Women History
What was the name of the movement to further regulate alcoholic consumption in the US
The Temperance Movement
What was the cause of the Civil War?
Dispute between the North and South over the continued existence of slavery.
Abraham Lincoln was the __th president of the United States.
16th
In which state did the Gold Rush occur?
California
The name of the party whom opposed Andrew Jackson.
What was the name of an African American women who escaped slavery and helped many other slaves escape via the underground railroad?
Sojourner Truth
What were the names of the opposing North and South during the Civil War?
North was called the Union and the South was called the Confederates.
Name the president who opposed the National Bank, hated Native Americans, and threatened to implore military force upon South Carolina if they seceded.
Andrew Jackson
Who invented the cotton gin?
List the three different parts of the US Constitution.
The Preamble, The Articles, The Amendments (Bill of Rights)
What was the name of the textile mill where many women revolted for equal pay?
Lowell's Mill
What was the name of the act passed by Abraham Lincoln which declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."
The Emancipation Proclamation
Where, who, and how was Abraham Lincoln killed?
By John Wilkes Booth with a pistol in a theater.
What was the name of the treaty which ceded half of Mexico's land to the United States, including California, Nevada, Utah, and parts of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming.
Treaty of Guadalupe Hildago
Name of the message Abraham Lincoln gave to the country with the main message of preserving the united states and avoiding civil war. He also mentioned he did not plan to outlaw slavery in states where it was already established
Inaugural Address
What was the Seneca Falls Convention and when did it take place?
The Seneca Falls Convention, held in July 1848, was the first women's rights convention in the United States.
Why was the North in favor of taxing imported goods (tariffs on foreign trade), and why was the South opposed to this?
The North was in favor of these tariffs because it protected the Northern economy by making American goods cheaper than European goods. The South disliked this because they relied on the European goods for weapons and supplies to fight against the North.
_______ ___ was an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime. She championed causes for both the mentally ill and indigenous populations.
Dorothea Dix
Name 2 significant differences between the First Great Awakening and the Second Great Awakening.
The First Great Awakening focused on emotional preaching and a personal, individual relationship with God. The Second Great Awakening focused more on more accessible salvation and moral improvement, more specifically women's rights.
Why did Britain give the Oregon Territory to the US in 1846
To avoid war or conflict with the US, and in response to the growing American population.
What was the name of the Quaker Philadelphia feminist who fought for gender equality and racial equality (abolition).
Lucretia Mott
Name the act which mandated all former escaped slaves to be returned to their owners regardless of being in free states.
Fugitive Slave Act (1850)
____ _____ was executed by hanging in Charlestown, Virginia on December 2, 1859, for his role in the Harpers Ferry raid. He was found guilty of treason, murder, and inciting a slave insurrection.
John Brown
Who won the 1848 US election?
Zachary Taylor
What was the name of the act which allowed two states to vote on whether they became slave or free states. (Hint: "Bleeding ______")
Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854