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US History Sem.1
US History Semester 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reasons why American Colonists settled where they did | carry out trade. |
| Foundations of American Democracy | New england town meetings |
| Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution in 1787? | opposed ratification of the United States Constitution in 1787 was because the Constitution failed to include a bill of rights. |
| Thomas Paine and Common Sense | Argued that the american colonies should break away from england, convince colonists to declare their independence. |
| Declaration of Independence quote | We hold these truths 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 the pursuit of happiness. |
| Shay’s Rebellion | exposed fundamental weaknesses in government under the Articles of Confederation. |
| Louisiana Purchase | When president Thomas Jefferson acquired the Louisiana Territory from france, he demonstrated that he had modified his belief that the constitution should be strictly interpreted, significance it focused the US on westward expansion. |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | Provided that Missouri be admitted as a slave state; Maine be admitted as a free state; and all of the Louisiana Territory north of 36o30' except 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. then was used in the mexican war to justify the U.S. government actions. |
| Economic differences of the North and South prior to the Civil War | Transportation systems were more developed in the north that in the south. The South had more agriculture based while the north was more industrial based. |
| Lincoln’s goal in the Civil War | preserving the Union was his main goal of the Civil War |
| Seneca Falls Convention | the first woman's rights convention in the United States |
| Reconstruction Period | The time period after the civil war, trying to reconstruct america where the slaves became citizens |
| President Andrew Johnson and the Reconstruction Period | 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 | 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 in that their country was taken away, as well as their means pf support. It broke up their mode of living, hbits of life, and introduced disease and decay among them. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 | is an example of actions that reflected widespread nativist sentiment. |
| Indian Wars between 1860-1890 | Were a result of the movement of settlers into the great plains. |
| Homestead Act of 1862 | Provided free land to settlers, and contributed to the development of the great plains. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | Contributed to the development of the great plains. |
| Development of the Great Plains | By the Louisiana purchase and westward expansion. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | Related to slavery and that 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, it's factories, farms, railroads, and major cities were destroyed and lay in ruins; and it remains a backwards agriculture-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; led by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony before and after Civil war; developed declaration of women's rights at the seneca falls Convention in NY; and was reform during Jacksonian democracy. |
| Battleship Maine | Because of the Sinking of the Battleship Maine 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 (South) |
| Impressments | The practice by which men were forced to serve as british sailors. |
| Trail of Tears | The forced expulsion of native americans from the eastern part of the United states. |
| Why did the South secede from the Union? | Because of the Wilmot Proviso (Proposed an american law to ban slavery in territory acquired from Mexico in the Mexican war) |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Declared that slaves in "rebelling" Southern states were free; made the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim; and discouraged any interference from foreign governments. |
| Why could Lincoln not carry out his plan of Reconstruction? | assassinated a few days after Lee's surrender. |
| Muckrakers | Writer who exposed social conditions in need of reform. |
| Who had great job opportunities during WWI when they did not before the war? | Blacks and women |
| Treaty of Versailles | France and Britain insisted on punishing Germany for the war; A league of nations was created to prevent future wars and aggression; and national boundaries were redrawn, creating many new nations. |
| Rapid Growth of Cities caused? | Need for public services, such as water and sewage; shortage of housing facilities; and rise of slums and tenement houses. |
| Why did US enter WWI? | To make the world safe for democracy; to protect American lives and shipping; and to uphold international law. |
| League of Nations | was objected by Americans because United States Foreign policy decisions would be made by an international organization. |
| Progressivism | Progressives sought to use government to created a just society;it was a political response to industrialism and its social by-products; it differed from populism by it was more urban; and enlisted journalists, academics, and social theorists. |
| Americans reaction to WWI | They wanted insurance that the U.S. could stay out of the conflict. |
| Lusitania sinking | In response to the Lusitania sinking ... the U.S. demanded that Germany cease unrestricted submarine warfare. |
| Zimmermann Telegram | proposed an alliance between germany and Mexico to conquer the U.S. |
| What is the Declaration of independence? | Is a social contract meant to guarantee individual rights, and it stated that in a democracy, power comes from the people. |
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