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1st Final Flashcards

1
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What city was saved because the heroism described in the “Star Spangled Banner”

A

Baltimore

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2
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What was the first state to secede after the election of 1860?

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South Carolina

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3
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What did the U.S. purchase from France for $15 million? Who explored it?

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Louisiana Purchase

Lewis and Clark

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4
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Who was the first U.S Secretary of the Treasury?

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Alexander Hamilton

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5
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How long is a Presidents term?

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4 years

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6
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Who was the President during the “Era of Good Feeling”?

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James Monroe

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7
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Who were the Copperheads?

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Anti-War Democrats

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What colony was started with a land grant from England and man who wanted to create a haven for people of all faiths?

A

Pennsylvania

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9
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What is federalism?

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Separation of Powers

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10
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What former slave wrote an autobiography that exposed the evils of slavery and became a major leader in the Abolition movement?

A

Fredrick Douglas

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11
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What does A.D. stand for?

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Ano Domini

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12
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Who wrote the Deceleration of Independence? When was it ratified?

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Thomas Jefferson - July 4, 1776

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13
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Explain the difference between primary and secondary sources.

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Primary- someone that was in it
Secondary- passed down

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14
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What were three turning points in the Civil War?

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  1. Election of 1864,
  2. Gettysburg,
  3. Antietam
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Why was the Battle of Saratoga so important to the Revolutionary War?

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Decided if France would join the war

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16
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Two Advantages the Union had during the Civil War?

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  • More Troops
  • Better Navy
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17
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Two Advantages the Confederates had during the Civil War?

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  • Better Generals
  • Better Troops
18
Q

Two Advantages of the British during the Revolutionary War?

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  • Navy
  • Supplies
19
Q

Two Advantages of the Patriots during the Revolutionary War?

A
  • Home field
  • Moral
20
Q

The Coercive Acts were passed as punishments to Boston for what event?

A

Boston Tea Party

21
Q

What battle did Cornwallis surrender to Washington in 1781, ending the Revolutionary War?

A

Yorktown

22
Q

What battle was the start of the Revolutionary War?

A

Lexington and Concord

23
Q

What colony was started as a haven for people trying to restart their lives after getting out of prison?

A

Georgia

24
Q

What was the name of the first major Supreme Court Case?

A

Marbury vs. Madison

25
Q

What was the name of Confederate general who got his nickname from the first Battle of Bull Run but then was latter shot by his own men at the Battle of Chancellorsville?

A

Thomas Stonewall Jackson

26
Q

Name three weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

A
  1. No court system
  2. Every state had just one vote
  3. No tax
27
Q

Who was the President during the war of 1812?

A

Madison

28
Q

Name two Churches that grew out of the second Great Awakening?

A
  • Mormons
  • Adventists
29
Q

Name the three parts of the Anaconda Plan.

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  1. Mississippi River
  2. Blockade
  3. Take Richmond
30
Q

Define Manifest Destiny?

A

Expand coast to coast

31
Q

Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln?

A

John Wilkes Booth

32
Q

What was the name of the Fort where the Civil War started?

A

Fort Sumter

33
Q

What was the name of the secrete escape rout for slaves?

A

Underground Railroad

34
Q

Explain the idea of separation of powers.

A

No one power can over power the others (3 Branches)

35
Q

What was the generals name fired by Lincoln after the big win at Antietam?

A

McClellan

36
Q

What slave sued for his freedom in a case that went all the way to the Supreme court? (He lost)

A

Dred Scott

37
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?

A

Set free slaves in Rebellion states

38
Q

What president was responsible for the Trail of Tears?

A

Andrew Jackson

39
Q

Who was nicknamed “Black Moses”

A

Harriet Tubman

40
Q

Who said, “Give me liberty, or give me death.”

A

Patrick Hennery

41
Q

What president had the XYZ Affair and the Alien and Sedition Acts ruin his presidency?

A

John Adams

42
Q

Who led the “March to the Sea” through Georgia that helped Lincoln win the election of 1864?

A

Sherman

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