Politics
What was Polk's biggest failure relative to his campaigning? What is the specific term Polk campaigned with that this question is referring to?
He didn't actually expand American borders to 54-40.
54-40 or fight.
Immigrants from which 2 countries held a majority of the population in the Northern industrial labor force.
Irish and Germans, but mostly Irish
What was the term for people who emigrated to California in pursuit of finding gold? (Hint: Think football.)
49ers
What is Judah's weapon of choice? (Hint: It's something used to clean)
A Swiffer handle
The Liberty Party prevented which well-known senator from becoming president?
Henry Clay
Name an economic effect of Manifest Destiny
Oregon Fever
49ers
Increase in agricultural culture
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin and how did it effect American culture?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
It displayed the horrors of slavery and caused many to question the morality of slavery.
What replica of a famous Greek statue does the Ohio State University have in its library? (Hint: The first word rhymes with dinged.)
The Winged Victory of Samothrace
Which piece of legislation was created form talks of Texas joining the union? What did it do?
Gag Rule
Prevented discussion of slavery in congress
Which market did the Temperance Movement hurt? Explain why.
The whole point of the movement was to decrease alcohol consumption.
Who founded and wrote, explain some of his ideals that were often expressed in The Liberator.
William Loyd Garrison
General emancipation and abolitionism
What's the strongest muscle in the body?
What are the 5 main things that came from the Compromise of 1850?
CA a free state
Ended slave trade in DC
Strict fugitive slave law
Popular Sovereignty
Federal assumption of TX debt
Why would actions taken by the Liberty Party and Free Soil Party hurt the South?
Since the Southern economy was so reliant on slavery, their market wouldn't be able to efficiently expand without the ability to use slave labor. This would prevent Southern expansion and growth.
What important social reforms did Dorothea Dix help to start?
She helped to popularize the notion that society was responsible for rehabilitating criminals and caring for the welfare of the mentally ill, helping to institute penitentiaries, asylums, and orphanages and fight against things like the Auburn System.
Which president has had the highest higest approval rating and which president has had the lowest highest approval rating?
George W. Bush
Donald Trump
Identify the main organizers of the Seneca Falls Convention, the movement that came out of the convention, and briefly summarize the statement made by the Declaration of Sentiments.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Women's Suffrage Movement
"All men and women are created equal."
Explain how economic expansion contributed to growing sectional divisions.
The first half of the 19th century saw vastly different economic developments across sections that shaped their respective interests, views, and especially their perspectives on slavery.
North - Industrialization
West - Commercial agriculture
South - Cotton and Tobacco for export.
Name three social reforms that spawned from the Second Great Awakening.
The Temperance movement intent on outlawing alcohol consumption.
The first Women’s Rights movements
The abolitionist movement that pushed slavery back into the political spotlight.