EAH Final Guide Flashcards
The triangle trade was a three way trade route between..
Africa, England, and the Americas
What was the main purpose of the navigation acts passed by Parliament in 1651?
To control colonial trade
The result of the staple act was…
Higher price of goods for the colonies imported from Europe
According to the theory of mercantilism, a nation thinks that increase its wealth and power by
Exporting more than importing
What was the significance of the Great Awakening?
It made people question traditional forms of authority
What was not a provision of the Navigation Acts?
Three quarters of the crew had to take an oath of loyalty
One direct result of the Intolerable Acts was…
The convening of the first Continental Congress
The Continental Army scored it’s first and much needed victory at
Trenton, New Jersey
Which group first lead the boycott British goods?
The Sons of liberty
The main purpose of the declaratory act was to
Restate that Parliament had the power to make laws for the colonies
How did parliament respond to the Boston tea party?
The intolerable acts
“The shot heard ‘round the world”- where did it happen?
Lexington
All of the following issues were accomplished at the Second Continental Congress, except:
Writing the constitution
What was the significance of the battle of Saratoga?
It encourage the French to support the Americans
The phrase, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” came from the battle of Bunker Hill.
True
Because it was a surprise attack, Trenton was an easy victory for the British
False
As of 1776, slaves, Native Americans, and woman were considered equal and endowed with natural rights
False
The Olive Branch Petition urges a return to the former harmony between the British and the colonies
True
The articles of Confederation gave the Confederation Congress all of the following powers except the power to-
Impose taxes
The system to make sure one branch will not become more powerful than another is-
Checks and balances
The office of the president of the United States was first established in the-
Constitution
Shay’s rebellion contributed to the belief among political leaders that –
The nation needed a stronger central government
The decision in the Marbury V. Madison case established-
The court’s right of judicial review
During John Adams’ presidency, why were democrat republican outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts?
They believed the laws violated freedom of speech
The outcome of the Whiskey Rebellion helped to establish the power of federal government to-
Impose taxes and enforce federal laws within states
The United States gained the Louisiana Territory by-
Buying it from France
In the war between Britain and France, George Washington issued a proclamation declaring that the US was siding with France.
False
The Louisiana purchase more than doubled the size of the US.
True
Like George Washington, John Adams serve as a president for two terms
False
The Virginia and Kentucky resolutions said that states had the right to consider acts void if they deemed it unconstitutional
True
In 1850 Tennessee Gen. — leads American soldiers to victory against superior forces at New Orleans
Andrew Jackson
— was president during the war of 1812
James Madison
But 1807, Americans are deeply angered by —, the British policy of seizing Americans at sea and drafting them into the British navy.
Impressment
By 1806, Britain attempts to —, or seal off, Napoleon’s Europe.
Blockade
In 1814, — is signed, ending the war.
Treaty of Ghent
In 1810, young nationalists from the south and west enter Congress. Led by John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, they became known as —.
Warhawks
In 1811, the native American confederacy suffers a setback when it loses the battle of Tippecanoe to —.
William Henry Harrison
Supreme Court rulings in three important cases between 1816 and 1824 shaped the future of American government by -.
Establishing dominance of the federal government over the state government
The solution that emerged in the Missouri compromise was to admit Missouri —.
As a slave state and Maine as a free state
The American system help bring the nation together by
Creating a better transportation network to facilitate the exchange of goods
Andrew Jackson use the power of the presidency to-
Fire many federal officials and appoint loyal followers in their place
Some Native American peoples in the southeast were called “the five civilized tribes” because
They had adopted aspects of European culture
The 1828 “Tariff of Abominations” was given that name by those who thought the tariff would hurt the South while helping
Northern manufacturers
What term refers to the 19th century belief that married women’s activity should be limited to Houseworth and family?
The Cult of Domesticity
This championed states’ rights and question the legality of applying some federal laws in the states
Nullification Theory
National interests should be placed ahead of regional concern/interest of other countries
Nationalism
Loyalty in one’s own region, rather than the whole country
Sectionalism
Escaped slave that remained in the south because he felt that he was called by God to organize his fellow slaves for freedom
Nat Turner
Published the North Star
Frederick Douglass
Reformer focused on the mentally ill
Dorthea Dix
The liberator publisher; first white American to demand slaves’ freedom
William Lloyd Garrison
Along with Lucretta Mott, organized first women’s rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Former slave, changed name, spoke for abolition and women’s rights
Sojourner truth
Policy by which newly elected president replaces people is known as assimilation
False
The Trail of Tears was the forced relocation of Cherokees.
True
South Carolina threatened to secede because they did not agree with a series of tariffs.
True
Martin Van Buren probably disagreed with Andrew Jackson on the subject of…
False
What was one effect of John Brown’s actions at Harper’s Ferry?
And increase in tensions between the north and the south
What was Henry Clay’s primary purpose in offering the compromise of 1850?
To avoid the Civil War on the issue of slavery
Lincoln became a Republican after leaving which party?
The Whig party
The Republican Party is formed by people who, despite their differences, were united in their
Opposition to slavery
Uncle Tom’s Cabin was written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe
The formal withdrawal of a state from the union is known as
Secession
The topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates was
Slavery in the territories
Americans believed that it was their God Given right to spread from sea to shining sea was called
Manifest Destiny
This was the phrase used by Americans during the Mexican American war
“Remember the Alamo!”
And escaped slave who helped hundreds of others escape
Harriet Tubman
Who are the empresarios of Texas?
Land agents
Of the following, the man most in favor of seizing land from Mexico was
James K Polk
“Fifty-four forty or fight” referred to the boundary dispute between United States and
Britain
This is when farmers raise only one or two crops for sale
Specialization
in the early 19 century when this changed the way people acquired the goods they needed
Market revolution
This is an economic system in which private corporations and individuals control the means of production and use them to earn profits
Capitalism
Those who risk their own money on industry are called
Entrepreneurs
This person improved on an earlier invention called the telegraph
Samuel F. B. Morse
This person invented the steamboat
Fulton
This person was the commander of all Union armies, attacked confederate groups many times, losing nearly 60,000 men in one six-week period.
Ulysses S Grant
This person live the march to the sea; and believed in total war
William T. Sherman
Pres. of the union
Lincoln
Lincoln’s vice president
Andrew Johnson
This is a document, issued by a sovereignty, outlining conditions for colonies’ rights and privileges
Charter
What was the main job of the colonies?
To export all materials to Britain, buy goods back and trade only with Britain
What was the main effect of salutary neglect?
it helped promote self government in the colonies
During which event of the first fighting between redcoats and Minutemen occur?
At the battle of Lexington
Which European country supported the American colonies during the Revolutionary war?
France
Which of the following then helped to found the sons of liberty?
Samuel Adams
What did the Townshend acts bring about?
Indirect taxes on imported goods
Which document was crucial and changing public opinions to support independence?
Common sense by Thomas Paine
Whose concept did Jefferson draw upon as he drafted of the Declaration of Independence?
John Locke’s
During the Revolutionary war, what did the Continental Army lack?
food and supplies
The Boston massacre was a response to
The stationing of British soldiers in Boston
