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Mrs. Meade Exam
Mrs. Meade Exam Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which state became a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850? | California |
| What did abolitionists work to end? | slavery |
| Which area of land was added to the United States as a result of the Adams-Onis Treaty? | Florida |
| Which area of land was added to the United States in 1803 during Thomas Jefferson's presidency? | Louisiana Territory |
| What did Lincoln issue during the Civil War to free slaves in all states of rebellion? | Emancipation Proclamation |
| Which Amendment officially ended slavery in the United States? | 13th |
| Who became the first territorial governor of Florida after leading troops to victory at the Battle of New Orleans? | Andrew Jackson |
| Worked with suffragettes to help women gain the right to vote | abolitionists |
| Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel about the evils of slavery. | Uncle Tom's Cabin |
| Favored a stronger central government as designed by the Constitution. | Federalists |
| Favored stronger rights for states. | Anti-Federalists |
| Passed by Federalists to silence critics of the government during John Adams' presidency; later ruled a violation of the 1st amendment | Alien & Sedition Acts |
| Author of Common Sense which encouraged people to declare independence from England. | Thomas Paine |
| Commander of the Continental Army | George Washington |
| Movement that worked to outlaw alcohol | Temperance |
| religious communities that sought to convert Native Americans to Christianity. | missions |
| Name for direct water route through the Americas to Asia that explorers hoped to discover. | northwest passage |
| This crop "saved" Jamestown. | tobacco |
| First legislature in North America elected by the people. | House of Burgesses |
| Most culturally diverse colony. | New York |
| People who worked in exchange for passage to America; usually 4-7 years. | indentured servants |
| The most powerful group of Native Americans in eastern North America. | Iroquois |
| Colonial protest group started by Sam Adams. | Sons of Liberty |
| First colonist killed by the British in the Boston Massacre. | Crispus Attucks |
| Main author of the Declaration of Independence | Thomas Jefferson |
| Great Compromise and Three-Fifths Compromise both helped solve this issue. | representation |
| The X,Y,Z Affair refers to a conflict between the United States and which other nation? | France |
| Helped to assure the success of the Lewis & Clark expedition to the West. | Sacajawea |
| The practice of forcing sailors into service; one of the main causes of the War of 1812. | impressment |
| Time period in which major improvements were made in the areas of manufacturing, transportation, and communication through inventions and new technology. | Industrial Revolution |
| Man-made waterways that reduced the cost of shipping during the 1800s. | canals |
| Eli Whitney's invention that led to an increase in manufacturing and an increase in slavery. | cotton gin |
| Name for the forced removal of Native Americans living east of the Mississippi River. | Trail of Tears |
| Corrupt bargain, spoils system, bank war, tariff debate, and Indian Removal Act are all associated with which president? | Andrew Jackson |
| The Old Three Hundred, Alamo, Davy Crockett, and Lone Star Republic are all associated with which state? | Texas |
| Sutter's Mill, forty-niners, boomtown, vigilantes, and Chinese immigrants are all associated with which event? | California Gold Rush |
| Crop that became "King of the South" in the mid-1800s. | cotton |
| Harriet Tubman, Canada, safe houses, and conductors are terms associated with what important network? | Underground Railroad |
| Name for Union strategies in the Civil War: blockade Confederate coastline, control the Mississippi River, capture Richmond, VA. | Anaconda Plan |
| Name for time period after the Civil War when the nation faced the task of readmitting former Confederate states into the Union. | Reconstruction |
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