Final Flashcards
Scientists know exactly when people first arrived in the Americas.
False
Aztec women -
tended fields, raised children, cooked, did cloth weaving and went to the market
Coming into contact with the Europeans affected the Indians in what way?
They were not immune to the diseases that were brought over.
Scholars define the biological encounter between two sides of the Atlantic as the
Columbian Exchange
Slavery was in existence in Africa long before the arrival of the Portuguese
True
The “sugar islands” were the economic jewels of France.
False
The Navigation Acts established the principle that
- Certain American products could be sold only in England
- Only English or colonial merchants could engage in colonial trade
- All colonial goods that were to be sold in England had to be shipped in English vessels.
The population of British North America shrunk during the 18th century.
False
The Stamp Act required that
stamped paper was required for everything
Women were not very active in the revolutionary cause.
False
Slaves were supportive of the Revolution
True
To mold a new generation of virtuous citizens, Americans looked to -
Education, Religion and Architecture
The lack of _______ during this time hindered economic exchange
Specie
The _________ was a series of essays first published in newspapers in New York.
Federalist
The first amendment -
Protected the freedom of the press and religion
The second amendment -
Gave people the right to bear arms
What were some available reading materials besides the newspaper?
Books, Magazines and Pamphlets
Americans turned to magazines for _____ and _____.
Education, amusement
Thomas Jefferson instructed Lewis and Clark to obtain information about geography and biology only during their expedition.
False
In 1819 the demand for ______ boosted the American economy.
Cotton
Where was Davy Crockett a celebrated figure?
on the stump and in popular literature
Davy Crockett became a politician on purpose.
False
Andrew Jackson’s supporters were a rowdy crowd.
True
The term Trail of Tears refers to the:
horrifying conditions experienced by the Cherokees during their removal.
The Trail of Tears is also known as The Path Where They Cried
True
Racism during this time was directed at
Native Americans and Slaves
At the start of the 19th Century, most _____ households only produced a small surplus that was traded locally.
Rural
The Farmer’s Almanac was a publication that gave information about becoming a farmer.
False
In 1800 America’s largest urban centers could be considered “walking cities”.
True
A typical planter lived in a plantation home.
False
Temperance was the:
movement that developed in response to the concern over rising alcohol consumption.
Who successfully mailed himself in a box from Virginia to Philadelphia?
Henry Brown
Who labeled slavery “the peculiar institution”?
John C. Calhoun
The Mexican Army annihilated American Texans at:
the Alamo
The Mexican-American War was the first conflict that professional journalists covered and reported almost on a daily basis.
True
Manifest Destiny was a vision of American’s future where the nation, with God’s blessing, took possession of the entire continent.
True
When the Emancipation Proclamation took effect January 1, 1863, it became a war against slavery.
True
A good advantage of the North was that they had a good source of industrial power.
True
Population helped the war more than having an effective military leader.
False
Most laws had left slaves illiterate.
True
The Ku Klux Klan targeted:
Blacks, Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
Even after slavery “ended” blacks were still suppressed.
True
Sharecropping is:
the right to farm on a plot of land in exchange for rent paid in the form of a share of the harvest.
