King Cotton
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
Who was Denmark Vesey?
He was the former enslaved man executed for a plot to start a "slave rebellion" in Charleston, SC.
What is sectionalism?
An intense focus on regional (local) issues.
What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830?
An executive order from the president ordering indigenous tribes to be removed from the Southeast US.
What is "manifest destiny"?
The belief that the territory from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast belonged to the US by divine right.
What does the word "Antebellum" mean?
It is Latin for "before the war".
How did Denmark Vesey buy his freedom?
He paid for it himself after winning the lottery.
What is nationalism?
An intense pride or patriotism for one's country
What does the word "assimilate" mean?
To integrate into a society or culture.
Who was president of the US during the Mexican-American war?
James K. Polk
What did the cotton gin do?
It removed seeds from cotton and allowed more production.
What does the word "emancipate" mean?
"To set free"
Who was the 3rd president of the USA?
Thomas Jefferson
Who was the president responsible from removing the indigenous tribes from the Southeast?
President Andrew Jackson
List 2 causes of the Mexican-American War:
1) The US wants Mexican territory as a part of westward expansion
2) The US annexes Texas as a state (Texas was Mexican territory)
3) Mexico's government is divided
What does the word "textile" mean?
It means "related to fabric or weaving".
Who was the orator known for the speech "What To the Slave Is Your 4th of July?"?
Frederick Douglass
What was the Louisiana purchase?
The purchase of territory by the United states stretching South to North across the Midwest.
The journey from Georgia/North Carolina/Tennessee of the Cherokee was known as what?
The Trail of Tears
Who was the president of Mexico during the Mexican-American War?
General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna?
What was cotton production in the South dependent upon?
Slave labor
Did Thomas Jefferson own enslaved people?
Yes, in fact he technically owned his own children.
Who did the US purchase the Louisiana Purchase from?
France (Napoleon)
What state were the Cherokee relocated to?
Oklahoma
What was the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
The treaty that ended the M-A War and granted a majority of the Western territories to the US.