Antislavery Feelings
What was the document signed by President Lincoln to free the slaves during the Civil War?
Emancipation Proclamation
What is sedition?
An illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government.
Who wrote Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
What was the Headright System?
It was a mean to solve labor shortages.
What was the Nativist movement?
Who led the Raid on Harper's Ferry?
John Brown
What amendment did Zenger's trial impact the most?
1st Amendment
(Freedom of speech/press)
Who was Thomas Paine?
A professional radical and a revolutionary propagandist
What was the House of Burgesses?
It was the first legislative assembly in the American Colonies (1619).
What type of immigrants were mainly coming to the United States?
Irish & Roman Catholics
What happened to John Brown following the raid?
Why did Zenger go on trial?
He publicly criticized New York governor, William Cosby in the newspaper.
Who sponsored Paine's immigration to America?
Benjamin Franklin
What was the House of Burgesses modeled after?
British Parliament
Why was the Know Nothing Party opposed to immigration?
They thought immigrants posed a threat to the American Experience.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do to the war?
(3 things)
The document made the war about slavery & took away European aid & got 200,000 freed slaves to fight for the Union.
What is a libel?
A libel is a false and malicious publication printed with the purpose of publicly defacing a living person.
What type of literary structure did Common Sense have?
It was a pamphlet.
Who were the Burgess?
They were elected/appointed officials in the English House o Commons.
How did Nativism come to be?
It was born out of industrialization -- more workers were needed
How did people feel about John Brown?
Slaves loved him & Southerners hated him.
How did the trial affect the way the people viewed the government?
They were now able to voice their opinions freely without serious repercussions.
What was Common Sense about?
It pushed for independence within the colonies from Great Britain.
How did wealthy people accumulate headrights?
They had to pay for indentured servants to immigrate and come work for them.
(land > money)
What s the definition of nativism?
The U.S. policy of protecting the interest of native-born or established inhabitants.