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U.S History Final
U.S History Final Exam Study Guide for Portfolio
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Reasons why American Colonists settled where they did | The soil in the areas they settled were ideal for farming. |
| Foundations of American Democracy | The ideas of liberty and equality from the Enlightenment era. |
| Why did the Anti-Federalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution in 1787. | They were afraid the new national government would be too powerful would be a threat to citizen's rights. |
| Thomas Paine and Common Sense | Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine calling for independence for the colonies from Britain. |
| Declaration of Independence | The Declaration of Independence was written to declare independence from Britain on July 4th 1776. |
| Shay's Rebellion | An armed uprising in Massachusetts led by Daniel Shay in protest against civil rights injustices. |
| Louisiana Purchase | A land deal between the U.S and France where the U.S gained the land west of Mississippi River. |
| Missouri Compromise of 1820 | Legislation that made Maine and Missouri a free state for slaves. |
| Compromise of 1850 | Five separate bills passed by Congress which defused a four year confrontation between slaves and free states. |
| Manifest Destiny | A popular belief in the U.S that settlers were destined to expand North. |
| Economic differences of the North and South prior to the Civil War | North economy was focused on manufacturing. |
| Lincoln's goal in the Civil War | He felt it was his duty to preserve the Union rather than based on his own personal feeling towards slavery. |
| Seneca Falls Convention | First women's rights convention. |
| Reconstruction Period | Period after the Civil War where Abraham Lincoln was planning for a reconstruction of the South as soldiers resided there. |
| President Andrew Johnson and the Reconstruction Period | He gave the white South a free hand in regulating slavery and freedom. Black people had no role in politics in the South. |
| Result of the Civil War | Long lasting differences still remained in regards of slavery and state rights. |
| Black Codes | Laws passed by southern states restricting African American's freedom and forcing them to work long hours for low wages. |
| Native Americans | Indigenous peoples of the United States. |
| Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 | A law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese people. |
| Indian Wars between 1860-1890 | Various armed conflicts fought by colonists against native American tribes. |
| Homestead Act of 1862 | Several laws passed stating a person can acquire ownership of government land called a homestead. |
| Transcontinental Railroad | The first railroad spanning across the whole country. Went from Omaha, Nebraska, to the Pacific coast. |
| Development of the Great Plains | Called the Great American Desert until the 19th century. The Transcontinental Railroad jumpstarted the development of the Plains. |
| Three-fifths Compromise | A compromise reached stating that one black person is equivalent to three fifths of a white person. |
| Reconstruction goals after the Civil War | Abraham Lincoln's goal was to hold the nation together, his plan was a success. |
| Economic impact of the Civil War | Resulted in over 600,000 deaths and deconstruction of southern states, which caused extreme economic cost. |
| Tenements | A tenement house is a building allowing multi-occupancy. Multiple families to one house. |
| Women's Suffrage Movement | Began in 1848 when a women's rights convention was held in Seneca Falls. |
| Battleship Maine | An American naval ship that sank in Havana harbor during the Cuban revolt against Spain. |
| Why was the North worried about Great Britain during the Civil War? | They were afraid that England would extend diplomatic recognition to the Confederacy. |
| Impressments | Impressment is the taking of men into a military by compulsion with or without notice. |
| Trail of Tears | A series of forced relocations of Native Americans from their homelands to areas designated as Native Territory. |
| Why did the South secede from the Union? | At south Carolina's secession convention they made a "Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union" |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that all people being held as slaves were now free. |
| Why could Lincoln not carry out his plan of Reconstruction? | White southerners did not want slaves to be freed. |
| Muckrakers | American journalists who attacked institutions and leaders. |
| Who had great job opportunities during WWI when they did not before the war? | Large amounts of women were recruited into jobs vacated by men who had to fight in the war. |
| Treaty of Versailles | Ended the state of war between Germany and Allied Powers. |
| Rapid Growth of Cities | The growth of cities was caused due to the Industrialization of cities as many people left to do factory work. |
| Why did the U.S enter WWI? | Because of Germany's submarine attacks of U.S ships. |
| League of Nations | An international organization created after WWI to provide resolutions for international disputes. |
| Progressivism | Support for improvement of society via reformation is science, technology, economic development, and societal organizations. |
| Americans reaction to WWI | A lot of Americans tended to go into isolation during WWI as many were very scared. |
| Lusitania Sinking | The sinking of the ocean liner RMS Lusitania during the first World War. Germany wages submarine warfare against the U.K. |
| Zimmermann Telegram | A secret diplomatic conversation issued from Germany that proposed alliance between Germany and Mexico. |
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