Indigenous People
-growing population
-god supports it
-transportation
-communication
-spread education
-spread Christianity
-spread infrastructure
List at least 3 causes of the American Revolution
End of Salutary Neglect
Taxes - Stamp Act, Tea Act, Townshend Act, Sugar Act, etc
Coercive Acts
Desire to take Native land
etc.
What EXACTLY did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
End slavery ONLY in the states still rebelling against the government 100 days after it was issued (North can keep slavery, South can IF they give up the war asap)
Describe the process at Ellis Island in as much detail as possible
Wait in line for hours or days
Medical inspection
Quarantine if sick or turned away if permanent disability
Interrogation to see if they should be allowed in (likely to be a public charge, "immoral character" etc.)
What major scientific advancement did Washington famously take advantage of in the Revolutionary War?
Innoculations
What was the major cause and impact of the French and Indian War?
Cause: land disputes between France and England
Impact: England wins, issues proclamation line of 1763 that promises US will not expand west and take more indigenous land
Define at least 4 of the amendments in the bill of rights
1 Freedom of religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition
2 Right to keep and bear arms in order to maintain a well regulated militia.
3 No quartering of soldiers.
4Freedom from unreasonable searches and seizures.
5Right to due process of law, freedom from self-incrimination, double jeopardy.
6Rights of accused persons, e.g., right to a speedy and public trial.
7Right of trial by jury in civil cases.
8Freedom from excessive bail, cruel and unusual punishments.
9Other rights of the people.
10Powers reserved to the states.
What was the final decision of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
Popular Sovereignty - new states get to vote if they will be slave or free states
What were 5 common arguments made by Nativists against allowing immigrants over time?
-Cannot assimilate or don't assimilate
-Steal jobs from Americans
-Bring in disease
-Eugenics
-Only poor / uneducated people immigrate
-Drain on US social programs
-Bring in things like communism and anarchism
Describe the guns used in the American Revolution
Slow to reload, can only hit 100 yards away, very inaccurate, have to be reloaded after every bullet, etc.
Describe the Trail of Tears, its causes, and its ultimate impact
President Jackson wanted indigenous land in the South for white settlers so they forced tribes such as the Cherokee, Choctaw, Cree, etc. to walk 5,000 to move to Oklahoma. About 1/4 of them died
List at least 2 major flaws with the Articles of Confederation
No power to tax (could not pay off debts or pay soldiers)
Could not regulate trade
Could not have a standing army
Needed unanimous support for any changes to pass
What was the Missouri Compromise?
Created 36-30 line. Under line, new states would have slavery. Over line, new states would be free states
Created limits on immigration by creating quotas for how many people can come to the US from each country. Quotas were based on 2% of their population in 1890
List 3 types of advancements in technology / communication / transportation that occurred between the Revolution and the War of 1812
-Cotton Gin
-Factories / Mills
-Interchangeable parts for muskets
-Better boats (near the end, steamboats!)
Describe life in Native American boarding schools with at least 3 specific details
Forced to assimilate by doing things like cutting hair, wearing "American" clothes, eating "American" food, banned from speaking any language other than English, etc.
Thousands died in these schools due to diseases, malnutrition, etc.
List at least 3 of the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts
Massachusetts Government Act
Quartering Act
Administration of Justice Act
Boston Port Act
What are the 3 Reconstruction Amendments and what did they do?
14 - citizenship / equal protection
15 - no race limit on voting rights
Chinese Exclusion Act
List 3 types of advancements in technology / communication / transportation that occurred between the War of 1812 and the Civil War
-Canal system in US
-Ironclads
-Steamboats become the norm
-Railroads
-Telegraph
-Photography
-Rifles
What law created the Reservation system?
What law started breaking down the Reservation System?
Create: Indian Appropriations Act
Break up: Dawes Act
What are 3 major powers of the Legislative Branch?
Writes/votes on laws, declares war, regulates interstate and foreign commerce, controls taxing and spending policies, impeach / remove president, etc.
What are the 4 parts of the Compromise of 1850?
-California is a free state
-Strengthen fugitive slave laws
-Ban slave trade in DC but NOT slavery
-Let territory taken from Mexico vote via popular sovereignty if they want to be free or slave states
Cause: US wanted Texas (after Texas Revolution made it independent) / California, Mexico will not let them
Impact: US gets California, New Mexico, Arizona, etc. - US gains first Mexican-American population
What were the Committees of Correspondence and how did they impact war?
provisional governments set up in each of the 13 colonies prior to the American Revolution to exchange ideas and information. The Committees helped organize resistance / the 1st continental congress. Helped spread letters and pamphlets with information