History Final Flashcards
The purpose of early Spanish missions in new Spain was to _____________.
Spread the Christian faith and Spanish culture to Native Americans
The knights of labor suffered a steady decline in membership and influence due to lost strikes and
The Haymarket riot
The Puritans believed that
Every congregation should elect its own leaders
By determining how the states would be represented in the houses of Congress, the Great Compromise resolved differences between
States with large populations and states with small populations
In contrast with department stores which offered many services, chain stores focused on offering
Low prices
The presidential election of 1800 was clearly contested and had an outcome that
Demonstrated that power could be transformed peacefully
Pledged large amounts of money and arranged for foreign loans to finance American war effort
Robert Morris
Settlement in which Britain recognized the United States as a new nation
Treaty of Paris 1783
Declared that Virginia no longer had an official church and that the state would no longer collect tax for church
Virginia Statute for religious freedom
Explain how trade and migration increased American influence in California and New Mexico between 1821 and 1846
American influence in the area grew due to the efforts of the Oregon Trail and the idea of fulfilling this “American Dream” by building your own house on your own landing and farming on fertile soil. With trails such as the Oregon Trail, Americans found a new sense of direction and they went off in the search for prosperity.
The homestead act gave land to homesteaders if they ________ for five years.
Lived on it
The nation’s first two political parties were the federalists and the __________.
Democratic-Republicans
When a single company achieves control of an entire market, it is known as ___________.
monopoly
Crittenden’s Compromise proposed to
Extend the Missouri Compromise line westward
In his farewell address, Washington warned us of
Partisan politics
The Continental army was first formed from
The militia surrounding the British in Boston
Presbyterian minister named Charles Grandison Finney helped to fund the Protestant Christian movement known as modern
Revivalism