Ch 4
Ch 5
Native History
Civil War
50 years
Lottery
100
He was the first Vice President of the US
John Adams
100
This method of transportation helped settle the West
Trains, locomotives, or Choo-choos
100
Who was the first explorer to land in US lands and where did he land?
Juan Ponce de Leon
Florida
100
This man was the Confederate General
Robert E Lee
100
This was the main hate group that formed after the Emancipation Proclamation
Klu Klux Klan
100
This president tried to ignore slavery to keep the union together and, when that failed, signed the Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln
200
Name of the native guide that led Louis and Clark along their expedition
Sakakawea
200
An organization formed to support workers’ interests
Labor Union
200
What did the US gov't do to control the Lakota without killing them?
Kill the Buffalo
200
The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day in American history with over 3,000 casualties and 17,000 wounded. When was that day?
Sept 17, 1862
200
Total control over a product or industry is known as a what?
200
Why did the majority of Plymouth colonists come to the US lands?
300
This was the reason the War of 1812 was the final straw for the Federalist party
They were against the war and seen as un-American
300
What is a protective tariff
A tax on imports to protect American businesses
300
What way of life did the settlers have that natives did not which helped push the native people out of their land?
The concept of "land ownership"
300
This term refers to forcing someone into military service
Conscription
300
In 1876, Hayes was given the election in exchange for what?
Removal of the troops from the South
300
What sets the US apart from other countries in labor unions?
Our labor laws are really weak
400
Why did Americans side with the French revolutionaries?
They were fighting for the same rights
400
What are the three main negative results of growing populations
Crime
Overcrowding
Sanitation/Health Issues
400
What was the name of Tisquantam's tribe and what happened to them?
Patuxet
Died from disease
400
These seven states were the ones to initially secede from the Union
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Texas, and Louisiana
400
The period after the Civil War characterized by trying to increase rights for Black Americans and get them more involved in gov't
Reconstruction Era
400
The legislation created to outlaw monopolies
The Sherman Anti-trust Act (1890)
500
These were the four main things Jefferson did while in office
paid off all the federal debt
cut down on government spending
reduced the standing army
removed the whiskey tax
500
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Allowed Maine to enter as a free state and Missouri to enter as a slave state
Banned slavery above Missouri's southern border
500
Who were the five "civilized" tribes?
Chickasaw
Cherokee
Choctaw
Creek
Seminole
500
How did the annexation of Texas lead to the Civil War?
After the War with Mexico, all that territory had to be admitted as either slave or free states
500
What is the 13th Amendment?
Banning of slavery and involuntary servitude, except in case of criminal conviction
500
The ability of the states to intervene if they feel the federal gov't passed a law that was unconstitutional
Interposition