Midterm

Question 1

an anti-slavery novel that helped lay the groundwork for the civil war

Answer 1

uncle toms cabin

Question 2

a controversial ruling made by the Supreme Court in 1857, shortly before the outbreak of the civil war

Answer 2

dred Scott decision

Question 3

a slave, sought to be declared a free man on the basis that he had lived for a time in a “free” territory with his master

Answer 3

dred Scott

Question 4

an American abolitionist who believed in and advocated armed insurrection as the only way to overthrow the institution of slavery in the US.
led bleeding Kansas
killed 5 supporters of slavery
commanded anti-slavery forces

Answer 4

John brown

Question 5

Abraham Lincoln defeated who in the election of 1860

Answer 5

John c Breckinridge

Question 6

who was the democrat who ran in the election of 1860

Answer 6

Stephen a Douglas

Question 7

who was the constitutional union candidate in the election of 1860

Answer 7

John bell

Question 8

what did the election of 1860 do

Answer 8

set the stage for the American civil war

Question 9

one day battle
bloodiest day in American history
union victory
resulted in president Lincoln issuing his preliminary emancipation of proclamation

Answer 9

battle of Antietam

Question 10

American statesman and one of the founding fathers of the US
influential interpreter and promoter of the US constitution
founder of the nations financial system, Federalist Party, the US coast guard and the New York post newspaper
took part in the establishment of a national bank

Answer 10

Alexander Hamilton

Question 11

American founding father
principle founder of the Declaration of Independence
wanted agrarianism and a smaller government

Answer 11

Thomas Jefferson

Question 12

a landmark case by the US Supreme Court which forms the basis for the exercise of judicial review in the United States
helped define the boundary between the constitutionally separate executive and judicial branches of the American form of government

Answer 12

Marbury v Madison

Question 13

economic plan that played a prominent role in American policy during the 19th century
a tariff to protect and promote American industry
a national bank to foster commerce
federal subsidies for roads, canals, and other internal improvements to develop profitable markets for agriculture

Answer 13

American system

Question 14

who proposed the American system

Answer 14

Henry clay

Question 15

caused by the treaty of velasco

Answer 15

Mexican American war

Question 16

allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders
served to repeal the Missouri compromise of 1820

Answer 16

Kansas Nebraska act

Question 17

treaty between the US and Spain that ceded Florida to the US and defined the boundary between the us and new Spain
considered a triumph of American diplomacy

Answer 17

Adam onis treaty

Question 18

declared that all persons held as slaves witching the rebellious states are and henceforward should be free
signed by president Lincoln
was issued as a war measure during the American civil war, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the executive branch of the United States

Answer 18

emancipation proclamation

Question 19

who wrote uncle toms cabin

Answer 19

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 20

US was able to acquire California and parts of the south west

Answer 20

Mexican American war

Question 21

strong federal gov

Answer 21

Whigs

Question 22

wanted states rights

Answer 22

democrats

Question 23

rapid growth of cities
inventions played a big role of shifting cottage industry to factories
mass production

Answer 23

industrial revolution

Question 24

abolitionists and liberals clash over popular sovereignty

Answer 24

bleeding Kansas

Question 25

state gov should be supreme
ruling power should be given to all landowners

gov should promote agriculture
strict interpretation of the constitution
protective tariffs burden farmers

Answer 25

Jefferson and democratic republicans

Question 26

national gov supreme
ruling power given to wealthy educated
gov should promote manufacturing
loose interpretation of the constitution
protective tariffs protect domestic industries

Answer 26

Hamilton and the federalists

Question 27

what did Napoleon offer to sell along with New Orleans for only $15 million because of the rebellion in Haiti
led by toussiant l’overture
finalized in 1803

Answer 27

Louisiana purchase

Question 27

unconstitutional, but doubled the land of the country

only costed 3 cents per acre of land

Answer 27

Louisiana purchase

Question 27

there will be no export of goods from any American ports, whether in foreign or American ships

Answer 27

embargo act

Question 27

federalists began to make a list of things that they had lost throughout the war, meeting secretly

mention seceding from the union because of the embargoes and what they had lost

Answer 27

Hartford convention

Question 27

war ends in a stalemate
lost pride, lives and materials
trade returned between the nations and they are now peaceful

Answer 27

consequences of the war

Question 27

had multiple components that applied to both the north and the south
Missouri would become a slave state
Maine would become a free state
balanced the number

Answer 27

Missouri compromise

Question 27

saying there would be no more colonization in America by any foreign countries
said that European nations could not intervene in Latin

Answer 27

Monroe doctrine

Question 28

expression of patriotism and isolationism

Answer 28

Monroe doctrine

Question 29

what were the 3 major impacts of the Erie Canal

Answer 29

shipping cost dropped from $100-$5
food prices dropped
towns and cities emerge along the canal

Question 30

what document was signed to give Texas their freedom

Answer 30

treaty of velasco

Question 31

in an effort to preserve the balance of power in congress between shave and drew states
was passed in 1820admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state

Answer 31

Missouri compromise