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Test 2 MC Study Flashcards

1
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Wild West:

Famous Mountain Men

A 
John Colter
   -Colter's Run
Jedidiah Smith
   -beat up bear, sewed scalp back on
Davy Crockett
   -Old Betsy Rifles
Daniel Boone
   -Appalachian trailblazer
   -Saved daughter and friend
Jim Bridger
   -fur trapper
Provost
   -Frenchman
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Wild West

California people who ate each other?

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Donner and Reed Party

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Wild West

Most famous Trail

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Oregon Trail

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Wild West

Oregon Trail stops

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Independence, Chimney Rock, Ft Laramie, Ft Bridger, Columbia River, Barlow Road

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Wild West

Battle that ended Utah War

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Bear River

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Wild West

Who took back Santa Fe with 60 guys?

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Don Diego de Vargas

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Mexican War

Causes for War?

A 
Border disputes
manifest destiny
immigration
civil war (Mexican)
Mexican Immigration
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Mexican War

3 Famous leader of the Alamo

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Crockett
Bowie
Travis

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Mexican War

Commander of Texan Army at San Jacinto

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Sam Houston

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Mexican War

“Old Rough and Ready”

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Zachary Taylor

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Mexican War

“Old Fuss and Feathers”

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Winfield Scott

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Mexican War

Battle where Taylor beats Santa Ana even though being outnumbered 3:1

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Battle of Buena Vista

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Mexican War

Final Battle of the Mexican War

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Chipultapec

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Mexican War

Treaty that ends the war

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Guadalupe Hidalgo

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15
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Industrial Rev

inventor of the steam engine

A

James Watts

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Industrial Rev

First industry to become mechanized

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Textile

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Industrial Rev

Father of Industrial Rev

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Sam Slater

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Industrial Rev

First to put steam engine on ship

A

Robert Fulton

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19
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Industrial Rev

rediscovered concrete

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John Smeaton

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Industrial Rev

Smelts iron ore

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Abraham Darby

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21
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Industrial Rev

Cotton Gin

A

Eli Whitney

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Industrial Rev

Created cheap / high grade steel

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Henry Bessemer

23
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Industrial Rev

Water frame creator

A

Richard Archwright

24
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Industrial Rev

What allowed so many people to be boom in this time-period

A

surplus of food

25
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War of 1812

Leader of the English army

A

General Isaac Brock

26
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War of 1812

What US ships won some battles?

A

USS Constitution

USS United States

27
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War of 1812

Which Ft holds Baltimore from British Navy

A

Ft McHenry

28
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War of 1812

Who writes the Star Spangled Banner?

A

Francis Scott Key

29
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War of 1812

How does the US take back Detroit?

A

US wins Battle of Lake Erie

30
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War of 1812

Battle that cost the US its capital

A

Battle of Bladensburg

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War of 1812

How do the US keep the 15,000 British at bay?

A

The US win Battle of Plattsburg

-Brits can no longer travel by sea, have to go through forests

32
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War of 1812

The final battle

A

Battle of New Orleans

33
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War of 1812

Reasons for war

A
  • British navy impress Americans
  • Natives armed by Brits
  • Americans think they can take Canada
34
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War of 1812

New England almost secedes from the Union at what convention?

A

Hartford Convention

35
Q

Age of Jefferson

Alien and Sedition Acts

A
  • takes much longer to become a citizen (14 yrs)
  • any alien can be deported
  • anyone can be charged with treason
36
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Age of Jefferson

Virginia Kentucky Resolutions

A

If the majority of the people of a state want to nullify a federal law, they can

37
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Age of Jefferson

Seven Decatur

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commander that took on pirates in Tripoli

38
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Age of Jefferson

Quasi War

A

US didn’t want to pay back debt it owed to crown, France retaliates with naval battles

39
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Age of Jefferson

XYZ affair

A

Tribute required to keep peace

-Large sum of money req’d just to talk to French

40
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Age of Jefferson

Louisiana Purchase

A

Napoleon needs money, sells Louisiana

-Doubles the size of the US

41
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Age of Jefferson

Who explored Louisiana

A

Lewis and Clark

42
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Age of Jefferson

Who explores much of the SW (Spanish territory)

A

Zebulon Pike

43
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Age of Jefferson

Why was Jefferson liked?

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  • Repeals alien sedition act
  • parties with people in the WH
  • replaces federalists with Republicans
  • Key founding father (wrote Decl. of Indepen)
44
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Age of Jefferson

Why was Jefferson not liked?

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  • stops ships from sailing due to French/Eng issues
  • doesn’t want to fight war
  • economy starts to fall
45
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Essay questions

Issues from Adams time

A

Formation of two political parties
+Federalists and Democratic/Republicans
-Fed: more centralized form of gov
-D/R: state run policies

John Adams was "Tyranical" with enacted acts
\+Sedition Act
  -Allowed punishment for slander against gov
\+Alien Act
  -Allowed the deportation of immigrants
\+Alien Enemies Act
  -Allowed the deportation of immigrants
\+Naturalization Act
  -14yrs to become citizen

War of Decatur
+US is no longer under protection from Fr / Eng
-No US Navy force to protect US ships
-Tripoli/Tunisia pirates pray on US ships

Quasi War
\+Crown falls
  -US stops paying owed money to crown
  -New French gov wants money
  -Small war ensues

British impress US citizens
+Americans being forced into British Navy

46
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Essay Questions

How were issues from Adams’ time rectified?

A

Political Parties
+Not really rectified
-The different parties still exist today
-They try to work together on issues

Alien and Sedition Acts
\+Jefferson tries to fight them
  -Tries to give States more authority than Fed
  -Does not work
\+Jefferson was elected president
  -Repeals these laws

Pirates
+Jefferson sends a couple ships at first
-hires local mercenaries to finish the job

Quasi War
+A few skirmishes
-Eventually two sides come to agreement

British impressment
+After the War of 1812, both come to terms

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Essay Questions
War of 1812
Part 1: Pre War

A
  1. British impress Americans
    - Brits force Americans into Brit Navy
  2. Chesapeake Affair
    - Brits forcefully board USS Chesapeake
  3. Jefferson Embargo
    - No US ships can leave port for trade
  4. Non Intercourse Act
    - No US ship can trade with Fr / Eng
  5. Battle of Tippecanoe
    - Natives are found to have Brit guns
  6. US wants retaliation against Brits
    - Canada is seen as easy target
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Essay Questions
War of 1812
Part 2: War Start to Brock death

A
  1. Brits blockade US shipping
    - Economy halts
  2. Native ally with Brits/Canadians
    - Less of them there, force the expanders out
  3. Gen Hull surrenders Detroit to Gen Brock
    - Brock had less men
  4. Chicago falls
    - Natives massacre Americans
  5. Queenston Heights
    - Brits outnumbered 6:1; still win
    - Brock dies
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Essay Questions
War of 1812
Part 3: Detroit to 15,00 men setting sail

A
  1. Oliver Perry wins at Lake Erie
    - Takes Detroit back
  2. Americans kill Tecumseh
    - Take back NW
  3. US advances to York (Toronto)
    - US takes it, Brit reinforcements take it back
  4. US tries for Montreal
    - British outnumbered 8:1; still repel US
  5. US tries for Niagara
    - Brits get pushed back a little
    - Reinforcements show up and mow US down
  6. Lundy’s Lane
    - Strategic victory for Brits
  7. Napoleon defeated in Europe
    - 15,000 men set sail for US
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Essay Questions
War of 1812
Part 4: DC to end

A
  1. Battle of Bladensburg
    - US is defeated in DC
    - Brits burn DC down
  2. Brits head to Baltimore
    - US successfully defends by land
  3. Brits try Baltimore from sea
    - Ft McHenry holds Brits back
    - Francis Scott Key writes SSB
  4. 15,000 men land in Canada
  5. Battle of Plattsburgh
    - US sinks British barges, slows Brits down
  6. Napoleon regains power
    - 15,000 men are sent back to Europe
  7. Battle of New Orleans
    - LaFitte and his pirates help US
    - Fog helps US win
  8. New England almost secedes from Union at the Hartford Convention
    - War is over, they change their mind

War ends Dec 24, 1814

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Essay Questions:

What made Jackson popular

A
  1. Rags to riches
    - Born in log cabin
  2. Gained more land by fighting natives
    - Took Florida from Seminoles
  3. Rise of the Common Man
    - Partied with the common folk
  4. Removed Natives to west of Miss
    - Indian Removal Act
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Essay Questions:

What made Jackson unpopular

A
  1. Tariff of Abominations
    - High taxes on southern exports
    - Helped to boost North’s economy
  2. Indian Removal Act
    - Natives still hate Jackson today
  3. Own Cabinet members
    - He would have duels to settle issues
  4. Destroys the US Bank
    - panic ensues, small banks take biggest hit
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Essay Questions:

Inventors and inventions

A
  1. 3-field system crop rotation
    - improves year-round crop yield
    - leads to many immigrants
  2. Water Frame - Arkwright
    - improves textile industry
  3. Cotton Gin - Whitney
    - cotton becomes the leading material
  4. Steam-powered textile mills - Slater
    - Slater stole blueprints from Brit Mill
  5. First steam engine - Newcomen
    - not reliable or safe
  6. First modern steam engine - Watt
    - led to city, railroad, factory expansion
  7. Iron ore smelter - Darby
    - cheaper alternative
  8. High grade steel - Bessemer
    - cheaper alternative
  9. Steam engine on ship - Fulton
    - Ships can now travel faster

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