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US History Midterm
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what did the quartering act do? | forces colonists to become soldiers during American revolution |
| what is the purpose of a search warrant? | to conduct a search on a person, place, car for criminal evidence |
| what is a bicameral legislature and what is an example of it in the US? | 2 house system; U.S. congress |
| what was the Boston tea party? | protest British parliament's tax on tea |
| who wrote the first draft of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| what place did Washington and his troops stay at during the winter of 1777- 1778? | Valley Forge |
| what role did Benjamin Franklin place during the American Revolution? | he served as a delegate to the continental congress |
| How did the land ordinance of 1785 affect slavery? | allows enslaved people to settle in the west |
| why was farming difficult in the New England colonies? | the soil was rocky |
| why did the puritans come to the new world? | to escape prosecution because of their religion |
| what was the economy based on in the middle colonies? | agriculture and forest products |
| what is the significance of the house of burgesses? | first democratically-elected legislative body in British American colonies |
| where did enslaved people in the Americas work? | farms in the south |
| how did women oppose the British during the American Revolution? | boycotting British goods and made their home and clothes |
| what treaty ended the French and Indian war? | The Treaty of Paris 1763 |
| what was the stamp act? | tax on all printed materials |
| what were Chinese Immigrants processed at? | Angel Island |
| who were the naticists? | someone who hates immigrants |
| where did most immigrants settle in the mid to late 19th century? | urban areas |
| what is the second ammendment? | right to bear arms |
| what did the anti-federalist oppose? | the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government |
| why was the democratic party formed in the 1820's? | distrust in the government/ jackson |
| who led the continental army during the American revolution? | George Washington |
| what was the great compromise? | created to resolve a dispute over legislative branch |
| what was the Monroe doctrine? | foreign powers could not become involved in the affairs of independent countries in the west |
| what was universal male suffrage and what president supported it? | all male citizens were allowed to vote; Thomas Jackson |
| what was the single one day bloodiest battle of the civil war? | Antietam |
| how did the expansion of railroads impact the steel industry? | increase the demand for steel |
| how did railroads impact the steel industry? | the production of the railroad led to an increase for other products |
| how did Rockefeller create a monopoly? | vertical integration |
| in what industry did Carnegie make all his money in? | steel |
| why did immigrants move to the US in the 1800s? | work, land, jobs |
| who was Samuel Gompers? | 1st president of the 1st successful labor union called AFL |
| why did the second national bank falter during Jackson's presidency? | Jackson denied the banks constitutionality |
| what best describes the earliest battles of the Civil War? | CSA vistories |
| when was the Emancipation Proclamation issued? | After Battle of Antietam |
| who became president after the assassination of Lincoln? | Andrew Johnson |
| Where did Lee surrender? | Appomattox |
| what was the Freedmen's Bureau? | provided assistance to formerly enslaved people |
| what did the compromise of 1877 do for the south? | ended the reconstruction era |
| what amendment ended slavers in the US? | 13th |
| what allowed Hayes to become president in 1877? | compromise of 1877 |
| why did sharecropping begin in the south? | farmers need workers and slaves know what to do |
| why did the US declare war on Britain in 1812? | interference with trade and impressment |
| what was the outcome of the First Battle of Bull Run? | confederate victory |
| what marked the beginning of the Civil War? | confederate forces fire upon Fort Sumter |
| How did large numbers of factories in the north affect the start of the civil war? | gave north a military advantage by enabling them to prodecu weapons |
| how did the vast railway network in the north affect the start of the Civil War? | provided men, equipment, horses, medical supplies, ect.. |
| what were poll taxed used for? | voters had to pay a fee to vote |
| what was the overall purpose of Jim Crow Laws? | imposed radical segregation in the US |
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