Finale 150 Pt. 2 (1-75)

Question 1

Election of 1800

Answer 1

John Adams vs. Thomas Jefferson
Two candidates had 73 electoral votes: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron burr. The 12 amendment set the requirements for presidential elections by stating that electoral votes went to one candidate. Thomas Jefferson- 3rd president

Question 2

Louisiana Purchase

Answer 2

France sells territory for $15,000,000 and in 1803 this doubled the size of the US. A group of federalist threatened to succeed from the Union over this purchase

Question 3

Lewis and Clark Expedition

Answer 3

Lewis and Clark were sent on a expedition to explore this territory and find its resources. They followed the Missouri River

Question 4

Impressment and the attack of the Chesapeake

Answer 4

Impressment- the act of forcing Americans to serve in the British army.

The U.S. Ship Chesapeake was intercepted by British vessel demanding to search for dissenters. The captain refused and turn the British commander attacked. Americans tries to cut of trade with Great Britain with embargo act that cut off trade with the world, but it just hurt their own economy

Question 5

War Hawks from the War of 1812

Answer 5

War Hawk- people who pushed for war with Great Britain such as Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun

Question 6

War of 1812 – DC burned, Fort McHenry, Battle of New Orleans

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British marched into Washington D.C. and began to and burned the capitol and the president’s mansion. The liberty of congress was also destroyed

British opened fire with cannon balls on fort mcHenry, the fort entrance to Baltimore harbor.

The battle of New Orleans took place after the peace treaty was signed. Andrew Johnson led the patriots.

Question 7

The Star Spangled Banner

Answer 7

After the fort mcHenry bombardment, Francis Scott key was inspired to write the song “The Star Spangled Banner “. Later became the national anthem

Question 8

Monroe Doctrine

Answer 8

Western Hemisphere was no longer open for colonization

Question 9

Irish Potato Famine’s relationship to Immigration

Answer 9

The famine caused the Irish to travel to America for better farming land.

Question 10

Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s convention

Answer 10

Took place at Seneca falls, New York. The most controversial issue of this convention was over women’s suffrage.

Question 11

Capitalism

Answer 11

Capitalism - individuals put their capitol into a a business in hopes of making a profit.

The economic system of the U.S.

Question 12

Free Enterprise System

Answer 12

People are free to buy, sell, and produce what they want and can work where they wish

Question 13

Supply and Demand

Answer 13

Controls prices of product.

Less supply more demand hover the price. More supply less demand lower the price

Question 14

Number One Crop in the South in the 1800’s

Answer 14

Cotton

Question 15

Eli Whitney’s Cotton Gin – what it did and why that was important

Answer 15

The cotton gin was created in 1793. It pulled the seeds out of the cotton with less work. It also allowed more to be gotten through

Question 16

Urban vs Rural

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Urban=City and Rural=Country

Question 17

Wilderness Road

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The wildness road was a route to Kentucky from the Atlantic coast. The wildness road aided the early exploration of Tennessee, because it made passing through the mountains easier and opened the door for more settlements.

Question 18

Daniel Boone

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Daniel Boone and 30 skilled foresters blazed the trail that became the wildness road. This made him a log hunter, an American wilderness explorer for at least 6 months at a time

Question 19

Cumberland Gap

Answer 19

The Cumberland gap in the mountains allowed for a path to be created that made passing through the Appalachian mountains easier

Question 20

The Corrupt Bargain

Answer 20

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Henry Clay, meets with Adams and agrees to use his influence to help Adams get the vote in the House of Representatives

Question 21

Andrew Jackson – spoils system, fight with the bank

Answer 21

The 7th president

Spoils system- the practice of replacing government employees with the winning candidate’s supporters.

Jackson tried to kill the bank by withdrawing all federal funds from the national bank and placing them into smaller state banks. Due to the federal bank being “ killed “ by Jackson, the nation enters a depression.

Question 22

Indian Removal Act

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Act passed by congress in order to relocate Native American.

Indian territory- modern day Oklahoma.

Cherokee did not comply with the Indian removal act

Question 23

Trail of Tears

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Relocation and movement of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma. General Winfield Scott and an army of 7,000 federal troops came to remove the Cherokee from their homes. The Seminole people were the only Native Americans group to successfully resist removal.

Question 24

Sequoyah

Answer 24

Is known for creating the Cherokee alphabet / language

Question 25

William Henry Harrison’s Presidency

Answer 25

9th president. Vice john Tyler. Tippecanoe and Tyler too. Inaugural speech lasted over 2 hrs. Died of pneumonia shortly afterwards. Shortest presidency- 32 days.

Question 26

Manifest Destiny

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The belief of expansion from sea to sea. Atlantic Oceans to Pacific Ocean.

Question 27

Texas Rebellion

Answer 27

Santa Anna’s Mexico vs. Travis’ Texans.

Did not want to go along with the government.

Question 28

The Alamo – battle significance

Answer 28

The defender of the Alamo brought Texans so much needed time. Sam Houston becomes the commander in chief of the Texas forces. Battalion of San Jacinto- surprise attack that killed over 600 Mexicans soldiers and captured 700 more- including Santa Anna. Troops shouted “ Remember the Alamo! “. Lone star republic is formed after Santa Anna surrenders at San Jacinto.

Question 29

Davy Crockett

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Backwoodsman from Tennessee who volunteered to fight at the Alamo. Died at the Alamo

Question 30

Oregon Trail

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Was used by settlers migrating to the Pacific Northwest

Question 31

James K Polk – President that fulfilled what?

Answer 31

11th president. President Polk was determined to gain New Mexico and California because of trade, creating a clear passage way to the Pacific Ocean and manifest destiny.

Question 32

Mexican War – Border dispute, Mexican Cession

Answer 32

US believes the border is the Rio Grande River, and Mexico believes the border is the Nueces River. One April 24, 1846, Mexican troops attacked Zachary Taylor and his troops in the disputed border area, which was the cause of the Mexican war. Mexico lost half of its territory by losing the war. Treaty of Guadalupe Aigarlgo ended the war. Mexican cession- secede California and New Mexico and in return the US gave them 15,000,000

Question 33

John Sutter and the California Gold Rush

Answer 33

John Sutter- obtained land in California
He was the 1st to discover gold nugget on his property. Gold seekers destroyed his land. The California gold rush more than doubled the world’s supply of gold. The gold rush had long lasting effects on California’s economy

Question 34

Brigham Young

Answer 34

He led the Mormon community to the great salt lake area at Utah. After the leader, Joseph smith, was killed in Illinois and the group left to practice their religion safely.

Question 35

The Missouri Compromise of 1820

Answer 35

The Missouri compromise helped preserve the balance between the north and south. Was made to enter Maine as a free state and issouri enter as a slave state.

Question 36

John Brown

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He was a violent abolitionist that believed God had chosen him to end slavery. He was hung for treason, after The Raid on Harpers Ferry. Which was led by john brown, the plan was to arm slaves so they could attack their masters, but was caught very fast.

Question 37

Harriet Tubman

Answer 37

A escaped slave and the most famous conductors of the Underground Railroad. People say she even held a gun at a slave that didn’t think he could make it

Question 38

Underground Railroad

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A network of escape routes out of the south for enslaved people.

Question 39

Frederick Douglass

Answer 39

Most well known African American abolitionist. Worked hard to become a powerful speaker and wit and wisdom. Edited and news paper called “ The North Star”

Question 40

Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Answer 40

A book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explored the issue of slavery in the south

Question 41

Fugitive Slave Act

Answer 41

This made it were if a slave escaped and someone in the north hid them they could be heavily fined or put in jail. Bounty hunters would take any free African American if the slave was not found and bring him into slavery for their pay.

Question 42

Kansas-Nebraska Act

Answer 42

This act allowed for the states to decide if they wanted to be a free of slave state. Increase the amount of territory open to slaveholding in the US

Question 43

Bleeding Kansas

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Kansas became the first territory to have blood shed in a civil war one slavery

Question 44

Sumner-Brooks Incident

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Senator Charles sumner lashed out against those for slavery. Including Andrew P. Butler cousin. Representative Preston Brooks, walked into the senate chamber and began to beat sumner with a cane.

Question 45

Raid on Harper’s Ferry

Answer 45

John brown led 18 men on a raid to attack a weapon storage facility.

Question 46

Dred Scott v Sandford

Answer 46

Died Scott was a slave but his owner moved him to a free state so he was free then but he went back to slavery. And he sued his owner and the case was seen as a dumb case by the chief of justice because he basically said he was property and did not have the right to sue. This showed that the constitution protected slavery

Question 47

Lincoln-Douglass debates – House Divided Speech

Answer 47

The main topic of these debates, that took place in Illinois, for senate, was slavery. Lincoln was a republican and Stephan A. Douglass a democrat. These debates became the center on national attention

Question 48

Election of 1860

Answer 48

Lincoln becomes the 16th president. Lincoln promised to stop slavery from spreading, and not to disturb slavery where it already existed, but many southerner did not believe him.

Question 49

Causes of the Civil War

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South- to preserve their way of life

North- to keep the stars united, but later changes to ending slavery

Question 50

Fort Sumter

Answer 50

This was the fort that the confederate troops opened fire on that started the civil war on April 12, 1861

Question 51

Ulysses S. Grant

Answer 51

The general for the union army and later becomes the 18th president

Question 52

Robert E. Lee

Answer 52

General for the confederacy

Question 53

Stonewall Jackson

Answer 53

Considered one of the most gifted tactical commanders in US history

Question 54

First Battle of Bull Run

Answer 54

The first major battle of the civil war. Fought near the town of manassas junction and a small river name bull run. 30,000 union troops led by general Irvin McDowell attacked confederate force led by general P.G.T. Beauregard.

Question 55

Anaconda Plan

Answer 55

The plan to choke out the confederates

Question 56

54th Massachusetts

Answer 56

A African American line in the war. The 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that saw extensive service in the Union Army during the American Civil War.

Question 57

The Battle of Gettysburg

Answer 57

Union approves are greatly outnumbered and are forced to retreat. After two days of unsuccessful assault, lee plans an attack that he hoped would create a panic and destroy the army. It was led by general George Pickett and it’s remembered as Pickett’s charge. They beach each target for the Yankees hiding out in the hills. Lee believed losing the battle of Gettysburg was all his fault. One of the turning point of the war

Question 58

The Battle of Vicksburg

Answer 58

The other battle considered the turning point of the war

Question 59

Sherman’s March to the Sea

Answer 59

Marched toward savannah, Georgia, to burn down the south.

Question 60

Lee Surrendering to Grant

Answer 60

On April 9, 1865, lee and his troops surrendered to grant in a small Virginia village called Appomattox courthouse. The terms were very for giving. There was no official treaty for this war.

Question 61

13th Amendment

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Abolished slavery in 1865

Question 62

14th Amendment

Answer 62

Gave full citizenship to anyone born in the US. Including African Americans in 1866

Question 63

15th Amendment

Answer 63

Gave African Americans the right to vote in 1870

Question 64

Lincoln Assassination – theater name, murderer, place of death

Answer 64

Ford’s theater, john Wilkes booth, and the Petersen house

Question 65

10 Percent Plan and Radical Republican Plans for Reconstruction

Answer 65

10 percent plan- readmitting the south states were easy and not harsh

Radical republican plans- readmitting the south in the union, but not very forgiving, such as having consequences

Question 66

Freedman’s Bureau

Answer 66

Agency that help African Americans make the transition into freedom

Question 67

Segregation

Answer 67

Separation of the races

Question 68

Jim Crow Laws

Answer 68

Laws that required African Americans and whites to be separated in almost every public place in the south. These laws were upheld in a court case, plessy v. Ferguson. The court said segregation was legal as long as t was separated and equal.

Question 69

Ku Klux Klan

Answer 69

Was the largest anti- African American terrorist organization in the south. Identical hidden