WorksheetsHistory exam review
Total questions: 164
Worksheet time: 1hrs 29mins
who created the cotton gin and when was it created?
Robert Fulton, 1797
Robert Fulton, 1793
Eli Whitney, 1793
Eli Whitney, 1797
What impact did the cotton gin have on America? (Two answers)
made cotton a valuable cash crop, it expanded slavery and cleaned cotton quicker.
it made cotton very cheap
Created more jobs in factories in America
it made the transportation of cotton a lot easier
What Two inventions did Eli Whitney make?
(a)
How did Interchangeable parts help America and when were they invented
Lowered the price of manufacturing goods. Made it so that identical parts could replace each other in the machines. : 1795
Lowered the price of manufacturing goods. Made it so that identical parts could replace each other in the machines. : 1800s
Raised the price of manufacturing goods. Made it so that identical parts could Not replace each other in the machines, therefore, making the machines more expensive. : 1800s
Raised the price of manufacturing goods. Made it so that identical parts could Not replace each other in the machines, therefore, making the machines more expensive. : 1795
What invention made people could now travel up the river when transporting goods? Also who made it and when did they make it?
The steam locomotive, George Stephenson and Richard Trevithick, 1802
The steam locomotive, George Stephenson and Richard Trevithick, 1803
The steamboat, Robert Fulton, 1807
The steamboat, Robert Fulton, 1806
What connected the mid-west to the east coast?
The Mississippi river
The Rio grande
The steam locomotive
The Erie canal
Who created the Erie canal and when did they create it?
Governor De Witt Clinton, 1825
Governor De Witt Clinton, 1826
Cyrus McCormick, 1835
Cyrus McCormick, 1836
What made the transportation of goods in America extremely faster?
The steamboat
The Erie canal
The Steam Locomotive
Ineterchanagble parts
Who invented the steam locomotive and when did they invent it? (the first names are fine if you can't remember)
(a)
True or false? John Deere created the steel-tipped plow in 1837
True
False
What invention made it easier for farmers to cultivate crops?
(a)
Did the mechanical reaper increase the amount of labor needed to harvest crops?
Yes
No
When did Cyrus McCormick make the mechanical reaper?
1833
1836
1835
1834
What made it easier for people to communicate over long distances?
(a)
In 1856 what made stronger rails for constructing the railroads and helped to make stronger metal machines and who was it made by?
Henry bessemer and Alexander Lyman Holley
Eli Whitney
John deere
Cyrus McCormick
What was the Era of good feelings?
the time right before the war of 1812 where the majority of America was in unity
when everyone was super vibey
The time period that was short-lived and was mainly a time when pride in the nation was great
a time period where everyone in the political parts of America wanted the same things
What three congressional leaders emerged during the time of sectionalism?
John C. Calhoun
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Thomas jefferson
Answer everything that true about the American system?
The tariffs on imports would remain high and northern factories would grow. Northerners would then have more money to purchase farm products from the West and South.
Lower the taxes in America
Created by Henry clay
Was in place on America for 7 years
Why did the US issue the Monroe doctrine?
President Monroe issued it to try and get more voters for the next election
to welcome European nations into America to help boost the economy and the industrial revolution
To tell the European nations to stay out of the Western Hemisphere and leave the newly independent nations alone
President Monroe issued it to try and create new alliances between the united states and European nations
Industrial Revolution
the change from an agrarian society to one based on economy
the change from an agrarian society to one based on farming
the change from an agrarian society to one based on industry
the change from an agrarian society to one based on government
Capital
Money for yourself
Money for investments
Money for government
Technology
Application of scientific discoveries to practical use
Application of robotic discoveries to practical use
Application of discoveries to practical use
Application of geographic discoveries to practical use
Factory system
brought man and government under one roof; could now create factories with help from government officials
brought man and woman under one roof; could now produce more goods cheaper
brought man and farming under one roof; could now produce more goods cheaper
Brought man and machine under one roof; could now produce more goods cheaper
Cottage industry
industrial made goods; cheap and not time-consuming to make
Homemade goods; expensive and time consuming to make
Free enterprise
Private businesses could operate competitively for profit with little government intervention
Private businesses could not operate competitively for profit without little government intervention
Private businesses could operate competitively for profit without little government intervention
Samuel Slater
Brought over plans for the spinning machine to the United States; given credit for jump-starting Industrial Revolution in the U.S
Brought over plans for the cotton gin to the United States; given credit for jump-starting Industrial Revolution in the U.S
Brought over plans for the mechanical reaper to the United States; given credit for jump-starting Industrial Revolution in the U.S
Brought over plans for the steamboat to the United States; given credit for jump-starting Industrial Revolution in the U.S
Francis Cabot Lowell
created the government system
created factory system
created American system
created capital system
Urban
city
country
rural
city
country
Two new parties emerged from the opposing ideas of John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, what is this an example of?
The origin of the American political parties
The origin of sectionalism
the origin of nationalism
What were National Republicans?
Adam's supporters, believed that the government should take an active role and influence economic growth
Jacksons supports, believed that the government should not take an active role and influence industrial growth
What did Democrats believe?
Believed in the roots made by Andrew Jackson
Believed in the roots made by Alexander Hamilton
Because of Andrew Jackson's election........
There was a growing feeling of segregation and unfairness in the nation as more people were not able to participate in the democratic process
There was a growing feeling of equality and fairness in the nation as more people were able to participate in the democratic process
More people were able to vote
less people were able to vote
Which of the following related to Native Americans?
The Indian removal act
Trail of tears
Chief Osceola
The Worcester v. Maryland case
Where were the Cherokees being removed from and where were they being moved?
From The Indian territory To The reservation
From the reservation to the New Indian territory
Which side of America liked the tariff bill?
North
South
who argued that a state had the right to cancel a federal law that is considered unconstitutional and that To do so is called nullification?
Jonh C. Calhoun
Daniel webster
Who asked congress for the Force Bill?
Daniel webster
John C. Calhoun
Andrew Jackson
Alexander Hamilton
Who passed the Nullification act?
South Carolina
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Texas
Who was in support of Andrew Jackson?
The North
The South
Daniel webster
John C. Calhoun
Who spoke for the south?
John C. Calhoun
Daniel webster
Henry Clay
Who spoke for the North?
John C. Calhoun
Daniel webster
Henry clay
Who was known as the great compromiser?
John C. Calhoun
Daniel webster
Henry Clay
What is this part of America called?
The Luisanna purchase
The United States 1783
the Mexican concession
The Oregon territory
What part of America is shaded in red?
The Luisanna purchase
the united states in 1783
The Mexican cession
The Oregon territory
What part of America is this?
the Lousiana purchase
The United States in 1783
The Mexican cession
The Oregon territory
What part of America is this?
The Luisanna purchase
The united states in 1783
The Mexican cession
The Oregon territory
True or false, Andrew Jackson opposed the banking system because he believed it to be unconstitutional
True
False
What is "states have the right to limit the power of the federal government" an example of?
A State's rights
a part of daniel websters famous speech
a part of the constitution
a part of john C. Calhouns famous speech
What is manifest destiny?
The belief that it was America’s God-given right to expand the nation from North to south
The belief that it was America’s God-given right to expand the nation from coast to coast
The belief that it was America’s God-given right to expand the nation from Louisiana to Florida
The belief that it was Texas’s God-given right to expand the nation from east to west of texas
What lead America to want to expand into the Oregon territory?
The rich lands and forests
The furs and fish
The oil
The amount of gold in the area
What was it called when America wanted to expand westward?
(a)
What is one example of religious immigration during westward expansion?
(a)
What was the last piece of land that made manifest destiny come true?
The Mexican cession
the Oregon territory
the Gadsden purchase
the Luisanna purchase
Who believed they had the right to succeed before the civil war?
The north
The south
California
Oregon
Who believed they had to fight to save the union?
The North
The South
California
Oregon
What did Horace Mann do?
Improved women's rights
Fought for better schools
Gave lectures
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What is the significance of the years 1861-1865?
French Indian War
Texas Revolution
The Civil War and International Diplomacy
Mexican War
What did Wilmot Proviso do?
Required all citizens even in free states to capture and return runaway slaves
Allowed California to enter as a free state
Allowed people to decide for themselves whether they wanted slavery to exist or not in parts of the country
Stated that slavery should be prohibited in any land gained from Mexico
How was the North greatly affected by slavery?
New inventions
Manufacturing
Social Groups
How was the New England region greatly affected by slavery?
New inventions
Social Groups
Manufacturing
How was the South greatly affected by slavery?
New inventions
Social Groups
Manufacturing
Who was Jefferson Davis?
The person who looked for a commander of the union army when he decided he didn't want to lead them
The President of the Confederacy
The union army commander
Who was Robert E. Lee?
The person who looked for a commander of the union army when he decided he didn't want to lead them
The President of the Confederacy
The union army commander
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
The person who looked for a commander of the union army when he decided he didn't want to lead them
The President of the Confederacy
The union army commander
What did Elias Howe do?
Invented the steamboat
Created the telegraph
Invented the mechanical reaper
Invented the sewing machine
Who was Henry Clay?
A senator from Virginia
The Great Compromiser
Representative from Massachusetts
15th president of the United States
Who was Zachary Taylor?
Asked Congress to outlaw slavery
He spoke for the South
Hero of the Mexican War
published Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What are clipper ships?
Harvest grain quicker and allowed farmers to grow more wheat
Made it easier to cut through sod
Sped up transportation and improved sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails
Series of dots and dashes used to communicate on the telegraph
Who was Robert Fulton?
Invented the mechanical reaper
Invented the sewing machine
Created the telegraph
Invented the steamboat
What are the three phases of the reconstruction era?
World reconstruction, industrial reconstruction, presidential reconstruction
Wartime reconstruction, presidential reconstruction, congressional reconstruction
Traspotasional reconstruction, wartime reconstruction, industrial reconstruction
Haess reconstitution, hedgehog reconstruction, Campbell reconstruction
Who was Peter Cooper?
Invented the steamboat
Created the first American steam locomotive
Invented the mechanical reaper
Invented the sewing machine
Who was Samuel Morse?
Invented the sewing machine
Invented the steamboat
Created the telegraph
Invented the mechanical reaper
What was the sequence of events before the Civil War?
Uncle Tom’s Cabin→ Dred Scott decision→End of Mexican War→Bleeding Kansas
End of the Mexican War→Fugitive Slave Act passes→Uncle Tom’s Cabin→Bleeding Kansas→Dred Scott Decision
End of Mexican War→Bleeding Kansas→Uncle Tom’s Cabin→Dred Scott Decision→Fugitive Slave Act passes
Bleeding Kansas→Fugitive Slave Act passes→Uncle Tom’s Cabin→ End of Mexican War→Dred Scott Decision
Select all of which apply to which racial, ethnic, and religious groups settled in America in the 19th century and why?
Many factory workers were immigrants coming from many places
Irish came because of the potato famine in Ireland
Germans because of political unrest in Germany
British to find a better economic future
The Italians to get away from the Back Plague.
What was morse code?
Harvest grain quicker and allowed farmers to grow more wheat
Series of dots and dashes used to communicate on the telegraph
Sped up transportation and improved sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails
Made it easier to cut through sod
Who was John Deere?
Invented the steamboat
Invented the steel-tipped plow
Created the first American steam locomotive
Invented the mechanical reaper
What was the steel-tipped plow?
Series of dots and dashes used to communicate on the telegraph
Sped up transportation and improved sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails
Harvest grain quicker and allowed farmers to grow more wheat
Made it easier to cut through sod
Who was Cyrus McCormick?
Created the first American steam locomotive
Invented the mechanical reaper
Invented the steel-tipped plow
Invented the steamboat
What was the mechanical reaper?
Made it easier to cut through sod
Harvest grain quicker and allowed farmers to grow more wheat
Sped up transportation and improved sailing ships with sleek hulls and tall sails
Series of dots and dashes used to communicate on the telegraph
Who was Frederick Douglas?
A teacher who became involved with prison reform
spoke for women’s right’s
A black abolitionist who was born a slave and spoke out against Slaver
opened the first women’s college
The issue of slavery flared up in 1819 when?
The Louisiana Purchase was approved
slaves were brought into Louisiana
Missouri tried to outlaw slavery
Missouri applied for statehood
How did slavery affect slaves and free blacks?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Fugitive Slave Act
sectionalism
secession
How did slavery affect the South?
Improved economy
caused popular sovereignty
caused Kansas-Nebraska Act
Which compromise included Maine as a slave state and used degrees to determine whether a state was free or a slave state?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Compromise of 1850
Missouri Compromise
Fugitive Slave Act
Compromise of 1850?
Stated that slavery should be prohibited in any land gained from Mexico
Allowed California to enter as a free state
kept the number of slave and free states equal
organized two territories
How did John C Calhoun affect the Compromise of 1850?
Spoke for the South and threatened secession
Proposed that Maine be admitted as a slave state
Support Clay’s efforts to save the union
Helped pass the Compromise of 1850
What were Daniel Webster’s views on the Compromise of 1850?
Strongly opposed the compromise
Support Clay’s efforts and endorsed the compromise
Endorse the compromise but did not support Clay’s views
Support nullification of laws from states
Who was Robert E. Lee?
18th president of the U.S
Union general who led the North
The main confederate general who led the South
confederate general under Stonewall Jackson
Regions of the North- select all that apply
Missouri, Ohio, New York, Virginia, Iowa, Maine, Georgia
Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York
Illinois, New Hampshire, New York, Kentucky, Tennessee, Vermont
Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Minnesota, Vermont, and Wisconsin
Regions of the South
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Florida
Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland
Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
South America- Physical characteristics?
Highlands, Basins, Plains, and ocean
Mountains, River Basins, Caribbean
Mountains, Sand dunes, and Oceans
Highlands, Mountains, River basins, Coastal plains
North America- Physical characteristics?
Cascade, Appalachian, Great Plains, West mountains
Mountainous west, the Great Plains, the Canadian Shield, the varied eastern region, and the Caribbean
Rocky Mountains, Great Plains, Coastal Plains, and Highlands
What contributions did women make to America?
Helped create the underground railroad, create a tax-free school system, created a hardcore prison environment, and made contributions to state-wide slavery laws.
Ended the republican movement.
Fought for slavery and protest in the south
Created better school systems, helped to instate a better prison environment, helped free slaves, and contributed to many cultural endeavors such as books, paintings, ext…
How did the abolitionist movement develop?
Most abolitionists protested for political and religious reasons, others helped with the underground railroad, the book Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe created a spark in the civil rights movement.
People rallied, people fought with others in the government to show their passion.
Protest for freedom, stole slaves, wrote books, and created violent rallies.
People asked the president to abolish slavery, people painted pictures of slaves,
Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
Escaped slave and a conductor on the underground railroad
Quaker who gave lectures calling for temperance
Abolitionist who put together the Seneca Falls Convention and fought for women’s rights
Opened the first permanent women’s college
How did the reform movement impact the nation?
Horace Mann created a huge impact on the school system, he fought for free, tax-supported schooling. By the 1850’s almost all schools in the south, and the north was on their way to better educate the disabled and African Americans.
When people discovered the dangers of alcohol it slowly became more illegal with every new law. People published books to publicize the dangers. People blamed crimes, mental illnesses on alcohol.
The reform movement affected the prisons by helping with overly cruel punishments overcrowding, and better healthcare in prison.
Why did Henry David Thoreau refuse to pay taxes during the Mexican-American war?
Because he was not an American citizen
Because the inflammation was happening and he was opposing the government
Because his son got killed in the Mexican-American War and he was grieving
Because he did not believe in slavery and did not want to promote it
Temperance:
Group that helped southern slaves escape and head to freedom in the north
Drinking little or no alcohol
Groups that protested slavery for political and religious reasons
Groups that wrote secret newspapers for the southern slaves
Abolitionists:
People that wrote secret newspapers for the southern slaves
People that helped southern slaves escape and head to freedom in the north
People that alerted the public to the dangers of alcohol
people that wanted to ban, end, or abolish slavery
Underground railroad:
Protested slavery for politicial and religious reasons
Group that wrote secret newspapers for the southern slaves,
Helped southern slaves escape and head to freedom in the north
People that alerted the public to the dangers of alcohol,
When was the Seneca Falls Convention?
1851
1848
1840
1838
Lyman Beecher:
Opened the first permanent women’s college
Escaped slave and a conductor on the underground railroad
Quaker who gave lectures calling for temperance
Connecticut minister and crusader against the use of alcohol
Thomas Gallaudet:
A teacher who became involved with prison reform
Developed a method to educate people who were hear impaired; oped the hartford school for deaf in connecticut in 1817
Opened the first women’s college in the U.S. In 1837,
Spoke for women’s rights
Mary Leon:
Best known woman abolitionist
Opened the first women’s college in the U.S. In 1837
Spoke for women’s rights
Quaker who gave lectures calling for temperance, peace, worker’s rights and the abolition of slavery
Dorthea Dix:
Wrote an anti-slavery newspaper
Abolitionist who put together the Seneca Falls Convention and fought for women’s rights,
Opened the first permanent women’s college,
A Teacher who became involved with prison reform; helped create mental hospitals and improve the conditions of prisons
Sojourner Truth:
Quaker who gave lectures calling for temperance, peace, worker’s rights, and abolition of slavery
Black woman abolitionist who later became involved in women’s rights
Connecticut minister and crusader against the use of alcohol
Opened the first permanent women’s college
What did Jefferson Davis do for the confederate army?
Abolitionist that attacked against anti-slavery
Was a military leader
Lead as president
Cross into Kansas and vote for it to be a slave state?
What did Abraham Lincoln do to prevent slavery?
Supported the 13th amendment
Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
Spoke against slavery saying it was morally wrong
What was NOT an issue surrounding the firing of Fort Sumter?
The civil war had begun
The presidential election had just happened
Women’s right movement
Secession
Which location had conflict prior to the civil war?
Bull Run
Harper’s Ferry
America
Fort Sumter
Cause and effect of economic differences between North and South
North began to trade with South
North more industrial revolutionized approach toward lifestyle while the south was more inclined with slave -labor.
North became more independent and South joined the Union
North was inclined to slave labor South has a more industrial revolutionized approach
North made a living by producing products like
Farm equipment and guns
Wind turbine and telescope
Textiles and sewing machines
Crops and weapons
Lucretia Mott:
Opened the first women’s college in the U.S. In 1837,
Spoke for women’s rights
Abolitionist who put together the Seneca Falls Convention and fought for women’s rights
Quaker who gave lectures calling for temperance, peace, worker’s rights, and the abolition of slavery
Susan B. Anthony:
Abolitionist who was born a slave and spoke out against Slaver
Opened the first women’s college in the U.S. In 1837
Spoke for women’s rights
Teacher who became involved with prison reform; helped create mental hospitals and improve conditions of prisons
Who is William Carney?
The Union army commander
The first African-American to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor
The person who looked for a commander of the Union army when he decides he didn’t want to lead them
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Philip Bazaar?
Received the Congressional Medal of Honor for his valor at the battle for Fort Fisher
The Union army commander
The person who looked for a commander of the Union army when he decides he didn’t want to lead them
The President of the Confederacy
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
The President of the Confederacy
The Union army commander
The person who looked for a commander of the Union army when he decides he didn’t want to lead them
The President of the North Union during the Civil War
What was Fort Sumter?
Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the entire war, and the turning point of the war
The British Invaded Washington by sea and it started the American Civil War
The final battle of the Civil War
What was the Battle of Gettysburg?
The turning point of the war and the last time Lee will be on the offensive
The final battle of the Civil War
The British Invaded Washington by sea and it started the American Civil War
Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the entire war
What was the Battle of Vicksburg?
The British Invaded Washington by sea and it started the American Civil War
The final battle of the Civil War
Gives control of the Mississippi River to the Union
Known as the bloodiest single-day battle in the entire war
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
The document signed by our founding fathers
The speech President Lincoln gave after his inauguration
Squeezed the South into submission
Gave troops a cause and it lessened the chance that European countries would help the South
What are the legislative reform programs of the racial reconstruction congress?
Re empowers wartime reconstruction and rational reconstruction
Re empowers the whole reconstruction era and puts in motion the importance of reconstruction.
Re Empowers freedoms Beru and puts in motion the 14th and 15th amendment
Re Empowers freedoms Beru and puts in motion the 16th and 17th amendment
What economic difficulties were faced by the united states during the reconstruction era.
Social injustice
Political injustice
Inequality injustice
All of the above
What is amnesty?
Forgiveness
Punishment
Abolishment
Abandonment
What are the social problems the south faced during reconstruction?
Corrupt banking
Radical republicans
White supremacist attitude
Economic crash
What does radical mean?
Extreme
Small
Terrorism
Minimal
What are the economic differences or the north and south during reconstruction?
In the north, the economy was based on industry and in the south economy was based on agriculture
In the north economy was based on armory and in the south economy was based on war status
In the north economy was based on agriculture and in the south economy was based on industry
In the north economy was based on industry and in the south economy was based on armory
Freedman
Someone who freed slaves
Someone who stop the free slaves
A freed slave
A rescuer of slaves
What impact did the 13th 14th and 15th Amendments make on life in the U.S?
Prohibited illegal use of drugs
Ensured equality to slaves
Prohibited illegal growth of agriculture
None of the above
Who is John Wilkes and what did he do?
A farmer went against the 13th amendment
Southern sympathizer went against the 13th amendment
Southern sympathizer, assassinated president lincoln
Actor produces illegal substances
Who is Andrew Johnson?
Assassin of president lincoln
Vice president who became president after lincoln's death
Governor who became president after lincoln's assassination
Creator of the 13th amendment
What political party supported the Reconstruction?
Republican
Democratic
Both
None of the above
what is the freedmen's bureau?
Punished the south for the civil war
Abolished slavery in the U.S
Helped slaves transition into society
Punished slave owners in the U.S
What did the 13th amendment do?
Created a set of laws
Created a presidential law
Free slaves in the U.S
Abolish slavery in the U.S
Who was the first African American elected in 1870 to the U.S government
William Frankel
Hiram Revels
Ulysses S.Grant
Blanche K.Bruce
Who is Thaddeus Stevens?
He was a leading radical republican
He was a terrorist
He was a white supremacist
He was a radical republican
What are radical republicans?
They wanted to punish the north for the civil war
They wanted to punish the east for the civil war
They wanted to punish the west for the civil war
They wanted to punish the south for the civil war
What is the ten percent plan?
They wanted 10% of the population to own slaves
They wanted at least 10% of the population to vote
They wanted 10% of the population to swear allegiance to the U.S
They wanted 10% of the population to help build the union
What is the wade Davis plan?
Wanted to encourage slavery in the U.S
Wanted to ban slavery in the U.S
Wanted to abolish anyone against the U.S
Wanted to kill all slave owners across
What law(s) were passed during the reconstruction era?
13th
14th
15th
All of the above
What is NOT an impact of electing Hiram Rhodes
Helped and supported racial inequality
Singed a law to let women vote
Kept the schools in Washington segregated and argued for their integration
He sponsored the first Black man to go to West point
What is the homestead act?
passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
Provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.
provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.
What is the Dawes act?
provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.
passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.
What is the Morrill act?
Provided that any adult citizen, or intended citizen, who had never borne arms against the U.S. government could claim 160 acres of surveyed government land. Claimants were required to “improve” the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.
Passed in 1887 under President Grover Cleveland, allowed the federal government to break up tribal lands.
Provided grants of land to states to finance the establishment of colleges specializing in “agriculture and the mechanic arts.
Suffrage definition
To add land to one’s own land
Destroying anything useful to the enemy
The right to vote
The right to a trial before being jailed
Civil Disobedience
The idea that a person has the right to obey unjust if his or her conscience demands it
The right to be civil to others if his or her conscience demands it
The idea that a person has the right to disobey unjust if his or her conscience demands it
The right to be uncivil to others if his or her conscience demands it
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Opened the first women’s college in the U.S. In 1837
Developed a method to educate people who were hearing impaired; opened the Hartford school for deaf in Connecticut in 1817
A teacher who became involved with prison reform
Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin that describes the horrors of slavery
Transcendentalists:
People who take the laws into their own hands
Stressed the relationship between humans and nature, as well as the importance of individual conscience,
First to settle the Oregon Country; trapped beaver for their pelts
People who moved to California during the gold rush in 1849
Impact of Dred Scott vs. Sandford on the life in the United States
The North and South seceded and left the union
The joining of the North and South caused problems with trade and economy
Outraged abolitionists, who saw the Supreme Court's ruling as a way to stop the debate about slavery in the territories.
The divide between North and South over slavery grew in the secession of southern states from the Union and the creation of the Confederate States of America.
What was the 13th amendment?
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"
Equal protection of the laws”
What was the 14th amendment?
“Equal protection of the laws”
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
What was the 15th amendment?
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction,
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.”
“equal protection of the laws"
What were some physical differences between the North and the South?
North had waterways of transportation/ South had nation railroad
North had rocky soil and cold winters/ South had fertile soil and mild winters
North had indigo, tobacco, and corn/ South had timber and wood
All of the above
Identify different points of the view of the political parties and interest groups on the issues leading to the Civil war
The civil war was fought over the issue of the Boston Tea Party and Stamp Act
Civil War was fought over the issue of slavery. It was the economics of slavery and political control of that system that was central to the conflict. A key issue stated' rights.
Civil War was fought over the issue of the Constitution, and the political control of that system
None of the above
Compromise of 1850
Allowed California to enter as a free state
New Mexico Territory would allow slavery
A stronger fugitive slave law would be passed
The slave trade would be abolished in Washington D.C.
What are all of the categories most white southerners fit into?
Yeomen
Tenant farmers
Rural poor
Plantation owners
What southern white category do the Yeomen fall under?
Lived in wooded areas where they became self-sufficient
Did not own their own land but rented it
Farmers who did not have slaves made up the largest group of whites in the South
Owned thousands of acres of land, owned slaves and were the wealthiest class of whites in the South
What southern white category do the Tenant farmers fall under?
Lived in wooded areas where they became self-sufficient
Farmers who did not have slaves made up the largest group of whites in the South
Owned thousands of acres of land, owned slaves and were the wealthiest class of whites in the South
Did not own their own land, but rented it
What southern white category does the Rural poor fall under?
Lived in wooded areas where they became self-sufficient
Farmers who did not have slaves made up the largest group of whites in the South
Owned thousands of acres of land, owned slaves and were the wealthiest class of whites in the South
Did not own their own land, but rented it
What southern white category do the Plantation owners fall under?
Lived in wooded areas where they became self sufficient
Farmers who did not have slaves made up the largest group of whites in the South
Owned thousands of acres of land, owned slaves, and were the wealthiest class of whites in the South
Did not own their own land, but rented it
What was the cause of the development of the plantation system and the spread of slavery?
The British arrived in Virginia and divided the land into large areas suitable for farming
the need for labour on the land led to the development of slavery
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All of the above
What were the South’s main human characteristics?
Hated slavery
Weren’t willing to give their lives for freedom
Threatened secession
Wanted new states to be free states
What were the North’s views on the Civil War?
Wanted a fight for freedom
Wanted to fight for the end slavery
Started the draft
Favored slavery
