Unit 1
Colonial Era and Revolution
Colonial Era and Revolution
What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?
Protect citizens from the government and limit government power
Why did so many Americans move to California in 1848-1849?
The Gold Rush
What speech did Abraham Lincoln give in 1863 beginning to free all enslaved people?
The Emancipation Proclamation // Gettysburg
What were conditions like in factories in these rapidly growing cities?
Low wages, long hours, poor conditions, child labor was used
What is the name for people who wanted to put an end to slavery?
Abolitionists
What was the direct impact of the Declaration of Independence?
The Declaration of Independence caused the colonies to no longer be under British rule and made the United States of America its own country.
What was the purpose of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
Forcibly move Native Americans out of land in the southern states
What did the Missouri Compromise do for the United States?
It maintained a balance of Free States and Slaves States between the North and South
During the Labor Movement labor unions were created. What are labor unions?
Groups of workers fighting for better wages, conditions, and protecting workers rights
What mode of transportation or development sped up the way business and people traveled east and west in the United States?
The Transcontinental Railroad
The British fought in the French and Indian War, as a result the British were successful, and King George III created the Proclamation Line of 1763. What did this imaginary border do?
This line made it illegal/forbidden to create settlements WEST of the Proclamation Line
What is the belief that it was the destiny of Americans to expand west and it is their right to that land?
Manifest Destiny
Why did the Union go to war against the Confederacy?
To save the Union and end slavery
Inventions like the steel plow and cotton gin made farming work quicker and easier. What happened to farming jobs because of those inventions?
There were less jobs because inventions made the job easy for less people to do
What laws were past after the end of slavery to still discriminate and segregate colored Americans?
The Black Codes / Jim Crow Laws
Which compromise from the Constitutional Convention combined the Virginia Plan of representation by population and the New Jersey Plan which wanted representation to be equal for each state?
The Great Compromise
Why did Thomas Jefferson want the Louisiana Territory to be part of the United States?
To gain complete control over the Mississippi River and Port of New Orleans
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Grant citizenship to any born or naturalized in the United States including former slaves
What book by Upton Sinclair, a muckraker, exposed the meat industry as being unsanitary to the American people? Starting an era of reform journalism
The Jungle
What are the three unalienable rights at are stated in the Declaration of Independence?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
After the United States claimed independence, they now had to find a way to create their government. What was the first attempt at United States government called that was later replaced by the Constitution
Articles of Confederation
What is the historical significance of the telegraph line?
It symbolized the growing use of communications in the West
What was the main flaw of Reconstruction?
It failed to bring a long-term civil right to freed slaves
Why did workers start to get upset with their bosses and big business?
Workers were fed up with the horrible conditions and realized bosses got super rich while workers could barely make it by
Why did cities grow so quickly during Industrialization?
Farming jobs went away / Cities had more jobs and the ability to hire more people