Early American History and the Civil War

Flashcards about early American history and the lead-up to the Civil War

Why did Columbus and other early explorers search for a direct all-water route to Asia?

They hoped to gain easy access to Asian goods.

Where did the conquistadors come from?

Spain

Who was known as the Virgin Queen?

Elizabeth the First, Queen of England

In 1619, the first African slave was brought to English North America, arrived in

Jamestown Virginia

What was the great staple of the Virginia colony economy?

Tobacco

What was the first Catholic colony in the American Colonies?

Maryland

These two nations struggle throughout the 1700s for control of the North American Continent

England and France

True or false: George Washington, in his 1754 expedition towards what is now Pittsburgh initiated hostilities in the French and Indian War.

True

What did the Proclamation of 1763 try to stop?

Settling of land West of the Appalachians

Where was the shot heard around the world fired in the Revolutionary War?

Lexington and Concord

What German force was hired by the British to fight in the American colonies?

Hessians

Who said, 'I have not yet begun to fight'?

John Paul Jones

All the following describes the career of George Washington except:

he was undefeated as an military leader

Where did the British surrender in 1781, marking the end of the Revolutionary War?

Yorktown

Which country's alliance was essential to the American victory over the British?

France

What rebellion, involving Massachusetts farmers, occurred in 1786?

Shays' Rebellion

Who decided the presidential election of 1800 because there was no clear winner in the Electoral College?

The House of Representatives

What is Alexander Hamilton best known for?

Establishing a sound fiscal system

Who was most influential in shaping the US Supreme Court in the early decades of the 1800s?

John Marshall

Who served as the Shoshone guide for the Lewis and Clark expedition?

Sacagawea

Which president is known for the Louisiana Purchase?

Jefferson

British imprisonment entailed the following

Taking American sailors and cargo

What did the United States fight the British for the second time in?

The War of 1812

This was New Englands biggest manufacturing industry.

textiles

This invention by Eli Whitney, caused the increase of slavery in the South

Cotton gin

What did the Monroe Doctrine accomplish?

It stopped colonization in the Western Hemisphere

the term nationalism refers to

The love of one’s country

Who was known as Old Hickory?

Andrew Jackson

the 1820s, this region fought for state's rights

South

one of the fundamental tenants of Jackson democracy was that

the belief in a strong central government And common men can achieve great things.

The temperance ( temperance means no alcohol) movement was started mostly by

women

This group of people were forced Westward on the trail of tears

Cherokee

How were William Lloyd Garrison's views on slavery described? (William Lloyd Garrison was an abolitionist)

Uncompromising

this woman was known as the Black Moses

Harriet Tubman

The term manifest destiny refers to

Extending control Atlantic to the Pacific

Nat Turner and Gabriel Prosser led what?

Slave revolts that failed

Which of these did NOT occur during the decade of crisis?

Emancipation Proclamation

In 1857, this man's case concerning slavery was decided by the Supreme Court

Dred Scott

All the following are key battlees in the Civil War except:

Lake Erie

All following are key factors, on why the North won the Civil War, except

the success of massive, armed uprisings in the deep south.