Misc. Questions
What law created a method for how a territory could become a state?
Northwest Ordinance
What are the names of the West African Kingdoms?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Which colony was started by people from debtor's prisons?
Georgia
What invention led to an increase in the slave population of the South?
Cotton Gin
What was the name of the Union plan to blockade southern ports?
Anaconda Plan
What was the name of the states that seceded from the Union?
The Confederate States of America
When did the African Kingdoms exist?
300 to 1600 AD
What religious group established the Pennsylvania Colony?
Quakers
Who wrote the North Star Newspaper?
Frederick Douglas
Who was the leader of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why were 80% of battles fought in Virginia during the Civil War?
The capitals were in or near Virginia.
How did these kingdoms become so powerful?
They controlled trade (gold and salt).
What colonial region specialized in fishing, ship building, and naval supplies?
New England
How did the U.S. Government acquire Florida?
A treaty with Spain.
What are the three main issues that divided the North and South during the Civil War?
Economic, Cultural, and Constitutional
What are some of the main reasons why people headed west?
1. Cheap, fertile land
2. Gold, farming, freedom, and logging
3. Population Growth
4. Overland Trails/Cheaper, faster transportation
5. Manifest Destiny
Where were the African Kingdoms located?
West Africa, along the Niger River, and south of the Sahara Desert.
What is it called when two or more people depend on each other for goods and services?
Interdependence
What act allowed allowed the U.S. Government to exchange western lands for Native American lands on the east coast?
The American Indian Removal Act
Which compromise allowed people in each state to decide the slavery issue for themselves using popular sovereignty?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
What are the weaknesses in the Articles of Confederation?
1. Weak National Government
2. No power to tax or regulate commerce
3. No common currency
4. One sate one vote
5. No Executive or Judicial Branch
For what did the West African Kingdoms trade their gold?
Metals, cloths, and manufactured goods.
How did Great Britain maintain political control of the colonies?
By electing governors to enforce laws.
What the name of the first women's rights convention?
Seneca Falls
Why were the border states unique and what states did they include?
They were the only slave states to stay with the Union. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.