OCR GCSE History [J411] - The Making of America

Question 1

What was the 230 Million acres of land that Britan gave the US called?

Answer 1

Northwest and Southwest territories

Question 2

What happened to the 13 colonies after the wars for independence?

Answer 2

They became states

Question 3

What happened after the 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers?

Answer 3

White settlers forced Native Americans to sign the Treaty of Greenville.

Question 4

Who was the 1st President of the United States?

Answer 4

George Washington.

Question 5

What did President Jefferson do to encourage people to move west?

Answer 5

Sold large plots of land, in the west, for low prices.

Question 6

When was the declaration of independence?

Answer 6

4th of July, 1776.

Question 7

Who did Jefferson send out to explore the West in 1804?

Answer 7

Lewis and Clark

Question 8

Which area of America relied on slavery?

Answer 8

Southern states

Question 9

Who opposed slavery?

Answer 9

Abolitionists

Question 10

In terms of voting, how much did an enslaved person count for compared to a free person?

Answer 10

3/5 of a person

Question 11

What was created in 1793 that made picking cotton much quicker?

Answer 11

Cotton gin

Question 12

What did the government decide to do about slavery in the Northwest and Southwest territories?

Answer 12

Missouri Compromise
Southwest - allow slavery
Northwest - slavery is banned

Question 13

Why was oppositon to slavery unsuccessful before 1838?

Answer 13

Economic reliance on slaves

Question 14

By 1820, what percentage of US exports were from cotton?

Answer 14

42%

Question 15

What were the 5 “civilised” tribes called?

Answer 15

Seminole, Creek, Chocksaw, Cheroke, Chicksaw

Question 16

What was the 1830 Indian Removal Act?

Answer 16

Legislation forcing Indians to move west of the Mississipi river

Question 17

Were the Native Americans successful in the Seminole wars?

Answer 17

No - 15,000 Native Americans killed

Question 18

What was the 1835 Trail of Tears?

Answer 18

10,000 Native Americans marched westward as they refused to migrate volintarily

Question 19

How did the 1793 cotton gin factor into the civil war?

Answer 19

Slaves had to work harder and longer hours to keep up with rising demand
This angered people in the north as more people were being inslaved

Question 20

How did the 1803 Louisiana Purchase factor into the Civil War?

Answer 20

After this, 3 new states joined as slave states and the amount of land available for plantations increased massivly.

Question 21

How did the 1820 Missouri Compromise factor into the Civil War?

Answer 21

States had to join in pairs [1 free, 1 slave], this maintained a political balance in Congress however slavery in the south grew exponentially.

Question 22

How did the 1833 Anti-Slavery Society factor into the Civil War?

Answer 22

It gave ex-slaves a platform to tell their stories through literature, angering the south.

Question 23

How did the 1800-1860 Underground Railroad factor into the Civil War?

Answer 23

Thousands of slaves were smuggled out of the South, this obviously angered southern slave holders.

Question 24

How did the 1846 Congress ban on slavery factor into the Civil War?

Answer 24

Congress was dominated by Northern, democrat politicians who voted to ban slavery. Some Southerners felt like this would mean that slavery wouldn’t be allowed anywhere in the west, so they called the Missouri Compromise into question.

Question 25

How did the 1850 Clay Compromise factor into the Civil War?

Answer 25

California entered the union as a free state
From 1850 onwards, slaves would make their own descision on slavery. The Missouri Compromise was no longer in effect.
All states singed up to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act, pleding to deport escaped slaves back to their Masters.

Question 26

How did the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act factor into the Civil War?

Answer 26

This act officially overturned the Missouri Compromise and meant that Kansas and Nebraska could join the union as either slave or free states.

Question 27

How did “Bleeding Kansas” factor into the Civil War?

Answer 27

Political violence broke out in the state between people who were pro and anti slavery. Approximately 200 people were killed in the violence.

Question 28

How did James Buchanan becoming president factor into the Civil War?

Answer 28

He supported the spread of slavery over the Missouri Compromise line. This would mean that the north would start to see slave plantations.

Question 29

How did the Southern States succeding from the union factor into the Civil War?

Answer 29

Mere days after Lincon became president, the southern states declared that the US no longer represented their interests and succeeded from the union.

Question 30

Why did Lincoln not amend a 1792 law that would’ve allowed Black Americans to join the union army?

Answer 30

Some slave border states had rejected the Confederacy and decided to fight for the Union. Lincoln didn’t these states to switch sides.

Question 31

What was the experience of A.As in the Conderate army?

Answer 31

They could join, however they couldn’t fight. They mainly performed manual labour tasks such as building defenses and moving supplies.

Question 32

How did attitudes towards AAs being in the Union army change as the Union took southern land?

Answer 32

Many slaves escaped their plantations and tried to support the North. However, the Union was unsure about what to do with these defectors, so they did similar tasks to AAs in the South.

Question 33

What was the Confederate response to slaves helping the Union army?

Answer 33

They demanded the return of the slaves, claiming the union held them hostage. However, the slaves were legally defined as property in the south, so they couldn’t be hostages.

Question 34

What did the 1862 Contraband of War Act mean for AAs?

Answer 34

Slaves could legally stay in the North and work for the Union army in non-combative roles.
A few months later, they were allowed to fight.

Question 35

What did the 1862 Second Confiscation Act legalise?

Answer 35

Slavery was automatically banned on any Union-occupied land.

Question 35

What did the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation declare?

Answer 35

The south had 3 months to declare a complete surrender. If they didnt surrender by this time, a union victory would mean a complete ban on slavery across the US.

Question 35

What happened after the Sea Islands were captured by the Union?

Answer 35

10,000 slaves were freed and established a town on the islands called Mitch Ville. Volunteers from the Union traveled to the town to setup healthcare and education services.

Question 36

What was the name of the first majority black regiment in the north?

Answer 36

54th Massachusetts Coloured Regiment

Question 37

By 1863, what percentage of black people living in the North had joined the Union army?

Answer 37

Approximately 70%

Question 38

Why did women join the union army?

Answer 38

They joined the army to help freed slaves make the transition to life outside of the plantations