One Term Presidents
1928
Herbert Hoover
What does secede mean?
To leave a group
What is significant about 1619 in American History?
It was the year the first enslaved people were brought to the Americas.
Who was elected President in 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
Who was the "Father of Texas"?
(Stephen F) Austin
1976
Jimmy Carter
Who was the Chief Justice who wrote the opinion of the Dred Scott case?
(Roger) Taney
Who is Eli Whitney?
He invented the cotton gin.
True or False: Stephen Douglas believed that to keep the Union together, slavery must be abolished in all states and territories.
False
Who are the Federalists?
A group of people in favor of the Constitution and its strong central government.
1824
John Quincy Adams
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Fill in the blank: "Go _________ Moses"
Down
What is significant about $676?
It was the amount paid for Anthony Burns' freedom.
What practice was banned in the "Northwest Territory" under the Northwest Ordinance?
Slavery
1876
Rutherford B Hayes
What was "Bleeding Kansas"?
A series of violent conflicts in Kansas over whether or not Kansas should be added as a free or slave state.
Harriet Tubman made __ trips to the South as a part of the Underground Railroad.
19
What percentage of the popular vote did Abraham Lincoln receive in the 1860 election?
40%
What are the five rights protected in the first amendment?
the right to: religion, free speech, petition, assembly, and the press.
1888
Benjamin Harrison
What were two of the four things decided by the Dred Scott Case?
1. Slaves are not citizens, so they can't sue
2. Slaves are property and can be taken anywhere
3. Congress cannot ban slavery from any territory
4. The Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
In 1850 the slave population was (how many)?
23 Million (+/- 5 Million)
What did the Kansas-Nebraska Act say about how these states would decide whether they would be free or slave states?
Popular Sovereignty
What was, "a policy declared in 1823 that declared that European powers were to stay out of affairs in the Americas"?
The Monroe Doctrine