Exploration/Colonization
Reasons for European Exploration?
God
Gold
Glory
Define Mercantilism:
Trade where England benefited, but the colonists lost money.
What was the ONLY strength of the Articles of Confederation and EXPLAIN the significance:
Northwest Ordinance - Gave us states and territories (60,000 free settlers) and established a process for territories to govern themselves
Why was the Whiskey Rebellion a significant domestic issue during George Washington's presidency?
The US Constitution gave the government more power and so Washington and the government were able to squash the rebellion (STRENGTH!)
What was one result of the election of Andrew Jackson of 1828? remember in 1824 Jackson gets popular vote but not the majority
Voter participation increases (White men without land can vote!!) - Jackson wins!
The potential for new markets, an abundance of inexpensive farmlands, the discovery of gold all contributed to:
Economic Motives for Manifest Destiny Policies
Explain the significance of the Battle of Antietam and WHAT did it lead to?
Bloodiest one day battle in American History and it led to Abraham Lincoln delivering the Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment:
14th amendment
15th amendment
prohibits slavery in the United States.
Gave citizenship to blacks
Gave Blacks the right to vote
Why did Spanish Colonists travel to explore the New World?
Why did French Colonist travel to the New world?
Spanish To establish Catholic Missions (God)
French was for fur trade
Why were colonists unhappy about their lack of representation in parliament?
The colonists did not help the king make their decisions and so they rioted and protested the king to tell him that they wanted to help make decisions
What were the TWO issues that were addressed at the Constitutional Convention and HOW were they addressed?
Great Compromise - made congress bicameral (2 houses) (New Jersey + Virginia Plan)
3/5 Compromise - For every 3 out of 5 slaves, they would count towards representation & taxation
Describe the Federalist Party AND the Democratic-Republican Party: name the leaders
Federalist:
Led by Alexander Hamilton, they want an industrial economy, like national bank, strong central government
Democratic-Republican:
led by Thomas Jefferson, likes agricultural economy, wanted more states rights
Explain the significance of the election of 1824:
Jackson brings in a new political party the Democratic party, no candidate wins the majority electoral vote so the vote is taken to congress (12th amendment), John Quincy Adams wins because of the Corrupt Bargain
After the treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed:
The US acquired several territories from Mexico
Union victory and was considered the turning point of the war when Lee tried to invade the North:
Battle of Gettysburg
First African American elected to congress in the South
Hiram Rhodes Revels
What were the THREE colonial regions in the New World?
Bonus points: what was the geography, climate and economics in each region?
New England -
Geography = Rocky soil, forests, natural harbors
Climate = cold
Economy = Fishing, Whaling, Lumber, Trading
Middle -
Geography = Natural harbors, inland forests, rolling hills/mountains, lots of rivers
Climate = Mild
Economy = Farming, Trading, Mining, Bread Basket
Southern -
Geography = Flat, fertile land for farming, rivers
Climate = Warm, rainy
Economy = Cash crops, plantation farming
Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness are examples of what kind of rights?
Unalienable
The two political parties that were established were:
Federalists (Hamilton) - STRONG Central Government
Anti-Federalists (Jefferson) - WEAK Central Government
Established during Marbury v. Madison.
Gives the courts more power to decide if things are constitutional:
Judicial Review
Which constitutional issue led to the Nullification Crisis of 1832?
south carolina Do states have the power to declare a federal law unconstitutional? (10th Amendment)
War of 1812– America could not buy goods from England and was forced to make their own goods
Inventions changed the way goods were produced (faster!)
Improvements in transportation– made it easier , faster and cheaper to send goods to buyers
___ surrendered to _____ on April 19, 1865 bringing an end to the Civil War
Fill in the blanks
General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant
Describe the south after the civil war and what are black codes and reconstruction
South was in ruins and southerners passed black codes to restrict life of freedmen in south
How did the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States FIRST develop?
Triangular Trade
Why is the Battle of Saratoga considered a turning point in the American Revolution?
The American victory convinced France to ally with the United States
Congress may impeach judges and the president is an example of which principle of government:
Checks and Balances
This doctrine stopped Europe from colonizing in the Western Hemisphere:
Monroe Doctrine
How did the Supreme Court decision in Worcester v. Georgia affect American Indians?
The state and Jackson ignored the ruling and distributed Cherokee lands to white settlers
Define the Know-Nothing Party:
An anti-immigration group that did not support the movement of immigrants into the USA
Explain the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation:
Issued by Lincoln in, freeing only the slaves in the Confederacy in January of 1863
What was the name of the first U.S. Settlement?
Jamestown 1607
After the sons of liberty dressed as indians and dump tea into the boston harbor how did Englands King and parliment respond? Also name this event
Boston tea party
Intolerable Acts - taking away town hall meetings and representative government
The first 10 amendments of the constitutions are known as:
Bill of Rights/Individual rights
How did the War of 1812 affect the US Economy?
Increased domestic manufacturing
Signed by Andrew Jackson forcibly removing all Native Americans to present-day Oklahoma:
Indian Removal Act
Which reform movement contributed to slavery leading to the start of the Civil War?
Abolitionist Movement - wanted to end slavery
Led by Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth
Why did the siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil War?
The Confederate territory was cut in half Texas couldn't send any more supplies(food to the rest of the south)
The Freedman's Bureau assisted former slaves by providing:
provided food, shelter, and clothing
negotiated and enforced labor contracts
established schools