Us History

What 3 important events occurred in Jamestown in 1619?

House of Burgesses, Africans, Women

What agreement did the Separatists sign?

Mayflower Compact

Economic basis of Southern colonies?

Plantations & cash crops

Framers biggest concern?

Preventing tyranny

What led to the Boston Massacre?

British troops enforcing taxes

Why was the Continental Army successful at Yorktown?

French navy blocked the British

Major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

No power to tax

Which law surveyed western lands?

Land Ordinance of 1785

What is included in the 1st Amendment?

Freedom of speech

Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists disagreed over what?

Ratifying the Constitution

What did the Kentucky/Virginia Resolutions claim?

States can nullify unconstitutional laws

Who gained fame at Tippecanoe Creek?

William Henry Harrison

Lasting importance of War of 1812?

Rise of nationalism

How did slaves resist?

Slowdowns, breaking tools, escaping

Why did upland cotton become profitable?

Cotton gin

What did the Erie Canal change?

Increased trade & grew NYC

Purpose of Monroe Doctrine?

Keep Europe out of the Americas

Three parts of the Compromise of 1820?

Missouri slave, Maine free, 36°30’ line

Accusation in Election of 1824?

Corrupt Bargain

What were Pet Banks?

State banks Jackson gave federal money to

Why did the South depend on slavery more?

Cotton boom

Where was Texas Revolution won?

San Jacinto

When did the Specie Circular take effect?

1836

Who demanded the Amistad captives?

Spain

Epicenter of Second Great Awakening?

Burned-Over District, NY

Calhouns defense of slavery?

“Positive good”

1840 campaign slogan?

Tippecanoe and Tyler Too!

What was Manifest Destiny?

U.S. destined to expand west

Why didnt the U.S. annex Texas in 1836?

It would anger Mexico & add a slave state

Common goal of reform movements?

Improve society

Outcome of utopian societies?

They all failed

Importance of Declaration of Sentiments?

First major call for womens equality

Mexican-American War began because

Border dispute

Immigration reasons?

Germans unrest, Irish famine, Chinese jobs/gold

Compromise of 1850 anger came from

Fugitive Slave Act

Dred Scott decision?

Blacks not citizens; Congress cant ban slavery; Scott stayed slave

Why Democrats split in 1860?

Slavery expansion issue

Republican promises in 1860?

Stop slavery expansion

Why did SC fire on Fort Sumter?

Lincoln resupplied the fort

Lesson of 1st Bull Run?

War would be long

Shermans March?

Union destruction from Atlanta to Savannah

Who surrendered at Appomattox?

Lees Army of Northern Virginia

Civil War deaths?

~620k - 750k

Who killed Lincoln?

John Wilkes Booth

Why was Johnson impeached?

Violated Tenure of Office Act

Central Pacific railroad labor?

Chinese workers

Group that used terror on Republicans?

KKK

Grants weakness?

Trusted corrupt associates

Who became president after 1876?

Rutherford B. Hayes

13th, 14th, 15th Amendments?

End slavery; citizenship; Black male voting