WorksheetsSemester 2 Vocabulary
Total questions: 70
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
49ers
a)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
b)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
c)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
d)
Nickname of people that moved to California in hopes to become rich during the Gold Rush.
2.
54th Massachusetts
a)
A law that made it a crime to help blacks running away from slavery; allowed for the arrest of runaways in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to their enslavers.
b)
Election were the primary issue was slavery in the United States. The result caused 7 southern states to leave the Union before the beginning of the Civil War.
c)
The first all-African-American unit to fight in a battle in U.S. History proved to the white soldiers that African-Americans could fight.
d)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
3.
Abraham Lincoln
a)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
b)
The 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and abolished slavery.
c)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
d)
Lakota leader of the Hunkpapa band. He led his men to defeat the U.S army under Lt. Col. George Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn. He also was part of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show in the 1880's.
4.
Amendments 13
a)
President who signed the Indian Removal act and still carried it out after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
b)
Nez Perce leader of the Wallowa band. He surrendered to the U.S. government after years of fighting in 1877, with the agreement that he and his people would be allowed back to their reservation in Idaho. The surviving Nez Perce were instead sent to Kansas.
c)
Amendment to the Constitutions that brought the abolition of slavery
d)
Compromise about slavery in California. Decided to admit California as free state, abolish the slavery in Washington DC, and create a new fugitive slave law
5.
Amendments 14
a)
The 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and abolished slavery.
b)
Granted citizenship to African Americans and the enslaved who had been freed after the Civil War.
c)
A radical abolitionist whose attempt to free enslaved blacks cost a number of lives and helped indirectly to bring on the American Civil War.
d)
Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
6.
Amendments 15
a)
President who signed the Indian Removal act and still carried it out after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
b)
Outlawed preventing a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.
c)
Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
d)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
7.
Anaconda Plan
a)
The Union plan devised by General Winfield Scott to blockade the South and restrict its trade to win the war.
b)
A treaty signed in 1868 that promised land in South Dakota to the Lakota Sioux tribe. The Lakota never got that land because of Gold found in the Black Hills, and in 1880 the U.S. government agreed to pay the Sioux for the land, plus interest. The Sioux have refused payment to this day.
c)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
d)
Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
8.
Andrew Jackson
a)
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
b)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
c)
President who signed the Indian Removal act and still carried it out after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
d)
Amendment to the Constitutions that brought the abolition of slavery
9.
Andrew Johnson
a)
Election were the primary issue was slavery in the United States. The result caused 7 southern states to leave the Union before the beginning of the Civil War.
b)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
c)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
d)
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
10.
Assimilation
a)
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
b)
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
c)
A 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
d)
Outlawed preventing a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.
11.
Battle of Little Bighorn
a)
Ponca tribe chief and Native American civil rights activist. He got the U.S. District Court in Omaha to agree that "an Indian is a person" and were entitled to civil rights under the Constitution.
b)
The Union plan devised by General Winfield Scott to blockade the South and restrict its trade to win the war.
c)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
d)
Battle between the U.S. army and Lakota tribe in 1876. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota and Sitting Bull over the U.S. and Custer.
12.
Black Codes
a)
Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
b)
A treaty signed in 1868 that promised land in South Dakota to the Lakota Sioux tribe. The Lakota never got that land because of Gold found in the Black Hills, and in 1880 the U.S. government agreed to pay the Sioux for the land, plus interest. The Sioux have refused payment to this day.
c)
A radical abolitionist whose attempt to free enslaved blacks cost a number of lives and helped indirectly to bring on the American Civil War.
d)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
13.
Border States
a)
States that bordered the Union and Confederacy. They were states with slavery, that did not secede from the Union. Including Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
b)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
c)
Granted citizenship to African Americans and the enslaved who had been freed after the Civil War.
d)
Idea aimed at protecting the rights and powers of the states against those of the federal government. Used to justify why states should be able to have slavery.
14.
California Gold Rush
a)
Land that the United States gained after winning the Mexican-American War; included California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. Complete Manifest Destiny.
b)
Purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
c)
The 16th President of the United States saved the Union during the Civil War and abolished slavery.
d)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
15.
Chief Joseph
a)
Schools opened up in the U.S. to "Americanize" or "civilize" children from Native Tribes. The schools were harsh, making children cut their hair, wear western clothing, and not allowing native languages spoken on school grounds.
b)
Nez Perce leader of the Wallowa band. He surrendered to the U.S. government after years of fighting in 1877, with the agreement that he and his people would be allowed back to their reservation in Idaho. The surviving Nez Perce were instead sent to Kansas.
c)
Commander of the Confederate Army who at first opposed secession but sided with his home state of Virginia once the war started.
d)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
16.
Compromise of 1850
a)
Commander of the Confederate Army who at first opposed secession but sided with his home state of Virginia once the war started.
b)
Compromise about slavery in California. Decided to admit California as free state, abolish the slavery in Washington DC, and create a new fugitive slave law
c)
Ponca tribe chief and Native American civil rights activist. He got the U.S. District Court in Omaha to agree that "an Indian is a person" and were entitled to civil rights under the Constitution.
d)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
17.
Cotton Diplomacy
a)
Amendment to the Constitutions that brought the abolition of slavery
b)
Confederate plan to enlist England's aid in return for continued cotton shipments
c)
Election were the primary issue was slavery in the United States. The result caused 7 southern states to leave the Union before the beginning of the Civil War.
d)
Outlawed preventing a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.
18.
Crazy Horse
a)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
b)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
c)
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
d)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
19.
Dawes Act
a)
President who bought the Louisiana Territory.
b)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
c)
The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the U.S. government to further break up Indian Reservations that they had set already set up. It resulted in over 90 million acres of land taken back from Indian Reservations and sold off to non-natives.
d)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
20.
Election of 1860
a)
Land designated by the U.S. government to be set aside for Native Americans after their initial removal from their homeland.
b)
A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
c)
Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves; passed by southern states following the Civil War
d)
Election were the primary issue was slavery in the United States. The result caused 7 southern states to leave the Union before the beginning of the Civil War.
21.
Emancipation Proclamation
a)
Proclamation that was issued by Lincoln, freeing all enslaved people in areas still at war with the Union.
b)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
c)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
d)
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah to cut off Confederate supplies. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale, leading to the Southern surrender.
22.
Five Civilized Tribes
a)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
b)
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah to cut off Confederate supplies. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale, leading to the Southern surrender.
c)
Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles; Tribes who assimilated to an European lifestyle.
d)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
23.
Fort Laramie Treaty
a)
A treaty signed in 1868 that promised land in South Dakota to the Lakota Sioux tribe. The Lakota never got that land because of Gold found in the Black Hills, and in 1880 the U.S. government agreed to pay the Sioux for the land, plus interest. The Sioux have refused payment to this day.
b)
Compromise over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a state with slavery and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
c)
Agency set up to aid former enslaved people in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.
d)
The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the U.S. government to further break up Indian Reservations that they had set already set up. It resulted in over 90 million acres of land taken back from Indian Reservations and sold off to non-natives.
24.
Freedmen
a)
Lakota leader of the Hunkpapa band. He led his men to defeat the U.S army under Lt. Col. George Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn. He also was part of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show in the 1880's.
b)
Enslaved people who had been freed by the Civil War
c)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
d)
Nickname of people that moved to California in hopes to become rich during the Gold Rush.
25.
Freedmen's Bureau
a)
Agency set up to aid former enslaved people in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.
b)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
c)
Nickname of people that moved to California in hopes to become rich during the Gold Rush.
d)
Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
26.
Fugitive Slave Act
a)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
b)
A law that made it a crime to help blacks running away from slavery; allowed for the arrest of runaways in areas where slavery was illegal and required their return to their enslavers.
c)
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
d)
Person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop. Designed to keep black poor and dependent on the land owner by paying high rent prices.
27.
George Custer
a)
American foreign policy opposing European interference in North and South America.
b)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
c)
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
d)
West Point Academy graduate and Union army commander during the Civil War. After the war, he was sent to fight in the Indian Wars and died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. The battle has become known as "Custer's Last Stand."
28.
Geronimo
a)
A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
b)
Apache Tribe Leader and Medicine Man. He led raids against the U.S. and, after his capture in 1886, was put on display at events throughout the country as a prisoner-of-war.
c)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
d)
A novel published in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral. Caused many people to join the abolitionist movement.
29.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
a)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
b)
Expedition that began in 1804 to explore the lands bought from France by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.
c)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
d)
Abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
30.
Homestead Act
a)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
b)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
c)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years. Led to the settlement of the Great Plains by European Americans.
31.
Indian Removal Act
a)
The Union plan devised by General Winfield Scott to blockade the South and restrict its trade to win the war.
b)
Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
c)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
d)
White supremacy organization that intimidated blacks out of their newly found liberties.
32.
Jim Crow Laws
a)
1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years. Led to the settlement of the Great Plains by European Americans.
b)
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
c)
Idea aimed at protecting the rights and powers of the states against those of the federal government. Used to justify why states should be able to have slavery.
d)
The Union plan devised by General Winfield Scott to blockade the South and restrict its trade to win the war.
33.
John Brown
a)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
b)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
c)
A radical abolitionist whose attempt to free enslaved blacks cost a number of lives and helped indirectly to bring on the American Civil War.
d)
Abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
34.
John Ross
a)
West Point Academy graduate and Union army commander during the Civil War. After the war, he was sent to fight in the Indian Wars and died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. The battle has become known as "Custer's Last Stand."
b)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
c)
The Cherokee Chief who went to Washington D.C. asking for past treaties be honored and his people not to be removed from their land.
d)
Proclamation that was issued by Lincoln, freeing all enslaved people in areas still at war with the Union.
35.
Kansas-Nebraska Act
a)
The first all-African-American unit to fight in a battle in U.S. History proved to the white soldiers that African-Americans could fight.
b)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
c)
Battle between the U.S. army and Lakota tribe in 1876. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota and Sitting Bull over the U.S. and Custer.
d)
A law that allowed voters in Kansas and Nebraska to choose whether to allow slavery through popular sovereignty.
36.
Ku Klux Klan
a)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
b)
White supremacy organization that intimidated blacks out of their newly found liberties.
c)
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
d)
Compromise about slavery in California. Decided to admit California as free state, abolish the slavery in Washington DC, and create a new fugitive slave law
37.
Lewis and Clark
a)
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
b)
Expedition that began in 1804 to explore the lands bought from France by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.
c)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
d)
Americans that traveled west on Overland Trails and settled land for the United States
38.
Louisiana Purchase
a)
The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
b)
West Point Academy graduate and Union army commander during the Civil War. After the war, he was sent to fight in the Indian Wars and died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. The battle has become known as "Custer's Last Stand."
c)
Laws designed to enforce segregation of blacks from whites
d)
Purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
39.
Manifest Destiny
a)
Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
b)
Idea aimed at protecting the rights and powers of the states against those of the federal government. Used to justify why states should be able to have slavery.
c)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
d)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
40.
March to the Sea
a)
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah to cut off Confederate supplies. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale, leading to the Southern surrender.
b)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
c)
Congressional act that authorized the removal of American Indians who lived east of the Mississippi River.
d)
Land designated by the U.S. government to be set aside for Native Americans after their initial removal from their homeland.
41.
Mexican Cession
a)
States that bordered the Union and Confederacy. They were states with slavery, that did not secede from the Union. Including Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
b)
Land that the United States gained after winning the Mexican-American War; included California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. Complete Manifest Destiny.
c)
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
d)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
42.
Mexican-American War
a)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
b)
The war between the United States and Mexico in which the United States acquired one half of the Mexican territory.
c)
Granted citizenship to African Americans and the enslaved who had been freed after the Civil War.
d)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
43.
Missouri Compromise
a)
Agency set up to aid former enslaved people in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.
b)
Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles; Tribes who assimilated to an European lifestyle.
c)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
d)
Compromise over the issue of slavery in Missouri. It was decided Missouri entered as a state with slavery and Maine entered as a free state and all states North of the 36th parallel were free states and all South were slave states.
44.
Monroe Doctrine
a)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
b)
American foreign policy opposing European interference in North and South America.
c)
Proclamation that was issued by Lincoln, freeing all enslaved people in areas still at war with the Union.
d)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
45.
Overland Trails
a)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
b)
1862 law that gave 160 acres of land to citizens willing to live on and cultivate it for five years. Led to the settlement of the Great Plains by European Americans.
c)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
d)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
46.
Pioneers
a)
The Cherokee Chief who went to Washington D.C. asking for past treaties be honored and his people not to be removed from their land.
b)
Americans that traveled west on Overland Trails and settled land for the United States
c)
The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the U.S. government to further break up Indian Reservations that they had set already set up. It resulted in over 90 million acres of land taken back from Indian Reservations and sold off to non-natives.
d)
Land that the United States gained after winning the Mexican-American War; included California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona and New Mexico; and parts of Colorado, Texas and Wyoming. Complete Manifest Destiny.
47.
Plessy v. Ferguson
a)
Commander of the Confederate Army who at first opposed secession but sided with his home state of Virginia once the war started.
b)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
c)
Compromise about slavery in California. Decided to admit California as free state, abolish the slavery in Washington DC, and create a new fugitive slave law
d)
A 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
48.
Popular Sovereignty
a)
Abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
b)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
c)
Agency set up to aid former enslaved people in adjusting themselves to freedom. It furnished food and clothing to needy blacks and helped them get jobs.
d)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
49.
Radical Republicans
a)
Purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that nearly doubled the size of the United States.
b)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
c)
Amendment to the Constitutions that brought the abolition of slavery
d)
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
50.
Reconstruction
a)
American foreign policy opposing European interference in North and South America.
b)
The Cherokee Chief who went to Washington D.C. asking for past treaties be honored and his people not to be removed from their land.
c)
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
d)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
51.
Reform Schools
a)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
b)
Compromise about slavery in California. Decided to admit California as free state, abolish the slavery in Washington DC, and create a new fugitive slave law
c)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
d)
Schools opened up in the U.S. to "Americanize" or "civilize" children from Native Tribes. The schools were harsh, making children cut their hair, wear western clothing, and not allowing native languages spoken on school grounds.
52.
Reservations
a)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
b)
Land designated by the U.S. government to be set aside for Native Americans after their initial removal from their homeland.
c)
President who signed the Indian Removal act and still carried it out after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
d)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
53.
Robert E. Lee
a)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
b)
Idea aimed at protecting the rights and powers of the states against those of the federal government. Used to justify why states should be able to have slavery.
c)
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
d)
Commander of the Confederate Army who at first opposed secession but sided with his home state of Virginia once the war started.
54.
Sacagawea
a)
Cherokees, Choctaws, Creeks, Chickasaws, and Seminoles; Tribes who assimilated to an European lifestyle.
b)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
c)
Sherman's march from Atlanta to Savannah to cut off Confederate supplies. They wanted to destroy the Southern economy and morale, leading to the Southern surrender.
d)
Apache Tribe Leader and Medicine Man. He led raids against the U.S. and, after his capture in 1886, was put on display at events throughout the country as a prisoner-of-war.
55.
Secession
a)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
b)
The action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.
c)
A novel published in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral. Caused many people to join the abolitionist movement.
d)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
56.
Sectionalism
a)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
b)
Granted citizenship to African Americans and the enslaved who had been freed after the Civil War.
c)
Loyalty to one's own region of the country, rather than to the nation as a whole
d)
Election were the primary issue was slavery in the United States. The result caused 7 southern states to leave the Union before the beginning of the Civil War.
57.
Sharecropper
a)
The period after the Civil War in the United States when the southern states were reorganized and reintegrated into the Union
b)
Person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop. Designed to keep black poor and dependent on the land owner by paying high rent prices.
c)
Migration of thousand of people to California in 1849 after gold was discovered there.
d)
A 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
58.
Sitting Bull
a)
Person who rents a plot of land from another person and farms it in exchange for a share of the crop. Designed to keep black poor and dependent on the land owner by paying high rent prices.
b)
Lakota leader of the Hunkpapa band. He led his men to defeat the U.S army under Lt. Col. George Custer in the Battle of Little Bighorn. He also was part of "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" show in the 1880's.
c)
Westward travel routes of wagon trains that pioneers used when they moved across the United States during the 1800s; included the Oregon Trail, Mormon Trail and California Trail.
d)
Schools opened up in the U.S. to "Americanize" or "civilize" children from Native Tribes. The schools were harsh, making children cut their hair, wear western clothing, and not allowing native languages spoken on school grounds.
59.
Standing Bear
a)
Proclamation that was issued by Lincoln, freeing all enslaved people in areas still at war with the Union.
b)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
c)
Ponca tribe chief and Native American civil rights activist. He got the U.S. District Court in Omaha to agree that "an Indian is a person" and were entitled to civil rights under the Constitution.
d)
The first all-African-American unit to fight in a battle in U.S. History proved to the white soldiers that African-Americans could fight.
60.
States' rights
a)
Commander of the Union Army after his success fighting along the Mississippi River. Would become18th President of the United States during Reconstruction.
b)
Idea aimed at protecting the rights and powers of the states against those of the federal government. Used to justify why states should be able to have slavery.
c)
A 1896 Supreme Court decision which legalized state ordered segregation so long as the facilities for blacks and whites were equal.
d)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
61.
Tecumseh
a)
The Shawnee chief who tried to unite multiple tribes against the increasing white settlement.
b)
Apache Tribe Leader and Medicine Man. He led raids against the U.S. and, after his capture in 1886, was put on display at events throughout the country as a prisoner-of-war.
c)
President who signed the Indian Removal act and still carried it out after the Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.
d)
The social process of absorbing one cultural group into harmony with another
62.
Thomas Jefferson
a)
President who bought the Louisiana Territory.
b)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
c)
Expedition that began in 1804 to explore the lands bought from France by the United States in the Louisiana Purchase.
d)
White supremacy organization that intimidated blacks out of their newly found liberties.
63.
Total War
a)
A war tactic that involves the destruction of resources, affecting the lives of all citizens of a country not just soldiers.
b)
A Shoshone woman that helped as a guide and translator during the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
c)
The Dawes Act of 1887 authorized the U.S. government to further break up Indian Reservations that they had set already set up. It resulted in over 90 million acres of land taken back from Indian Reservations and sold off to non-natives.
d)
Belief shared by many Americans the mid-1800s that the United States was meant to expand across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.
64.
Trail of Tears
a)
Amendment to the Constitutions that brought the abolition of slavery
b)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
c)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
d)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
65.
Transcontinental Railroad
a)
After the Civil War, a group that believed the South should be harshly punished and thought that Lincoln was sometimes too compassionate towards the South.
b)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
c)
Outlawed preventing a person from voting because of race, color, or creed.
d)
In December 1890, Army troops captured some of Sitting Bull's followers and took them to a camp. 300 Sioux men, women, and children were killed
66.
Ulysses S. Grant
a)
Commander of the Union Army after his success fighting along the Mississippi River. Would become18th President of the United States during Reconstruction.
b)
Battle between the U.S. army and Lakota tribe in 1876. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota and Sitting Bull over the U.S. and Custer.
c)
Land designated by the U.S. government to be set aside for Native Americans after their initial removal from their homeland.
d)
17th President of the United States, was from the South and would oppose Radical Republicans attempts to bring more rights to freedmen.
67.
Uncle Tom's Cabin
a)
A novel published in 1852 which portrayed slavery as brutal and immoral. Caused many people to join the abolitionist movement.
b)
In December 1890, Army troops captured some of Sitting Bull's followers and took them to a camp. 300 Sioux men, women, and children were killed
c)
Battle between the U.S. army and Lakota tribe in 1876. The battle was an overwhelming victory for the Lakota and Sitting Bull over the U.S. and Custer.
d)
Schools opened up in the U.S. to "Americanize" or "civilize" children from Native Tribes. The schools were harsh, making children cut their hair, wear western clothing, and not allowing native languages spoken on school grounds.
68.
War of 1812
a)
Land designated by the U.S. government to be set aside for Native Americans after their initial removal from their homeland.
b)
A war (1812-1814) between the United States and England which was trying to interfere with American trade with France.
c)
An 800-mile forced march made by the Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to the Indian Territory; resulted in the death of thousands of Cherokee.
d)
Lakota Sioux war leader of the Oglala band. He was openly defiant of the U.S government in defense of the Lakota tribe.
69.
William Tecumseh Sherman
a)
States that bordered the Union and Confederacy. They were states with slavery, that did not secede from the Union. Including Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri.
b)
West Point Academy graduate and Union army commander during the Civil War. After the war, he was sent to fight in the Indian Wars and died at the Battle of Little Bighorn in Montana. The battle has become known as "Custer's Last Stand."
c)
A radical abolitionist whose attempt to free enslaved blacks cost a number of lives and helped indirectly to bring on the American Civil War.
d)
Union General who introduced total war in "The March to the Sea." He destroyed crops, towns, and farms across Georgia
70.
Wounded Knee Massacre
a)
Abolitionist and author of the famous antislavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin.
b)
In December 1890, Army troops captured some of Sitting Bull's followers and took them to a camp. 300 Sioux men, women, and children were killed
c)
Idea that the people of a territory, rather than the United States Congress, should decide whether to permit slavery in the territory before it became a state.
d)
Railroad connecting the west and east coasts of the continental US, ending the use of overland trails.
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