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AP ch.31 quizlet
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fatt hing chin was? | a village fish peddler in china who moved to San Francisco to get gold and eventually opened a restaurant |
| most property qualitifications for voting in the US had disppeared by the late? | 1820s |
| the term "manifest destiny" is associated with what country? | US |
| in 1803, the us doubled in size after the louisiana teritory was purchased from? | France |
| the indians who relocated from the eastern woodlands to oklahoma on the trail of tears | cherokees |
| the last major indian victory against the us armed forces came in 1876 at the battle of...? | little big horn |
| the last major Indian resistance was defeated in 1890 at the battle of..? | wounded knee creek in south dakota |
| the ghost dance movement related to? | an expression of religious beliefs that included a vision of an afterlife in which all white peoples disappeared |
| the main spark for the outbreak of the Mexican american war in 1845 was the united states acceptance of the new state of? | texas |
| the us agreed to pay mexico 15 million for Texas, California, and new mexico as a part of the treaty of..? | Guadalupe hidalgo |
| which future state did not pass from mexico to the us as a part of the 1848 treat of Guadalupe hidalgo? | Louisiana territory |
| one of the chief reasons that the framers of the us constitution were opposed to abolishing slavery was..? | recognizing the sanctity of private property, including slaves |
| slavery was reinvigorated in the us after rise if what crop? | cotton |
| the words "a house divided against itself cannot stand" were first spoken by? | Abraham lincoln |
| what were the chief factors for the outbreak of the american civil war? | slavery and the cultivation of cotton as a cash crop- isolated south from economic development. northerners viewed succession as an act of betrayal |
| the us civil war changed character on January 1863 after...? | Lincoln signed the emancipation proclamation, making the abolition of slavery a goal of the war |
| what were the reasons for the northern states in the us civil war? | emancipation struck at the heart of the southern war effort since slaves made up a huge portion of the regions labor force, north brought considerable resources to the war effort- 90% of the country's industrial capacity and 2/3 of its railroad lines |
| the victory of the northern states in the us civil war meant that? | slavery would end in the us, the us would remain politically united, and it enhanced the authority of the federal government in the american republic |
| new france passed into british control after? | the british victory in the seven years war |
| the war of 1812? | stimulated a sense of unity against an external threat |
| the us invasion of Canada in the war of 1812? | were repelled by Canadians which promoted sense of Canadian pride, and anti us sentiments became means for covering differences among french and British canadians |
| quebec, ontario, nova scotia, and new brunswick were joined together as the dominion of canada...? | in the british north america act of 1867- each province had its own seat of govt, provincial legislature, and lieutenant govt representing the british crown |
| the first prime minister of Canada was? | john a. macdonald |
| Simon bolivar succinctly summed up the developing political situation in Latin america when he said? | "i fear war more than peace" |
| in the new Latin american countries...? | they exported raw materials and were dependent on countries that were industrialized |
| Cuadillos were? | regional military leaders |
| the " Machiavelli of the pampas" was? | Juan Manuel de rosas |
| Benito Juarez was? | the president of mexico who led la reform which aimed to limit the power of the military the roman catholic church in Mexican society |
| the Mexican politician ponciano Arriaga called for? | land reform |
| Emilia Zapata was? | a revolutionary leader who organized massive armies fighting for "tierra y libertad" (land and liberty) |
| the golondrinas were? | "swallows" - Italian workers who traveled back and forth annually between Europe and south america to take advantage of different growing seasons |
| the early stages of industrial development in the us depended on large part of investment capital from which of the folowing nations | britian |
| in terms of the industrial development of the us, the most important development was? | the construction of the railroad lines that linked all the us regions and helped create an integrated national economy |
| the national policy, which was designed to attract migrants, protect nascent industries through tariffs, and build national transportation systems was a policy in that it? | created some violent altercations with indigenous people... center of transportation network was that transcontinental Canadian pacific railroad |
| by the late 1860s, Britain's leading supplier of beef was? | argentina |
| Walt Whitman was? | a us poet |
| after the conclusions of the american civil war, freed blacks? | underwent a program of social and political reconstruction |
| after the american civil war, the southern states? | fashioned a rigidly segregated society that deprived blacks of educational, economic,and political oppurtunities |
| the lines "we hold ourselves to be self evident: that all men and woman are created equal" are from...? | declaration of sentiments |
| in 1908, the us government ordered a complete halt to migration from...? | japan |
| Louis Riel was the leader of the? | metis and the indigenous people of west canada |
| northwest rebellion led by? | Louis Riel |
| the epic poem that expressed the life of the gaucho and lamented its decline was? | the gaucho martin fierro |
| " the gaucho martin fierro" was written by? | Jose hernandez |
| Adela Zamudio was? | a Bolivian poet who lamented bitterly that talented women couldn't vote |