1st Nine Weeks Review Flashcards
One of the First Two Political Parties; Founded by Alexander Hamilton
Federalists
One of the First two political parties; founded by Thomas Jefferson
Democratic Republicans
were owners of small farms that supported republican reforms during Reconstruction
SCALAWAGS
The two groups of immigrants widely used during construction of the transcontinental railroad were the ___________________ and ______________.
IRISH AND CHINESE
The invention of _____________________ brings an end to the glory days of the Cowboy in the American West
BARBED WIRE
The ___________________ was an undeclared naval war between France and the United States.
QUASI WAR
___________________ turns the Standard Oil Company into on of the first great trusts in the US.
ROCKEFELLER
_________________ is credited with starting the public school movement in Massachusetts and the rest of the US.
MANN
Andrew Carnegie developed the theory of the ____________________; meaning the wealthy should give away large portions of their fortunes to charity.
GOSPEL OF WEALTH
A group of New England Federalist known as the _____________________, threatened to secede over the acquisition of new territory.
ESSEX JUNTO
The book __________________ by _________________ is often referred to as a major cause of the Civil War
UNCLE TOM’S CABIN, STOWE
_________________ led a slave rebellion in the south that led to the passing of very strict slave codes.
NAT TURNER
“Fifty-four Forty or Fight,” refers to a boundary dispute between the US and Great Britain over the future state of ___________________.
OREGON
The impeachment of Supreme Court Justice _____________________ proved that justices could only be removed for criminal behavior
CHASE
With the passage of the ___________________ the federal government attempted to assimilate Native Americans into White culture. It resulted in more alienation than assimilation.
DAWES ACT
____________________ refers to the idea that states should be able void laws passed by the federal government
NULLIFICATION
_______________ is the founder of the Mormon religion, and _______________ leads the Mormons west to _______________ to avoid persecution.
SMITH, YOUNG
The _____________________ told European nations to stay out of the affairs of the western hemisphere, and in return the US would stay out of the affairs of the eastern hemisphere
MONROE DOCTRINE
____________________ invents the telephone
BELL
Many European Immigrants were processed through ______________________ and many Asian Immigrants were processed through _______________________.
ELLIS ISLAND, ANGEL ISLAND
As Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the early 1800’s, ________________ played a major role in increasing the power of the federal government over the states
MARSHALL
General _________________ introduced total war during his infamous “March to the Sea.”
SHERMAN
______________ is considered the turning point of the Civil War, because the south loses more soldiers during this battle than it could ever replace.
GETTYSBURG
________________ campaigned for the better treatment of prisoners and the insane
DIX
amendment that guaranteed citizenship/equal protection to African Americans
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____________________ refers to the theory that only the fittest members of society should survive and prosper
SOCIAL DARWINISM
___________________ was a union that could strike successfully because it only organized skilled workers.
AFL
_______________ made a fortune consolidating small railroads after the Civil War.
VANDERBILT
Andrew Jackson and his supporters were outraged after the election of 1824. They came together and formed the _____________________.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Reconstruction ended when ____________________ promised to remove ____________ from the south in order to be elected president. This deal is known as the _____________________.
HAYES, TROOPS, COMPROMISE OF 1877
amendment that ended slavery
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the __________________ riot ruins the reputation of the Knights of Labor
HAYMARKET SQUARE
____________________ invented the steel plow, and _______________ invented the mechanical reaper.
DEERE, MCCORMICK
_____________________ tried to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and start a slave rebellion.
LINCOLN
During the Civil War a ________________ referred to a slave state that did not leave the Union.
BORDER STATE
___________________ were northerners who moved south after the Civil War
CARPETBAGGERS
____________ is known as the great compromiser in US History.
CLAY
The battle of _________________ brings an end to Native American resistance to white settlement of the Great Plains region
WOUNDED KNEE
_______________ was the state that threatened to secede over the so called “tariff of abominations.”
SOUTH CAROLINA
The ____________________ was formed in 1854 to oppose the westward expansion of slavery and the Kansas Nebraska Act.
REPUBLICAN
___________________ was a Senator that was almost canned to death for giving an anti-slavery speech.
SUMNER
Robert Fulton is most remembered for inventing the __________________.
STEAMBOAT
________________ is remembered as a famous business consolidator of the post-Civil War industrial period.
MORGAN
_______________ was the American hero at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.
ANDREW JACKSON
______________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
TUBMAN
During the early 1800’s many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They usually came with some money and were able to settle in the Midwest
GERMAN
_______________ starts one of the most famous settlement houses in America known as ___________________, to help immigrants.
JANE ADDAMS, HULL HOUSE
___________ was the leading black abolitionist because of his ability to read and write
DOUGLASS
__________________ brings electricity into homes and businesses
EDISON
The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as ____________________________
RECONSTRUCTION
The election of Thomas Jefferson is known as the _______________________, because it shows the peaceful transfer of power from one political party to another.
REVOLUTION OF 1800
Jefferson’s response to the British kidnapping was to pass the _______________, which halted all trade with Europe.
EMBARGO ACT
The election of John Quincy Adams in 1824 is known as the _____________________, because it looked like Adams made a deal with Henry Clay in order to get elected
CORRUPT BARGAIN
The two railroads that constructed the transcontinental railroad were the ___________________ and ______________________.
UNION PACIFIC AND CENTRAL PACIFIC
According to the Missouri Compromise _____________ would enter the Union as a slave state and _______________________ would come in as a free state.
MISSOURI, MAINE
The election of _____________________ in 1860 causes the first seven states to secede from the Union. __________________ is the first to secede
LINCOLN, SOUTH CAROLINA
______________________ used vertical immigration to create a monopoly in the American steel industry
CARNEGIE
During the early 1800’s many ___________________ immigrants came to America to flee a potato famine.
IRISH
The __________________ was established by the federal government to provide former slaves with food, clothing, shelter, and education after the Civil War.
FREEDMAN’S BUREAU
Name of the system that trapped poor African Americans on land they did not own with little hope of advancement.
Debt Peonage
The _________________ were one of the first two political parties. They were formed to support the North and the ideas of Alexander Hamilton
FEDERALISTS
The court case of ________________________ said that the Cherokee Indians had rights to their land
WORCESTER V. GEORGIA
The ____________________ is considered the first time women organized themselves in support of suffrage. It was led by ________________ and _______________.
SENECA FALLS, MOTT, STANTON
Andrew Jackson was a big supporter of the __________________. Placing friends and political supporters in government jobs
SPOILS SYSTEM
________________ is the idea that people living in future states should decide the issue of slavery for themselves.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
The _____________________ provided 160 acres of free land for anyone willing to move west and live on the land for five years
HOMESTEAD ACT
A _______________ is a tax on imports
TARIFF
________________________ referred to organizations in cities that provided immigrants with food, shelter, and jobs, in exchange for votes.
POLITICAL MACHINES
The Presidency of James Monroe is known as the __________________, because of high nationalism and the existence of only one political party after the War of 1812
ERA OF GOOD FEELINGS
amendment that stated the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude
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______________ is a term that refers to the state wide civil war that breaks out in the Midwestern US after popular sovereignty fails in that state.
BLEEDING KANSAS
The two major causes of the War of 1812 were British Impressments, and the Battle of __________________ where it was discovered the British were supplying Native Americans with weapons
TIPPECANOE
The group of congressmen led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner that wanted to guarantee the right of African Americans to vote were known as the ________________________.
RADICAL REPUBLICANS
President Jefferson acquired the __________________ from France. It more than doubled the size of the US and gave us control of the Mississippi River.
PINCKNEY’S TREATY
Prior to the War of 1812, the British kidnapped American sailors, a practice known as ________________________________.
IMPRESSMENTS
__________________ invents the air breaks
WESTINGHOUSE
____________________ was an organization formed in support of freeing the slaves and moving them to Liberia
ACS
Samuel Morse created instant communication with his invention of the _________________.
TELEGRAPH/MORSE CODE
_____________ is a term that refers to the strong dislike of foreigners.
NATIVISM
The court case of ____________________________ established the principle of Judicial Review.
MARBURY V MADISON
The _______________________ is name of the compromise that brings California into the Union as a free state
1850
The _____________________ Treaty gives Florida to the US.
ADAMS ONIS
___________________ was the first president to be impeached after he violated the ________________________ Act.
JOHNSON, TENURE OF OFFICE ACT
The _____________________ were one of the first two political parties. They were formed to support the South and the ideas of Thomas Jefferson.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICANS
The __________________ were abolitionists that saw first hand the horrors of slavery because they were raised on a plantation
GRIMKE SISTERS
_______________ was the infamous POW camp in the South where thousands of people died during the civil war
ANDERSONVILLE
____________________ invents the refrigerated rail car
SWIFT
The battle of ____________________ is a turning point in the Civil War, because after this battle the Union controlled all of the Mississippi River.
VICKSBURG
The ___________________ was an event that occurred during the Presidency of George Washington. It proved the federal government would use force if necessary to enforce the laws it passed
WHISKEY REBELLION
___________ was the leading white abolitionist. He wrote “The Liberator,” and focused on making slavery a moral issue.
GARRISON
___________________ refers to the idea that God had given the North American continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land.
MANIFEST DESTINY
The ________________ was a piece of land added to the US in order to build a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
GADSDEN PURCHASE
___________________ was a name given to a group of western senators that strongly supported going to war with GB.
WAR HAWKS
The Missouri Compromise created the ________________________. Slavery could exist below it, but was outlawed above it.
36-30
_____________________ was a union that organized unskilled workers; it relayed on ____________ because of its inability to strike
KNIGHTS OF LABOR, BOYCOTTS
The Treaty of ____________________ ends the War of 1812
GHENT
___________________ was the head of the infamous Tammany Hall Machine
TWEED
The battle of __________________ is better known as Custer’s Last Stand.
LITTLE BIG HORN
The _____________________ was a supreme court case that said that slaves were nothing but property and could be taken into any state at anytime.
DRED SCOTT
Prior to the election of Andrew Jackson, most states lifted the ______________ requirement to be able to vote.
PROPERTY
The __________________ was a movement that tried to get Americans to rededicate themselves to God. It was led by Charles G. Finney
2ND GREAT AWAKENING
Eli Whitney’s invention of the _________________ strongly increased the need for slaves in the pre-civil war south
COTTON GIN
XYZ Affair, Quasi War, and Alien and Sedition Acts are all associated with this President
Adams
