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APUSH Final #1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Jamestown | The first permanent English settlement in North America |
| What were the conditions in Jamestown? | Very bad, miserable |
| What was the result of Bacon's Rebellion? | Planters looked for less troublesome workers |
| What caused hardships for Native Americans with exploration? | Disease |
| What was the main money-maker in the Colonies | Agriculture |
| Virtual Representation | British parliament represented the British colonies in the New World |
| Richard Henry Lee | Proposed that we declare our independence |
| What happened at the battle of saratoga that was significant to the war? | Turning point of the war, France comes to aid America |
| Electoral College | Votes for the president and vp |
| John Marshall | Supreme Court Justice who laid the foundation for the Supreme courts role in judicial review |
| What was a result of the Battle of Fort McHenry | The Star Spangled Banner |
| Missouri Compromise Line | North of the line is free except Missouri |
| Samuel Slater | Father of the Factory System |
| Horace Mann | Fought for tax-supported public education and teacher salary |
| Edgar Allen Poe | Sad, depressing, lonely genre |
| What was the problem with Texas annexation? | Texas wanted to become a slave state but it would throw off the balance |
| life in the jamestown | very bad, lots of labor, food was scarce |
| Ohio River Valley | The land area that caused a clash between Great Britain and France for control in the United States |
| Why was capturing fort Ticonderoga so important? | The US gained lots of gunpowder and artillery |
| Why was the election of 1800 so important? | The peaceful transfer of power |
| James Madison | Father of the Consititution |
| 3/5 Compromise | Settled at the Constitutional convention |
| Washington's Cabinet | Jefferson-SOS Hamilton-SOT Knox-SOW |
| Alexander Hamilton's stand on the Bank | Said it wasn't unconstitutional because of implied powers/loose interpretation |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | ???? |
| Why did Jefferson send delegates to France? | To purchase New Orleans |
| Biggest British defeat | Battle of New Orleans |
| Spoils System | Rewarding political supporters with public office |
| What did Jackson want to do with the Indians? | Wanted them West of the Mississippi (Indian Removal Act) |
| Cult of Domesticity | Glorified the traditional role of women as homemakers |
| Dorothea Dix | Asylums |
| Why did Tyler become a Whig? | He hated Jackson |
| Manifest Destiny | Thought that it was a God given right that America spread from sea to shining sea |
| What impact did the French and Indian War have on Britain? | Britain became the most powerful in North America |
| What did Shay's rebellion prove? | The Articles of Confederation needed to be revised |
| Headright system | A laborer received the right to acquire 50 acres of land |
| Proclamation of 1763 | Prohibited settlement in the area beyond the Appalachians |
| What happened at the Second Continental Congress? | Establishment of the Continental Army |
| What happens if there is no majority in the Electoral College? | The election gets sent to the House |
| What was the main industry in the New England Colonies? | Shipmaking and commerce |
| Why was the first continental congress held? | to address colonial grievances |
| Why did we create the Declaration of Independence? | To tell Britain we wanted to be free |
| What was the big issue in the Great Compromise? | Representation |
| Where does the government get power from? | The people |
| Corrupt bargain | Adams would name Clay the SOS if Clay convinced the House to vote for him |
| Samuel Morse | Inventor of the telegraph |
| What was the primary economic of New France? | Fur trade/trapping |
| Why was the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions signed? | in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts |
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