History Midterm

Question 1

Samuel Morse inventions/impact

Answer 1

Morse code + telegraph
changed how our country communicates

Question 2

Populist party : platform-silver/reasons

Answer 2

farmers party, regulate railroads and banks

Question 3

Dred Scott v Sanford/14th Amendment

Answer 3

Can’t sue because they aren’t a citizen. Seen as property

Question 4

Alfred T. Mahan /Book and Influence

Answer 4

she said to skip

Question 5

Indian removal/ reasons/ government response

Answer 5

1830 Andrew Jackson, trail of tears

Question 6

land Acquisitions: Oregon, Florida, Texas, Mexican, Cession

Answer 6

1845, Texas 1848, mexican cession

Question 7

Chronology: American revolution

Answer 7

1775-1783 treaty of Paris

Question 8

Hiriam Rhodes reveals: significance

Answer 8

First black senator

Question 9

Second Great Awakening/ effects

Answer 9

Religous revival, led to a reformation movement

Question 10

Yorktown: significance/ time

Answer 10

1781 and final battle of American revolution.

Question 11

The federalist papers: authors /purpose

Answer 11

85 essays to convince people to ratify constitution
Hamilton, Maddison, Jay

Question 12

Salutary Neglect by Britain/ impact

Answer 12

Monarchy ignored colonies. Allowed colonies to be independent

Question 13

Proclamation of 1763: effect

Answer 13

Settlers coud not go west of the Appalachians; upset settlers

Question 14

Fort sumpter: impact

Answer 14

First battle of the civil war and stated the civil war.

Question 15

Due process of law: Amendments

Answer 15

Prohibits government from taking away your rights. (life, liberty)

Question 16

Uncle Toms Cabin: impact

Answer 16

book by Stowe, wrote about the events of southern slavery and sparked abolitionists.

Question 17

Era of good feelings: misnomer

Answer 17

EOGF- beginning of J. Monroe presidency.

Misnomer- Panic of 1819

Question 18

Plantation system: economic impact

Answer 18

one owner has a lot of slaves them work for them and he made a lot of money.

Question 19

Transcontinental railroad: impact

Answer 19

connected the eat to the west during 1869 and helped transportation

Question 20

Chinese exclusion act: reasons

Answer 20

1882. prohibits Chinese from immigrating

reasons, economic concerns/nativism

Question 21

Thomas Edison: inventions/ impact

Answer 21

invented lightbulbs and created night life

Question 22

Alexis de Tocqueville: views on democracy

Answer 22

frenchmen who admired democracy, wishes France would be the same

Question 23

Exodusters: who/why

Answer 23

african Americans who migrated from the south to Kansas to escape discrimination

Question 24

Knights of labor: who/what?

Answer 24

made for all skills+ people fought for better wages, conditions, Haymarket

Question 25

American federation of labor: who/what?

Answer 25

Made for skilled workers. Samuel Gompers

Question 26

Gilded age: characteristics/who/what?

Answer 26

Looks good on outside but very bad and corrupt on inside political corruption, low pay, bad conditions

Question 27

Seneca falls convention: purpose/ impact

Answer 27

for women demanding voting rights and started the women's sufferage movement.

Question 28

Captains of industry: Andrew Carnegie: social gospel

Answer 28

responsable for make life better for people in a fair way. Owned the Steele industry

Question 29

Indian schools: purpose/ impact

Answer 29

boarding school to assimilate Indians into american culture

Question 30

Colombian exchange: what, impact

Answer 30

exchange of plants, animals from old world to new world