Indigenous People
What is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that it is both justified and inevitable that the US will expand West
List at least 3 causes of the American Revolution
End of Salutary Neglect
Taxes - Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act, etc
Coercive Acts
Desire to take Native land
etc.
What EXACTLY did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
End slavery ONLY in the states still rebelling against the government 100 days after it was issued (North can keep slavery, South can IF they give up the war asap)
Describe the process at Ellis Island in as much detail as possible
Wait in line for hours or days
Medical inspection
Quarantine if sick or turned away if permanent disability
Interrogation to see if they should be allowed in (likely to be a public charge, "immoral character" etc.)
What major scientific advancement did Washington famously take advantage of in the Revolutionary War?
Inoculations (Vaccines)
Giving up your culture (willingly or by force) to take on the more dominant culture in society
List at least 3 rights in the Bill of Rights
1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
2 Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3 No quartering of soldiers.
4Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9Other rights of the people.
10Powers reserved to the states.
What did the 15th amendment do?
Voting right regardless of race
What were 3 common arguments made by Nativists against allowing immigrants over time?
-Cannot assimilate or don't assimilate
-Steal jobs from Americans
-Bring in disease
-Eugenics
-Only poor / uneducated people immigrate
-Drain on US social programs
-Different religion
-Bring in things like communism and anarchism
Describe the guns used in the American Revolution
Slow to reload, can only hit 100 yards away, very inaccurate, have to be reloaded after every bullet, etc.
Describe life in Native American boarding schools with at least 3 specific details
Forced to assimilate by doing things like cutting hair, wearing "American" clothes, eating "American" food, banned from speaking any language other than English, etc.
Thousands died in these schools due to diseases, malnutrition, etc.
What are 2 powers of the Executive Branch?
Sign treaties, veto or sign laws, appoint cabinet members, commander in chief of the military, appoint federal judges, etc.
What amendment ended slavery everywhere (except as punishment for a crime)?
13th amendment
What group was the first group to be banned from immigrating to the US based on nationality / what is the name of the law that banned them?
Chinese people - Chinese Exclusion Act
List 2 types of advancements in technology / communication / transportation that occurred between the War of 1812 and the Civil War
-Canal system in US
-Ironclads
-Steamboats become the norm
-Railroads
-Telegraph
-Photography
-Rifles
List at least 3 justifications given for European Colonization
God
Gold
Glory (power)
Land
Etc.
What was one big flaw in the Articles of Confederation (why did we replace it with the Constitution?)
No power to tax (could not pay off debts or pay soldiers)
Could not regulate trade
Could not have a standing army
Needed unanimous support for any changes to pass
What was the final decision of the Kansas-Nebraska Act about slavery in new states?
Popular Sovereignty - new states get to vote if they will be slave or free states
How did the Johnson-Reed Act (Immigration Act of 1924) change immigration?
Created limits on immigration by creating quotas for how many people can come to the US from each country. Quotas were based on 2% of their population in the US in 1890
List 2 types of advancements in technology / communication / transportation that occurred between the Revolution and the War of 1812
-Cotton Gin
-Factories / Mills
-Interchangeable parts for muskets
-Better boats (near the end, steamboats!)
Describe the Trail of Tears, its causes, and its ultimate impact
President Jackson wanted indigenous land in the South for white settlers so they forced tribes such as the Cherokee, Choctaw, Cree, etc. to walk 5,000 to move to Oklahoma. About 1/4 of them died
What are 2 powers of the Legislative Branch?
Writes/votes on laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, controls taxing and spending policies, impeach / remove president, etc.
What did the 14th Amendment do?
Equal protection
citizenship regardless of race
What was the cause and effect of the Mexican-American War?
Cause: US wanted Texas (after Texas Revolution made it independent) / California, Mexico will not let them
Impact: US gets California, New Mexico, Arizona, etc. - US gains first Mexican-American population
What were the Committees of Correspondence?
Provisional governments set up in each of the 13 colonies prior to the American Revolution to exchange ideas and information. The Committees helped organize resistance / the 1st continental congress. Helped spread letters and pamphlets with information