Final Exam Flashcards
Middle colonies
Their religion was the Quakers and how they believed that God saw everyone as equal. William penn took apart in the Quakers and he later on become the founder of the providence of Pennsylvania. Ben Franklin was also apart of this religion.
Southern Colonies
The south had a lot of agricultural use to their land and had also used slaves in the plantations. John smith was involved with the Powhatan tribe and he was imprisoned in 1607 and Pocahontas is the Chiefs daughter.
Southwestern Colonies
The Catholic Churches worked to convert the native Americans to Christians. There were also many Spanish conquerors who forced labor onto the native Americans.
Revolutionary war Causes- French and Indian war, boycotts sons of Liberty , smuggling, stamp act , Townshend duties, intolerable acts, quartering act, proclamation of 1763
The French and Indian war was a war that been fought by the French and British causing France to lose, British secured the colonies. There were many boycotts that had occurred such as taking away all trade from the colonies. They even smuggled with Britain. The stamp act is an act that requires a British stamp for it to be an official document. The Townshend duties were the duties to stop the acts caused by the British. The intolerable acts were a series of acts enforced by Britain due to the towns fight back against the previous acts. The quartering act was an act that made it so British soldiers would be able to sleep at the colonist’s houses. The proclamation of 1763 was the acquisition of Britain in North America which they forbaded settlement pasted the Appalachian mountains.
Major Battles- Lexington and concord, Bunker Hill , Saratoga, Yorktown, principles of the declaration of the independence, George Washington, Patriots v Loyalists and Hessians
Lexington and Concord: the first military engagements of the war and was fought on April 19, 1775.
Battle of Bunker Hill: a battle fought in June 1775 that the British won. Despite their loss, the colonial force inflicted a series of significant losses against the British.
Saratoga: there were 2 parts of this battle. One fought in September 19th with the British victory and the other on October 7th where the Americans forced the British to retreat.
Yorktown: the last battle of the war where the British surrendered to the Americans and French.
DOI: this was a letter to King George III to declare the US independence made on July 4th 1776
George Washington: he was the colonial general who was a successful leader who later became the first president.
Patriots v Loyalists: Patriots were willing to stand up against Great Britain while the loyalist were the ones who obeyed Britain and didn’t stand up for themselves.
Hessians: the German mercenary who aided the British in military service.
Articles of confederation and northwest ordinance of 1787
The articles of confederation has weaknesses such as a weak central government and the states more independent. It also has the strength to declare war. The northwest ordinance of 1787 was an act of the congress of confederation and made the northwest the first organized territory of the United States.
The great compromise and 3/5 compromise
The slaves were considered 3/5 of a vote. The great compromise was an agreement that large and small states had proportional representation in the legislative Congress.
Federalists v Anti federalists
The federalists are a party that believe in a strong centralized government and more dependent states. The anti federalists are a party that believes in more independent states and a weaker government.
Hamilton’s plans v Jefferson’s plans
Alexander Hamilton believed in federalism and supported the party. Alexander Hamilton’s plans consisted of taxing whiskey and other imported goods. Thomas Jefferson’s plan was to move the Capitol to the south as he disagreed with hamilton’s plan.
Louisiana purchase
A land deal between the US and France in which the US got 827,000 square miles of land for 15 million dollars
War of 1812
A war fought between the US and the United Kingdom. This war had resolved issue from the Revolutionary war.
Corrupt bargain of 1824
This is when the 1824 election didn’t have a candidate a majority in the electoral college, the house had chosen John Quincy Adams as the president over Andrew Jackson.
Jacksonian democracy
The political movement during the second party system toward greater democracy for the common man.
Manifest Destiney
A term for the attitude prevalent during the 19th century in American expansion.
Immigration during antebellum period
It was a demand of labor and a supply of immigrants all around the world searched for an economic opportunity.
Reforms movement
Reforms movement were social movements that aims for gradual change in certain aspects of society
Civil war causes- economic differences between the north and south, Missouri compromise, compromise of 1850, Kansas Nebraska act, popular sovereignty, Dred Scott decision, Lincoln’s election.
The north had a industrialized economy while the south had an agricultural economy. There were many compromises to resolve this such as Missouri compromise as this was used as an effort by congress to defuse the sectional and political rivalries. The compromise of 1850 was also used to resolve the sectionalism of the south with 5 separate laws. The Kansas Nebraska act was an act that allowed Kansas and Nebraska border lines to decide to allow slavery or not. Popular sovereignty is when the people’s rule is the principle of authority. The dred Scott decision was a decision held by the supreme court weather to free slavery or not. Lincoln’s election lead to great leadership through out the civil war and later resolve slavery.
Battles and Events- advantages and disadvantages of Union and Confederacy, Antietam, emancipation Proclamation, role of African-Americans in war, Gettysburg, Gettysburg address, battle of Appomattox
The union had better technology than the south and communication while the south stuck in its agricultural society, was left defenseless against the technology. The battle of Antietam was considered the bloodiest battle of the war and the north won. The emancipation proclamation was the law passed to free the slaves. The African Americans had a role in the civil war as soldiers in the north. The battle of Gettysburg was an unplanned battle and turning to the most important battle of the Civil War. The North had won this battle as well make a huge statement to the south. The Gettysburg address was a speech made by Abraham Lincoln. The battle of Appomattox was the battle that the south had surrendered.
Civil War reconstruction- presidential v congressional reconstruction, sharecropping, black codes, radical republicans, 13,14,15th amendments, Andrew Johnson, “redemption”/KKK
Lincoln wanted 10 percent of the people of the south to take the oath of allegiance and offered pardons. Jackson wanted to grant pardons to everyone Besides the high ranking confederate political and military leaders. The congressional plan was meant to aid slaves and punish south. Sharecropping is sharing crops with a tenant. Black codes were laws passed by southern system to keep slaves in labor economy based on low wages and debt. Radical Republicans Republicans that favored repressive measures against the south. The 13,14,15th amendments were used in slavery, citizenship and their right to vote. Andrew Johnson was the president after Lincoln and was impeached for his change in presidential reconstruction. The redemption consisted of groups like the KKK to kill radical republicans and were In favor for slavery.
Gilded age- immigration- Chinese, Italian, Eastern European, political machine, boss tweed
The immigration of America consisted of Chinese Italian and Eastern European people. These people came to America to come for the opportunity to get a job. The political machine consisted of bosses commanding the campaign workers. The boss tweed was known as the boss of Tammany hall.
New England Colonies
Their structure of government was influenced by the puritans and the people with the most power at the time was the saints of the church.
