Exam 6: Power and History

The Civil Rights Act of 1875 declared that all persons were entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of all public accommodations, inns, public conveniences, theaters, and other places of public amusement. In this act, the Reconstruction Congress committed the nation to

Compare and contrast the interests of the pre-Civil War Southern and Northern elite. How did their interests and their needs to control the Western lands precipitate the Civil War?

Jacksonian democracy was a philosophy of leveling egalitarianism, meaning the absolute equality of humankind and the desirability of political, economic, and social equality.

Compare and contrast the great man paradigm and the institutionalist perspective approaches to narrating and interpreting national histories.

While a rudimentary view of history sometimes conveys a sense that the outcomes of events are predetermined, historical analysis frequently conveys the

Through the study of history, social scientists can gain insight into societal conflict and the

Abraham Lincoln wanted the Western territories to be tied economically and culturally to the Northern system.

Apply the great man paradigm to the Jacksonian democracy as the philosophic ideal of the frontier society.

As the Civil War continued and casualties mounted, opinion in the North became increasingly bitter toward Southern slave owners. Many Republicans joined the abolitionists in calling for emancipation of the slaves

During Reconstruction, southern legislatures limited the rights of African Americans through the passage of

The _________were manufacturers dependent on wage labor.

What were the characteristics of Jacksonian democracy?

On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation by claiming his right as

Compare and contrast the effects of Reconstruction and the rise of the White Supremacist movement on the empowerment of African Americans following the Civil War.

Explain the concept of Social Darwinism.

The first objective of the white supremacy movement was to disenfranchise female voters.

History includes the discovery of facts about past events, as well as the _________ of the events.

Explain the process of the rise of the Western elite, and describe how this new elite was assimilated into America's governing circles.

President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society programs included all EXCEPT

__________ was a philosophy of the industrial elite to justify its political and economic dominance.