The Young Nation
War!
Antebellum and Expansion
North v South
That's so Random!
100
Democratic-Republicans opposed the internal improvements part of this economic plan because they believed it was unconstitutional
Clay’s American System
100
The first shots of the Civil War occurred at
Fort Sumter
100
The United States gained control of Florida with this treaty
Adams-Onis Treaty
100
John Brown's raid on this location was supposed to start a slave rebellion. Unfortunately, however, he forgot to tell the slaves.
Harper's Ferry
100
This president’s inauguration symbolized the newly won ascendency of the “Common Man”
Andrew Jackson
200
His financial programs were aimed at gaining the monetary and political support of the wealthy class for the federal government
Alexander Hamilton
200
This is known as the “Second War for Independence”
War of 1812
200
This is the main reason why the U.S. did not annex Texas for quite some time.
it would become a slave state and therefore give more power to the South
200
THIS Supreme Court decision in 1857 effectively repealed THIS compromise.
Dred Scott v. Sanford; The Missouri Compromise
200
Members of the Hudson River School were best known for their romanticized paintings of
The wilderness/landscapes/nature
300
This prohibited slavery in the Old Northwest
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
300
Colonists suspected that this was a trick to get them to violate their principle of “No Taxation without Representation”
Tea Act
300
The Oregon treaty with the British in 1846 set this as the northern boundary of the U.S.
the 49th parallel
300
At the start of the Civil War, Lincoln’s first priority was
Keeping the Union together and controlling the spread of slavery
300
Loose constructionists point to this clause of the Constitution to justify powers of the federal government not specifically noted in the Constitution
“necessary and proper” or “elastic” clause
400
The main purpose of the _____________________, enacted during the Adams administration, was to silence and punish critics of the Federalists.
Alien and Sedition Acts
400
This key battle during the American Revolution brought the colonists much needed aid and a formal alliance with France
Battle of Saratoga
400
This is the unpopular president who had all but one of his cabinet resign and was kicked out of the Whig party for failure to support its platform.
John Tyler
400
Name two of the five parts of the Compromise of 1850.
New Mexico and Utah territory slave issue to be determined by popular sovereignty; California a free state; stricter fugitive slave law; part of Texas bought and given to new territory; banning of slave trade in Wa, D.C.
400
The South hoped that THIS country's reliance on cotton would encourage them to help the South in the War. However, the population of this country has read THIS book and didn't want to help the South.
England; Uncle Tom's Cabin
500
The British Parliament passed THIS act (1765) primarily to raise revenue to pay for British troops in the colonies
Stamp Act
500
The dissatisfaction of Virginia farmers with the colonial governor who failed to protect them against American Indian raids led to
Bacon's Rebellion
500
Neal Dow sponsored this 1851 bill, which called for a ban on the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor
Maine Law
500
Approximately __________% of white Southerners did NOT own slaves during the Antebellum period
75%
500
During the 1856 election, the central issue for the Know-Nothing Party was
Nativism or immigration restriction
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