Irish Immigration
Irish Immigrants were mostly what religion?
Catholic
What was the name of the first large gathering to fight for women's rights?
The Seneca Falls Convention
Who fought against the Native Americans in the American Indian Wars? (Name 2 Countries)
U.S.A., Canada, (European Colonizers)
Were African Americans enslaved in the North by 1860?
No
Who was the 2nd president?
John Adams
Why were Irish workers sometimes used for difficult labour in the south?
People didn't care if the Irish immigrants were hurt or died
Name 2 of the 4 Women's Rights leaders we focused on in class
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony
What President was responsible for the main acts of Native American Removal?
Andrew Jackson
What region did Free Black Americans have more Political Rights? (New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South)
New England
What law from Britain Taxed all Paper goods in America?
The Stamp Act
Irish immigrants were often compared to what other group of people?
Enslaved people
What is the Private Sphere?
Housework, raising a family
What was the purpose of the Native American Boarding schools?
To "Civilize" or take away the Native American culture
Free African Americans in the north were sometimes able to get an education, but what was hard to get after that due to discrimination?
A job
What violent tragedy in Massachusetts resulted in many deaths and was a spark to start the Revolutionary War?
The Boston Massacre
Irish immigrants left Ireland due to what event?
The Great Potato Famine
What is the public sphere?
A job, earning money to support family
What is the name of 2 of the 5 Native American Tribes we discussed in class?
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, Creek
in the 1800's, Free African Americans in the North were prevented from sharing many public spaces with white Americans, what is this called?
Segregation
What document sets up our three branches of Government?
The Constitution
What was the name of the Political Party that was anti-Irish immigration?
The Know-Nothings
What was the name of the system of beliefs that believed women lived in the "Private Sphere"?
The Cult of Domesticity
What was the name of the first Native American Boarding School?
Carlisle Indian Industrial School
Before it was a state, the territory of Iowa outlawed slavery in what year?
1820
Who is the head of the three branches of Government and what branch does each lead?
President - Executive
Supreme Court - Judicial
Congress - Legislative