Colonies
War
Jacksonian
Vocab
G Money
100

Describe the Economic activities of the English colonies during the 17th century:

South = agriculture

New England = industrial

100

The Confederacy faced many disadvantages during the Civil War. Which was the BIGGEST economic disadvantage?

Lack of industrial production 
100

Andrew Jackson was the first president of the "_____ man"

Common man 

100

Define manifest destiny

The american goal to own/control the land from the Atlantic ocean to the Pacific ocean

100

What university did I graduate from?

Coastal Carolina University 


Chants up

200

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 

200

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 

200

Which event puts south carolina over the edge causing them to secede from the Union?

The election of Abraham Lincoln

200

Define Saluatory neglect

The period of time where the colonies were left to self govern themselves

200

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 

300

Describe one reason the colonists fought for independence:

Taxes, limited trade, no representation, the end of salutary neglect 

300

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!!!


300

"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

300

Define abolitionist 

A person/ group actively trying to outlaw slavery 

300

What is my coffee order?

LARGE ICED****** (very important) LATTE 

400
WHY did the american colonies resent (hate) the British taxes?

The colonists did not have someone representing the Colonies interests in Parliamnet 


(No taxation without representation!!)

400

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

400

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. 

400

Define "rule of law" 

No one is above laws, not even presidents or kings!

400

Marbury V Madison established what?

Judicial Review 

500

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 

500

The Union capture of Vicksburg was strategically important because it

Gave the north control of the Mississippi river 

500
  • The Second Bank of the United States expires
    · Expansion of U.S
    · Manifest Destiny
    · Spoils System

 All of the above are MOST associated with which era of US History?

Jacksonian Democracy 

500

Define "spoils system"


Clue = think of Andrew Jacksons presidency 

When a president gives government jobs to their supporters regardless of qualifications

500

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