United States History Study Guide Graded A+

Thomas Jefferson {Ans: Eventually the third president of the United States for two terms, primary author for Dec. of Ind. 1803 purchased Louisiana Territory. Gave access to gold.}Monopoly {Ans: An organization that becomes the sole provider of a product is said to have a monopoly of the product. A market in which there are many buyers but only one seller.}Articles of Confederation {Ans: Set up the 1st independent American government (1783-88). Nonbinding "league of friendship" among sovereign states with weak central government to help with common defense & cooperation (like the European Union). Replaced by our current constitution in 1788.}Early Native Populations {Ans: Inuit, Anasazi, Kwakiutl (Northwest Indians), Plains Indians, Mound Builders, Iroquois,}13th, 14th, 15th Amendments. {Ans: In the five years following the conclusion of the Civil War, three amendments were added.}Hoovervilles {Ans: Large collections of temporary housing created by the legions of homeless during the Great Depression. Depression shantytowns, named after the president whom many blamed for their financial distress}