Semester 2 Exam Flashcards
The ___ reached from Maryland to Illinois.
National Road
The doctrine of ___ stated that a state could null and void federal law.
Nullification
___ was the leader of the Sauk and Fox Indians.
Black Hawk
The ___ captured the USS Chesapeake.
HMS Leopard
The ___ had a successful career against the British Navy.
USS Constitution
a person who believes in using national resources to accomplish tasks for the nation as a whole
nationalist
deceit or tricks performed for the sake of personal gain or advantage
fraud
The ___ was during the James Monroe administration.
Era of Good Feelings
Stephen Long called the Great Plains the “___.”
Great American Desert
Which verse is part of the first stanza of “The Star-Spangled Banner?”
- O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
- And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
- ’Tis the star-spangled banner, O! long may it wave
4 And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
- O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
The “___” favored war with Britain.
War Hawks
An economic downturn; a difficult time for businesses and consumers is known as a ___.
Recession
Who defeated the Indians at Tippecanoe?
William Henry Harrison
leader of the Indians along the Wabash River
Tecumseh
having a spirit of kindness and compassion
humane
warlike; looking for conflict
belligerent
a place where someone is free from attack or harm
sanctuary
a government act that prohibits the entry of cargo into any of the nation’s ports
embargo
the act of leaving one’s military assignment without permission
desertion
the placing of men or equipment into government service by force
impressment
The “___” has been used to describe the forced march of the Cherokees in 1838-1839.
Trail of Tears
The ___ was called “the big ditch.”
Erie Canal
The word “plurality” means ___.
among candidates, having the most votes but not having a majority
A command given to a candidate by the people through the results of an election is a ___.
mandate
The ___ gave Andrew Jackson authority to negotiate with eastern Indian tribes.
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson’s informal advisory group was called the ___.
Kitchen Cabinet
___ was arrested when lost in Spanish territory.
Zebulon Pike
strong nationalist President
John Quincy Adams
reshaped the Democratic Party
Martin Van Buren
argued that sectionalism could destroy the government
Daniel Webster
Father of Modern Revival
Charles Finney
Founder of Monorism
Joseph Smith
led the Mormons to Utah
Brigham Young
Mark Twain
Wrote the adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Noah Webster
published the first American speller and dictionary
The definition of compensation is ___.
money given or received for services provided or for losses suffered
made worse or more severe
aggravated
a legal agreement which becomes law if certain conditions are met
proviso
something that causes division or disagreement
divisive
former slave and speaker on abolitionism
Frederick Douglas
abolitionist who died a violent death
Elijah P. Lovejoy
Harrison and Tyler ran on the slogan “___!”
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
Van Buren wanted an independent ___ department to handle federal funds.
Treasury
Loyalty to a region, as warned against by George Washington, is called ___.
sectionalism
Discrimination is ___.
the treatment of different groups in an uneven way, whether favorable or unfavorable.
The Whigs ran ___ candidates against Martin Van Buren.
regional
The ___ was an important route for bringing furs to the East from Oregon.
Oregon Trail
___ were an issue that widened the gap between North and South.
Tariffs
complex, such as a system having many parts
sophisticated
argued over; contested
disputed
The ___ secured land for a route for a western railroad.
Gadsden Purchase
A ___ was someone who opposed tyranny.
Whig
The Declaration of Sentiments spoke to many different issues in 1848, including ___’s issues.
women
having to do with something that causes disagreement
controversial
a set of demands that is not open for negotiation, and usually involves a deadline
ultimatum
something that encourages effort or spurs toward achievement
incentive
the person holding an office that is coming up for election
incumbent
the act of adding territory to a large entity, such as adding a state to a union
annexation
___ means marriage to more than one spouse at the same time.
polygamy
___ was discovered at Sutter’s mill.
Gold
___ was killed at the Alamo.
Davy Crockett
Select THREE areas dealt with in Polk’s objectives.
- Restore the nation’s treasury system.
- Settle ownership of Oregon.
- Purchase Texas from Mexico.
- Lower the nation’s tariffs.
- Restore the nation’s treasury system.
- Settle ownership of Oregon.
- Lower the nation’s tariffs.
Artists from the Hudson River School painted ___.
landscapes
a person who is running from something, especially the law
fugitive
the act of withdrawing from an alliance or union
secession
Mary Chesnut wrote ___.
A Diary of Dixie
John Brown
Led a raid on Pottawatomi…
Charles Sumner
Was attacked on the Sena…
right of a territory to decide for itself the question of slavery
popular sovereignty
secured property for the purpose of building a southern railroad
Gadsden Purchase
secret agreement concerning Cuba
Ostend Manifesto
elected U.S. President in 1856
Buchanan
leader of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
Dred Scott lost his case in the ___ Court.
Supreme
The ___ led to unsettled politics in the United States regarding new territories.
Mexican-American War
An unreasonable attitude or feeling toward a group of people based on their race or class is defined as “___.”
Prejudice
the power or authority required to hear a case and make a ruling
Jurisdiction
a person who invests in a commodity in hopes of selling at a large profit at a later time
Speculator
a person who invests in a commodity in hopes of selling at a large profit at a later time
verdict
The Nat Turner Rebellion was a ___.
Slave revolt in Virginia
The term Manifest Destiny was no longer used after the ___ of adventurers in Central and South America.
failure
___ led a slave revolt in Haiti.
Toussaint L’Ouverture
The first state to secede was ___.
South Carolina
“Beecher’s Bibles” were actually Sharp’s ___.
Rifles
The Minié ball made rifled muskets more ___.
Accurate
The cotton gin was ultimately responsible for the spread of ___.
Slavery
The first action of the Civil War was the ___ of Fort Sumter.
Bombardment
The fugitive slave laws required citizens to help return ___ slaves.
Escaped
Many Southerners viewed slavery as a(n) “___ good.”
positive
Abraham Lincoln
U.S President Elected in 1860
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
Slaves were often mistreated by ___ on large plantations.
overseers
The “Border Ruffians” from ___ raided Lawrence, Kansas.
Missouri
After Henry Clay, compromises were led by ___.
Stephen Douglas
The ___ Plan was created by General Winfield Scott to suffocate the South into submission.
Anaconda
The Bessemer Process made ___ less expensive to produce.
steel
Lincoln suspended this right.
habeas corpus
First Battle of Manassas
First Battle of Bull Run
What does “transcontinental” mean?
transferring from one state to another within a continent
___ means to forsake or desert completely.
Abandon
site of the “Highwater Mark of the Confederacy”
Gettysburg
lost his left arm and died of pneumonia
Thomas J. Jackson
river near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Rappahannock
famous Civil War photographer
Mathew Brady
Hunley
Sank the USS Housatonic
Peninsular Campaign
between the York and James Rivers
The Union victory that opened central Georgia to invasion was ___.
Chattanooga
the state of being neutral; the avoidance of taking sides in a conflict
neutrality
the surrounding of a fortification in order to keep supplies and reinforcements away for the purpose of forcing the defenders to surrender
siege
small or brief battles
skirmishes
a wooden ship covered with metal plates
ironclad
Clara Barton
Angel of The Battlefeild
Morrill Act
Land Grant Act for College
Homestead Act
Granted land to individuals
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in ri…
a person who is absent, that is, not available or present in order to act
absentee
the leaving of a military post without permission
desertion
a formal statement of commendation for a soldier’s actions
citation
a statement by the people, often the meaning behind the results of an election
referendum
Manassas
Battle of Ball Run
cotton
Basis of diplomacy for the south
Moved to specific locations for strategic reasons is the definition of
deployed
location of South’s last railroad bridge across the Mississippi
Vicksburg
bloodiest day of the Civil War at the time
Shiloh
offended the ladies of New Orleans
Benjamin Butler
defeated General Lee after reorganizing the Army of the Potomac
Ulysses S. Grant
“March to the Sea”
William T. Sherman
where General Lee surrendered to General Grant
Appottamox Court House
A(n) ___ is a group of people who travel with an important person.
Entourage
The ___ Plan was a Congressional Reconstruction bill.
Wade-Davis
Andrew Jackson Beard invented the ___.
Jenny coupler
George A. Custer was massacred at ___.
Little Big Horn
The ___ slowed down the acts of terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Force Acts
___ and Jim Fisk tried to corner the gold market.
Jay Gould
The ___ Act was a law designed to keep the President from removing cabinet members.
Tenure of Office
The ___ was an attempt to domesticate the Indians.
Dawes Act
Repudiate means ___.
Refuse to acknowledge or pay debt.
___ is the period of time after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and placed back in the Union.
Reconstruction
Northerners who came to the South seeking positions during the Reconstruction
carpetbaggers
Southerners who were Unionists and had Northern sympathies and loyalties
scalawags
Abraham Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan was called the ___.
Ten Percent Plan
The ___ was begun to help the newly freed slaves.
Freedmen’s Bureau
The ___ Amendment freed the slaves.
Thirteenth
The ___ was a name taken by the Republicans in the election of 1864.
National Union Party
The ___ Amendment assured the right to vote regardless of race.
Fifteenth
The corporation formed to finance railroad expansion was called the ___.
Credit Mobilier
The Radical Republicans were led by ___.
Thaddeus Stevens
“Tenure” is ___.
the fact of being in a position; the time which one has served in that position
The abolitionists within the Republican Party were called ___.
Radicals
Andrew Johnson was impeached and then tried in the ___.
Senate
___ was the day the stock market crashed because of the price of gold.
Black Friday
The ___ Amendment defined who were U.S. citizens.
Fourteenth
The ___ Act was a law to keep the President from giving commands directly to military officers.
Command of The Army
___ was the location of the prison at Andersonville.
Camp Sumter
___ was impeached because he violated the Tenure of Office Act.
Andrew JOHNSON
Rampant
raging and unchecked
an arrangement by which a farmer uses the land of another in exchange for a share of the harvest
sharecropping
the condition of being homeless and without work; idle
vagrancy
rights accorded to citizens, especially the right to freedom and the right to vote
civil rights
“Took away the right to vote” means ___.
disenfranchised
___ won the Presidential election of 1876.
Rutherford B. Hayes
___ was hanged for war crimes.
Henry Wirz
