Civil War
What type of advantage did the Union have over the Confederacy?
Economic advantage (better railroads, better manufacturing, more people, better food production)
The purpose of the Freedman's Bureau was to
provide work, education, and relief for former slaves.
The differences in the economic development of the mid-Atlantic, New England, and Southern colonies can BEST be attributed to the
geographic conditions there.
How did the outcome of the French and Indian War (1754–1763) affect American colonists?
New taxes were imposed by Britain to pay its debts.
. During the early 1800s the British Navy began to take U.S. sailors and sea merchants captive during the early 1800s, forcing them to work on British ships. What was this practice called?
Impressment
Ft. Sumter is MOST significant for being
where the first shots of the Civil War were fired.
What was a common goal of the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the United States Constitution?
granting basic rights to formerly enslaved persons
The many natural resources available drove colonists to focus on agriculture.
the influence of geography on the Mid-Atlantic Colonies
What was one effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?
Slave states gained additional congressional representation.
Why was Monroe's presidency known as the "Era of Good Feelings"?
There was more national unity due to the end of the War of 1812.
The first and only President of the Confederate States of America
Jefferson Davis
What was a result of the disputed presidential election of 1876?
Reconstruction ended as federal troops were removed from the South.
In which area did good harbors, abundant forests, rocky soil, and a short growing season most influence the colonial economy?
New England
The Proclamation of 1763 was issued by Great Britain after the French and Indian War primarily to
limit conflict between Native American Indians and colonial settlers
The spoils system, universal white male suffrage, and the Indian Removal Act are all associated with which presient
Andrew Jackson
Issued by President Lincoln stating that all slaves in states engaged in rebellion would be considered free
Emancipation Proclamation
After the Civil War, a significant cause of the conflict between President Andrew Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress was disagreement over
the plans for restoring Southern states to the Union
One reason traditions of self-government developed in the American colonies before the French and Indian War was that the British
practiced salutary neglect in the colonies
What was a major philosophy expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
a belief in the natural rights of citizens
What encouraged society to create reform movement focused on fixing social ills?
Second Great Awakening
This battle occurred from July 1-3, 1863 and marked the end of attempts by the Confederacy to invade the Union
Gettysburg
Legislation passed to prevent newly freed African-Americans from obtaining their rights as citizens
Black Codes
Under the British system of mercantilism, the American colonies served primarily as a
market for British manufactured goods and a source of raw materials
The outcome at Saratoga was important because
it won the Americans a foreign ally.
How did the Mexican-American War lead to greater sectionalism within the United States government?
There was great tension between pro-slavery and anti-slavery representatives over how new territories won would handle the issue of slavery