Leaders of the Early Nation
Who was the first president of the United States of America?
George Washington.
The name of the movement which advocated for abstinence from alcohol.
Temperance Movement.
The name of the anti-immigrant movement that was fueled by distrust of immigrants and fear of work displacement (also a major group within the Know-Nothing Party).
Nativist Movement.
Known as the ____ of ____, this was the forced displacement of Native Americans from Oklahoma which resulted in thousands of deaths.
"Trail of Tears"
The name of the act which prohibited trade with foreign nations in an effort to resist the attack on American ships by British and French forces.
Embargo Act of 1807.
Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson.
The meeting in which women rallied to fight for voting rights and wrote the famous Declaration of Sentiments which declared men and women equal.
Seneca Falls Convention of 1848.
What was the name of the policy that barred entry of immigrants from China?
Chinese Exclusion Act.
What was the name of the act that broke up tribal organizations and authorized the president to break up reservation lands?
Dawes Act.
What is the name of the document which asserted the Western Hemisphere as an independent realm (free of influence from Europe)?
Monroe Doctrine.
The president which signed the Indian Removal Act into law, effectively forcing the mass resettlement of American Indians across the nation.
Andrew Jackson.
The book that sparked empathy for slaves across the nation and fueled the movement for the abolition of slavery.
Uncle Tom's Cabin.
What was the primary reason nativists disliked the Irish?
They were Catholic.
What president passed the Reservation Policy, promising that "Indian Country" would remain permanent in the US?
Andrew Jackson.
The Non-Intercourse Act permitted America to trade with all foreign nations except what two countries?
Great Britain and France.
What president doubled the size of the US through the famous Louisiana Purchase?
Thomas Jefferson.
What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
An act which penalized the aiding of escaped slaves and demanded they be returned to their slaveholders promptly.
What were the three largest countries of origin for immigrants in the US during the Reconstruction Era?
Germany, Ireland, and England.
What was the Indian Reorganization Act?
A measure that promoted the reestablishment of Native American tribes.
In what year did the Treaty of Paris officially end the war of the American Revolution?
1783.
Who was famous for declaring slaves "henceforth and forever free" as of January 1st, 1863?
Abraham Lincoln.
One of the largest and earliest American labor organizations in the 19th century, collapsed following the Chicago Haymarket Riots of 1886. What was it's name?
Knights of Labor.
Birds of Passage.
What Supreme Court case established that non-Native Americans could not intrude upon reservations without license?
Worcester v. Georgia.
The XYZ Affair resulted in a small, undeclared war known as what?
The Quasi-War.