Study Cards

Question 1

The result of Spanish exploration to the West Indies was

Answer 1

An integration of new plants(tobacco, maize, beans, tomatoes, potatoes) and animals(iguanas, rattlesnakes, horses) into both Native American and European cultures

Question 2

How did slavery work in the West Indies and who was involved

Answer 2

African slaves were used to harvest sugar cane(which ran the economy) and sugar lords controlled the system.

Question 3

Barbados Slave codes

Answer 3

Prevented the slaves from having the most fundamental rights and gave their masters complete control over them.

Question 4

What were Puritan beliefs and how did they play a role in the formation of America

Answer 4

Puritans believed in breaking away from Catholicism in England. The separatist puritans eventually went on to found the Massachusetts bay colony.

Question 5

How did the landing at Jamestown effect the future of the US

Answer 5

Jamestown was the first settlement in Virginia, which would begin to make a lot of money when it starts exporting tobacco

Question 6

How did the pilgrims arrive and settle at Massachusetts

Answer 6

After leaving England, the pilgrims went to Holland but left shortly after because they didn’t want their children to be Dutch. The pilgrims landed and settled at Plymouth Bay. Next, the Massachusetts bay colony landed and absorbed the Plymouth Bay colony.

Question 7

How did New England form and what were its economic activities.

Answer 7

New England formed after the founding of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The fundamental orders establishes a democratic regime. Fishing was essential to New England’s economy

Question 8

What was the difference between slave labor and indentured servitude

Answer 8

Slave labor was forced upon blacks while indentured servitude was for people who wanted to work for their passage into America.

Question 9

Colonial politics

Answer 9

8 colonies had royal governors, 3 had picked governors, 2 had elected. Many colonies had a bill of rights. Believed in no taxation without representation.

Question 10

What religious denominations existed

Answer 10

Anglican- primarily in VA, South, Maryland- Church of England
Congregation- New England- puritans
Baptists- Grew during the 1st great awakening
Quakers- Pennsylvania

Question 11

Why did the French and Indian war occur

Answer 11

G.W. Tried to attack fort Dunquense and was overrun by the French. The war ended with French land going to English colonies and southern land going to the Spanish.

Question 12

What role did Chief Pontiac play after the 7 years war

Answer 12

He United the Native American groups and started pontiacs rebellion

Question 13

What events led to the war for independance

Answer 13

Mercantilism- England was using colonies to boost its wealth
Navigation laws- prevented colonies from selling goods to other nations
Stamp Act- Taxation without representation

Question 14

What happened at the First committee of correspondence

Answer 14

Declaration of rights was drafted

Articles of Association- boycott British goods

Question 15

What happened during the battle of Yorktown and what followed

Answer 15

Cornwallis gets trapped in Yorktown by the colonial army and Degrasse’s navy. The colonies gained the Appalachians and the Mississippi River, as well as Florida

Question 16

What was the role of Privateers

Answer 16

Privateers were used as legalized pirates who captured British sailors.

Question 17

What was politics like between Anti-Federalists and Federalists

Answer 17

Federalists argued for a strong central government while anti-Federalists argued for states rights and a weaker central government.

Question 18

What was America like at the time of the constitution

Answer 18

America was very weak at the time the constitution was introduced because the Articles of confederation made money worthless and depended on donations and had no standing army.

Question 19

What were French-American relations like in the 1790s

Answer 19

Relations were not good because the Neutrality proclamation had nullified the Franco-American alliance which bound the US to help France and pay debt

Question 20

What was the response to Jay’s treaty

Answer 20

Jay’s treaty was not well received in the US because Britain won too many concession and Jay won few for the US

Question 21

Why was the Lousianna purchase important

Answer 21

It tripled the size of the US and forced Napoleon to abandon his idea of a new world empire

Question 22

What led to Aaron Burr v Hamilton

Answer 22

Burr wanted to take territory and secede with his followers and Hamilton found out.

Question 23

How did the Chesapeake affair cause a change in foreign diplomacy

Answer 23

It caused the embargo act of 1807 which was intended to hurt the British by preventing them from receiving US goods

Question 24

What did the Embargo act do

Answer 24

It was intended to hurt the British but it ended up hurting the US because a ban on exports meant a huge loss of revenue

Question 25

Why was John Marshall and McCulloch v Maryland important

Answer 25

John Marshall created judicial review and McCulloch v Maryland gave the Supreme Court power over the states

Question 26

What led to the war of 1812

Answer 26

British impressment of sailors, the Chesapeake affair, and the Warhawks who wanted to take over Canada

Question 27

Why was the Missouri compromise important

Answer 27

It admitted Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state with all states above the line of 36 30 considered free and all below considered slave

Question 28

Why was John C. Calhoun and the Nullification Crisis important

Answer 28

Calhoun allowed nullification making it possible for states to decide whether a law was unconstitutional.

Question 29

How did the tariff of 1828 effect relations between the north and the south

Answer 29

The northern states supported the tariff while the southern states did not support it

Question 30

Describe JQAs presidency

Answer 30

He was one of the least successful presidents and passed the tariff issue onto Jackson

Question 31

How did Irish and German immigration effect America

Answer 31

Immigration enriched American culture and helped the industrial revolution because of the labor they were able to provide

Question 32

How did literature form in America

Answer 32

Literature formed with the arrival of romanticism, which promoted imagination over reason and nature over civilization. This caused young authors to begin to write about western lifestyle or nature.

Question 33

What was the Mormon movement and the Second Great Awakening

Answer 33

The Mormon movement was the movement of the Mormons to Utah led by Brigham Young, and the second great awakening was a movement that promoted religious diversity.

Question 34

What was the role of slavery and the black belt in the mid 1800s

Answer 34

Slavery was the backbone of the southern economy and the black belt was the area of the south where the most slavery was concentrated.

Question 35

Who led the slave rebellions and what happened

Answer 35

Nat Turner- led a rebellion that caused mass hysteria and resulted in increased slave laws
Gabriel and Denmark Vasey led rebellions that ended when both were betrayed by informers.

Question 36

What role did the Californians play in California

Answer 36

They liberated California from Mexico when the war began and prevented war from spreading to the area

Question 37

What was the importance of the election of 1848 Whigs vs democrats

Answer 37

It spawned the free soil party and saw the election of Zachary Taylor

Question 38

What were the fugitive slave laws

Answer 38

They allowed for slave catching and were in response to the Underground Railroad

Question 39

What role did the Lincoln Douglas debates play in the future conflict in America

Answer 39

Douglas split the Democratic Party allowing the republicans to put Lincoln in office, which was the main cause of the civil war.

Question 40

What was the importance of the Dred Scott decision and what was the northern reaction

Answer 40

The Dred Scott decision was important because it said slaves were property and could exist anywhere and the north was angered by this because congress could not determine definitely whether a state was slave or free