1492-1754
What are the three Gs?
Gold, God, Glory
Name a coercive act (an act that provoked the Americans into revolting)
Stamp Act Crisis (1765-1766), Townshend Crisis (1767-1770), Tea Act Crisis (1773-1776)
What is nativism?
Nativism is the political policy of promoting or protecting the interests of native or indigenous inhabitants over those of immigrants, including the support of immigration-restriction measures. (mostly directed at Irish immigrants)
What is Manifest Destiny?
Manifest destiny was a widely held belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were entitled to conquer and control North America.
Name a robber baron.
Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Vanderbilt
Name a crop brought to North America via the Columbian Exchange.
Corn, Potatoes, Tomatoes
What were the causes of the American Revolution?
Growing independence over Salutary Neglect (prior to 1754), Cumulative effect of British policy post French and Indian War, Spread of Enlightenment ideals
What are the names of the two explorers tasked with exploring Louisiana?
Lewis & Clark
Who was the president known for poorly leading and facilitating disunion before the Civil War?
James Buchanan
Why were they called robber barons?
Robber baron, pejorative term for one of the powerful 19th-century American industrialists and financiers who made fortunes by monopolizing huge industries through the formation of trusts, engaging in unethical business practices, exploiting workers, and paying little heed to their customers or competition.
Name a major joint-stock company.
Dutch EIC, Virginia Company
Why did the American Revolution happen?
French & Indian War’s 2 consequences (Debt, Land)
How much was the Louisiana Purchase bought for?
15 million dollars.
What legendary novel stirred Northern and European sympathy for slaves before the start of the war?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
What is a political machine?
In the politics of representative democracies, a political machine is a political group in which an authoritative leader or small group command the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive patronage as reward for their efforts.
What percentage of native americans died as a result of diseases brought over during the columbian exchange?
90%
What was Republican Motherhood?
It was the idea that daughters and mother should be taught to uphold ideas of Republicanism. They would pass their Republican values to further generations.
What was the Market Revolution?
The market revolution sparked explosive economic growth and new personal wealth, but it also created a growing lower class of property-less workers and a series of devastating depressions, called “panics.”
What was Bleeding Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas describes the period of repeated outbreaks of violent guerrilla warfare between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces following the creation of the new territory of Kansas in 1854.
Who were New Immigrants?
The "new immigrants" came largely from southern and eastern Europe. Largely Catholic and Jewish in religion, the new immigrants came from the Balkans, Italy, Poland, and Russia.
What was the Encomienda System?
The encomienda was a Spanish labor system that rewarded conquerors with the labor of particular groups of conquered non-Christian people.
What was George Washington's opinion on political parties?
They would ruin the country: "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
What was the Second Great Awakening?
A reaction against enlightened secular thought, mirrored First Great Awakening with self-proclaimed holy men and public preaches. Preached individual freedom and and a return to God. Mostly Methodist and Baptist.
Which four states seceded due to Lincoln's actions after Fort Sumter?
VA., AR., N.C., TEN.
What was Ellis Island?
An immigrant receiving station that opened in 1892, where immigrants were given a medical examination and only allowed in if they were healthy.