Colonial America
What are the names of the three main groupings for the 13 colonies?
New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies.
This group believed the United States needed a stronger national government.
Federalists
What two states were added to the United States as a result of the Missouri Compromise?
Missouri and Maine
Name one of the three legal precedents set by the Dred Scott Decision.
1. The writers of the constitution did not intend African-Americans to be U.S. citizens.
2. Slaves were considered property and slavery could not be excluded from any federal territory.
3. The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
What major nearby cities were common destinations for the Underground Railroad? (1 of 3)
New York City, Philadelphia, and Trenton
True or False, the Northwest Ordinance prohibited slavery in the newly acquired territories.
True
This group wanted a Bill of Rights to be included in the nation's founding document.
Why were settlers violently attacking each other during the period known as "Bleeding Kansas"?
To win the upcoming vote on whether the territories would become a free or slave state.
What was one of the two inspirations for Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Her time in Cincinnati, Ohio hearing from escaped slaves and the fugitive slave act.
How many main candidates were involved in the election of 1860?
Four total (Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John Bell, John Breckinridge)
What were the 3 major groups the 13 colonies were separated into?
New England colonies, Middle colonies, and Southern colonies.
What document supported by the Anti-Federalists served as the original constitution from 1781-1788?
Articles of Confederation
What infamous law was passed as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
The Fugitive Slave Act
How much was Preston Brooks fined for the Caning of Charles Sumner?
$300 ($10,500 in today's money)
What jobs did Harriet Tubman fill during the Civil War? (1 of the 2)
Scout and organized spies
What's a cash crop? Give me one of the major cash crops grown in the Southern colonies.
A cash crop is a plant that is grown with the specific purpose of being sold for profit. Some major Southern cash crops were cotton, tobacco, and sugar.
This group included founding fathers like John Hancock, Patrick Henry, and Sam Adams.
Anti-Federalists
What was the root cause of the Mexican-American War?
What was the final count of the Dred Scott Decision? (How many justices voted against him v.s. for him)
7-2 decision against Dred Scott
What famous Civil War General got his start by putting down Jon Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry?
General Robert E. Lee
What was the main strength of the New England colonies?
Shipbuilding and lumber production
This group believed that a national bank should be created.
Federalists
How much money did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
$15,000,000 or around $400,000,000 when adjusting for inflation
What was the name of the congressman who threatened senators with a pistol when they tried to stop the Caning of Charles Sumner?
South Carolina House Representative Laurence Keitt
What was the first U.S. state to secede from the union?
South Carolina.