Period 1-2
Who "discovered" America?
Christopher Colombus
" political factions might try to obstruct the execution of laws" aka two party system is bad
Name at least three events that led to the Civil War?
Election of Abraham Lincoln, Mexican American War, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Compromise of 1850, Fugitive Slave Act, Dred Scott Decision, john Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry
What land did Thomas Jefferson purchase and from who?
French, Louisiana Purchase
Whos the current POTUS
Joe Biden
Rice, cotton, Tabacco
Name the war that led to the "No taxation without represntation"
Seven Years War/ French and Indian
What was the compromise of 1850
As part of the Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act was amended and the slave trade in Washington, D.C., was abolished. Furthermore, California entered the Union as a free state and a territorial government was created in Utah
Who wrote "Remember the Ladies"
Abigail Adams
How many minutes do you have for the DBQ?
60mins (15 mins to read + 45mins to write)
"A social system in which class status is determined at birth. The Spanish had mixed-race children in the Americas with enslaved Africans and Native Americans. Status was determined by how “Spanish” one was, so those with little to no Spanish blood were in the lowest class. "
Caste System
Americans love expanding in this direction... What is the name of that theory.
West, Manifest Destiny
This war gave the US a lot of land
Mexican-American War
What were colonists protesting with the Boston Tea Party?
The Stamp Act, a British tax on print materials such as stamps and newspapers.
What happened on Jan 6, 2021 at the US Capital
The insecurection, coup, riot
"an estate of land and the inhabiting American Indians formerly granted to Spanish colonists or adventurers in America for purposes of tribute and evangelization"
Name the two og political parties
Federalist and Antifederalist
What two rivers did the us and Mexico fight over as the border rivers
Rio Grande and Nueces River
Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
Philadelphia
What is the name of Mrs. Lomeli's daughter?
Camila
Spanish conquistador who led the conquest of the Aztec Empire in Mexico from 1519.
Hernan Cortes
What are the 5 rights that the 1st amendment guarantees in the US Constitution
Speech, Religion, Petition, Assembly, Press
Name at least 4 of the 11 states the seceded from the Union
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas (OG 6) then Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee and North Carolina
Which president signed the Act, which moved Native Americans into unsettled land in the West in exchange for their land within state borders? What is the name of that Act he signed?
Andrew Jackson, Indian Removal Act
What university did Mrs. Lomeli attend?
CSULB