The Politics of Independence
What was the conflict that sparked the French and Indian War?
Conflict over control of the Ohio Country
On the surface, who should've won the Revolutionary War?
The British Empire
What were four modes of transportation that emerged in the US?
Roads, steamboats, canals, railroads
Numerically, were the planter class a majority or minority?
What constitutional amendment abolished slavery?
13th amendment
Why didn't the colonists in Philadelphia complain over the tax rate increase after the French and Indian War?
They had representation in local governments
Which battle helped the US recruit France as their ally in the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Saratoga
What were two causes of population growth in Northern cities?
Rural to urban migration and immigration
In the internal slave trade in the US, which regions were the main suppliers and receivers of slaves?
The Upper-South served as suppliers to the deep South (receivers)
What was the decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
Slaves could never be citizens and the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional
What were the four Coercive Acts of 1774?
Port Act, Government Act, Justice Act, Quartering Act
What three things did the Treaty of Paris of 1783 accomplish?
Ended the war, British retained control of Canada, United States gained all of the land south of Canada
Private shareholders controlled 20 seats and the remaining 5 were appointed by the president
Describe the Calhoun Style of Identity Politics. What was its purpose?
Planter class needed to get lower classed white people to vote for them (keep political power). This style of politics used racism and gender to keep their support.
How did the campaign platform of Stephen A. Douglas (IL) differ from John C. Breckenridge's (KY)?
Douglas advocated for popular sovereignty, meaning that people in the West will decide if they want slavery. Breckenridge believed the federal government must protect slavery in the West because of Dred Scott
Lord Dunmore issued a conditional emancipation proclamation. How many enslaved people petitioned for this were women?
1/2 of enslaved people were women
Between 1774 and 1783, how much did the population increase or decrease in New York during the wartime economic crisis?
The population declined by 50%
Irish
One of the biggest myths about the Antebellum South was that they hated the federal government. However, they valued their support to keep them in power. What are four ways they used the federal government as a tool?
Indian Removal Act (1830), Manifest Destiny, Fugitive Slave Act (1850), Federal Courts
What were four parts of Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Party Platform for the Election of 1860?
Stop spread of slavery into the west, national banking regulations (free labor with capital), transcontinental railroad, and granting 160 acres (Hamiltonian economic program)
Over what percentage of the House of Common supported the repeal of the Stamp Act of 1766?
Over 60% of the House of Commons supported this repeal
What percentage of tax on import was established as part of the Impost Duties of 1781?
5%
How much did the percentage of the population increase from 1820 to 1860.
6.1% to 20%
In 1860, what percentage of white households owned slaves (and how many were enslaved)?
25% of white households owned ~4,000,000 slaves
For the Civil War, there were clear obvious advantages on the surface that the North would win. What percentage of farms did the North and the South have?
North: 67%; South: 33%