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unit 4 apush

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Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin endorsed the concept of... a supreme being who created the universe
Unitarians edorsed the concept of salvation through good works
Religious revivals of the 2nd great awakening resulted in... a strong religious influence in many areas of american life
as a revivalist preacher, charles grandison finney advocated... all of the above
the religious sects that gained most from the revivalism of the 2nd great awakening were the... methodists & baptists
the original prophet of the mormon religion joseph smith
which is least related to the other 4? william miller
tax-supported public education... was deemed essential for social stability & democracy
Noah Webster's dictionary helped to... standardize the american language
new england reformer Dorothea Dix is most notable for her efforts in.. prison and the asylum reform
the excessive consumption of alcohol by americans stemmed from? the hard and monotonous life of many
Neal Dow sponsored the Maine Law of 1851, which called for what? a ban on the maufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor
a genuinely american literature received a strong boost from the... wave of nationalism that followed the war of 1812
transcendentalists believed that all knowledge came through what? an inner light
"Civil Disobedience" was written by whom? Henry David Thoreau
As a result of the introduction of the cotton gin, slavery was reinvigorated
Members of the planter aristocracy.... dominated society and politics in the south
all of the following were true of the american economy under cotton kingdom except? the south reaped all the profits from the cotton trade
plantation mistresses commanded... a sizable household staff of mostly female slaves
all of the following were weaknesses of the slave plantation system except that... its land continued to remain in the hands of the small farmers
german and irish immigration to the south was discouraged by competition w what? competition w slave labor
most slaves in the south were owned by plantation owners
the majority of southern whites owned no slaves bc... they could not afford the purchase price
some southern slaves gained their freedom as a result of... purchasing their way out of slavery
the great increase of the slave population in the first half of the 19th century was largely due to... natural reproduction
northern attitudes toward free blacks can be described as... disliking the individuals but liking the race
regarding work assignments, slaves were... generally spared dangerous work
perhaps the slave's greatest psychological horror was... enforced separation of families
by 1860, slaves were concentrated in the black belt, located in the... deep south states of georgia, alabama, ms, and la
all of the following were true of slavery in the south except... most slaves were raised in single unstable parent households
slaves fought the system of slavery in all of the following ways except by... refusing to get an education
as a result of white southerns' brutal treatment of their slaves and their fear of potential slave rebellions, the south... developed a theory of biological racial superiority
which one of the following has least in common w the other 4? john quincy adams
the idea of recolonizing blacks back to africa was... supported by the black leader martin delaney
william lloyd garrison pledged his dedication to... the immediate abolition of slavery in the south
many abolitionists turned to political action in 1840 when they backed the presidential candidate of the ____ party liberty
those in the north who opposed the abolitionists believed that these opponents of slavery... were creating disorder in america
after pres john tyler's veto of a bill to establish a new bank of the US, all of the above
as a result of the panic of 1837, several states defaulted on their debts to britain
the british-american dispute over the border of maine was solved by what? a compromise
one argument against annexing texas to the US was that the annexation... might give more power to the supporters of slavery
the election of 1844 was notable bc... it was fought over numerous issues
in the oregon treaty w britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the US was established to the pacific ocean along the line of... 49
one reason that the british gov decided to compromise on the oregon country border was their belief that... the territory was not worth fighting over
in his quest for california, james k polk first advocated buying the area from mexico
in 1846 the US went to war w mexico for all reasons except... the impulse to satisfy those asking for "spot" resolutions
pres polk's claim that american blood had been shed on the american soil referred to troops near the rio grande
during the mexican war, the polk administration was called on several times to respond to "spot" resolutions frequently introduced by.. abe lincoln
when the war w mexico began, Polk hoped to... fight a limited war, ending w the conquest of cali
the terms of the treay of guadalupe-hidalgo ending the mexican war included US payment of 15 million for the cession of northern mexico
the wilmot proviso symbolized the burning issue of slavery in the territories
the largest single addition to american territory mexican cession
in order to maintain the 2 great poilitical parties as vital bonds of national unity, party leaders... avoided public discussion of slavery
the wilmot proviso, if adopted, would have prohibited slavery in any territory acquired by the mexican war
the free soil party platform advocated all except.. giving women the right to vote
according to popular sovereignty, the question of slavery would be determined by the people in any given territory
in the 1848 presidential election, the democratic and whig parties... remained silent on the issue of slavery
the event that brought turmoil to the administration of Zachary Taylor was the... discovery of gold in cali
the free soilers condemned slavery bc... it destroyed the chances of free white workers to rise to self-employment
slaves prob gained their freedom most frequently by... self purchase
in his 7th of march speech, daniel webster... urged reasonable concessions to the south
in the debates of 1850, senator william seward argued that... christian legislatures must obey God's moral law
an event which helped the cause of compromise in 1850 when taylor... died suddenly and millard fillmore became pres
southern delegates met at a convention in nashville in the summer of 1850 to... condemn the compromises being worked out in congress
in the compromise of 1850, congress determined that slavery in the new mexico and utah territories was... to be decided by popular sovereignty
the most alarming aspect of the compromise of 1850 to northerners was the decision concerning.. the new fugitive slave law
the fugitive slave law included all except the requirement that... fugitive slaves be returned from Canada
many northern states passed "personal liberty laws" in response to the compromise of 1850's provision regarding runaway slaves
the fatal split in the whig party was bc of slavery
the election of 1852 was significant bc it... marked the end of the whig party
the man who opened japan to the US matthew perry
in 1850, some southern adventurers undertook to shake the tree of manifest destiny by attempting to seize ___ by force cuba
some southerners felt cuba would be an enticing prospect for annexation for all reasons except... it was not controlled by any european power and would be easily acquired
on july 3, 1844, the first formal diplomatic agreement between us and china was the... treaty of wanghia
a scheme to acquire Cuba from spain ostend manifest
southern route for the transcontinental railroad was best bc the railroad would be easier to build here
stephen douglas proposed that the question of slavery in the kansas nebraska territory be decided bc of popular soverignty
douglas' plas for deciding the slavery question in the kansas nebraska scheme required repeal of the... missouri compromise
one of douglas' mistakes in proposing the kansas-nebraska act was... underestimating the depth of northern oppostiion to the spread of slavery
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