Early Native Americans/European Exploration:
Why was the European population killed off?
Diseases killed off the population
What were the three goals for British Colonization in the Americas?
Goal 1: Make money
Goal 2: Seek better living conditions
Goal 3: Religious Freedom (British only)
What was the most significant result of the Dred Scott decision?
Ruled that Black Americans could not be citizens
What did the Fifteenth Amendment of the US Constitution establish?
Answer: That suffrage cannot be denied based on race, color, or previous servitude
The 1848 convention declaration was modeled after the declaration of independence, and demanded women’s rights such as equal pay for equal work, equal education opportunities, property rights, and the right to vote.
→ Seneca Falls Convention
Name the Empires that Colonized North America?
-Spain (South and West)
-France (North and Great Lakes)
-Dutch (NY)
-British (13 Colonies along the Atlantic Coast)
What are the four different kinds of Colonies with different purposes?
Religious: people seeking religious freedom for themselves
Corporate: a company starting a for profit colony
Proprietary: a person gaining ownership of a colony
Royal: a colony founded by a king/queen
Where did the Civil War begin and who fired first?
Began at Fort Sumter when Confederate forces fired fist on the Union
What was the biggest factor that brought Congressional Reconstruction to an end in 1877?
Answer: Republicans and Democratic parties came to a compromise after the election
This racist 1850 law pushed for westward expansion by offering 650 acres of land to married white couples, and 320 acres to single people. It offered opportunities to start business, and trade, while at the same time pushing Native people off their land and was a cause of.
→ Manifest Destiny and Oregon Donation Land Act
What was the population of North America in 1500?
Estimated at 15 million
What were the Navigation Acts?
-Only trade goods on British ships, and pay an extra shipping tax
-Dutch/French ships could not bring their goods into British harbors in the colonies
-Non British goods (Dutch Tea) could come only on a British ship and you would have to pay an extra tax=more expensive
What is popular sovereignty?
Answer: The idea that people in areas should vote to decide whether or not slavery should be allowed in that area.
Who supported the Wade Davis Bill?
Answer: Radical Republicans
Who signed this 1830 act authorizing forced relocation of Native Americans from their home in the south to settle west of the Mississippi in Oklahoma, and what was it called, how did this also lead to the trail of tears?
→ Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, lead to the trail of tears being known because thousands died during the journey due starvation, disease, and exposure.
What did Christians believe the Native people were killed for?
Believed god was punishing the Native people for not converting fast enough which was an excuse for conquest and forced conversion
What are cash crops and what were they?
Cash crops: farming in mass amounts to gain money, Europeans needed more workers
-Tobacco and Cotton
What did most Republicans think of slavery at the time?
Answer: They accepted it where it already existed but opposed further expansion to the territories
What economic development was used in the South to control Black labor during Reconstruction?
Answer: Sharecropping
This invention created by who, dramatically increased cotton production in the south, making it a worldwide cashcrop. It caused the south to depend heavily on slave labor, rais the value of enslaved people, international trade, and breeding programs and Native American removal to be ramped up.
→ Eli Whitney, cotton gin
What were the Europeans reasoning for conquering the Native Americans?
Europeans viewed Native Americans as “unsophisticated” and “savages” which led to justification fro conquering and early enslavement/genocide
Why did slavery increase in the British Colonies?
-Cash crops
-Indentured Servants
-After Bacon’s Rebellion
-Black Codes
What was the primary reason the North went to war with the South in 1861?
Answer: To preserve the Union
Who was the Radical Republican who refused to let ex-Confederate members in Congress?
Answer: Thaddeus Stevens
True or False: Mexican Cession occurred after the U.S. defended itself from Mexican aggression in a war caused by Mexico Invading U.S. territory.
→ False, describe the real border dispute.