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U.S History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reasons why American Colonists settled where they did? | Carry out trade. |
| Foundations of American Democracy | Mayflower Compact House of Burgesses Albany Plan of Union New England town meetings |
| Thomas Paine and Common Sense | Thomas Paine argued that the American colonies should break away from England. Tried to convince the colonist to declare their independence. |
| Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution in 1787? | |
| The following quote is from the Declaration of Independence | “We hold these to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness. That secure these rights, government are instituted. |
| Declaration of Independence | Is a social contract meant to guarantee individual rights. It stated that democracy, power comes from the people. |
| Shay’s Rebellion | Exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the articles of confederation |
| Louisiana Purchase | When President Thomas acquired the Louisiana Territory from, demonstrated that he had modified his belief that the Constitution should be strictly interpreted. It had great geographical significance because it focused the on the westward expansion. |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | Provided that Missouri be admitted as a slave state Maine be admitted as a free state All of the Louisiana Terrioty north of 36 30 expect within Missouri itself to be closed to slavery |
| Compromise of 1850 | Settled conflicts of the North and South over Admission of states to the Union |
| Manifest Destiny | First used as a support of Westward expansion to the Pacific Ocean. It was first used in the Mexican War to justify the U.S. government |
| Economic differences of the North and South prior to the Civil War | Transportation systems were more developed in the north then in the south. The south had more agriculture base while the north was more industrial-based. |
| Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War | Preserve the Union |
| Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War | It’s often seen as the beginning of the women’s right movement. |
| Reconstruction Period | The period after the Civil War of reconstruction and where former slaves became citizens. |
| President Andrew Johnson and the Reconstruction Period | After the Civil War there was a period caught the reconstruction. During this time serious differences between Congress and President Andrew Johnson about how to handle reconstruction led to the impeachment of President Johnson. |
| Result of the Civil War | The power of the Central government was strengthened. |
| Black codes | Following the Civil War, many Southern states enacted Black Codes to restrict the rights of formerly enslaved persons. |
| Native Americans | After the Civil War the way of life for Native Americans was different and their country as they knew it was taken away as well as their means of support. It broke up their mode of living their habits of life, and introduced disease and decay among them. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 | This is an example of actions that reflected widespread nativist sentiment. |
| Indian Wars between 1860-1890 | Were a result of the movement of settlers onto the Great Plains |
| Homestead Act of 1862 | Provided free land to settlers Contributed to the development of the Great Plains |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Contributed to the developed of the Great Plains |
| Three-fifths Compromise | A slave would count as 3/5 of a person in respect to representation. |
| Reconstruction goals after the Civil War | Heal wartime bitterness by quickly bringing the South back into the Union. |
| Economic impact of the Civil War | The South was left embittered and devastated by the war. The South’s factories, farms, railroads, and major cities were destroyed. The south remained a backwards agricultural-based economy and the poorest section of the nation for many decades. |
| Tenements | Were first built in the nineteenth century to house the poor as cheaply as possible. |
| Women's’ Suffrage Movement | Resulted in the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Was led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony before and after the Civil War. Developed a declaration of women’s rights at the Seneca Falls Convention in New York |
| Battleship Maine | Because the sinking of the BattleshipMaine off the coast of Cuba, America became eager and willing to go to war against Spain. |
| Why was the North worried about Great Britain during the Civil War? | North feared they might become an ally of the Confederacy |
| Impressments | The practice by which men were forced to serve as British sailors. |
| Trail of Tears | The forced expulsion of Indians from the eastern part of the United States. |
| Why did the South secede from the Union? | The first southern states seceded from the Union after the Wilmot Proviso( The Wilmot Proviso proposed an American law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican War.) |
| Emancipation Proclamation | |
| Why could Lincoln not carry out his plan of Reconstruction? | |
| Muckrakers | |
| Who had great job opportunities during WWI when they did not before the war? | |
| Rapid Growth of Cities | |
| League of Nations | |
| Progressivism | |
| Americans reaction to WWI | |
| Lusitania sinking | |
| Zimmermann Telegram | |
| Declared that slaves in “rebelling” Southern states were free Made the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim Discouraged any interference from foreign governments. | |
| Assassination a few days after Lee’s surrender | |
| Writers who exposed social conditions in need of reform. ( Child Labor, tenement housing, factory working condition) | |
| African Americans and women | |
| Was objected by Americans because the United States foreign policy decisions would be made by an international organization | |
| They wanted to make sure the U.S would stay out of the war. | |
| The U.S wanted Germany to stop unrestricted submarine warfare. | |
| Germany tried to make an alliance with Mexico to conquer the U.S | |
| Treaty of Versailles | France and British insisted on punishing Germany for the war A League of Nations was created to prevent future wars and aggression National boundaries were redrawn, creating new nation |
| Why did US enter WW1 | To make the world safe for democracy To protect lives and American shipping To support international law |
| Need for public services, such as water and sewage Shortage of housing facilities Rise if slums and tenement houses | |
| Progressives wanted to use the government to help create a fair society. It was a political response to industrialism and its social products It differed from populism in that progressive was more urban Enlisted more journalists, academics, and social th | |
| Anti- Federalist | Opposed ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 because the Constitution failed to include a bill of rights |
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