American Ideals
Name the 5 American Ideals
Opportunity, Liberty, Democracy, Equality Rights
Who won the election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
What are the 3 branches of government
Legislative, Judicial & executive
The United States purchased the Louisiana Territory from what country?
What innovation by Thomas Edison improved the quality of life in US cities?
Electrical distribution system
How is what occurred at Ellis Island in the 1800s & 1900s an example of OPPORTUNITY?
Millions of immigrants came to the US looking for a better life and opportunities
What were the 2 sides of the war official names? (Not North and South)
Union & Confederacy
Describe the elements of the Great Compromise that we see in our Legislative branch from the Constitutional Convention
A mixture of New Jersey and Virginia Plans. One house (Senate) is equal representation & the other house (Representatives) is based on the states' population.
What innovation made the biggest impact in the expansion of the United States in the 1800s
Railroads
What did Susan B. Anthony do?
Fought for women's rights (suffrage)
"We the people" is the first 3 words of the Constitution, which of the 5 ideals does that represent the most
Democracy
What was one advantage the SOUTH had going into the war?
Strong military leadership or fighting on their own territory
What does the 4th amendment protect us from?
Illegal search and seizure. must have probable cause
All of these were an effect of the Homestead Act except
a. an increase in slavery.
b. an increase in railway lines.
c. a decrease in settlers moving west.
d. a decrease in American Indian land.
c. a decrease in settlers moving west.
The discovery and refinement of what natural resource changed American life at the turn of 20th Century?
Oil
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What was Gen. Sherman's strategy to win the Civil War?
Total War - Destroy all civilian and military resources to end the South's will to fight
What is one example of check & balances within our government for EACH branch
Many answers
"Remember the Alamo" is a message that people rallied around in adding what territory to the United States.
Texas
Describe how sharecropping kept African American farmers in a new form of slavery
Answers vary
Why was the Dred Scott case a negative example of equality?
What was the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg?
Turning point in the war, south invaded (battle in the North), deadliest BATTLE of the war, etc
What is an example of a concurrent power within our system of federalism?
Collect taxes, enforcing laws, providing for the welfare of citizens
Describe the 4Ws of the "Trail of Tears" (Who, what, where, why)
Cherokee (and other tribes) relocated west of the Mississippi River because eastern settlers wanted land/resources belonging to the existing tribes
What did the 13th, 14th & 15th Amendments add to the Constitution?
13th - Abolished slavery
14th - Citizenship to all American born, specifically African-Americans. Equal protection under the law
15th - Guaranteed the right to vote for African-American men