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Flashcards Part 2
US History
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The treaty that ended the war of 1812 was- | The Treaty of Ghent |
| The battle of New Orleans was fought- | January 8, 1815 |
| Who was the famous General that fought for the US who later became president was- | Andrew Jackson |
| What were the three rivers that the British wanted to control | Mississippi, Potomac, and Hudson River. |
| During the burning of our nations capital the important papers were secured in | Leesburg, Virginia |
| How did Hamilton propose to strengthen the national debt? | Combined all the debt into one. |
| What were the first widely accepted solution or plan to the slavery? | Colinization |
| What two things did Andrew Jackson do in office? | post office was not allowed to mail any literature against slavery was denied, and the gag rule. |
| What did the churches in the south use to defend their stand on slavery | The Bible. |
| William Lloyd Garrison wrote- | The Liberator |
| Another abolitionists David Walker, four evils and the name of the paper | The Appeal |
| What were the four evils? | Christianity, Ignorance, Colonization and Slavery |
| Who built the first factory in America and when? | Samuel Slator, in 1790 |
| Who invented the first Cotton gin? | Eli Whitney |
| Construction of Clitons ditch cost- | 7 million to build orginally |
| What city was the finical center of the new nation? | NYC |
| By 1840 there were how many miles of canal- | 3000 miles |
| What would render them unprofitable? | Railroads |
| The railroad was first developed in what country? | Great Britian |
| What percentage did the new locomotive save on shipping over carriages? | 60 to 70% |
| The first charted railroad in the US? | Baltimore and Ohio |
| Johns Browns plans for his raid- | He was going to distribute weapons to the African American's |
| What are two well known abolitionits- | Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas |
| The federal governemt sent WHO to take care of the raid? | Robert E. Lee |
| How many lives were lost during the civil war? | 618,000 |
| In what year did the civil war take place? | 1861-1865 |
| Where was the confederacy's capital? | Richmond, Virgina |
| The five major causes of the civil war- | Economic, States rights, the abolitionists, political, and the election of Abe Lincoln. |
| How much money did the south spend on the civil war? | 3 million |
| How much did the North spend on the civil war? | 6 million |
| What two well known abolitionists- | Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglas |
| Who did the federal government send to take care of the raid? | Robert E. Lee |
| How many lives were lost during the civil war? | 618,000 |
| In what year did the civil war take place? | 1861-1865 |
| Where was the confederacy's capital? | Richmond Virgina |
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