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Why did Europe want to set up colonies in the New World?
Religion (spread & escape) More land Merchants
100
What tax most angered the colonists, and what was the British response?
Stamp Act British - only affects the rich, so why is everyone rioting over this?
100
What caused the War of 1812, and did the war eventually put a stop to this? What was the effect?
British impressment of American sailors --> war didn't stop this from happening --> New England merchants were upset & threatened to secede at the Hartford Convention
100
Name 4 abolitionists & what they did.
Harriet Tubman - Underground Railroad Harriet Beecher Stowe - Uncle Tom's Cabin William Lloyd Garrison - radical speeches Frederick Douglass - speeches & autobiography
100
What was the most immediate, short-term cause of the Civil War?
Lincoln's election --> South Carolina secedes
200
Where was England's first settlement in North America? Why did Englishmen go there? What did they find there?
Jamestown, Virginia Gold & indentured servants Starvation, attacks by natives, no gold, etc.
200
Describe the Boston Massacre AND the Boston Tea Party. What was the American and British response to each?
Boston Massacre = Bostonians who recently lost their jobs starting pelting British troops stationed in Boston with snowballs, and a mob broke out and the British fired, but it probably wasn't a deliberate shot (lots of panic and confusion and 5 people died) --> American: THE BRITISH MASSACRED OUR CITIZENS - Paul Revere & Sam Adams; British: THIS IS JUST PROPAGANDA! Boston Tea Party = all but the tea act were repealed, so some colonists dressed up like Mohawk Indians and dumped $1 million worth of British East India Company tea into the Boston Harbor --> Americans: WOOOOO PATRIOTISM!; British: BOSTON HARBOR IS NOW CLOSED
200
Who did Jefferson send to explore the newly purchased Louisiana territory, and what did he ask them to look for? Why?
Lewis & Clark Animals, plants, natives, climate, rivers etc. To see what areas would be good/safe for settlement & what rivers they could use for communication/transportation
200
What is the significance of "Cotton Kingdom"?
Refers to the South - Southern politicians said "Cotton is King!" Power shifted from the upper South to the lower South as the cotton industry grew (as a result of the cotton gin)
200
Describe the provisions of the Compromise of 1850. Which ones made the North happy, and which ones made the South happy?
- California admitted as free state - Rest of Mexican territories could decide whether or not they wanted to be free or slave states - Banned slave trade in Washington D.C. - Fugitive Slave Law All made the North happy, EXCEPT the Fugitive Slave Law.
300
What do you know about the Salem Witch Trials?
Salem, Massachusetts Puritans Reverend Parris' home, Tituba the slave confessed, witch hunt began Never found physical marks Accused witches were mostly middle-aged widowers Accused lived in Salem Village & accusers lived in Salem Town
300
What are some causes of the French & Indian War?
- Land in Virginia was expensive - Running out of land - England & Virginia colony both claimed Ohio Valley - Fort building
300
What was Thomas Jefferson's vision for the new nation, and how did he contradict himself?
Vision: agrarian nation of independent farmers; small government so that states had more power; no wars Contradictions: didn't prevent Industrialization (Embargo Act); didn't stay neutral (Barbary War); didn't adhere to the Constitution, violating the idea of a small government with little power in the hands of one person (Louisiana Purchase)
300
How did slaves resist? Provide an example of a slave who resisted.
Mostly small rebellions during daily tasks. Other more uncommon forms of resistance were suicide, slave revolts, and running away. Some slaves ran away on the Underground Railroad. Others, like Frederick Douglass, used false paperwork to move North.
300
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act, and what did it make obsolete?
Residents in Kansas and Nebraska had popular sovereignty, which meant they would vote on whether or not the territories should be free or slave states --> "Bleeding Kansas" This idea of popular sovereignty made the Missouri Compromise obsolete.
400
What is the Atlantic Slave Trade?
The buying and selling of Africans as property across the Atlantic Ocean. Triangular Trade: Europe --> Africa --> Americas. Plantation complex
400
How did the French & Indian War cause the American Revolution?
England realized they didn't have enough control over the colonies --> tightened grasp --> Dominion of New England --> taxes Colonies started resenting England
400
What is Jackson's Indian Removal Policy, and why did some natives oppose it, and others support it?
The 5 "civilized" tribes of the Southeast would be forced to relocate to "Indian Country" in Oklahoma --> "Trail of Tears" Chief of Cherokee opposed it (for obvious reasons), but some supported it because it was a chance to start over since their lives were already "wretched"
400
What is Manifest Destiny? Where did the U.S. expand during this period?
The idea that the U.S. is destined by God to expand all the way to the Pacific Ocean. Oregon Country, California, Texas, New Mexico.
400
What were Southern and Northern advantages at the start of the Civil War?
Southern - home turf - more committed - potential foreign support Northern - industry - transportation network
500
Compare & contrast the Massachusetts, Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Georgia colonies.
Massachusetts - New England - Puritan theocracy - Families Virginia - Chesapeake - Indentured servants - Men Pennsylvania - Middle - Quaker - Families Georgia - Southern - No Catholics - Criminals
500
What is provisions are in the Declaration of Independence? What about the Constitution?
Declaration: all men are created equal, natural rights of life, liberty, and property, list of grievances against king, independence from England Constitution: fixed weaknesses under Articles of Confederation, but gave more power to the government, so anti-federalists demanded a Bill of Rights that would outline the rights of the people
500
What were the causes & effects of the Missouri Compromise?
- Maine wanted to enter as a free state - Missouri wanted to enter as a slave state - Drew line at the southernmost border of Missouri --> anything north would be free territory, and anything below would be slave - Southerners upset because now the Louisiana territory had to be free - Basically divided the country into North & South and free & slave, and started off the Civil War
500
Describe how Texas became independent from Mexico, and eventually, a state.
Independence: didn't like Santa Anna, Mexican-American War, Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo State: would be a big slave state & upset the balance, but after awhile Texas entered the Union
500
Why were death rates so high in the Civil War?
Modern technology (i.e. minie balls) combined with ancient war strategies