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Tell me the difference between abolitionists and anti-slavery people?
Abolitionists: want it ended now. No plans Anti-Slavery People: want it ended eventually. Want plans made
100
Tell me what you know about John Wilkes Booth.
Actor Southern sympathizer Mad about Confederate loss Killed Lincoln in Booth's Theater in Washington DC
100
During what war was the Battle of Vicksburg?
Civil War
100
The group who started education for Native Americans was called?
The Bureau of Indian Affairs
100
What does Manifest Destiny mean?
It is God's will for people to move West
200
Define tariff and explain how it angered Southerners in the Nullification Crisis.
A tax on an imported good. Southerners had to buy materials (with tariffs on them) from Europe but sell goods (with no tariff) in the USA
200
Who marched across the South using total war against the Confederates?
William T Sherman
200
During what war was the Battle of Philadelphia and who won it?
American Revolution and British.
200
The prestigious college that was created for and by African Americans was known as?
Howard University
200
The number of slaves someone needed to own to be considered a planter was?
20!
300
What are checks and balances? Name the three branches that have them.
A way to veto other branches and balance power. Executive Legislative Judicial
300
Tell me one thing Jackson did and one thing Johnson did.
Answers may vary.
300
The rebel yell was used at which battle? Who used it?
Bull Run Confederate Army
300
When schools first began, why were some people angry?
Everyone had to pay taxes to send children to school (even if you had none)
300
What is the difference between Black Codes and Jim Crow Laws?
Black codes-told the slaves what they could not do Jim Crow Laws-made it the law that blacks and whites be separated in schools, churches, etc
400
Differentiate between the Bill of Rights and the Amendments.
They are all changes to the Constitution but only the first 10 Amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
400
Explain the roles that Sam Slater and Eli Whitney had on the Industrial Revolution.
Slater: Memorized cotton spinning machine and brought it to US Whitney: Interchangeable Parts and Cotton Gin
400
Explain the 3 part British invasion during the War of 1812.
NY_ US pushes British back DC & Baltimore_British burn white house and capitol. Soldiers flag remains up in Baltimore and Francis Scott Key wrote the National Anthem. New Orleans_Andrew Jackson (US) wins with an army of soldiers, Native Americans, and African Americans.
400
The right to vote for slavery in new states is called?
Popular Sovreignty
400
Name 2 Confederate and 2 Union Advantages during the Civil War.
Answers may vary.
500
Define the 14 Amendment and the three parts.
1. Everyone is a citizen except Native Americans. 2. Right to vote cannot be denied by a state (or they lose government representation). 3. Former Confederate leaders cannot become union leaders.
500
What were the roles that Edwin Stanton and Edmund Ross played in history?
Stanton--Johnson's Secretary of War (was fired) Ross--voted to NOT impeach Johnson from office.
500
The ironclad warship battle of the Civil War that we learned about was between which two boats?
Virginia and Monitor
500
What rights were Border Ruffians in Kansas trying to deny people?
The right to vote
500
What 3 things did the 10% plan say?
10% of the state MUST 1. Promise loyalty to the Union 2. Support the US Constitution/laws 3. Accept end of slavery