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2ndcommon assessment
humanities 8 - Final Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Chpt 10: Why was the Indian Removal Act created? | B/c the government promised US soldiers the land |
| What is the Indian Removal Act? | In 1830 - to give the land to the soldiers that was promised - located in the west |
| Which Indian Tribes were moved to what is now the "present day Oaklahoma / Florida? | Fox, Saux, Creech, Chickasaw and Cherokee |
| What is the Trail of Tears? | The 800 mile walk the Cherokee tribe did when removed from their native land |
| What purpose did the Buena of Indian Affairs office serve? | Sent help to move the Cherokee tribe after they were removed from their land |
| Why was the Bank of US established? | Give loans to states and printed money |
| Nullification/States rights | State has the right to nullify or invalidate any law that the state deems unconstitutional |
| Jackson democracy | A period of expanding democracy between the 1820's and 30's |
| Nominating Convention | Party members choose the party's candidates vs party's leaders |
| Manifest dynasty | Obvious fate to settle land to the Pacific Ocean in order to spread democracy |
| Gold Rush (California) | Brought 80,000 people from all over the world to look for gold in 1849 |
| Mormons | Members of Joseph Smith's church who practice polygamy |
| What is polygamy? | The practice of having more than one husband or wife at the same time |
| What is the significance Alamo? | An abandoned mission near San Antonio that became an important battle site in the Texas Revolution |
| What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? | Feb 1848 - Treaty signed that officially ended the war and forced Mexico to turn over it's northern territory to the US |
| Religious Movements | Anti - Morman mob: murdered Joseph Smith and they persecuted Morman's because of their beliefs and practices |
| Texas Delay in Statehood | Because of an off balance of "slave states and free states" |
| Transportation Revolution | Period of rapid growth in the speed and convenience for travel because of new methods of transportation |
| Missouri compromise | This agreement would allow the state to enter the union as a slave state and Maine would enter as a free state |
| Technology - Manufacturing | The tool used to produce items or to do work |
| What did new machines encourage? | The rise of new processes and businesses and manufacturing |
| Sectionalism | Disagreements between 2 regions |
| Nationalism | The feeling of pride and loyalty to a nation |
| Plantation | A large farm where slaves worked and planted cotton |
| Cotton | Used for clothing and a big money maker for the south |
| King Cotton | Profound (learned) statesman and knows what measures will best sustain (protect) his throne - Quote from David Christy |
| Cotton gin | Made by Eli Whitney - it moves seeds from short staple crops |
| Eli Whitney | Made interchangeable parts and the cotton gin |
| What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery | Expanded slavery because enslaved people were used to pick the cotton out of thecotton gin |
| Nat Turner's quote | I am willing to suffer the fate that awaits me |
| Which violent revolt occurred in 1831 in SHampton County, Virginia | Lead by Nat Turner - God told me to end slavery |
| Who killed more than 60 slave owners and their families | Nat Turner and the people who worked for them |
| Slave Codes | The new codes placed stricter control on enslaved people |
| The Literacy Law | Finding and whipping any person who was caught teaching enslaved people to read and write |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin, Harriet Beecher Stowe | Writing published in 1982 that spoke against slavery by describing how slaves were treated |
| Who was Frederick Douglas | Slave who was taught literacy by a slave owners wife |
| Which newspaper did Frederick Douglas write | Northstar |
| Wilmot Proviso | A document stating neither slavery or servitude shall ever exist in the territory |
| Which territory did the Wilmot Proviso cover? | Katelyn to ask Mr. Ubbing |
| What are tenements? | Poorly designed apartment buildings that housed a large number of poor people |
| What was the compromise of 1850 | Brought resolution to the dispute between free and slave states. |
| Which states determined the decision whether to be a free state or not was up to the popular sovereignty? | Territories: Utah and New Mexico |
| Which state entered the union free as a result of the Compromise of 1850? | California |
| What is popular sovereignty | The political power belongs to the people |
| Why did California enter the union as a union vs a territory? | Because the "gold rush" resulted in such a rapid population growth |
| Fugitive Slave Act | Made it a crime to help slave - allowed officials to arrest slaves in free areas |
| What is the Kansas - Nebraska Act | Divide the Louisiana purchase into 2 territories and allowed the people in each to decide on the question of slavery |
| What is Bleeding Kansas | 1856: Abolitionist and pro-slavery forces clashed killing many people |
| John Brown | An Abolitionist from New England - killed 5 proslavery people |
| Pottawatomie Massacre | An abolitionist killed people in Kansas because he stated his actions were ordered by God |
| Dred Scott - why did he sue for his freedom | He states while he lived in the free territory, he had become free |
| Which political party united against the spread of slavery in the west? | Republican Party |
| What is the importance of the Election of 1860 | Recognized no other political principles other than the constitution of the country, etc: the union of the US and the enforcement of the laws |
| How did the Southerns react to Lincoln's decision not expand slavery? | The Southern Sucessionist calling for a special election because they believed they had a right to leave the union |
| Why did the southerners get angry at Lincoln? | His decision not to expand slavery meant their way of life would be destroyed. |
| How were the shoes made for soldiers in the Army? | Shoes were made of leather and wood |
| Why was Army clothing made of wool? | To soak in sweat |
| Principles of the Army's clothing for soldiers included | Less things equals less weight |
| What food was the army fed? | Bacon, hard tack crackers and potatoes |
| Why did the soldiers feet bleed? | The wood would cut the skin of the soldiers |
| Who won the beginning of the civil war? | The union won the bloody war at Fort Sumpter |
| When was the beginning of the civil war? | Sept 7th 1861 |
| States that were considered the border of the free state and the slave states? | Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland and Missouri |
| What was Antietam? | Battle between the union and the confederacy |
| When was the bloodiest battle in US history? | Sept 17, 1862, Antietam Creek, Maryland |
| Anachonda Plan | The strategy of the North's plan to cut off supplies to the south through naval blockades |
| What is Emancipation? | Freed slaves |
| Hard Tack | flour + water... baked |
| When was the Battle of Gettysburg | July 1st 1863 |
| The Battle of Gettysburg was a civil war that ______ won | Union |
| What is the Gettysburg address | The union soldiers were praised by Lincoln |
| What is Total War? | Destroying civilian and economic resources |
| Appomatox Court House | The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant, thus the ending of the civil war |
| Mini-ball | Type of muscle loaded stabilized rifle bullets |
| Thirteenth Amendment | the amendment made slavery illegal throughout the US |
| John Wilken Booth | A southerner who didn't like Abe Lincoln killed Abe Lincoln at Ford theater in Washington DC on April 14 1865 |
| Radical Republican | On the other hand, the south took a hasher stance, they wanted the federal Gov. to force change in the south |
| Fourteenth Amendment | fearing that the civil Rights might be overturned, the Republicans created this amendment |
| Fifteenth Amendment | Gave African Americans the right to vote |
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