cpush final review

what was the name of the event where the founding fathers met at independence hall to revise the articles of confederation

the constitutional crisis

What was the most important result of the Missouri Compromise?

It kept the balance of power within the Senate between free and slave states.

What was the primary effect of the invention of the cotton gin?

It made cotton a major export and kept the institution of slavery alive in the U.S.

Which movement felt that slavery was a moral issue and should be outlawed in the U.S?

The abolitionist movement.

What was the Underground Railroad?

A series of escape routes that helped slaves to their freedom.

What principle, or idea, which stated that individual states could decide the issue of slavery, was the basis of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 and its attempt to deal with the issue of slavery?

Popular Sovereignty.

What did the Supreme Court declare in its ruling on the Dred Scott v. Sandford 1857) case?

Slaves were not citizens and therefore had no protection under law.

What was the primary purpose of the Wilmot Proviso?

To prohibit slavery in the new land acquired from Mexico.

Which term is described as "A form of racism that is embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization?"

systemic racism

Which famous abolitionist became a national leader for the Abolitionist Movement after escaping from slavery in Maryland.

Fredrick Douglas

Why did the use of slavery move to the southern states following the invention of the Cotton Gin?

warmer climate and fertile soil

Why did the U.S. government change its policy of providing reservations to Native Americans in the frontier areas during the late 19th century?

More white settlers were heading westward and wanted the land.

event taking place during Andrew Jackson’s presidency

The middle passage

What was the destination of the relocated Native American tribes?

Present-day Oklahoma

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 required which of the following?

All Native Americans east of the Mississippi to move to Indian Territory

What term describes the violent forced relocation of the Cherokee Nation?

The Trail of Tears

1. What was Lincoln's primary goal at the start of the Civil War?

to preserve the Union

Which pivotal battle, that many consider the "turning point" of the Civil War, marked the last time the Confederacy invaded the Union and fought on Union soil?

The Battle of Gettysburg.

Where did the Civil War begin? Where did the Civil war end?

Fort Sumter/Appomattox Campaign

Who was the president of the Confederacy?

Jefferson Davis

5. Why did South Carolina become the first state to secede from the Union in 1860?

Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the US

Which of the following Amendments states that anyone born or naturalized in the US were citizens and therefore could not be deprived of their rights?

the 14th Amendment

Which of the following Amendments gave African Americans the right to vote?

The 15th Amendment

What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's plan for Reconstruction?

The Ten Percent Plan

How did Johnson's plan for Reconstruction differ from Lincoln's Plan?

Johnson's plan offered no support for the newly freedmen.

What was the purpose of Black Codes in the South?

They attempted to restrict the rights of freedmen through curfews, literacy tests, and poll taxes.

The American economy of the late 19" century (1800s) can be characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Acceptance of unions and collective bargaining

Following the Civil War, which invention linked distant regions of the country and created an efficient exchange of goods?

The Transcontinental Railroad

Which of the following was an infamous political machine that controlled much of New York during the Gilded Age?

Tammany Hall.

The Bessemer process was an innovative and more efficient way to mass produce which product?

steel

What phenomenon led author Mark Twain to describe this era as "The Gilded Age"?

The corruption of American politics and economy.

Conditions like those shown in the image above contributed most directly to which of the following? (many people living in one house)

An increase in Progressive reform activity

The conditions shown in the image depict which of the following trends in the late nineteenth century?

The growing gap between wealthy people and people living in poverty

Which business method did Andrew Carnegie use to bring all aspects of steel production under his control and form a monopoly?

Vertical Consolidation

Andrew Carnegie supported the "Gospel of Wealth," meaning he would mostly agree with which of the following

The wealthy should give money away to charity.

Which business method was used by John D. Rockefeller which allowed him to purchase independent oil refineries and bring them under the control of the Standard Oil Trust?

Horizontal Consolidation

Social Darwinist was used to justify all of the following EXCEPT

The government regulation of business.

The free market concept of laissez-faire refers to government doing what?

They should play a very limited to no role in regulating trade.

Who were the Bosses of the Senate referred to in the title of the cartoon?

Wealthy businessman

This cartoon suggests that ( fat man in government position)

Big businesses control the Senate.

The Nativists primarily supported which of the following measures?

The restriction of immigrant groups.

"New Immigrants" were primarily from where?

Southern or Eastern Europe

Ethnic enclaves were important in creating a sense of ___ for immigrants

Community & belonging

What was the main processing point for immigrants on the East coast in New York from 1900-1920?

Ellis Island.

What was the name of the first American political party formed on the platform of anti-immigration?

The Know Nothing Party

This cartoon best exemplifies which of the following ideologies?

Nativism

What were some of the arguments used to justify American imperialism and increased intervention in foreign affairs in the late 1800s and early 1900s?

Economic expansion and the need for new markets

Spreading democratic ideals and American values

Strategic military advantages and naval power

What event led to the production of yellow journalism ultimately causing the start of the Spanish American War

The sinking of the U.S.S. Maine

Imperialism is the practice of strong nations doing which of the following?

Attempting to control weaker nations.

How did American exceptionalism and supremacy influence American imperialism and foreign policy?

Through the belief in Manifest Destiny, extending American ideals globally

What was yellow journalism, and how did it relate to the Spanish-American War?

Sensationalist news reporting designed to sway public opinion and increase circulation

Which of the following was the primary U.S. justification for intervening in Cuba during the Spanish-American War?

To Support Cuban independence after reports of Spanish atrocities and to protect

What was the primary purpose of the Espionage Act of 1917?

To make it a crime to interfere with the U.S. military during war

What was the primary purpose of the Liberty Bonds issued by the U.S. government during World War I

To finance the American war effort

Both the Espionage and Sedition Acts were direct threats to which of the following Amendments?

the first amendment

How did the US government increase their number of troops quickly for WWI?

Used the Selective Service Act

Which organization was created to convince Americans to join the war effort?

The Committee on Public Information

Which Act made it a federal crime to use "disloyal, profane, or abusive language" about the U.S. Constitution?

The Sedition Act

What slogan did Woodrow Wilson use during his 1916 presidential campaign following the first few years of WWI

“He kept us out of war”

Which two major alliances had formed before the outbreak of World War I?

The Triple Alliance and Triple Entente

What was "militarism" as described in this unit?

The development of armies and weapons

What was promised to Mexico in the Zimmerman Telegram?

Land in exchange for going to war with the U.S.

What German military tactic directly threatened American ships in the Atlantic?

Unlimited submarine warfare