GW-RECONSTRUCTION Flashcards
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Washington’s first Secretary of the Treasury: Founder of the Federalist Party: His financial plan led to the movement of the capital to Washington D.C.
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Hamilton
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Revolt of farmers in Western Pennsylvania: proved the government would enforce the laws it passes
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Whiskey Rebellion
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One of first two political parties; most support from the south; hated tariffs; supported agriculture and the ideas Thomas Jefferson
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Democratic Republicans
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One of the first two political parties; most support from the north; supported tariffs and manufacturing; leader was Alexander Hamilton
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Federalists
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President Washington took this stance concerning the war between Great Britain and France.
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Neutrality
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Gave the US use of the Mississippi River
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Pinckney’s Treaty
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Was supposed to deal with the problem of British impressments but failed
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Jay’s Treaty
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An undeclared naval war between US and France
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Quasi War
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An event surrounding the French demanding bribes from the United States
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xyz affair
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President during XYZ affair and Quasi War
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Adams
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Laws passed by above president to keep people from complaining about him
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A and S Acts
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The idea of nullification was first presented in these documents
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VA and KY Resolutions
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Showed the peaceful transfer of power from one political party to the other
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Revolultion of 1800
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His impeachment showed judges could only be removed for criminal behavior
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Chase
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Established the principle of judicial review
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Marbury v. Madison
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President who acquired the Louisiana Purchase
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Jefferson
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Sent to explore the LA Purchase
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Lewis and Clark
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A group of Federalist that threatened secession over the LA Purchase
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Essex Junto
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Jefferson passed a __________________, halting all trade with Europe
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Embargo Act
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President during the War of 1812
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Madison
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Battle that proved the British were supplying weapons to Native Americans
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Tippecanoe
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Two Native American Leaders at Tippecanoe
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Tecumseh and the Prophet
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Major cause of the War of 1812
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Impressments
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Group of Congressmen that strongly supported entering the War of 1812
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War Hawks
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Led successful naval campaign on Great Lakes during War of 1812
Oliver Perry
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City burned by the British during the War of 1812
Washington D.C.
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Major US victory during War of 1812; fought after war was over
New Orleans
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Hero of Battle of New Orleans
Jackson
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Ends the War of 1812
Treaty of Ghent
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Political Party that dies as a result of War of 1812
Federalists
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Name given to time period after war of 1812: Presidency of James Monroe
Era of Good Feelings
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Henry Clay's plan for a nationwide transportation network
American System
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upheld the constitutionality of "implied powers"
McCulloch v. Maryland
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Chief Justice of the Supreme Court who greatly increased the power of the federal government over states.
Marshall
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Gives Florida to the US
Adams Onis Treaty
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Statement that said "Europe mind your own business and the US will mind theirs"
Monroe Doctrine
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Connected New York City to the Great Lakes
Erie Canal
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Perfected the Steamboat
Fulton
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Inventor of Interchangeable Parts and the Cotton Gin
Whitney
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First to make instant communication possible
Morse
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Two slaves that led rebellions in the south
Vassey and Turner
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The Great Compromiser
Clay
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Free State according to Missouri Compromise
Maine
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Slave State according to Missouri Compromise
Missouri
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Line that Divided Free States from Slave States in the LA Purchase
36-30
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Name given to the supposed deal between Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams during the Election of 1824
Corrupt Bargain
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Political Party created to support Andrew Jackson after so-called corrupt bargain.
Democrats
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Kinds of people AJ swore to help
Common
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the practice of appointing people to government jobs on the basis of party loyalty and supported; Andrew Jackson was famous for using it
Spoils System
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The Nullification Crisis erupted over the passage of a ___________________.
Tariff
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Prior to the election of Andrew Jackson, most states lifted the ______________ requirement to be able to vote.
Property
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_________________ was the state that threatened to secede over the so called "tariff of abominations."
South Carolina
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The court case of ________________________ said that the Cherokee Indians had rights to their land.
Worcester v. Georgia
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Andrew Jackson ignored theSupreme Court and sent the Indians on the __________________ to Oklahoma.
Trail of Tears
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As president, Andrew Jackson tried to get rid of the _________________ because he felt it only benefited the wealthy.
National Bank
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During the early 1800's many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They came to escape a potato famine and tended to settle in cites.
IRISH
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During the early 1800's many _____________________ immigrants came to America. They usually came with some money and were able to settle in the Midwest.
GERMAN
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______________ is a term that refers to the strong dislike of foreigners.
NATIVISM
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The __________________ was a movement that tried to get Americans to rededicate themselves to God. It was led by Charles G. Finney.
SECOND GREAT AWAKENING
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________________ campaigned for the better treatment of prisoners and the insane.
DIX
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_________________ is credited with starting the public school movement in Massachusetts and the rest of the US.
MANN
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______________ is a synonym for prohibition or the movement to get rid of alcohol.
TEMPERANCE
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The ____________________ is considered the first time women organized themselves in support of suffrage. It was led by ________________ and _______________.
SENECA FALLS, MOTT, STANTON
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____________ was the leading white abolitionist. He wrote "The Liberator," and focused on making slavery a moral issue.
GARRISON
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_____________________ was an organization formed in support of freeing the slaves and moving them to Liberia.
ACS
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The __________________ were abolitionists that saw first hand the horrors of slavery because they were raised on a plantation.
GRIMKE SISTERS
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_____________ was the leading black abolitionist because of his ability to read and write.
DOUGLASS
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____________________ refers to the idea that God had given the North American continent to Americans and wanted them to settle western land.
MANIFEST DESTINY
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____________________ invented the steel plow, and _______________ invented the mechanical reaper.
DEERE, MCCORMICK
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The ________________ was the most famous overland route from east to west.
OREGON TRAIL
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_______________ is the founder of the Mormon religion, and _______________ leads the Mormons west to _______________ to avoid persecution.
SMITH, YOUNG
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Texas won its independence from the country of _____________________.
MEXICO
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__________________ was president during the Mexican War.
POLK
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Fifty-four Forty or Fight, refers to a boundary dispute between the US and Great Britain over the future state of ___________________.
OREGON
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As a result of the Mexican War, the US permanently gains land that will become the future states of _________________ and _______________.
CALIFORNIA TEXAS
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The _______________________ is name of the compromise that brings California into the Union as a free state.
1850
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________________ is the idea that people living in future states should decide the issue of slavery for themselves.
POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY
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People that opposed the westward expansion of slavery were sometimes called _________________.
FREE SOILERS
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The book __________________ by _________________ is often referred to as a major cause of the Civil War.
UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, STOWE
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______________ was the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad.
TUBMAN
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The ________________ was a piece of land added to the US in order to build a southern route for the transcontinental railroad.
GADSDEN PURCHASE
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_______________ is a term that refers to the state wide civil war that breaks out in the Midwestern US after popular sovereignty fails in that state.
BLEEDING KANSAS
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____________________ was a Senator that was almost canned to death for giving an anti-slavery speech.
SUMMNER
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The ____________________ was formed in 1854 to oppose the westward expansion of slavery and the Kansas Nebraska Act.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
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The _____________________ was a supreme court case that said that slaves were nothing but property and could be taken into any state at anytime.
DRED SCOTT
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_____________________ tried to capture the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry and start a slave rebellion.
BROWN
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The election of _____________________ in 1860 causes the first seven states to secede from the Union. __________________ is the first to secede.
LINCOLN
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Northern Advantages during the Civil War
INDUSRY, POPULATION, GOVERNMENT
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Southern Advantages during the Civil War
HOMEFIELD, CAUSE, LEADERSHIP
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The battle of ____________________ is a turning point in the Civil War, because after this battle the Union controlled all of the Mississippi River.
VICKSBURG
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_______________ is considered the turning point of the Civil War, because the south loses more soldiers during this battle than it could ever replace.
GETTYSBURG
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__________________ is president of the Confederate States of America.
DAVIS
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_______________ was the infamous POW camp in the South where thousands of people died during the civil war.
ANDERSONVILLE
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During the Civil War a ________________ referred to a slave state that did not leave the Union.
BORDER STATE
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The _____________________ freed the slaves in the South during the Civil War.
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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General _________________ introduced total war during his infamous "March to the Sea."
SHERMAN
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In 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at _________________________, ending the Civil War.
APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
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The period of rebuilding after the Civil War is known as ____________________________.
RECONSTRUCTION
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The group of congressmen led by Thaddeus Stevens and Charles Sumner that wanted to guarantee the right of African Americans to vote were known as the ________________________.
RADICAL REPUBLICANS
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The __________________ was established by the federal government to provide former slaves with food, clothing, shelter, and education after the Civil War.
FREEDMAN'S BUREAU
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_________________________ amendment ended slavery
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_________________________ amendment guaranteed citizenship/equal protection to African Americans
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_________________________ amendment stated the right to vote could not be denied based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.
14
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___________________ was the first president to be impeached after he violated the ________________________ Act.
JOHNSON, TENURE OF OFFICE ACT
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___________________ were northerners who moved south after the Civil War
CARPETBAGGERS
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___________________ were owners of small farms that supported republican reforms during Reconstruction
SCALAWAGS
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Reconstruction ended when ____________________ promised to remove ____________ from the south in order to be elected president. This deal is known as the _____________________.
HAYES, TROOPS, COMPROMISE OF 1877
