Unit 1
Why were the colonists upset about the Stamp Act?
“No Taxation without Representation” mad they had to pay taxes but couldnt vote
inspired by religion, this major reform movement made Americans want to improve society:
What was the goal of the 2nd Great Awakening?
This order/document showed Federal governments authority over states- Made the slaves free
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
What were the main differences between Du Bois and Washington?
Du Bois believed that Black people should resist segregation and seek education.Washington thought Black people should work to gain rights and supported segregation.
What were the Articles of Confederation? why were they designed to have the Federal Government weaker than the States?
America’s first organized attempt at a government. Very weak central government because they did not like the idea of having a strong Central government due to just rebellion against a King who abused their Natural rights
Compromise to allow Missouri to join the union as a slave state and Maine to join as a free state. Maintaining the balance of power in Congress.
What is the Missouri Compromise?
why was Reconstruction under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson similar?
Both of them wanted a quick way for them to re-enter the union.
Policies like the Chinese Exclusion Act and the Gentleman's agreement were designed by what group of people to limit the rights and freedoms of Migrants?
Nativists
The Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Tea Acts were all taxes created in order to pay for what?
What is the French and Indian War?
The north destroyed many of their railroad lines and shipping lines making it very hard to import/export goods. Known as the Anaconda Plan
How did the Civil War impact/hurt the Southern Economy?
How did the Northern Politicians try to hurt the confederacy?
They tried to set the enslaved free, and developed laws that would hurt the confederation.
How were natives forced to coexist with the American settlers in the West?
Forced Assimilation created cultural genocide for the Native Americans.
The schools did not allow them to:
Use their own names,
Use their native tongue (language)
To forget about their culture.
Document that stated America would serve as the "protector" of the Western Hemisphere
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
The Louisiana Territory, Texas Annexation, and California Annexation are all examples of What major American Goal? What problem did this cause in government?
What is Manifest Destiny/Westward Expansion? Expansion of slavery.
How does Westward Expansion impact Native American people?
Native American land was taken away
What were the goals of labor unions during the Gilded Age?
union workers gained respect, rights, and the support of powerful individuals
This major wvent in the 1700's proved that the first form of government (the Articles of Confederation) were flawed and needed to be replaced:
What is Shay's Rebellion?
What was the war of 1812? How did it impact America?
War over Impressment of soldiers.
Nothing was gained from either side of the war.
This court case justified Segregation, and upheld Jim Crow Laws- It Violated the 14th Amendment
What is Plessy v. Ferguson?
industrialists or big business owners who gained huge profits by paying their employees extremely low wages. They also drove their competitors out of business by selling their products cheaper than it cost to produce it.
Robber Barons and Captain of Industries?