History exam Flashcards
Why did the compromise of 1850 happen
New land was acquired from the Mexican-american war
What were the key decisions made in the compromise of 1850 regarding California, New Mexico, and Utah
California became a free state and New Mexico and Utah became slave states
Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
What was Uncle Tom’s cabin about
It was an anti-slavery book and was banned in the south
What land acquisition led to the Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Louisiana purchase
What choices did the Kansas-Nebraska Act give citizens
Settlers could vote on whether the states would be slave states or free states
Why were Kansas and Nebraska referred to as “Bleeding Kansas”
Since settlers could vote on whether or not it would be a slave state or free, settlers came in from all over to vote. It turned very violent and many died.
Who was Dred Scott and what was the Supreme Court’s ruling in his case
He was an escaped slave from Missouri who fled to Wisconsin. He died to gain his freedom and the case went to the Supreme Court. The ruling was slaves were property.
What was the purpose of John Brown’s raid at Harpers Ferry
The purpose was to steal weapons however he was caught and hung
Who won the election of 1860 and what was his opinion on slavery
Lincoln won the election-He didn’t like slavery but had no plans to get rid of it
What was the first state to leave the United states
South Carolina
What was the first conflict between the Union and the Confederacy
The battle at fort Sumter
What was general lee’s first invasion of a northern state and what major proclamation followed
Lee’s first invasion of the north was the battle of Antietam. After the union won Lincoln issued the emancipation proclamation
What was the emancipation proclamation
Freed all people in rebel states
What was the largest battle fought in North America during the Civil War
Battle of Gettysburg
Who won the civil war
Union
What percentage of voters need to pledge loyalty for a southern state to region the Union
10%
What organization was established to help African Americans and poor whites in the south
The freedoms Bureau
13th amendment
banned slavery
14th amendment
gave citizenship to all born in the US expect for native Americans
15th amendment
African Americans could vote however women still couldn’t
Who became president after Lincoln’s assassination
Johnson
What were the black codes, and how did they affect African Americans
The black codes were laws designed to limit the freedom of African Americans
What were Scalawags
They were southern politicians who joined the republican party after the civil war
What were carpetbaggers
Carpetbaggers were northern business men and politicians who flooded the south looking to get rich
What were the four main causes of American industrial growth
Growth of a nation, sympathetic government, new sources of power, and innovative spirit of times.
Which railroad company stated in Omaha, Nebraska
Union Pacific
Which railroad company started in Sacramento, California
Central pacific
what was the homestead act
anyone who wanted it could have 160 acres of land for free. They had to stay on the land for five years and farm and build on it
What was the goal of the Indian wars (for the Americans), and who won the battle of little bighorn
The goal of the Indian wars was to force native Americans on to reserves. The Indians won the battle of Little Bighorn
What tragic event marked the end of the Indian wars
The Wounded Knee Massacre
What was the purpose of the Dawes act
Native American land could be handed out to individual families
What were the five main causes of WW1 (MAINA)
Militarism, alliances, nationalism, imperialism, and assassination
Who was president during WW1, and what were the reasons the US joined the war
Woodrow wilson was president during WW1. The Zimmerman telegram, Lusitania disaster, and the sinking of four unarmed merchant ships by German U-boats
What act required men to register for military service
The selective service act
What treaty ended WW1
Treaty of Versailles
What was the name of the panic over fears of a leftist revolution in 1919
the red scare
What was the great migration
Movement of African Americans
Went northwest
Reasons: African Americans had trouble finding work in the south
18th amendment
prohibition of alcohol
19th amendment
gave women the right to vote
21st amendment
reversed the 18th amendment
What act enforced prohibition
volestead act
what industry struggled during the 1920s
agriculture
What were some of the reasons the great deprssion happened
Failure of banking system, Americans lived beyond their means, Credit was extended, and the stock market crash
What were some of the causes of the dust bowl
serve drought and bad farming practices
Who introduced the New Deal
Roosevelt
Who was president at the start of the Great Depression
Hoover