Colonies
Describe the Economic activities of the English colonies during the 17th century:
South = agriculture
New England = industrial
The Confederacy faced many disadvantages during the Civil War. Which was the BIGGEST economic disadvantage?
Andrew Jackson was the first president of the "_____ man"
Common man
Define manifest destiny
The american goal to own/control the land from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean
What university did I graduate from?
Coastal Carolina University
Chants up
Describe how the Magna Carta affected political life in the British colonies in North America?
Clue Magna carta -> Mayflower compact ->
The colonists knew that the kinds power had limitations
The Confederate states’ most important advantage entering the Civil War is generally considered to be that....
They were fighting using a defensive strategy
Better trained soldiers
Which event puts south carolina over the edge causing them to secede from the Union?
The election of Abraham Lincoln
Define Saluatory neglect
The period of time where the colonies were left to self govern themselves
What does Congressman Hammond mean by the phrase "No power on Earth dare make war against cotton.. Cotton is king" ?
The economic stronghold that cotton held on the world made it very powerful
Describe one reason the colonists fought for independence:
Taxes, limited trade, no representation, the end of salutary neglect
Why did so many soldiers die from Civil War battles compared to the American Revolutionary battles?
Technology advancements - Minie ball, gatling gun
Medical problems - amputations
Illness!!!
"Maine and Missouri added as new states to the Union"
"California admitted as free state to union"
"Kansas-Nebraska act sets up popular sovereignty"
What issue is being reflected in these newspaper headlines?
Clue: what issue are these headlines trying to solve?
Extension of slavery
balance of slave vs free states
Define abolitionist
A person/ group actively trying to outlaw slavery
What is my coffee order?
LARGE ICED****** (very important) LATTE
The colonists did not have someone representing the Colonies interests in Parliamnet
(No taxation without representation!!)
Why was the Battle of Saratoga signifigant to the American Revolution?
Convinced the French to side with the Colonists for the remainder of the war
What incentives did the United States government provide to encourage settlers to move west?
The homestead act gave settlers free land when they moved west and settled in an unclaimed area.
Define "rule of law"
No one is above laws, not even presidents or kings!
Marbury V Madison established what?
Judicial Review
Why was the Bill of Rights added to the constitution?
clue = don't tell me WHO wanted it tell me WHY they wanted it added
Protect individual rights against the federal government at request of the anti-federalist
The Union capture of Vicksburg was strategically important because it
Gave the north control of the Mississippi river
All of the above are MOST associated with which era of US History?
Jacksonian Democracy
Define "spoils system"
Clue = think of Andrew Jacksons presidency
When a president gives government jobs to their supporters regardless of qualifications
South Carolina refusing to pay tariffs under President Jackson and threatening to leave the union became known as what?
The Nulification crisis
SC wanted to "nullify" or Ignore the tax