CLEP U.S. History I "must know" information (part II)

a nativist political party and movement in the United States in the mid-1850s

• Democratic-Republican Party

• Federalist Party

• Know-Nothing Party

• Liberty Party

a set of beliefs favoring the interests of established inhabitants against those of immigrants is called

• nativism

• protectionism

• racism

• federalism

a strong attachment to a particular country, or nation. It is also called patriotism.

• racism

• communism

• nationalism

By the end of the 18th century, many educated Americans no longer professed traditional Christian beliefs. In reaction to the secularism of the age, a religious revival spread westward in the first half of the 19th century.

• 2nd Great Awakening

• 1st Great Awakening

Answer explanation

Second Great Awakening: began about 1800 and reached out to the unchurched.

First Great Awakening: focused on people who were already church members.

became known for his passionate anti-slavery advocacy in Congress. It was his 18-year effort that did away with the “gag rule,” which automatically nullified anti-slavery legislation.

Who are we talking about?

• John Quincy Adams

• John Brown

• Frederick Douglass

• Roger Taney

The Wilmot Proviso

• was a long battle between the Mexicans and the Texans

• would ban slavery anywhere in any territory that might be acquired from Mexico

• was a big purchase of land in the Southwest

• ended the Mexican War

Answer explanation

The Wilmot Proviso was an unsuccessful 1846 proposal in the United States Congress to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican–American War. The conflict over the Wilmot Proviso was one of the major events leading to the American Civil War.

Party led by Thaddeus Stevens in the House of Representatives and Charles Sumner in the Senate. They were known for their opposition to slavery, their efforts to ensure emancipation and civil rights for Blacks, and their strong opinions on post-war Reconstruction.

• Democratic-Republicans

• Federalists

• Abolitionists

• Radical Republicans

14th Amendment did all EXCEPT

• protect the civil liberties of people recently freed from slavery.

• required equal protection for all citizens

• abolish slavery

• grant citizenship to all persons "born or naturalized in the United States."

Answer explanation

The 13th Amendment abolished slavery.

The 14th granted citizenship.

Star spangled banner result of what event

• U.S. at the battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War

• the British defeat at the Battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812.

• U.S. victory at the battle of Saratoga during the Revolutionary War

• U.S. defeat at the battle of bunker hill during the Revolutionary war

Answer explanation

Written by Francis Scott Key

cotton brought in such a profit to the south and was worshipped by them and there for called "King Cotton."

• true

• false

Answer explanation

King Cotton, phrase frequently used by Southern politicians and authors prior to the American Civil War, indicating the economic and political importance of cotton production