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45 Cards in this Set
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Which war led Great Britain to impose revenue taxes on its North American colonies?
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French and Indian War
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What restrictions were placed on white women in the British North American colonies?
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holding property and in making legal contracts after marriage
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On what grounds did Roger Williams defend liberty of conscience?
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the state was an improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit
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What led to the rapid spread of slave labor in colonial virginia in the late 17th century?
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black slaves replaced white indentured servants in the tobacco fields
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What was the key concept upon which the Enlightenment was based?
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Rationalism
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Name 2 proponents of The Enlightenment
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John Locke and Ben Franklin
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The Great Awakening in the American colonies in the mid-eighteenth century was not associated with what event?
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the renewed persecution of people for witchcraft,because of the heightened interest in the supernatural
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The protest that the kinds had "combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution" referred to George III's
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approval of parliamentary laws impinging on colonial self-government
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By the time of the Revolution, many American colonists had generally come to believe that the creation of a republic would solve the problmes of monarchical rule because a republic would establish
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a small, limited government responsible to the people
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All state constitutions drafted during the American Recolutionary era were significant because they...
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reinforced the principle of a written frame of government
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Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania was written to
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argue against the power of parliament to tax the American colonies internal trade
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During the early stages of manufacturing, the textile mills in Lowell, MA primarily employed...
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native-born, single white women from rural areas
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Members of the Whig Party organized in the 1830s agreed most on what?
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disapproval of Andrew Jackson's policies
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The issue of constitutionality figured most prominently in the consideration of which of the following?
A.Tarriff of 1789 B. First Bank of the US C. Funding of the national debt D. Assumption of state debts E. Excise tax on whiskey |
B. First Bank of the US
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Why was the presidential election of 1840 considered the first "modern" election?
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both parties for the first time widely campaigned among all the eligible voters
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Describe Manifest Destiny
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-the use of land for settled agriculture was preferable to its use for nomadic hunting
-westward expansion was both inevitable and beneficial -the Creator selected America as a chosen land populated by a chosen people -the ultimate extent of the American domain was to be from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean |
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Moby-Dick, The Scarlet Letter and Leaves of Grass are examples of which of the following:
A. American Renaissnace B. Harlem Renaissance C. Realism D. Modernism E. Genteel Tradition |
A. American Renaissance
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Describe William Lloyd Garrison's attitude toward slavery
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Immediate emancipation without compensation for owners
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Which of the following was opposed by both the Free-Soil Party and the Republican Party in the mid-nineteenth century?
A. Internal improvemnet in the West B. Extension of slavery into the territories C. Growth of textile manufacturing in New England D. Unrestricted immigration from Ireland E. The use of paper money |
B. Extension of slavery into the territories
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In the pre-civil War era what was the the railroad's most important impact on the economy?
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It provided Midwestern farmers accessibility to Eastern urban markets
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The Compromise of 1850 led to
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- a stronger fugitive slave law
-abolition of the slave trade in Washington D.C. -admittance of CA as a free state -adjustment of the TX-New Mexico boundary |
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Describe the U.S. position in the world economy during the period 1790-1860.
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It relied heavily on European capital for its economic expansion
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After the civil war, the majority of freed slaves found work in the South as
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sharecroppers
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During the antebellum period, the Auburn System was designed to
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reform criminals through solitary confinement
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When was California admitted to the Union?
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as part of the Compromise of 1850
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Who wrote Incidents in the life of a Slave Girl?
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Harriet Jacobs
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Why did the U.S. complete the Gadsen purchase in 1853?
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build a trancontinential railroad
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Name a renowned Black poet in New England in the late 18th century
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Phillis Wheatley
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All of the following elements of the Radical Republican program were implemented during Reconstruction EXCEPT
A. provision of 40 acres to each freedman B. enactment fo the 14th amendment C. military occupation of the South D. punishment of the Confederate leaders E. Restrictions on the power of the President |
A. provision of 40 acres to each freedman
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Place in chronological order:
Old Deluder Satan Act Establishment of grade schools Establishment of normal schools Northwest Ordinance |
Old Deluder Satan Act
Northwest Ordinance Establishment of grade schools Establishment of normal schools |
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What activities did Freedmen's Bureau engage in?
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providing food, clothing, medical care and shelter to war victims
reuniting families of freedmen establishing a network of courts establishing schools for freed slaves |
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What activities did Freedmen's Bureau NOT engage in?
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redistributing land
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Who made the famous quote "It is sir, the people's Constitutition, the people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people"
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Daniel Webster
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Which President was most associated with the "spoils system"?
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Andrew Jackson
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Which Supreme Court case supported the idea that the portion of the Cherokee Nation which occupied northern Georgia was a sovereign political entity within the boundaries of that state.
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Worcester v Georgia (1832)
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Which President destroyed the Bank Of the United States?
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Andrew Jackson
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Which President died one month after his inauguration, serving the shortest Presidency?
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William Henry Harrison "Old Tippecanoe"
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Who wrote the book "Democracy in America" in his study of the American prison system and his portrayal of the Age of Jackson?
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Alexis de Tocueville
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Which novel criticises Puritan bigorty?
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The Scarlet Letter
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Which writer repudiated repression of society and preached civil disobedience to protest unjust laws?
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Henry David Thoreau
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Who founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society in 1832 and the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1833?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Who advocated total and immediate emancipation for slaves?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Explain the term "free soil".
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non-expansion of slavery into the new western territories
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Which novel was the most influencial in presenting the abolitionist (anti-slavery) message?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
