Title: US History A
1US History A
2Know the Following
- Location of territories added to the US and
when/why they were added. - See your map on Manifest Destiny.
- Be able to name the 13 original colonies.
3Be familiar with these dates
- 1492 Columbus discovers America
- 1607 Jamestown established
- 1763 End of French and Indian War
- 1775 American Revolution begins
- 1776 Declaration of Independence
- 1783 American Revolution ends
- 1788 Constitution ratified
4Be familiar with these dates
- 1803 Louisiana Purchase
- 1812-1815 War of 1812
- 1830 1850 Age of Reform
- 1846-1848 War with Mexico
- 1861-1865 Civil War
- 1865-1876 Reconstruction
- 1876-1900 New Industrial Age
- 1876-1915 Age of Immigration
5- Colonist who worked for a specified number of
years in exchange for paid passage to America
6Indentured Servant
- Colonist who worked for a specified number of
years in exchange for paid passage to America
7- Site of the first permanent English settlement
8Jamestown
- Site of the first permanent English settlement
9- Columbus believed he had reached the East Indies
10How American Indians were named
- Columbus believed he had reached the East Indies
11- What motivated Europeans to explore the world in
the 15th and 16th centuries?
12God, gold and glory
- What motivated Europeans to explore the world in
the 15th and 16th centuries?
13- These people migrated to New England in order to
escape religious persecution.
14Puritans
- These people migrated to New England in order to
escape religious persecution.
15- City where the British killed 5 colonists and
where the colonists poured the taxed tea into the
Harbor.
16Boston, Massachusetts
- City where the British killed 5 colonists and
where the colonists poured the taxed tea into the
Harbor.
17- Site where the first shots of the American
Revolution were fired.
18Lexington
- Site where the first shots of the American
Revolution were fired.
19- Asians reached North America by crossing a land
bridge located here
20Bering Strait
- Asians reached North America by crossing a land
bridge located here
21- Agreement made by Puritans on board their ship in
which they agreed to obey their own laws.
22Mayflower Compact
- Agreement made by Puritans on board their ship in
which they agreed to obey their own laws.
23- He brought settlers to the colony of Georgia
24James Oglethorpe
- He brought settlers to the colony of Georgia
25- Laws enacted in the 1600s which enabled England
to tightly control the trading of its colonies.
26Navigation Act
- Laws enacted in the 1600s which enabled England
to tightly control the trading of its colonies.
27- British policy in the 1700s of not interfering in
the American colonies politics and economy as
long as they were beneficial to the interests of
the British.
28Salutary Neglect
- British policy in the 1700s of not interfering in
the American colonies politics and economy as
long as they were beneficial to the interests of
the British.
29- Religious movement that emphasized equality of
people so that religion became more democratic
and indirectly led to the American Revolution
30Great Awakening
- Religious movement that emphasized equality of
people so that religion became more democratic
and indirectly led to the American Revolution
31- This is the term used to describe the horrible
slave voyage to the Americas.
32Middle Passage
- This is the term used to describe the horrible
slave voyage to the Americas.
33- The difference in value between a countrys
imports and its exports.
34Balance of Trade
- The difference in value between a countrys
imports and its exports.
35- An economic theory under which a country
increases its wealth exporting more goods than it
imports.
36Mercantilism
- An economic theory under which a country
increases its wealth exporting more goods than it
imports.
37- This ended the French and Indian War which was
won by Britain and stripped France of all her
claims in the New World
38Treaty of Paris 1763
- This ended the French and Indian War which was
won by Britain and stripped France of all her
claims in the New World
39- The purpose of this was to stop westward
expansion by the colonists and calm the Indian
uprisings.
40Proclamation of 1763
- The purpose of this was to stop westward
expansion by the colonists and calm the Indian
uprisings.
41- This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to help
convince the American colonists that a complete
break with Britain was required.
42Common Sense
- This pamphlet was written by Thomas Paine to help
convince the American colonists that a complete
break with Britain was required.
43- This was a statement of the reasons for the
separation from Britain. It also stated that the
purpose of government was to secure the people
their God given rights.
44Declaration of Independence
- This was a statement of the reasons for the
separation from Britain. It also stated that the
purpose of government was to secure the people
their God given rights.
45- This American victory was the turning point of
the Revolutionary War.
46Saratoga
- This American victory was the turning point of
the Revolutionary War.
47- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
48Unalienable Rights
- Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness
49- Site of an American victory in 1781 as well as
the place where Cornwallis surrendered
50Yorktown
- Site of an American victory in 1781 as well as
the place where Cornwallis surrendered
51- These were general search warrants issued by
court orders authorizing British officials to
search colonial homes, buildings and ships for
smuggled goods.
52Writs of Assistance
- These were general search warrants issued by
court orders authorizing British officials to
search colonial homes, buildings and ships for
smuggled goods.
53- This was the first internal tax and the first
direct tax levied by the British on goods and
services. It required the purchase of stamps
that were to be put on printed materials.
54Stamp Act
- This was the first internal tax and the first
direct tax levied by the British on goods and
services. It required the purchase of stamps
that were to be put on printed materials.
55- This was a bundle of acts intended to raise
revenue, tighten customs enforcement and assert
imperial authority in America.
56Townsend Acts
- This was a bundle of acts intended to raise
revenue, tighten customs enforcement and assert
imperial authority in America.
57- Originally it required colonial governments to
furnish barracks and other provisions for royal
troops but was extended to require the billeting
of soldiers in tavern and inns at the expense of
the colonists.
58Quartering Act
- Originally it required colonial governments to
furnish barracks and other provisions for royal
troops but was extended to require the billeting
of soldiers in tavern and inns at the expense of
the colonists.
59- Confrontation between British troops and colonial
shipyard workers which resulted in the deaths of
four colonists. Used by Sam Adams as a propaganda
tool.
60Boston Massacre
- Confrontation between British troops and colonial
shipyard workers which resulted in the deaths of
four colonists. Used by Sam Adams as a propaganda
tool.
61- A large group of Boston rebels disguised
themselves as Native Americans and dumped the
entire cargo of an East India Company ship into
the harbor.
62Boston Tea Party
- A large group of Boston rebels disguised
themselves as Native Americans and dumped the
entire cargo of an East India Company ship into
the harbor.
63- Give me liberty or give me death.
64Patrick Henry
- Give me liberty or give me death.
65- Colonial militia that was ready to go into battle
on a minutes notice.
66Minutemen
- Colonial militia that was ready to go into battle
on a minutes notice.
67- Most successful means used by Americans in
securing the repeal of British taxes before the
American Revolution.
68Boycotting British goods
- Most successful means used by Americans in
securing the repeal of British taxes before the
American Revolution.
69- Reason the American colonists objected to
Parliaments taxes.
70Taxation without Representation
- Reason the American colonists objected to
Parliaments taxes.
71- Responsibilities which belong to the Federal
Government.
72Delegated Powers
- Responsibilities which belong to the Federal
Government.
73- Keeps each branch of government from getting too
much power.
74Checks and Balances
- Keeps each branch of government from getting too
much power.
75- These people are the advisors to the President.
76Cabinet
- These people are the advisors to the President.
77- Responsibilities which belong to the states.
78Reserved Powers
- Responsibilities which belong to the states.
79 80Tariff
81- Body with equal representation from each state.
82Senate
- Body with equal representation from each state.
83- Presidents power to reject a proposed law.
84Veto
- Presidents power to reject a proposed law.
85- This is an addition or change to the Constitution.
86Amendment
- This is an addition or change to the Constitution.
87- Immigrants who have not become United States
citizens.
88Aliens
- Immigrants who have not become United States
citizens.
89- He was an inventor, served as American ambassador
to France and was a leader and compromiser at the
Constitutional Convention.
90Benjamin Franklin
- He was an inventor, served as American ambassador
to France and was a leader and compromiser at the
Constitutional Convention.
91- Federal town built on the banks of the Potomac
River.
92Washington, D. C.
- Federal town built on the banks of the Potomac
River.
93- Weak government written as a reaction to the
harsh rule of the British that had been
overturned in the Revolutionary War.
94Articles of Confederation
- Weak government written as a reaction to the
harsh rule of the British that had been
overturned in the Revolutionary War.
95- These are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution that guarantee personal liberties.
96Bill of Rights
- These are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution that guarantee personal liberties.
97- This is the first step that a bill must take
after being introduced in either house of
Congress.
98Referred to a committee of that house
- This is the first step that a bill must take
after being introduced in either house of
Congress.
99- Powers that may be used by both the federal and
state governments.
100Concurrent Powers
- Powers that may be used by both the federal and
state governments.
101- A government run by the people through elected
representatives.
102Republic
- A government run by the people through elected
representatives.
103- He attended all the sessions of the
Constitutional Convention, took copious notes and
is called the father of the Constitution.
104James Madison
- He attended all the sessions of the
Constitutional Convention, took copious notes and
is called the father of the Constitution.
105- This agreement called for a two house legislature
with representation based on population is one
house and equal representation in the other house.
106Great Compromise
- This agreement called for a two house legislature
with representation based on population is one
house and equal representation in the other house.
107- This is one in which power is shared by state and
national authorities.
108Federal Government
- This is one in which power is shared by state and
national authorities.
109- This body which is made up of members from each
state ( for each state is the total of
Representatives and Senators) actually elects the
President.
110Electoral College
- This body which is made up of members from each
state ( for each state is the total of
Representatives and Senators) actually elects the
President.
111- This is the name for those who favored the
Constitution.
112Federalists
- This is the name for those who favored the
Constitution.
113- He was the nations greatest hero and most
respected public figure he was also expected to
be the nations first President.
114George Washington
- He was the nations greatest hero and most
respected public figure he was also expected to
be the nations first President.
115- Something said or done that becomes an example,
rule or tradition to be followed.
116Precedent
- Something said or done that becomes an example,
rule or tradition to be followed.
117- Natural born citizen
- At least 35 years old
- Resident at least 14 years
118Qualifications to be President
- Natural born citizen
- At least 35 years old
- Resident at least 14 years
119- He was a lawyer, a Federalist and the son of a
banker who spoke for a government controlled by
the wealthy and educated and created the National
Bank.
120Alexander Hamilton
- He was a lawyer, a Federalist and the son of a
banker who spoke for a government controlled by
the wealthy and educated and created the National
Bank.
121- This branch of the government administers and
carries out the law and is headed by the
President.
122Executive Branch
- This branch of the government administers and
carries out the law and is headed by the
President.
123- This grants to Congress the power to make all
laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying to execution the foregoing powers.
124Elastic Clause
- This grants to Congress the power to make all
laws which shall be necessary and proper for
carrying to execution the foregoing powers.
125- This is the branch of government which enacts or
makes the laws.
126Legislative
- This is the branch of government which enacts or
makes the laws.
127- These provide flexibility to the Constitution
making it a living document.
128Amendments and Elastic Clause
- These provide flexibility to the Constitution
making it a living document.
129- This is the branch of government that interprets
laws in specific cases.
130Judicial
- This is the branch of government that interprets
laws in specific cases.
131- This is the highest court of the land that today
is made up of 9 justices.
132Supreme Court
- This is the highest court of the land that today
is made up of 9 justices.
133- Belief that the government should not do anything
that is not specifically stated in the
Constitution.
134Strict Construction
- Belief that the government should not do anything
that is not specifically stated in the
Constitution.
135- This is a states refusal to recognize a federal
law.
136Nullification
- This is a states refusal to recognize a federal
law.
137- Incident in which the French demanded a bribe
before agreeing to meet with the American
ambassadors.
138XYZ Affair
- Incident in which the French demanded a bribe
before agreeing to meet with the American
ambassadors.
139- This enables the federal courts to determine if a
states laws are in keeping with the federal
Constitution.
140Judicial Review
- This enables the federal courts to determine if a
states laws are in keeping with the federal
Constitution.
141- Name the Native American woman who guided Lewis
and Clark.
142Sacajawea
- Name the Native American woman who guided Lewis
and Clark.
143- He was an inventor, the founder of the University
of Virginia, author of the Declaration of
Independence and President.
144Thomas Jefferson
- He was an inventor, the founder of the University
of Virginia, author of the Declaration of
Independence and President.
145- He was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans,
helped to defeat the Spanish in Florida and
President.
146Andrew Jackson
- He was the hero of the Battle of New Orleans,
helped to defeat the Spanish in Florida and
President.
147- He led the clearing of a road from Virginia
through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and
fought at the Alamo.
148Davey Crocket
- He led the clearing of a road from Virginia
through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky and
fought at the Alamo.
149- This was unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to a
tax on distilled corn liquor its suppression was
the first demonstration of the power of the
federal government.
150Whiskey Rebellion
- This was unrest in 1794 caused by opposition to a
tax on distilled corn liquor its suppression was
the first demonstration of the power of the
federal government.
151- These groups of people who seek to win elections
and hold public office in order to control
government policy and programs first arose
because of differences over political and
economic issues.
152Political Parties
- These groups of people who seek to win elections
and hold public office in order to control
government policy and programs first arose
because of differences over political and
economic issues.
153- Statement passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien
and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional.
154Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions
- Statement passed in 1798 that attacked the Alien
and Sedition Acts as unconstitutional.
155- In 1804 they led an expedition from St. Louis, up
the Missouri River and across the Rocky Mountains
to the Oregon territory and the Pacific Ocean.
156Lewis and Clark
- In 1804 they led an expedition from St. Louis, up
the Missouri River and across the Rocky Mountains
to the Oregon territory and the Pacific Ocean.
157- Policy of forcing people into military or public
service.
158Impressment
- Policy of forcing people into military or public
service.
159- An 1819 treaty between the United States and
Spain in which Spain ceded Florida to the United
States.
160Adams-Onis Treaty
- An 1819 treaty between the United States and
Spain in which Spain ceded Florida to the United
States.
161- This is the 1803 acquisition by the United States
of French territory extending from the
Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains for 15
million.
162Louisiana Purchase
- This is the 1803 acquisition by the United States
of French territory extending from the
Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains for 15
million.
163- A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the
balance of power between slave states and free
states.
164Missouri Compromise
- A series of laws enacted in 1820 to maintain the
balance of power between slave states and free
states.
165- These laws were an attempt by the Federalist to
weaken the Democratic-Republican party which drew
a lot of its support common people.
166Alien and Sedition Acts
- These laws were an attempt by the Federalist to
weaken the Democratic-Republican party which drew
a lot of its support common people.
167- The election of 1800 ended in a tie and was
finally settled on the 36th vote taken by this
group.
168The House of Representatives
- The election of 1800 ended in a tie and was
finally settled on the 36th vote taken by this
group.
169- The American captain refused a British demand to
search his ship but was fired upon resulting in 3
deaths and the removal of 4 sailors as deserters.
170Chesapeake-Leopard Affair
- The American captain refused a British demand to
search his ship but was fired upon resulting in 3
deaths and the removal of 4 sailors as deserters.
171- This group wanted war with Britain because of a
desire to acquire Canada for the United States.
172War Hawks
- This group wanted war with Britain because of a
desire to acquire Canada for the United States.
173- This describes the efforts of reformers to end
slavery.
174Abolitionist Movement
- This describes the efforts of reformers to end
slavery.
175- This was an organized campaign to eliminate
alcohol consumption.
176Temperance Movement
- This was an organized campaign to eliminate
alcohol consumption.
177- Refers to the forced movement of the Cherokee by
Jackson in 1838 1839 to Oklahoma in violation
of a Supreme Court order.
178Trail of Tears
- Refers to the forced movement of the Cherokee by
Jackson in 1838 1839 to Oklahoma in violation
of a Supreme Court order.
179- He was a statesman from South Carolina who held
many offices in the federal government. He ran
for President in 1824 and was a staunch supporter
of states rights.
180John C. Calhoun
- He was a statesman from South Carolina who held
many offices in the federal government. He ran
for President in 1824 and was a staunch supporter
of states rights.
181- She was a former slave who spoke to white
audiences in her work as an abolitionist and
womens rights advocate.
182Sojourner Truth
- She was a former slave who spoke to white
audiences in her work as an abolitionist and
womens rights advocate.
183- The freeing of enslaved persons.
184Emancipation
- The freeing of enslaved persons.
185- His experiences as a slave made him into the
nations most influential African American
abolitionist.
186Frederick Douglass
- His experiences as a slave made him into the
nations most influential African American
abolitionist.
187- As a school reformer and supporter of public
education, he devised an educational system in
Massachusetts that was later copied by many
states.
188Horace Mann
- As a school reformer and supporter of public
education, he devised an educational system in
Massachusetts that was later copied by many
states.
189- Members of this political party were chiefly
small farmers, city workers and newly emerging
business leaders who opposed an all-powerful
federal government and the national bank.
190Jacksonian Democrats
- Members of this political party were chiefly
small farmers, city workers and newly emerging
business leaders who opposed an all-powerful
federal government and the national bank.
191- This was an organization of workers formed to
protect the interests of its members.
192Labor Unions
- This was an organization of workers formed to
protect the interests of its members.
193- The making of products by machinery.
194Manufacturing
- The making of products by machinery.
195- Declaration in 1823 that the United States would
oppose efforts by any outside power to control a
nation in the Western Hemisphere.
196Monroe Doctrine
- Declaration in 1823 that the United States would
oppose efforts by any outside power to control a
nation in the Western Hemisphere.
197- This was a network of escape routes and safe
houses that provided protection and
transportation for slaves fleeing north to
freedom.
198Underground Railroad
- This was a network of escape routes and safe
houses that provided protection and
transportation for slaves fleeing north to
freedom.
199- This violent uprising in August 1831 saw the
deaths of 57 white people in attacks on four
plantations. It was eventually suppressed by
local militia and 20 slaves were hanged.
200Nat Turners Rebellion
- This violent uprising in August 1831 saw the
deaths of 57 white people in attacks on four
plantations. It was eventually suppressed by
local militia and 20 slaves were hanged.
201- This is a competitive economic system based on
private ownership and the principles of supply
and demand.
202Free Enterprise System
- This is a competitive economic system based on
private ownership and the principles of supply
and demand.
203- He was the 7th President of the United States who
supported minimal government and the spoils
system, vetoed rechartering of the national bank
and pursued a harsh policy toward Native
Americans.
204Andrew Jackson
- He was the 7th President of the United States who
supported minimal government and the spoils
system, vetoed rechartering of the national bank
and pursued a harsh policy toward Native
Americans.
205- The South opposed this 1828 tariff saying that it
was economically discriminatory because raising
the price of manufactured goods would cause
foreign markets to stop buying cotton.
206Tariff of Abominations
- The South opposed this 1828 tariff saying that it
was economically discriminatory because raising
the price of manufactured goods would cause
foreign markets to stop buying cotton.
207- This famous Senate debate concerned the issue of
nullification with Webster arguing that it was
the job of the Supreme Court to declare laws
unconstitutional, not the states.
208Webster-Hayne Debate
- This famous Senate debate concerned the issue of
nullification with Webster arguing that it was
the job of the Supreme Court to declare laws
unconstitutional, not the states.
209- This is the practice of placing your friends in
important positions when you take office.
210Spoils System
- This is the practice of placing your friends in
important positions when you take office.
211- The goal of this organization was to buy land in
Africa where freed slave could go to live. The
founded the state of Liberia.
212American Colonization Society
- The goal of this organization was to buy land in
Africa where freed slave could go to live. The
founded the state of Liberia.
213- Association of seven seceding Southern states
formed in 1861.
214Confederate States of America
- Association of seven seceding Southern states
formed in 1861.
215- The purpose of this forced entry of a federal
arsenal was to get weapons to arm slaves. The
leader was hanged.
216John Browns Raid
- The purpose of this forced entry of a federal
arsenal was to get weapons to arm slaves. The
leader was hanged.
217- This refers to the violence that occurred in 1856
between those for slavery and those who were
against slavery in the Midwest.
218Bleeding Kansas
- This refers to the violence that occurred in 1856
between those for slavery and those who were
against slavery in the Midwest.
219- President of the Confederate States of America
who ordered the attack on Fort Sumter, the first
violent act of the Civil War.
220Jefferson Davis
- President of the Confederate States of America
who ordered the attack on Fort Sumter, the first
violent act of the Civil War.
221- This was the American policy of letting the
people in a territory decide whether slavery
would be allowed there.
222Popular sovereignty
- This was the American policy of letting the
people in a territory decide whether slavery
would be allowed there.
223- This law written in 1854 called on the citizens
of the two territories involved to decide the
issue of slavery there.
224Kansas-Nebraska Act
- This law written in 1854 called on the citizens
of the two territories involved to decide the
issue of slavery there.
225- This was the argument that the United States was
fated to expand from sea to shining sea.
226Manifest Destiny
- This was the argument that the United States was
fated to expand from sea to shining sea.
227- This conflict between the United States and
Mexico ended in a US victory and the addition of
substantial territory.
228Mexican War
- This conflict between the United States and
Mexico ended in a US victory and the addition of
substantial territory.
229- This law which was part of the Compromise of 1850
ordered all citizens of the United States to
assist in the return of runaway slaves.
230Fugitive Slave Act
- This law which was part of the Compromise of 1850
ordered all citizens of the United States to
assist in the return of runaway slaves.
231- Resolution introduced at the beginning of the
Mexican War intended to prohibit slavery in any
territory taken from Mexico. It passed the House
but not the Senate.
232Wilmot Proviso
- Resolution introduced at the beginning of the
Mexican War intended to prohibit slavery in any
territory taken from Mexico. It passed the House
but not the Senate.
233- Author of the popular and inflammatory
anti-slavery novel, - Uncle Toms Cabin.
234Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Author of the popular and inflammatory
anti-slavery novel, - Uncle Toms Cabin.
235- Although it started as a social club in
Tennessee, this organization quickly evolved into
one that used terrorist style tactics to defend
the social and political superiority of whites
against the aggression of an inferior race.
236Ku Klux Klan
- Although it started as a social club in
Tennessee, this organization quickly evolved into
one that used terrorist style tactics to defend
the social and political superiority of whites
against the aggression of an inferior race.
237- Commander of the Union forces who used the
Anaconda Plan to achieve defeat of the South and
accepted Lees surrender in 1865.
238U. S. Grant
- Commander of the Union forces who used the
Anaconda Plan to achieve defeat of the South and
accepted Lees surrender in 1865.
239- In this battle, troops were moved to the front by
train the first time this had ever been done in
the history of warfare allowing the
Confederates to bring in fresh reinforcements at
a critical time in the battle resulting in a
victory for the South.
240First Battle of Bull Run
- In this battle, troops were moved to the front by
train the first time this had ever been done in
the history of warfare allowing the
Confederates to bring in fresh reinforcements at
a critical time in the battle resulting in a
victory for the South.
241- Term used to describe the domination of
post-Civil War southern politics by the
Democratic Party.
242Solid South
- Term used to describe the domination of
post-Civil War southern politics by the
Democratic Party.
243- He was a Maryland actor with strong southern
sympathies who conspired to kidnap Lincoln and
exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war.
He later shot Lincoln to death.
244John Wilkes Booth
- He was a Maryland actor with strong southern
sympathies who conspired to kidnap Lincoln and
exchange him for Confederate prisoners of war.
He later shot Lincoln to death.
245- Federal governments effort between 1865 and 1877
to repair the damage to the South caused by the
Civil War and to restore Southern states to the
Union.
246Reconstruction
- Federal governments effort between 1865 and 1877
to repair the damage to the South caused by the
Civil War and to restore Southern states to the
Union.
247- This insulting nickname was used for white
southern Republicans following the Civil War.
248Scalawag
- This insulting nickname was used for white
southern Republicans following the Civil War.
249- This Constitutional amendment that was ratified
in 1870, guaranteed African Americans voting
rights.
25015th Amendment
- This Constitutional amendment that was ratified
in 1870, guaranteed African Americans voting
rights.
251- This was the first major federal relief agency in
United States history set up to give out
clothing, medical supplies, and meals to both
black and white refugees of the Civil War.
252Freedmans Bureau
- This was the first major federal relief agency in
United States history set up to give out
clothing, medical supplies, and meals to both
black and white refugees of the Civil War.
253- Union general in the Civil War who was known for
his destructive march from Atlanta to Savannah in
1864.
254William T. Sherman
- Union general in the Civil War who was known for
his destructive march from Atlanta to Savannah in
1864.
255- In this system, farmers did not own their land
but rented it from a planter and that gave them
the right to choose what crops to plan and when
to work.
256Tenant Farming
- In this system, farmers did not own their land
but rented it from a planter and that gave them
the right to choose what crops to plan and when
to work.
257- Constitutional amendment ratified in 1865 that
abolished slavery.
25813th Amendment
- Constitutional amendment ratified in 1865 that
abolished slavery.
259- This three-day battle was the greatest battle
ever fought in North America a Union victory
that was the turning point in the Civil War.
260Battle of Gettysburg
- This three-day battle was the greatest battle
ever fought in North America a Union victory
that was the turning point in the Civil War.
261- Constitutional amendment ratified in 1868 that
guaranteed citizens equal protection of the law.
26214th Amendment
- Constitutional amendment ratified in 1868 that
guaranteed citizens equal protection of the law.
263- This was an insulting nickname for a Northern
Republican who moved to the South after the Civil
War because they rushed south to profit from the
misery left by the war.
264Carpetbagger
- This was an insulting nickname for a Northern
Republican who moved to the South after the Civil
War because they rushed south to profit from the
misery left by the war.
265- System of farming in which a farmer works some
portion of a planters land and receives a split
of the crop at harvest time as payment.
266Sharecropping
- System of farming in which a farmer works some
portion of a planters land and receives a split
of the crop at harvest time as payment.
267- Presidential decree, effective January 1, 1863,
that freed slaves in the Confederate-held
territory.
268Emancipation Proclamation
- Presidential decree, effective January 1, 1863,
that freed slaves in the Confederate-held
territory.
269- After leaving Atlanta, Union troops cut a nearly
300-mile long path of destruction across Georgia,
destroying bridges, factories and railroad lines. - This became known as?
270March to the Sea
- After leaving Atlanta, Union troops cut a nearly
300-mile long path of destruction across Georgia,
destroying bridges, factories and railroad lines. - This became known as?
271- A famous speech by President Lincoln on the
meaning of the Civil War, given in November, 1863
at the dedication of a national cemetery.
272Gettysburg Address
- A famous speech by President Lincoln on the
meaning of the Civil War, given in November, 1863
at the dedication of a national cemetery.
273- These laws enacted by southern states that had
been restored to the Union established virtual
slavery for the freed people.
274Black Codes
- These laws enacted by southern states that had
been restored to the Union established virtual
slavery for the freed people.
275- What was Lincolns stated purpose of the Civil
War prior to the Emancipation Proclamation?
276To preserve the Union
- What was Lincolns stated purpose of the Civil
War prior to the Emancipation Proclamation?
277- What was the most important advantage of the
South in the Civil War?
278Fighting a defensive war
- What was the most important advantage of the
South in the Civil War?
279- Policy toward business generally followed by the
federal government before 1880.
280Laissez Faire
- Policy toward business generally followed by the
federal government before 1880.
281- A strong sense of loyalty to a region.
282Sectionalism
- A strong sense of loyalty to a region.
283 284Nationalism
285 286Suffrage
287 288Abolition
289- To withdraw from the union.
290Secession
- To withdraw from the union.
291- Multifamily dwellings where poor people, who made
up most of a citys population, lived.
292Tenements
- Multifamily dwellings where poor people, who made
up most of a citys population, lived.
293- Imaginary line dividing wilderness and
civilization of settlement.
294Frontier
- Imaginary line dividing wilderness and
civilization of settlement.
295- President of Tuskegee Institute, author of Up
from Slavery, encouraged blacks to learn a skill.
296Booker T. Washington
- President of Tuskegee Institute, author of Up
from Slavery, encouraged blacks to learn a skill.
297- Site of the 1849 Gold Rush.
298California
- Site of the 1849 Gold Rush.
299- Site where the Confederates fired on a Union ship
thus starting the Civil War.
300Fort. Sumter, SC
- Site where the Confederates fired on a Union ship
thus starting the Civil War.
301- Border between Canada and the United States.
30249th Parallel
- Border between Canada and the United States.
303- Border between Mexico and the United States.
304Rio Grande River
- Border between Mexico and the United States.
305- Thomas Edison
- Samuel Morse
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Eli Whitney
- Charles Goodyear
306American Inventors
- Thomas Edison
- Samuel Morse
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Eli Whitney
- Charles Goodyear
307- Ulysses S. Grant
- George McClellan
- William T. Sherman
308Union Generals
- Ulysses S. Grant
- George McClellan
- William T. Sherman
309- Stephen F. Austin
- Sam Houston
- Davy Crockett
310Fought for Texans Independence
- Stephen F. Austin
- Sam Houston
- Davy Crockett
311- Robert E. Lee
- Stonewall Jackson
312Confederate Generals
- Robert E. Lee
- Stonewall Jackson
313- William Lloyd Garrison
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Frederick Douglass
314Abolitionists
- William Lloyd Garrison
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Frederick Douglass
315- Patrick Henry
- Thomas Paine
- Samuel Adams
- James Otis
- Benjamin Franklin
- Paul Revere
316Patriots
- Patrick Henry
- Thomas Paine
- Samuel Adams
- James Otis
- Benjamin Franklin
- Paul Revere
317- Andrew Carnegie
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
- John Rockefeller
318Robber Barons
- Andrew Carnegie
- Cornelius Vanderbilt
- John Rockefeller
319- John Quincy Adams
- James Monroe
- Andres Jackson
- James Madison
320United States Presidents
- John Quincy Adams
- James Monroe
- Andres Jackson
- James Madison
321- Frederick Douglass
- Harriett Tubman
- Dred Scott
- Nat Turner
322Slaves and Former Slaves
- Frederick Douglass
- Harriett Tubman
- Dred Scott
- Nat Turner
323- James Oglethorpe
- William Penn
- Lord Baltimore
324Colonial Founders
- James Oglethorpe
- William Penn
- Lord Baltimore
325- Columbus
- Vespucci
- Ponce de Leon
326Explorers
- Columbus
- Vespucci
- Ponce de Leon