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24 Cards in this Set
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What Spanish Conquistador conquered the Aztecs?
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Cortes
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What Spanish Conquistador conquered the Incas?
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Pizzarro
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Which of the three Pre-Columbian Cultures had no system of writing?
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Inca
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In which Pre-Columbian culture was human sacrifice more prevalent?
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Aztecs
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In which Pre-Columbian culture do we find two classic periods?
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Mayans
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What are the three (3) places in the Constitution where slavery is implicated?
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1. 3/5 Compromise
2. Fugitive Slave Provision 3. No ban on international slave trade until 1808 |
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What was “the shot heard around the world?”
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Lexington and Concord; this marked the start of the American Revolution.
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What powers do we find in Article I of the U.S. Constitution?
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Legislative Powers
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What powers do we find in Article II of the U.S. Constitution?
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Executive Powers
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What powers do we find in Article III of the U.S. Constitution?
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Judiciary Powers
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List the three (3) main points of the Missouri Compromise of 1820
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1. Admit Maine as a free state
2. Missouri is admitted as a slave state 3. Compromise line is drawn south of Missouri • North of the line- No Slavery (South of the line- Slavery) |
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List the three (3) main points of the Compromise of 1850.
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1. California is a free state
2. The South gets new fugitive slave law 3. Utah and New Mexico receive no prohibition against slavery |
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What is the political philosophy behind the Kansas/Nebraska Act of 1854?
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Popular Sovereignty; let the people decided if they want to be a free or slave state. This undermines the no compromise line.
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How many Southern states secede from the Union before Lincoln takes the Presidential oath?
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1. Florida
2. Alabama 3. Georgia 4. Louisiana 5. Texas 6. South Carolina 7. Mississippi |
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Name four (4) slave states that remain loyal to the Union.
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1. Missouri
2. Kentucky 3. Delaware 4. Maryland |
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What was significant about the Battle of Bull Run?
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The confederate forces went north to retreat which made it very clear that it was not going to be a quick and easy war.
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What was the political significance of the battle of Antietam?
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It was the bloodiest day in the USA history which provided the victory that Lincoln needed which lead the emancipation proclamation.
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Which slaves did the Emancipation Proclamation free?
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The ones in the confederacy based on war power.
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How was the election of 1876 resolved?
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The election was resolved by a commission who was selected to look at the elections in LA, SC, OR & FL which consisted of 15 people: 7 democrats, 7 republicans and 1 independent.
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What are the consequences of the election of 1876 for African-Americans?
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The military leaves the south
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What is the movement of African-Americans from the U.S. South to the U.S. North from roughly 1890-1920 known as?
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The Great Migration
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What strategy did the Southern Christian Leadership Conference employ to achieve racial change in America?
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Martin Luther King was the leader of:
•Direct Action • Public Demonstration • Pressure on the media system • Non-violently |
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What strategy did the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People employ to achieve racial change in America?
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They used the systems that we have; they went through the legislatures, courts, lawsuits on grounds of the constitutionality of segregation.
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What strategy did the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee employ to achieve racial change in America?
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Compared to the SCLC; they partook in demonstrations but stressed that people should move on and leave what happened in the past in the past. Live and work in the communities teaching children what they need to know. Organized a registration drive and vocational training.
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