Semester 2 Exam Flashcards
1
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The ___ reached from Maryland to Illinois.
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National Road
2
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The doctrine of ___ stated that a state could null and void federal law.
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Nullification
3
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___ was the leader of the Sauk and Fox Indians.
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Black Hawk
4
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The ___ captured the USS Chesapeake.
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HMS Leopard
5
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The ___ had a successful career against the British Navy.
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USS Constitution
6
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a person who believes in using national resources to accomplish tasks for the nation as a whole
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nationalist
7
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deceit or tricks performed for the sake of personal gain or advantage
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fraud
8
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The ___ was during the James Monroe administration.
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Era of Good Feelings
9
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Stephen Long called the Great Plains the “___.”
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Great American Desert
10
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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
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- O say does that star-spangled banner yet wave,
11
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The “___” favored war with Britain.
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War Hawks
12
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An economic downturn; a difficult time for businesses and consumers is known as a ___.
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Recession
13
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Who defeated the Indians at Tippecanoe?
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William Henry Harrison
14
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leader of the Indians along the Wabash River
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Tecumseh
15
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having a spirit of kindness and compassion
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humane
16
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warlike; looking for conflict
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belligerent
17
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a place where someone is free from attack or harm
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sanctuary
18
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a government act that prohibits the entry of cargo into any of the nation’s ports
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embargo
19
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the act of leaving one’s military assignment without permission
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desertion
20
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the placing of men or equipment into government service by force
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impressment
21
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The “___” has been used to describe the forced march of the Cherokees in 1838-1839.
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Trail of Tears
22
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The ___ was called “the big ditch.”
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Erie Canal
23
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The word “plurality” means ___.
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among candidates, having the most votes but not having a majority
24
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A command given to a candidate by the people through the results of an election is a ___.
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mandate
25
The ___ gave Andrew Jackson authority to negotiate with eastern Indian tribes.
Indian Removal Act
26
Andrew Jackson's informal advisory group was called the ___.
Kitchen Cabinet
27
___ was arrested when lost in Spanish territory.
Zebulon Pike
28
strong nationalist President
John Quincy Adams
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reshaped the Democratic Party
Martin Van Buren
30
argued that sectionalism could destroy the government
Daniel Webster
31
Father of Modern Revival
Charles Finney
32
Founder of Monorism
Joseph Smith
33
led the Mormons to Utah
Brigham Young
34
Mark Twain
Wrote the adventures of Huckleberry Finn
35
Noah Webster
published the first American speller and dictionary
36
The definition of compensation is ___.
money given or received for services provided or for losses suffered
37
made worse or more severe
aggravated
38
a legal agreement which becomes law if certain conditions are met
proviso
39
something that causes division or disagreement
divisive
40
former slave and speaker on abolitionism
Frederick Douglas
41
abolitionist who died a violent death
Elijah P. Lovejoy
42
Harrison and Tyler ran on the slogan "___!"
Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too
43
Van Buren wanted an independent ___ department to handle federal funds.
Treasury
44
Loyalty to a region, as warned against by George Washington, is called ___.
sectionalism
45
Discrimination is ___.
the treatment of different groups in an uneven way, whether favorable or unfavorable.
46
The Whigs ran ___ candidates against Martin Van Buren.
regional
47
The ___ was an important route for bringing furs to the East from Oregon.
Oregon Trail
48
___ were an issue that widened the gap between North and South.
Tariffs
49
complex, such as a system having many parts
sophisticated
50
argued over; contested
disputed
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The ___ secured land for a route for a western railroad.
Gadsden Purchase
52
A ___ was someone who opposed tyranny.
Whig
53
The Declaration of Sentiments spoke to many different issues in 1848, including ___'s issues.
women
54
having to do with something that causes disagreement
controversial
55
a set of demands that is not open for negotiation, and usually involves a deadline
ultimatum
56
something that encourages effort or spurs toward achievement
incentive
57
the person holding an office that is coming up for election
incumbent
58
the act of adding territory to a large entity, such as adding a state to a union
annexation
59
___ means marriage to more than one spouse at the same time.
polygamy
60
___ was discovered at Sutter's mill.
Gold
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___ was killed at the Alamo.
Davy Crockett
62
Select THREE areas dealt with in Polk's objectives.
1. Restore the nation's treasury system.
2. Settle ownership of Oregon.
3. Purchase Texas from Mexico.
4. Lower the nation's tariffs.
1. Restore the nation's treasury system.
2. Settle ownership of Oregon.
4. Lower the nation's tariffs.
63
Artists from the Hudson River School painted ___.
landscapes
64
a person who is running from something, especially the law
fugitive
65
the act of withdrawing from an alliance or union
secession
66
Mary Chesnut wrote ___.
A Diary of Dixie
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John Brown
Led a raid on Pottawatomi...
68
Charles Sumner
Was attacked on the Sena...
69
right of a territory to decide for itself the question of slavery
popular sovereignty
70
secured property for the purpose of building a southern railroad
Gadsden Purchase
71
secret agreement concerning Cuba
Ostend Manifesto
72
elected U.S. President in 1856
Buchanan
73
leader of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
74
Dred Scott lost his case in the ___ Court.
Supreme
75
The ___ led to unsettled politics in the United States regarding new territories.
Mexican-American War
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An unreasonable attitude or feeling toward a group of people based on their race or class is defined as "___."
Prejudice
77
the power or authority required to hear a case and make a ruling
Jurisdiction
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a person who invests in a commodity in hopes of selling at a large profit at a later time
Speculator
79
a person who invests in a commodity in hopes of selling at a large profit at a later time
verdict
80
The Nat Turner Rebellion was a ___.
Slave revolt in Virginia
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The term Manifest Destiny was no longer used after the ___ of adventurers in Central and South America.
failure
82
___ led a slave revolt in Haiti.
Toussaint L'Ouverture
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The first state to secede was ___.
South Carolina
84
"Beecher's Bibles" were actually Sharp's ___.
Rifles
85
The Minié ball made rifled muskets more ___.
Accurate
86
The cotton gin was ultimately responsible for the spread of ___.
Slavery
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The first action of the Civil War was the ___ of Fort Sumter.
Bombardment
88
The fugitive slave laws required citizens to help return ___ slaves.
Escaped
89
Many Southerners viewed slavery as a(n) "___ good."
positive
90
Abraham Lincoln
U.S President Elected in 1860
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Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
92
Slaves were often mistreated by ___ on large plantations.
overseers
93
The "Border Ruffians" from ___ raided Lawrence, Kansas.
Missouri
94
After Henry Clay, compromises were led by ___.
Stephen Douglas
95
The ___ Plan was created by General Winfield Scott to suffocate the South into submission.
Anaconda
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The Bessemer Process made ___ less expensive to produce.
steel
97
Lincoln suspended this right.
habeas corpus
98
First Battle of Manassas
First Battle of Bull Run
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What does "transcontinental" mean?
transferring from one state to another within a continent
100
___ means to forsake or desert completely.
Abandon
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site of the "Highwater Mark of the Confederacy"
Gettysburg
102
lost his left arm and died of pneumonia
Thomas J. Jackson
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river near Fredericksburg, Virginia
Rappahannock
104
famous Civil War photographer
Mathew Brady
105
Hunley
Sank the USS Housatonic
106
Peninsular Campaign
between the York and James Rivers
107
The Union victory that opened central Georgia to invasion was ___.
Chattanooga
108
the state of being neutral; the avoidance of taking sides in a conflict
neutrality
109
the surrounding of a fortification in order to keep supplies and reinforcements away for the purpose of forcing the defenders to surrender
siege
110
small or brief battles
skirmishes
111
a wooden ship covered with metal plates
ironclad
112
Clara Barton
Angel of The Battlefeild
113
Morrill Act
Land Grant Act for College
114
Homestead Act
Granted land to individuals
115
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in ri...
116
a person who is absent, that is, not available or present in order to act
absentee
117
the leaving of a military post without permission
desertion
118
a formal statement of commendation for a soldier's actions
citation
119
a statement by the people, often the meaning behind the results of an election
referendum
120
Manassas
Battle of Ball Run
121
cotton
Basis of diplomacy for the south
122
Moved to specific locations for strategic reasons is the definition of
deployed
123
location of South's last railroad bridge across the Mississippi
Vicksburg
124
bloodiest day of the Civil War at the time
Shiloh
125
offended the ladies of New Orleans
Benjamin Butler
126
defeated General Lee after reorganizing the Army of the Potomac
Ulysses S. Grant
127
"March to the Sea"
William T. Sherman
128
where General Lee surrendered to General Grant
Appottamox Court House
129
A(n) ___ is a group of people who travel with an important person.
Entourage
130
The ___ Plan was a Congressional Reconstruction bill.
Wade-Davis
131
Andrew Jackson Beard invented the ___.
Jenny coupler
132
George A. Custer was massacred at ___.
Little Big Horn
133
The ___ slowed down the acts of terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.
Force Acts
134
___ and Jim Fisk tried to corner the gold market.
Jay Gould
135
The ___ Act was a law designed to keep the President from removing cabinet members.
Tenure of Office
136
The ___ was an attempt to domesticate the Indians.
Dawes Act
137
Repudiate means ___.
Refuse to acknowledge or pay debt.
138
___ is the period of time after the Civil War when the Southern states were reorganized and placed back in the Union.
Reconstruction
139
Northerners who came to the South seeking positions during the Reconstruction
carpetbaggers
140
Southerners who were Unionists and had Northern sympathies and loyalties
scalawags
141
Abraham Lincoln's Reconstruction plan was called the ___.
Ten Percent Plan
142
The ___ was begun to help the newly freed slaves.
Freedmen's Bureau
143
The ___ Amendment freed the slaves.
Thirteenth
144
The ___ was a name taken by the Republicans in the election of 1864.
National Union Party
145
The ___ Amendment assured the right to vote regardless of race.
Fifteenth
146
The corporation formed to finance railroad expansion was called the ___.
Credit Mobilier
147
The Radical Republicans were led by ___.
Thaddeus Stevens
148
"Tenure" is ___.
the fact of being in a position; the time which one has served in that position
149
The abolitionists within the Republican Party were called ___.
Radicals
150
Andrew Johnson was impeached and then tried in the ___.
Senate
151
___ was the day the stock market crashed because of the price of gold.
Black Friday
152
The ___ Amendment defined who were U.S. citizens.
Fourteenth
153
The ___ Act was a law to keep the President from giving commands directly to military officers.
Command of The Army
154
___ was the location of the prison at Andersonville.
Camp Sumter
155
___ was impeached because he violated the Tenure of Office Act.
Andrew JOHNSON
156
Rampant
raging and unchecked
157
an arrangement by which a farmer uses the land of another in exchange for a share of the harvest
sharecropping
158
the condition of being homeless and without work; idle
vagrancy
159
rights accorded to citizens, especially the right to freedom and the right to vote
civil rights
160
"Took away the right to vote" means ___.
disenfranchised
161
___ won the Presidential election of 1876.
Rutherford B. Hayes
162
___ was hanged for war crimes.
Henry Wirz
