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91 Cards in this Set
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Southern plantation crop known as ¨white gold¨ |
Cotton |
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I led a massive slave rebellion that killed 55 whites |
Nat Turrner |
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Underground Railroad (nickname, what slaves followed at night, most famous conductor) |
Liberty Line, Black Moses, Hariutubman |
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Gods angry man know as the Meteor of the Civil War |
John Brown |
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Wrote the novel ¨Uncle Toms Cabin¨ |
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
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What was the meaning of Liconls ¨House Divided¨ speech |
Lincon belived the union could not go on with the union split in 2 |
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I sued for my freedom but lost because blacks didn't have the right to vote |
Dred Scott |
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Define - popular sovereignty, abolition evolution |
people power, getong rid of slavery completly |
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Define- conscription, bread riots |
Ordering people by force to serve in war. Drafts came = unfair for poor people congress passed impress-met acts to south (Richmond) lots of acts and people started rioting, stealing food, clothes, and julerely |
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I founded the American Red Cross and am known as the angel of the battlefield |
Clare Barton |
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Nicknames of the Union Soldiers, nicknames of the Confederate soldiers |
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Examples of new weapons slash technology during Civil War |
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Define Anaconda Plan, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address |
Blockading south and advancing down Mississippi river, southern slave = free, Lincoln addressing the battle |
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Confederate president and Confederate Commander during the Civil War |
Jefferson Davis, Alexander Stephens |
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The first state to secede from the union and why they seceded |
South Carolina = way of life, lincon was president, |
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The five border states |
Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware |
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4 advantages of North during Civil War |
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4 advantages of South during Civil War |
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Where were the opening shots of Civil War, the first major battle of Civil War, the single bloodiest day in the US military history |
Fort sumter, Bull run/Manassas, Antetem |
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I was the best Union general who was very aggressive and captured Vicksburg |
Ulyss s grant |
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The importance of the capture of Vicksburg |
North won and union split in 2 |
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The Turning Point battle of the Civil War and why it was a turning point |
Gettysburg, lee lost 1/3 army/ Crippled the south and took control of Mississippi river spiting it into 2. Grant |
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Examples of Destruction during Sherman's March to the Sea Total War |
Mary land, Missouri, West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky |
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant |
Appomattox court house |
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Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln |
John Wilkes Booth |
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How many total soldiers died during Civil War, how many died from disease / infection |
620,000 lives lost (400,000 by disease) |
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Long term effects of Civil War, no at least 6 |
1Billions of dollars in damage 2 Stronger federal government (end of states’ rights) 3Southern economy and cities destroyed 4Growth of Northern industry is making money (weapons, mini ball etc.) 5National currency became stable New tactics and technology of warNation reunited (eventually) 4 destry 12 build back up 6Ulysses S. Grant becomes a war hero and eventually President of the United States |
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Conquistadors motts- 3 goals |
Gold, God, and Glory! |
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The first successful English colony and its major cash crop |
Jamestown - tobacco |
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reasons Roanoke and Jamestown struggled early on |
1 Indians in Spanish were constant threat 2 difficult time finding food and growing food 3 did not have skills necessary to survive in North America 4 looking for gold and silver instead of planting crops and preparing for winter 5 did not have enough money to help colonists when they asked for more supplies 6 disease / food shortages / no drinking water / leader of colony guide - Bartholomew gosnold |
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Most widely accepted theory of how and why the Paleo Indians first came to America |
land bridge theory |
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Christopher Columbus - year first set sail to America is three ships |
August 3rd 1492 |
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Name of people Columbus enslaved |
Indians / Taino |
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Effects of Columbus's explorations |
1 began age of discovery 2 new world became known as Columbian Exchange |
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who is America named after |
Amerigo Vespucci |
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The first successful English colony in its major cash crop |
Jamestown / tobacco |
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The first plan for self-government in the colonies |
Mayflower Compact |
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I was the leader of Jamestown and my motto |
John Smith no work equals no pay |
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I discovered importance of tobacco for Jamestown |
John Rolfe |
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I can't piece between Jamestown and local Indians |
John Smith |
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I taught the pilgrims it to fish and plant crops |
Squanto |
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4 facts about Benjamin Franklin |
1 created the first political cartoon in America it said Join or Die 2 created Albany Plan of Union 3 one of the founding fathers of the United States 4 he was a major figure in the American enlightenment |
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6 facts about the slave trade and middle passage |
1 slaves were packed on narrow wooden shelves in the tween decks 2 thousands of African Americans died from disease such as smallpox, malaria, or dysentery 3 slaves were shipped to Islands in Caribbean known as West Indies to be put to work on sugarcane plantations 4 the route or trip slaves we took on was called the Middle Passage or black Holocaust 5 13 million African slaves were transported to the Americans on the middle passage 6 Portuguese found a seemingly endless supply of workers comment they begin kidnapping Africans to sell as slaves |
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Area the French and Indian War was fought over and why |
French divided its land claims into two colonies - New France and Louisiana Reason French and Indian War was France and Great Britain wanted to control the profitable fur trade in Ohio River Valley Secondary reason was to control profitable fishing industry off the coast of Acadia and Newfoundland in the North Atlantic Ocean |
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I said no taxation without representation |
James Otis |
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I said Give me liberty or give me death |
Patrick Henry |
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Define Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Currency Act |
1 taxing newspapers and legal documents 2 citizens had to provide housing for soldiers 3 regulated paper money issued by colonies of British America |
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I founded the Sons of Liberty and I am the father of the American Revolution |
Samuel Adams |
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What happened at the Boston Tea Party |
Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians and threw 342 chests of tea into the water |
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What happened at the Boston Massacre |
Crowd of boys begin throwing snowballs at soldiers then crowd of two hundred colonists gathered. One of the soldiers slipped on the ice and fired his gun into the air. Then all soldiers fired killing 5 people Crispus Attucks is believed to have yelled the way to get rid of these soldiers is to attack the main guard |
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Americans who supported England during the Revolutionary War - 2 items |
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I wrote the Declaration of Independence |
Thomas Jefferson |
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I was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence |
John Hancock |
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What is Americans official Independence |
July 4th 1776 |
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I said we must all hang together or assuredly we shall hang separately |
Benjamin Franklin |
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I fired the shot heard round the world |
Nobody knows the shot |
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I was the leader of Continental Army continental Army |
George Washington |
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I was the most famous traitor in American history |
Benedict Arnold |
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City that is considered the birthplace of the revolution |
Boston Massachusetts |
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Reason to abolish the Articles of Confederation |
1 it could not enforce treaties with foreign countries 2 it could not force states to provide soldiers for an army 3 we could not regulate interstate commerce trade between two states or trade with foreign countries 4 it could not create a national currency and they could not control the coming of States currencies 5 it could not forcibly collect taxes |
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the Constitutional Convention: where, purpose, president, note taker |
1 Independence Hall - Philadelphia's Old State House 2 to revise Article of Confederation 3 George Washington 4 James Madison |
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Type of government under our current u.s. constitution |
United States was governed by a weak national government that had shared it's part of a very strong state governments 2 |
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Six goals of the preamble |
1 form a more perfect union 2 establish Justice 3 insure domestic tranquility 4 provide for the common defense 5 promote the general welfare 6 secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity |
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I am the father of the US Constitution |
James Madison |
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How many amendments in the Bill of Rights who wrote most of them |
10 - James Madison |
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Amendment 1 |
Freedom of religions Thomas Beach, Press, Peaceable assembly, and petition |
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Amendment 2 |
right to bear arms - states can organize militias |
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Amendment 3 |
No quartering of soldiers in homes during times of peace |
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Amendment 4 |
Protection from unlawful searches and seizures of property - search warrants must be issued in some cases |
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Amendment 5 |
1 Cannot be forced to testify against yourself 2 cannot be tried twice for the same crime double jeopardy 3 entitled to due process of law legal process must be followed 4 the government has the right to acquire property at fair market price for the benefit of all people- eminent domain |
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Amendment 6 |
1 One accused must know charges against in habeas corpus 2 accused is entitled to Fair Speedy trial in criminal cases / accused will be provided a lawyer / accused can question the prosecution's witness / accused can have witness on their behalf |
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Amendment 8 |
No excessive bail / no cruel and unusual punishment |
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Location of our permanent national capital |
Washington DC |
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Name of the first two political parties |
1 Democratic Party formed by Thomas Jefferson that's a lot less government power is needed to secure people's rights 2 Federalist Party founded by Alexander Hamilton that thought government power was needed to secure people rights which included a strong military |
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Advice from Washington's farewell address and why he stepped down |
Years of dealing with crisis at home and overseas have become too weak and Washington's health To show people that he was there a president not too Keen that the people were the true leaders of the nation Advice - political divisions at home, public debt, and dangerous foreign alliances |
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How much do Louisiana Purchase cost total per acre |
15 million - $0.03 an acre |
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Who we bought Louisiana from - country and leader - y |
1 Napoleon Bonaparte 2 France - France's military dictator 1 Western Farmers needed to have the right of deposit in New Orleans 2 this would open up expansion routes for American settlers looking for land 3 farming and agriculture could expand Westward 4 it was cheap |
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Results of Lewis and Clark expedition |
1 proved the 300 year old mystery whether or not North Passage existed it did not 2 provided useful information on Western lands and passed across Rocky Mountains 3 150 detailed Maps opened up western expansion routes and led to growth of fur trade in the West 4 establish peaceful contact with over 50 Indian tribes and gain valuable information on over 300 plants and animals in the region |
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Results of the War of 1812 |
1 America proved that she could defend herself against foreign enemies 2 countries in Europe, expecially Great Britain, begin to respect the independence of the United States 3 American patriotism and nationalism increase in the United States 4 American saw the need for a powerful Nation government with strong leadership 5 Andrew Jackson death Old Hickory became a national hero, which later helped him become the 7th president 6 manufacturing increased within the USA because America could not get European Goods during wartime 7 Indian resistance in the West Was weekend, which increased western expansion 8 the Federalist Party, which had opposed the War lost power and cease to exist soon after the war of 1812 |
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Five reasons factories built in the New England states |
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Basic belief of Jacksonian Democracy |
Let the people rule / To the victor goes the spoils of the enemy Jackson's goal was to destroy the national bank once and for all he said I will kill it! Take your phone |
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Immediate effect / result of the Texas Revolution |
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Define manifest destiny |
America can take over whatever land they want we are better because we're white |
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Major causes of western expansion know at least 5 |
1 slaves for freedom 2 sense of freedom 3 gold rush 4 cheap land 5 rich soil 6 missionary / religious purposes |
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Travel on the Oregon Trail Distance, time, starting date, animals used, fuel source come and getting supplies, hazards |
20000 people died It was a 2000 mile Journey long that would take six months at the pace of two miles per hour Hazards - call Laura, threatening Indians, dangerous Rivers, wagons breaking, bad weather Average family would spend $600 at jumping off points they would leave between April 15th and May 15th Oxen were used and they're done would be used for fuel Dinner consists of dried beef or cod fish come with boiled rice and tea |
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Gold Rush Who, what, when, where, effects |
James Marshall found yellow flakes in River 35000 men but only 1200 woman were called the 49ers 95% of the Gold Rush immigrants were men Three ways to California - Panama route, sea route, Overland route Sam Brannan made $36,000 in 9 weeks by selling shovels Only 1% of Prospectors struck it rich digging for gold Levi Stratus created new type of durable working pants |
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Define - temperance movement, suffrage movement |
Carrie Nation, worked in the temperance moment= tried to ban use of alcohol Suffrage means women's rights Angelina Grimke gave speech protested slavery and unequal treatment of women= fist woman ever speak before a legislature in U.S. |
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Define Boomtown, jumping off point |
1 a Boom Town was Tom that suddenly popped up 2 a jumping off point was where families would start on the trail West |
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Define: rendezvous system, seeing the elephant |
1 Mountain men would work all year and then spend all earnings one night at a get together.(Astoria) 2 meant to overcome trials during journey west/Oregon trial. |
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Push and pull factors of Immigration |
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