Final Review Flashcards
Frederick Jackson Turner’s theory emphasized the significance of the frontier for all of the following reasons except:
The western frontier had land that could be distributed to former slaves.
Virginia and New Jersey plans
They illustrated the struggle between states for representation and power in the creation of the new government.
Which of the following most profoundly transformed slaves’ lives in the South in mid-1700s?
The growth of native born African American population.
Shays rebellion is significant because it
Strengthened the movement for a new constitution.
What did the Northwest Ordinance accomplish?
It established procedures by which territories could become states.
William Lloyd Garrison and the American anti-slavery society we’re known for
Advocating immediate and uncompensated emancipation.
Which if the following best characterizes rural women in New England colonies?
They preformed large amount of farm labor and produced goods for their families.
One distinguishing features of the new middle-class that emerged in the 1830s and 1840s was
The separation of economic production from the home and family life.
Thomas Jefferson disagreed with Alexander Hamilton’s economic primarily because he feared that it would
Promote urban Mercantile interests at the expense of agricultural interests.
Five of the 13 states for ratification of the Constitution only after
They were assured that the Bill of Rights would be added shortly after ratification.
Members of the American (Know Nothing) party of the 1850s typically supported
Restrictions on Catholics holding public office.
After the Civil War some business people and newspaper editors such as the Atlanta Constitution’s Henry Grady- promoted the idea of a New South. Which of the following best describes their vision for the southern states?
A mixed economy longer primarily dependent on cash crops.
The role of women expressed in the cult of domesticity had its roots in
The early twentieth century suffrage movement
The US gained which of the following from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1848?
Possession of CA and most of the SW
Opposed the Kansas Nebraska Act
New England abolitionist
US House of Rep responded to abolitionist agitation in the 1830s by
Banning discussion of anti slavery petitions
Federalist papers written in order to
Attain ratification of the constitution
NOT contribute to the perception if many White Southerners that anti slavery sentiment was spreading in the 1850s
Congress voted to end the interstate slave trade
The govnt of the Articles if Confed. was successful in resolving the problem of how to
Provide for statehood for western territories
Dawes Severalty Act
It eliminated most tribal land ownership in favor of ownership by individuals
After the Civil War, women reformers were divided over
Legislation that ensured the voting rights of African American males
Henry Clay’s American System
Develop a national economy by improving transportation
Marbury vs Madison
The Supreme Court has the authority to determine constitutionality of congressional acts
Distinguishing feature of American society in the early 19th century was the
Increase readership of newspapers
Repub. party of 1850s position on slavery
Slavery could remain where it existed but should not be extended into territories of the new states
Tom Jeff didn’t believe that
Strong natl. army is essential to keep order in the US
South during reconstruction (economics)
Spread of share cropping
Mercantilism as applied by Brit. to its North American colonies meant that the Brit. govnt
Regulated colonial shipping and tobacco production
Shays rebellion reflected which of the following tensions in United States society during the 1780s?
Economic frustrations of New England farmers who had trouble paying debts
Most controversial and decisive component if the Compromise of 1850 was the
Passage if a tougher national fugitive slave act
Majority of the early English migrants to the Chesapeake bay were
Indentured servants
Deism
Belief that God had created the world but allowed it to operated through laws of nature
Brit colonist wishing to settle w. of the Appalachians were motivated by
Low price and availability of land
African amer. fled the violence of Reconstruction South in 1788 1880 were known as
Exodusters
Christopher Columbus (map)
Most densely pop regions of the N. would eventually become new Spain
Colonial New England
Life was centered in clustered villages with farmland surrounding the villages
Constitutional Convention of 1787 (except)
Determine provisions to be included in the Bill of Rights
Missouri Compromise
Closed most of the Louisiana purchase to slavery
Monroe Doctrine
European powers should not purchase any future colonization in the Americas
