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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Republican Motherhood | a 20th century term for a womans attitude where womans role was to train their sons to be future citizens |
| why does republican motherhood matter? | Because it showed the mothers roles, and what they were supposed to do to their sons. |
| Anti-Abolitionism | Anti abolitionist were people who were against slavery being abolished by law |
| Why does anti-abolitionism matter? | Because at the time, many white people who wanted slavery abolished were told that they were going "too far", or that they were doing too much |
| The Monroe Doctrine | a policy announced that stated that American Continents would be closed to European colonization. |
| Why does the Monroe Doctrine matter | Because this established the idea that America was more dominant |
| American Colonization Society | Stated that they'd end slavery, but do it gradually by moving black people out of America to Liberia |
| Why does the American Colonization Society Matter? | because although it had some funding, it didn't work because once Africans were sent to Liberia there was a cultural split, and many weren't even from Liberia. |
| Reundevouz | A place where trappers and traders would meet up to trade for goods. |
| Why do Reundevouz's matter? | Because although this is where they met up, traders would usually overcharge. Which is unfair because many trappers were either killed by diseases or animals. |
| What is the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 | An act created by Steven Douglas that divided kansas and nebraska up, and allowed them to decide if they wanted slavery or not |
| why does the Kansas Nebraska Act of 1854 matter | Because after a while, the bill got passed which led to a border war in kansas. |
| What was Dred Scot v Sandford | A case that took place in Winconsin between a slave who was suing for freedom. |
| Why does Dred Scott v Sandford matter? | Dred Scott was a missouri slave of an army man, who took him to wisconsin which was a free territory state. While they were there, the slave owner died so Scott sued for freedom. |
| What was the civil war results and effects | The Civil war had an effect on many places and people. One of the biggest problems was that half of the men were gone to war. |
| Why does the civil war results and effects matter | Because it forced women to find employment, and it also created a gender imbalance in the south, which caused gender roles to be questioned. |
| Civil War and Slavery | During the civil war, many slave owners were afraid of slave revolts because it was a lot happening at the time. |
| Why does Civil War and Slavery matter | Because since they feared this happening, they became more harsh on their slaves. |
| Reconstruction | The Social Process of trying to bring everyone back together after the war. |
| Why does reconstruction matter? | Because After war, reconstruction era wasn't simple for many people like black people. Although slaves were freed, inequality existed. |
| What was whiskeys rebellion | A violent protest by western Pennsylvania farmers against the federal excise tax on whiskey in 1794 |
| Why does whiskeys rebellion matter | bc farmers from Pennsylvania rose up in protest of what they saw as unfair taxation. |
| Jeffersons view on race | He thought that people were harsh with slaves, and that the conditions slaves were in should be better |
| Why does jeffersons view on race matter? | Because although he spoke out against a lot of things for slaves like the slave trade, he owned several of them and profited off of them |
| What was the Missouri Compromise? | an agreement passed by the U.S. Congress in 1820 tht allowed Missouri to become the 24th state in the United States. |
| Why does the Missouri Compromise matter? | a law was attached to their bill tht stated tht slavery would be lessened there, & people got angry.Maine was also applying for statehood so congress combined the two into a bill and made it to where slavery was prohibited above state line except missouri |
| John Marshall and the supreme court | Cheif Justice John marshall was a significant person who dominated courts and molded the development of the constitution. |
| Why does John Marshall and the supreme court matter | because as stated above, he had a part in the constiutition, and also strengthened the judical branch. |
| Civil War death toll | The civil war death toll was important because of how big it was, 750,000 people were killed. |
| Why does the civil war death toll matter | Because out of every war it has the most deaths, and at first people thought it was 620,000 people. |
| What are steamboats | Paddlewheelers that could travel up & down river in deep or shallow waters, |
| Why are steamboats important | Because it was developed into Americas first inland freight and passenger service network |