    &onroe 7octrine

    reasons

    philosophy

    development

    and "oosevelt %orollary

    American )ystem$%lay-higpolicies

    %anal building and theireffects

    merson, %ooper and other early

    /thcentury authors

    Tariff of Abominations$*ullification

    crisis

    hat

    %alhoun

    effects on later secession

    !ackson(s reaction

    Andrew !ackson and Indian policy

    and expansion of suffrage

    and 'ank of

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    incoln$"epublican policy on

    )lavery in /91?

    and secession

    %ivil ar

    %auses

    )trengths andeaknesses of the *orthand )outh

    +oreign Policy of 'ritainand +rance

    mancipation Proclamation5

    purpose,

    terms

    "epublican "econstruction

    Terms

    lection of /901

    Post %ivil ar southern society

    sharecropping

    'lack %odes

    7awes Act

    Transcontinental "" and 6overnment subsidies

    and land grants

    and effect on industry

    )ocial 7arwinism

    6ospel of ealth

    aisse faire economics

    Titans of Industry

    and business combinations

    and horiontal and verticalintegration

    6ilded-Age business cycles

    )herman Anti-Trust Act and use against ietnam

    and 6ulf of Tonkin

    and !ohnson

    and *ixon

    and Protests

    yndon !ohnson and 6reat )ociety

    %ivil "ights

    %ivil "ights &ovement

    and )it-Ins

    and )chool 7esegregation

    and &artin uther =ing

    and &arch on ashington

    and "adical 'lack eaders

    /1?s Protests

    and >ietnam

    and counter-culture

    and women(s movement

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    Decade Association

    Place the correct decade, or group of years, beside each group of specific factual information. "emember, some itemscan fit into more than one decade so be sure to read through and consider the entire group. 7on(t simply go through theexercise mindlessly. Think about

    what each item is

    how it relates to that particular decade

    what other terms could be associated with it

    irginia$*ew !ersey Plans, disestablishment, 'arbary Pirates, Treaty of ParisC

    FFFF B%reel %ommittee, #enry %abot odge, G'irth of a *ationG$7.. 6riffith, Article J, obbliesC

    FFFF Bcult of domesticity$true womanhood, &anifest 7estiny, !ames =. Polk, *eal 7ow, ucretia &ottC

    FFFF B7red )cott v )andford, +ugitive )lave aw, 6adsden Purchase, bleeding =ansas, )umner-'rooks AffairC

    FFFF Bmancipation Proclamation, Trent Affair, #omestead Act, 'attle of Antietam, %rittenden %ompromiseC

    FFFF B+. )cott +itgerald, cultural isolation, 4uota system, #arlem "enaissance, ashington *aval %onferenceC

    FFFF B+air 7eal, !apanese interment, Truman 7octrine, Ealta %onference, Taft-#artley ActC

    FFFF B+air abor )tandards Act , *ew 7eal, 'onus &arch, @/st amendment, doleC

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    FFFF B+ederal #ighway Act, &ontgomery bus boycott, isenhower 7octrine, =orean ar, Alan 6insberg BThe #owlCC

    FFFF B+reeport 7octrine, %layton-'ulwer Treaty, incoln-7ouglas debates, A BTennessee >alley AuthorityC,

    +ranklin "oosevelt, bonus marchC

    FFFF Bnew immigrants, Plessy v +erguson, !oseph Puliter, Populist BPeopleLsC Party, Turner B+rontierC ThesisC

    FFFF B*ew *ationalism, &ann-lkins Act, G'lack !ackG !ohn Pershing, insurgentLs revolt, *ew +reedomC

    FFFF Bopen range, Interstate %ommerce Act, Andrew %arnegie, !ohn 7. "ockefeller, &ugwumpsC

    FFFF B8regon Territory, !ohn )lidell, %ommonwealth v #unt, #orace &ann, ebster-Ashburton TreatyC

    FFFF BPalmer "aids, )chenck v

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    FFFF BPilgrims$)eparatists, Anne #utchinson, headright system, +reedom of conscience, city on a hillC

    FFFF BPlatt amendment, ouis )ullivan, Progressive movement, "usso-!apanese ar, #ay-'uneau->arilla TreatyC

    FFFF Bpragmatism Billiam !amesC, )alvation Army, !ohn 7ewey, Eoung &enLs %hristian Association, dward 'ellamy

    Booking 'ackwardC

    FFFF BPrigg v Pennsylvania, &exican American ar, &ormons, free soilers, American Anti-slavery )ocietyC

    FFFF BMuartering Act, )tamp Act, Paxton 'oys, )ugar Act, no taxation without representationC

    FFFF B)AT I Treaty, hippies, %amp 7avid Accords, &ayague incident, 'akke v 'oard of "egentsC

    FFFF B)amuel )later, +ederalist$+irst American Party )ystem, Pinckney Treaty, undeclared naval war, full

    funding$assumptionC

    FFFF B)ecurities and xchange %ommission, *eutrality acts, court packing scheme, Gshare the wealthG, Indian

    "eorganiation ActC

    FFFF B)eneca +alls %onvention, &aine aws, Irish immigration, Treaty of 6uadalupe-#idalgo, ilmot ProvisoC

    FFFF B)ervicemenLs "ead;ustment Act, "alph 'unche, 6eorge =ennan, ersailles, +ederal Trade %ommission, irreconcilables, =eating-8wen %hild abor Act, 'allinger-Pinchot

    AffairC

    FFFF Btriple wall of privilege, )ussex$Arabic Pledges, +ood Administration, Kimmerman *ote BTelegramC

    FFFF B

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    FFFFBindentured servants, &ayflower %ompact, "oger illiams, 6reat Puritan &igration, #ouse of 'urgessesC

    FFFFB)ewardLs +olly, sharecropping, Tenure of 8ffice Act, redemption BredeemersC, scalawagsC

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    Acts & Laws

    1649ord 'altimore, &aryland guaranteed freedom of religion to anyone Gprofessingto believe in !esus %hristG O %atholics Protestants

    16!designed to bring money into the "oyal Treasury, develop imperial merchantfleet, channel the flow of colonial raw materials into ngland, and keep foreigngoods and vessels out of colonial ports.

    1"6#prohibited settlement of 'ritish settlers to the west of the Appalachian &ountains.Thus it reserved the vast area west of the Appalachian &ountains for the Indians

    1"6 means of raising revenue in the American colonies, re4uired all legal documents,licenses, commercial contracts, newspapers, pamphlets, and playing cards tocarry a tax stamp.

    1"6"called for suspension of the *ew Eork Assembly, "evenue Act, imposedcustoms duties on colonial imports of glass, red and white lead, paints, paper,and tea.

    1""4

    punitive measures against the colony of &assachusetts5 also called %oerciveActs5 Port Act closed the port of 'oston to trade5 the &assachusetts 6overnmentAct revoked the colonyLs charter and forbade town meetings5 Muartering Actre4uired the colonists to provide billets for 'ritish soldiers5 and the ImpartialAdministration of !ustice Act removed 'ritish officials from the ;urisdiction of&assachusetts courts.

    1"9

    provided for surveying and distribution of land in townships six miles s4uare,

    each composed of 21 one-s4uare-mileB1D? acreC sections, of which one shouldbe set aside for the support of education.

    1"$"Provided a bill of rights for settlers and forbade slavery north of the 8hio "iver.8rganied a way for territories to become states with the same status as existingstates.

    1"9$

    Alien Act raised new hurdles in the path of immigrants trying to obtain citienshipBto become a citien you had to live in the country for /D years not :C. The)edition Act widened the powers of the Adams administration to mule itsnewspaper critics.

    1"99&adison and !efferson came up with these resolves which would empower thestate bodies to GnullifyG federal laws within those states. The issue died since theresolves were only adopted in =entucky and >irginia.

    1$%!

    ouisiana Purchase would be divided among the latitude 21 degrees 2?L, thenorth for non-slave states and the south for slave states. &issouri would becomea slave state, since the *orth applied &aine as a free state, thus balancing therepresentation in the )enate. After this all states would be admitted in pairs3onefree$one slave.

    1$%$new tariff bill included higher duties for many goods which were bought by)outhern planters, so they bitterly denounced the law as the GTariff ofAbominationsG. Part of the conflict over )outh %arolinaLs *ullification.

    1$#!forced removal of all tribes living east of &ississippi "iver, resulted in %herokeeTrail of Tears.

    1$!

    %alifornia would be admitted as a free state5 *ew &exico and

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    1$$# created civil service program for federal government after 6arfield assassinated

    1$$"crated commission to oversee rates on railways, prohibit rebates, enddiscriminatory practices

    1$9!prevent corporation from engaging in monopolistic practices that were seen asGcombination in restraint of tradeG.

    19!6 Provided sanitary regulations and inspections in meat-packing facilities

    19!6Prohibited manufacture, sale and transportation of adulterated or fraudulentlylabeled foods and drugs in accordance with consumer demands.

    191#7ivided nation into /@ regions with a +ederal "eserve 'ank in each region.Allowed +ederal "eserve to control interest rates by raising or lowering thediscount rate.

    1916'arred goods manufactured by the labor of children under /1 from interstatecommerce, and a workersL compensation for federal employees.

    191"Imposed fines up to R/?,??? and ;ail sentences ranging on persons convicted ofaiding the enemy or obstructing recruiting. It also authoried posts-mastergeneral to ban from the mails any material that seemed treasonable of seditious.

    191$6overnment authoried any form of dissent that it deemed a hindrance to the

    war effort. #eavy penalties for talking about American stuff in a GdisloyalGmanner.

    19%4Total number of immigrants from outside the estern #emisphere restricted to/:?,??? annually. Immigration 4uotas established by ethnicity.

    19#%Provided government loans to banks, railroads, insurance companies, building,loan associations, and agricultural credit corporations.

    19#!%ongress raised duties on manufactured products to prohibitive levels, destroyedforeign trade and deepened 6reat 7epression.

    19##government subsidies to growers of wheat, cotton, tobacco, and a few otherstaple crops.

    19##

    It was the cornerstone of the *ew 7eal. In /2:, it was declared unconstitutionain the )upreme %ourt %ase)checter vs.

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    Colonial AericaNew 'ngland (iddle )o*thern

    Colonies*ew Eork, *ew !ersey,

    Pennsylvania, 7elaware.

    +eogra,h-

    &oderate %limate+ertile )oil

    argest %olonial cities

    'cono-+ishing, shipping, trading,small-scale manufacturing,

    ship building

    Po,*lation nglish, hite&ostly nglish African

    )cots-Irish on the +rontier)ome +rench #uguenots

    )ocial

    Political

    .eligio*s Anglican %atholic

    Coing o/ the Aerican .evol*tionAct orAction

    Date Colonial (otive0Action0.eaction ritish (otive0Action0.eaction

    /0:D-

    12%olonists expect access to west

    Pontiac(s"ebellion

    %olonists Angered at %losing of+rontier

    rits ofAssistance

    Angered at Invasion of Privacy

    )ugar Act'ritish reduce but enforce tax

    )tamp Act#old %ongress 'oycott

    /01: Angered at Invasion of Privacy )aved expense of provisions for troops

    /010Taxed imports3glass, paint, lead, paper, tea

    %itiens threw rocks snowballs atsoldiers

    'ritish soldiers fired on mob, : killed

    'oston TeaParty

    )ons of liberty threw 2D@ cases of teainto 'oston #arbor

    /00D &et to respond to Intolerable Acts )ent more troops into colonial cities.

    @nd

    %ontinental%ongress

    /00:-01

    American "evolution 'egan

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    Tieline o/ Aerican Political Parties'lectio

    n2e//erson P #rdParties

    PHailton Details

    +ederal-istra /099

    7emocratic-

    "epublicans

    +ederalists

    ashington opposed to politicalparties

    /0@

    /01 Alien )edition Acts

    !effersonian

    ra /9?? +ederalists lose %ongress

    Presidency

    /9?D

    /9?9

    /9/@ #artford %onvention +ederalists'randed TraitorsQ Party 7ead/9/1

    /9@?

    /9@D %orrupt 'argain splits 7emocratic-"epublicans5 !ackson reshaped 7-"

    Ageof!ackson

    /9@9

    7emocrats/92@ *ational "epublicans 8pponents of N=ing AndrewH/921

    higs/9D? Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

    &7 /9DD B&7O&anifest 7estinyC :D8D? or

    +ightS

    /9D9+ree )oil Party

    +ree )oil, +ree )peech, +ree &en,+remontS

    "oadto%ivil,ar-"econstruction /9:@

    /9:1

    "epublicans/91? incoln(s lection led to %ivil ar

    /91D

    /919

    /90@

    /901 %ompromise of /900

    6ildedAge /99?

    /99D %leveland

    /999 #arrison

    /9@

    Populists

    )ocialists %leveland Again

    /91 'ryan(s %ross of 6old )peech

    Progress-ivera /??

    /?D

    /?9

    //@ 'ull&oose

    T.". %hallenged Taft, ost, formedparty

    ,,I-,,

    II //1 #e kept us out of arS

    %ommunists

    /@? 'ack to *ormalcyS

    /@D =eep %ool with %oolidgeS

    /@9

    /2@

    +7" runs is elected for D terms#appy 7ays are #ere AgainS

    /21

    /D?

    /DD

    /D9 7ixiecrats )outhern 7emocrats walk out overdesegregation of the Army/:@

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    %old,ar

    /:1 I ike IkeS

    /1? =ennedy ins *ixon-=ennedy7ebates

    /1D

    /19 Amer.Independent

    6eorge allace hite )upremacy

    /0@

    ibertarians

    /01

    /9?

    /9D/99

    /@

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    Co,arisons o/ Political PartiesTime 7emocratic "epublican

    /0?-/9@D

    Deocratic3.e,*licanInfluenced by !efferson

    +avored +armers+eared Tyranny of lite

    ow TariffsPro-Immigrant

    FederalistInfluenced by #amilton+avored 'usinesses

    )trong %entral 6overnment#igh Protective Tariffs

    Pro-'ritish

    /9@D-/9:?

    Deocrat)trong xecutive 'ranch

    Pro-%ommon &an)tates "ights

    5higeak xecutive 'ranch

    )trong %entral 6overnmentAnti-)lavery

    /91:-/2@

    DeocratPro-+armer

    Pro-ImmigrationAnti-Imperialist

    .e,*lican*ativists

    Imperialists#igh Tariffs, Against Income Tax, +or 6old

    /2@-/D:

    Deocrat6overnment Intervention in )ociety

    )ocial abor "eforms

    .e,*licanPro-'ig 'usiness

    "ugged Individualism

    /D1-/?

    DeocratInfluenced by +7"

    Increased )pending on 7omestic Programs+or )ocial 7iversity Tolerance

    +or %onsumer "ights nvironmentalism

    .e,*licanInfluenced by illiam +. 'uckley !r. B%onservativeC

    Against Affirmative Action7efend Traditional +amily >alues

    aw 8rder

    'lections o/ )igni/icanceEear %andidates )ignificance

    /099 6eorge ashington

    /01!ohn Adams B+C over

    Thomas !efferson B7"C

    /9??Thomas !efferson B7"C

    over

    !ohn Adams B+C

    /9@D

    !ohn Muincy Adams B7"Cover Andrew !ackson B7"C

    #enry %lay B7"Cilliam %rawford

    /9@9Andrew !ackson B7C over!ohn Muincy Adams B*"C

    /91?

    Abraham incoln B"C over)tephen 7ouglas B*7C

    !ohn 'reckenridge B)7C!ohn 'ell B%

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    /901"utherford '. #ayes B"C

    over)amuel Tilden B7C

    /91illiam &c=inley B"C overilliam !. 'ryan BP 7C

    //@oodrow ilson B7C overTheodore "oosevelt BPC

    illiam #. Taft B"C

    /2@ +ranklin "oosevelt B7Cover#erbert #oover B"C

    /1?!ohn =ennedy B7C over

    "ichard *ixon B"C

    /19"ichard *ixon B"C over#ubert #umphrey B7C

    /9?"onald "eagan B"C over

    !immy %arter B7C

    (ost ,ortant Aerican PresidentsPresident Ter Part- (a7or 'vents

    6eorge ashington/09-/00

    *one

    !ohn Adams/00-/9?/

    +ederalist

    Thomas !efferson /9?/-/9?

    7emocratic-"epublican

    Promoted "ights of People over )trong +ederal 6overnment

    !ames &adison/9?-/9/0

    7emocratic-"epublican

    Andrew !ackson/9@-/920

    7emocrat

    !ames =. Polk/9D:-/9D

    7emocrat

    Abraham incoln/91/-/91:

    "epublican

    illiam &c=inley/90-/?/

    "epublican

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    Theodore "oosevelt/?/-/?

    "epublican

    oodrow ilson//2-/@/

    7emocrat

    +ranklin 7."oosevelt

    /22-/D:

    7emocrat

    #arry Truman/D:-/:2

    7emocrat

    7wight isenhower/:2-/1/

    "epublican

    !ohn +. =ennedy/1/-/12

    7emocrat

    yndon '. !ohnson/12-/1 7emocrat

    "ichard *ixon/1-/0D

    "epublican

    "onald "eagan/9/-/9

    "epublican

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    Aerica At 5ar .eview +*ide

    French & ndian 5ar Aerican .evol*tion 5ar o/ 1$1%

    Dates

    Presidents x x

    Ca*ses

    Imperial "ivalry

    and

    ,ortant(ilitar- 'vents

    'raddocks 7efeat 7efeat of Tecumseh

    Treat-

    Ters

    *o "ecognition of *ativeAmerican "ights *o territorial 6ain

    ,ortance

    /st&odern 7emocracy

    (e8ican 5ar Civil 5ar ),anish Aerican 5ar

    Dates

    Presidents illiam &c=inley

    Ca*ses

    ,ortant(ilitar- 'vents

    &exico %ity

    Treat- Appomattox Paris

    Ters

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    ,ortance

    "eopen )lavery xpansion

    5orld 5ar 5orld 5ar

    Dates

    Presidents

    Ca*ses

    ,ortant(ilitar- 'vents

    'elleau oodeyte 6ulf

    Treat-

    Ters

    ,ortance

    orean 5ar :ietna 5ar

    Dates

    Presidents

    Ca*ses

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    ,ortant(ilitar- 'vents

    %hinese nter the ar

    Treat- Paris Accords

    Ters

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    "etaliation$'rinkmanship

    7tente /1-/9?7ecrease the risk of nuclear war by economic and culturalexchanges with %ommunist nations. %orrupt communism

    with %apitalism

    ,ortant ;ne-?s Treat-1"9

    )pain

    Lo*isiana P*rchase1$!#

    Adas3Onis Treat-

    1$19

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    A/rican Aerican LeadersTime

    Period&essage )upporters$"epresented &ethods )ignificance

    Frederic>Do*glas

    /929-/99?

    Anti-)lavery )ocietiesAmerican )laves

    )peeches, ritings,Public Appearances

    &ost importantblack Abolitionistleader

    oo>er Toting "ights Actade-7avis 'illagner Actork Progress Administration

    Colonial PeriodAlmost no )lavery or Indentured

    )ervants%ash crops%ommercial family grain farming%onnecticut7irect 7emocracy7iverse Population7utch )wedesnglish+undamental 8rders of

    %onnecticut6eorgia6erman BPennsylvania 7utchC

    #ell fire damnation#igh literacy rate#ouse of 'urgessesIndependent ives of )eamenInstitutionalied )laverylong harsh winters.ong hot summers, fertile soilong ife xpectancy&any ast-est "ivers&aryland&assachusetts&ayflower %ompact&eeting #ouse&ost Indentured servants&ost "eligious Toleration*ew #ampshire*orth )outh %arolina8nly ealthy ducatedPlanter AristocracyPoor, rocky soilPrimogenitureProperty Mualifications for >oting

    Puritan B%ongregationalistCMuakers"hode Islandrice, indigo, tobacco"oyal 6overnors colonial

    legislatures)hipping)hort ife xpectancy)mall townssmall-scale manufacturingTheocracyTidewater v. Piedmont>irginia

    Coing o/ Aerican .evol*tionUU%omplete the 7ates/st%ontinental %ongress'oston &assacre'oycott of 'ritish 6oods'ritish Issue Proclamation of /012%olonist %ontinue to )muggle

    &olasses7eclaration of Independencend )alutary *eglect+rench Indian arIncrease Taxes to Pay for arIntolerable ActsMuartering Act"epealed law, issued 7eclaratory

    Act)earch homes to uncover

    smugglingTownshend Acts

    Co,arison o/ Political PartiesBadd % to each o8Anti-Immigrant%ollective )ecurity

    +eared &ob "ule+or %ivil "ights ar on Poverty#ardline Anti-%ommunismInfluenced by +7"Influenced by #enry %layInfluenced by !acksonInternationalism %ontainmentIsolationismaisse-faireow Tariffs, for Income Tax, for

    )ilverPro-+renchPro-&arket "evolutionProslavery)mall 6overnment)olid )outh)tates "ightsTax %uts Increased 7efense

    )pendingaving the 'loody )hirt

    (ost ,ortant Aerican

    Presidents:DoD? or +ightAAAAlien )edition ActsAnnexation of TexasAssassinatedAssassinatedAssassinated'ank ar'ay of Pigs %uban &issile %risis'erlin Airlift'ig )tick 7iplomacy'rinkmanship$&assive "etaliation

    %ivil "ights >oting "ights Acts%ivil ar%ontainment7esegregation of the Army7tentemancipation Proclamationmbargo Actnd of =orean arnd of >ietnam arstablished *ew 6overnmentxpanded Presidential Power

    eto+air 7eal+arewell Address+7I%+ederal "eserve 'oard+our terms in 8ffice6reat )ociety6ulf of Tonkin "esolutionAerican Presidents Cont