Colonial America
What did colonial New England specialize in within their economy?
Lumber, Fishing, Shipping, etc.
What's the name of the first ever official US document?
The Articles of Confederation?
What is Manifest Destiny?
The God-given right to expand Westward.
What crop was produced in the Deep South?
Cotton
What's the name of the run-down, filthy, overcrowded, low-income housing that existed during the Gilded Age?
Tenements
What was the population make-up of the Middle Colonies (Descriptive word)
Diverse!
Why did the AOC fail? (Give ONE reason)
What is the Market Revolution?
Each region of the United States developing their own distinct economies.
How much of the world's cotton was the South producing in 1860?
75%
The Gilded Age is seen as an era of great success for America. What aspects of the Gilded Age were NOT so good?
Extreme economic inequality, poor sanitation, child labor, minimal working standards, minimal factory standards, racial and gender inequality, political corruption, unfair business tactics, etc.
What made up the economy of the South?
Slavery & Plantations
What did the Declaration of Independence change for Americans?
Freed from the rule of England
WHO guaranteed the Colonists the right to expand Westward? What's it called?
God, Manifest Destiny
What was unique about slavery in the United States?
Treated as chattel property, slavery is forever, one-drop Doctrine
What relationship do the Gilded Age and Progressive Era have with one another?
The Progressive Era addressed the problems of the Gilded Age.
In what region did MOST of the factories exist?
The North
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution, guaranteeing American citizens certain rights and freedoms.
Remembering the Progress Painting, what were some examples of Progress/Civilization? (To spread Westward)
Farming, Education, Religion, Technology, Transportation, Owning Property, Etc.
Why was the North predetermined to win the war?
Larger population, More soldiers, More Railroad Tracks!!!, Larger connection to MidWest for Food, Most factories there to make clothes and weapons, Huge naval presence, etc.
What's one of the corrupt business tactics used by Rockefeller in establishing Standard Oil Co.?
Monopolies, kickbacks, drawbacks
What part of Colonial America produced the most FOOD?
The Middle Colonies
What is the name of the official US Document, still used today?
The US Constitution
What's one way that Manifest Destiny created conflict?
Slave States vs. Free States, Took land from Natives
Who won the war and what was ultimately abolished?
The North, Slavery was Abolished
Name ONE of the progressive reforms from the progressive era.
The Pure Food & Drug Act, 19th Amendment (Women can Vote), Working Standards, Beautification Campaigns, Settlement Houses, Prohibition, Housing & Sanitation Reforms, etc.