Vocabulary
What Year?
Who?
Events
Hodge Podge
100
This word means wealth or having a lot of material possessions. She lived in a very ____________ neighborhood where underground swimming pools and security systems were common. a. appalled b. affluent c. immoral d. domestic
b. affluent
100
This is the year the first slaves were brought to PA. a. 1684 b. 1754 c. 1776 d. 1861
a. 1684
100
He was the 16th president of the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln
100
This procedure was eventually adopted at the national level and allowed the two political parties to use a nominating convention. a. The Missouri Compromise b. The Pennsylvania Plan c. The Dred Scott Decision d. The Compromise of 1850
b. The Pennsylvania Plan
100
Antebellum refers to the years _____________. a. following the Civil War b. during the Civil War c. leading up to the Civil War d. before and after the Civil War.
c. leading up to the Civil War
200
This word means to formally withdraw from a country. The differences between people's beliefs in different parts of the country in the 1800s led to the _____________ of the southern states. a. edifice b. import c. rampant d. secession
d. secession
200
This is when the Civil War occurred in the United States. a. 1771-1774 b. 1861-1864 c. 1804-1808 d. 1791-1794
b. 1861-1864
200
He was the president before Lincoln.
James Buchanan
200
This was a war between two countries over a border dispute. a. Civil War b. Mexican-American War c. Revolutionary War d. French and Indian War
b. Mexican-American War
200
The Constitution of 1838 put more power in the hands of the voters by decreasing the power of the governor, allowing the voters to elect state and local officials like judges, and _______________. a. extending the right to vote to all white males who were 21 years of age or older b. extending the right to vote to all males who were 21 and over c. extending the right to vote to all white males who were 18 or older d. extending the right to vote to women.
a. extending the right to vote to all white males who were 21 years of age or older
300
This word means moderate, cautious, or traditional. His stand on slavery was more ______________ than that of other politicians because his views were not extreme. He thought slavery was wrong, yet he felt the government didn't have the right to interfere where it existed. a. condemn b. prestigious c. rampant d. conservative
d. conservative
300
This is the year that slavery was abolished in the U.S. a. 1860 b. 1864 c. 1886 d. 1828
b. 1864
300
This man was born into slavery, but he was allowed to learn to read and write. He eventually purchased freedom from his master, was the first bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and organized the Free African Society. a. James Mott b. David Wilmot c. Dred Scott d. Richard Allen
d. Richard Allen
300
As a result of this, California became a free state, two new territories were formed, and people in the North were required to return runaway slaves. a. Kansas-Nebraska Act b. Dredd Scott Decision c. Compromise of 1850 d. Christiana Rebellion
c. Compromise of 1850
300
What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?
A Penny
400
This word means to remember and honor something usually in the form of a ceremony. The town wanted to ____________ the soldiers' service and bravery in the war by having a parade. a. commemorate b. assess c. appease d. import
a. commemorate
400
This is when Abraham Lincoln was elected as the first Republican president. a. 1850 b. 1851 c. 1860 d. 1861
c. 1860
400
He was elected to the House of Representatives and became known for a proviso that stated slavery should not be allowed in any territory gained in the war with Mexico. a. David Wilmot b. Richard Allen c. Dred Scott d. James Mott
a. David Wilmot
400
This stated that slaves were not citizens of the U.S., had no rights stated in the Constitution, and were considered property. a. Christiana Rebellion b. Kansas-Nebraska Act c. Fugitive Slave Act d. Dred Scott Decision
d. Dred Scott Decision
400
I drive men mad For love of me, Easily beaten, Never free.
Gold
500
This word refers to a political party meeting held to select candidates or decide on policies. The republicans will hold a _______________ to determine their presidential nominee. a. edifice b. caucus c. precaution d. secession
b. caucus
500
This is when the Mexican-American War occurred. a. 1846-1848 b. 1828-1830 c. 1851-1853 d. 1901-1906
a. 1846-1848
500
This person helped to organize the Antislavery Society, was active in the Underground Railroad, and started the first Women's Rights Convention. a. Lucretia Purvis b. Lucretia Wilmot c. Lucretia Mott d. Lucretia Lincoln
c. Lucretia Mott
500
This stated that any new state entering the Union in the Louisiana Territory would be free or slave based on a line drawn west to the Rocky Mountains. a. Missouri Compromise b. Compromise of 1850 c. Pennsylvania Plan d. Constitution of 1838
a. Missouri Compromise
500
I am always hungry, I must always be fed, The finger I touch, Will soon turn red
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