Presidents
George Washington's policy
What is neutrality?
Another name for the Seven Years' War
What is the French and Indian War?
This movement was an attempt to end slavery, mostly centered in the North
What was the abolitionist movement?
End of the Civil War (date)
What is April 1865?
Biggest product produced during the industrial period
What are airtight cans?
James K. Polk's feelings towards slavery
He wasn't very concerned with it because his main goal was manifest destiny
This people group established the Massachusetts Bay Colony
Who are the Puritans?
What was the goal of the Free Soil Democrats?
to contain slavery rather than eradicating it
First pivotal win for the North
What was Antietam?
This type of jobs attracted many immigrants from southern and eastern Europe
What are factory jobs?
Manifest destiny was based on the ideas of this president
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This people group established Plymouth.
Who were the Separatists?
This stated that slavery couldn't exist in any territory obtained in the war with Mexico
What is the Wilmot Proviso?
This person told Lincoln not to release the Emancipation Proclamation until the North had won a major battle
Who was William Seward?
What impact did Sears have on consumer culture?
James Buchanan's policy regarding slavery
What is popular sovereignty?
The Separatists initially went here after leaving England
What is Holland?
What was the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case?
He couldn't sue because he was a slave.
He sent troops into the South because he had told them that they would have to make the first move if a war was going to happen. This was that first move.
What were two big cultural shifts occurring in America during the industrial period?
-shift from a producer economy to a consumer economy
-no longer a big focus on identity in work (people were disconnected from the product because they only made a small part of it)
When did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Why?
1862 after the North had won Antietam; He wanted to wait until the North had won a pivotal battle.
The first attempt at a constitution
What is the Articles of Confederation?
This says that each state can choose whether or not it will be a slave state.
What is popular sovereignty?
When was 1863?
3 economic shifts occurring during this period (name at least two)
What are disposable income (not just needing to spend $ on necessities), constant influx of things to buy leading to socioeconomic status change, and mass-marketing (logos)?