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The __________________ Act required colonists to house and feed British soldiers stationed in the Americas.
Quartering Act
He was the 1st President of the United States
George Washington
This law authorized the president to negotiate with southern Native American tribes for their removal to federal territory west of the Mississippi River.
Indian Removal Act
In 1857, the Dred Scott case the Supreme Court handed down a decision that stated slaves were considered _________________ and as such could not be withheld from their owners per the Constitution.
Property
What does the term 'gilded' mean?
Covered in a thin layer of gold / gold leaf
The ______________ of 1763, forbid settlement West of the crest of the Appalachian Mountains.
Proclamation Line
The French and Indian War was caused over disputed territory in the _________ River valley.
Ohio River Valley
The 3 G's of early exploration were (in order)
God, Gold, Glory
The years leading up to the Civil War were marked by constant struggles over __________ which highlighted the fact that opinions varied greatly across the country.
Slavery
John D. Rockefeller was a captain of which industry?
Oil
What is another name given to the Coercive Acts
Intolerable Acts
George Washington basically started this war when he ordered his men to open fire on a French diplomatic group.
French & Indian War
John Rolfe brought ______________ to the Jamestown settlement that “saved” the settlement and helped to establish the British colony in North America.
Tobacco
Because of the enactment of the Fugitive Slave Law abolitionists in the North stepped up their support of the ___________________ Railroad.
Underground
During the Gilded Age, more people were moving to the ___________ than ever before.
City
List 3 out of the 5 Coercive / Intolerable Acts
1. Boston Harbor Closed
2. Massachusetts Govt. Closed
3. Removal of Massachusetts Governor
4. Increased Quartering Act
5. Quebec Act
Violent rebellion where farmers objected to paying tax on their whiskey
Whiskey Rebellion
Who did Pocahontas marry?
John Rolfe
Increasing sectionalism, disagreements over states’ rights issues, breakdown of compromises, and the election of 1860 all contributed to _________________ of Southern States from the Union.
Secession
List 2 negatives of rapid industrialization.
1. Child Labor
2. Poor working Conditions / Pay
3. Unemployment
4. Poor Living Conditions
Following the implementation of the Stamp Act in 1765 the slogan “No _______________ " became the official rallying cry for colonists opposition to further tax levies.
No Taxation Without Representation
What 3 things did George Washington warn the American people about in his farewell address?
1. Political Parties
2. Geographical Sectionalism
3. Foreign Affairs
Who termed the phrase, Gilded Age?
Mark Twain
This was the line that divided slaves states and free states under the Missouri Compromise.
36 - 30 N
List 2 characteristics of the Gilded Age
1. Rapid Industrial Growth
2. Invention / Innovation
3. Extreme Wealth / Extreme Poverty
4. Urbanization