Unit 1+2
What is the Columbian Exchange?
The exchange of food stuffs, animals, and diseases between the Old (AfroEurasia) and the New World (The Americas)
What was one cause of the Revolutionary War? Bonus to describe why it was a cause.
Proclamation line of 1763
French and Indian War
Sugar, Tea, Stamp, Quartering Acts
The Enlightenment
What was the war of 1812 fought over?
Americans and British fought for 2 years because of British impressment of US Sailors and trade restrictions.
What is Manifest Destiny? What undertones did it hold?
What was a cause of the Civil War?
The issues over Slavery and whether it should spread or not.
Describe the relationship between the Native Americans and one European group
The French had a relatively peaceful relationship. Working together to help the French expand the fur trade in North America
The Spanish used Natives as slaves in the Encomienda system, working the Natives to death
The British did not care for the Natives, mostly interacting with them when it came to territory disputes.
Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? Name one power it lacked
It was designed to be weak. The Founding fathers feared that a government with a strong, centralized power would be similar to that of a king. It couldn't tax, it could not regulate trade or currency, it could not fund an army.
What was one way that Jackson expanded his Presidential power?
His use of the Veto more than any other president combined at the time
Ignoring the ruling of Worcester v. Georgia and moving the natives off the land
Killing the Bank of the US and moving the national treasury into Pet Banks
What was the Mexican-American War?
Border dispute between the US and Mexico. Ended with the US gaining full control of Texas, as well as the territories of California, Oregon, and the Mexican Cession
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Lincoln passed this legislation to free slaves in the South to help end the war sooner.
What is Mercantilism?
The Process in which a colony sends raw resources to the mother country. Then in exchange the Mother Country makes goods with the resources and sells them back to the colonies.
Why was the Northwest Ordinance significant?
First law to ban slavery in a certain part of the country
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
A doctrine stating that the Western Hemisphere was under the control of the US, and that any European intervention in South and Latin America would not be tolerated.
What is the concept of Popular Sovereignty?
The idea that states that joined the Union would decide whether they would or would not allow slavery
What are the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments?
13th: Freed Slaves
14th: Gave people citizenship
15th: Gave citizens the right to vote
What is Salutary Neglect?
The British turned a blind eye to what the American colonies were up to as long as they colonies stayed loyal.
What was one argument about state representation?
1. Whether every state should have 1 vote, or votes based off of population
2. Whether slaves should count towards population.
What was the Market Revolution?
The linking of Northern Industries and Markets with Western farms. Created by advances in agriculture, industry, communication, and transportation
What was the Compromise of 1850?
Brought in California as a free state, decided Texas' borders, and most importantly added the Fugitive slave law that required northern states to return escaped slaves.
Who were the Radical Republicans?
A group of Republicans that took control of the legislative branch during Reconstruction. They pushed for a stricter reintegration of the former confederate states, helped pass the 14th and 15th amendments, and were more progressive for the time.
What was Bacon's Rebellion? Bonus for what it will lead to.
An uprising by indentured servants over their treatment. After they were defeated, the British colonies will begin the switch to slave labor.
Why did the Anti-Federalists argue for the need for the Bill of Rights?
They feared that the power given to the national government under the Constitution would allow for the government to restrict the rights of the people.
What was a Social Response to the Market Revolution?
The Temperance Movement, Abolitionism, Women's Rights/suffrage
What was decided in Dred Scott v. Sandford?
It ruled that slaves were property and couldn't sue. It also ruled things such as the Missouri Compromise as unconstitutional.
How did the South try to restrict the rights of African Americans during and after Reconstruction?
They would pass laws known as Black Codes which restricted the rights and movement of African Americans in the South based off of employment and the payment of taxes
Describe the 3 branches of the US Government in the Constitution
Executive Branch: This is the president and their cabinet
Legislative Branch: This is Congress with the House of Reps and Senate
Judicial Branch: This is the Supreme court and all of the lower national courts.
How did the Market Revolution impact society?
Increased wealth inequality
Influx of immigrants looking for jobs
Women could work in factories, but limited.
What was the response to the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Sides that were both pro and anti slavery rushed to the state to try and influence the vote. Leading to fighting that would result in Bleeding Kansas
Was Reconstruction successful?
In the short term, yes, as it gave the freed slaves rights. In the long term, no, because the South will work to undo much of the work and will resist changes.