Unit 3 (Content Recall Questions) Flashcards
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Who did Americans believe gave them the right to expand from Atlantic to Pacific?
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God (Manifest Destiny)
2
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2 Examples of Pull Factor moving west:
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- Land ownership
- New economic opportunities
3
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Example of Push Factor in moving west:
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Escaping religious persecution
4
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True or False: The US government upheld its promises and treaties with Native Americans.
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False
5
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“Fifty-Four Forty or Fight” is associated with which territory
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Oregon Territory
6
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What state in Mexico invited American settlers?
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Texas
7
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Why did Mexico close its borders in 1830?
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Americans failed to respect Mexican laws or culture
8
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What nation does Texas fight against for independence?
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Mexico
9
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What phrase become a rallying cry for Texas Independence?
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“Remember the Alamo”
10
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True or False: Texas was an independent republic prior to its annexation by the U.S.
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True
11
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Which region of the United States wanted Texas to come in as a Slave State?
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South
12
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Why did President Polk put U.S. troops on the Rio Grande?
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Hoping to ignite a military response from Mexico
13
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Who led the Annexation of Texas?
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Sam Houston
14
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Who was Santa Anna?
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He was a Mexican President
15
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Why did the North oppose the war with Mexico?
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Doesn’t want new slave states
16
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What was the Wilmot Proviso?
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Congress passes this to gain support from the Northerners for war, this bans slavery in lands gained from Mexico
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What lands was gained as part of the Mexican Cession? (7)
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California, New Mexico, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada & parts of Wyoming
18
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What territorial acquisition completes America’s “Manifest Destiny”?
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The Gadsden Purchase (1853)
19
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Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo:
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Rio Grande River become Texas border
20
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How much does US pay for Mexican Cession?
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$15 Million
21
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How did the Gold Rush lead to California quickly becoming a state?
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Population Explosion
22
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What did Boomtowns offer?
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They offered new job opportunities
23
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True or False: The American West offered more social, political and economic opportunities for minority groups.
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True
24
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Which group was negatively impacted by manifest destiny?
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Native American
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Why was the Missouri Compromise passed in 1820?
To maintain sectional balance in congress
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Did the Wilmot Provison ever pass Congress?
Never passed congress
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What state was at the center of the Compromise of 1850?
California
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What did the North "get" out of the Compromise of 1850
California is a free state
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What did the South "get" out of the Compromise of 1850?
Stronger Fugitive Law
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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
Help fugitive slaves escape to freedom
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What book shed light on the atrocities of slavery & the fugitive slave law?
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Allowing voters to decide whether a state will be free or slave is known as:
Popular Sovereignty
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True or False: The violence in Kansas over slavery gave America a glimpse at what Civil War would look like
True
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What did the violence in Kansas and in the U.S. Senate demonstrate to many Americans?
Demonstrated the widening and seemingly unrepairable gap between the North and South over the issue of slavery.
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What was the opinion of the newly formed Republican Party on slavery?
United in its oppostition to the Kansas-Nebraska Act and keeping slavery out of new territories
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True or False: In Dred Scott, the Supreme Court ruled slaves were citizens and promised full constitutional rights
False
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Who did Abraham Lincoln debate in 1858?
Illinois senator Stephen Douglas
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What was the primary issue in the Lincoln-Douglas Debates?
Slavery was immoral
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What was John Brown's goal when he led a raid on the arsenal at Harpers Ferry?
Capture the arsenal arm slaves & lead a revolt
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Was John Brown's raid successful?
No
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The election of Lincoln in 1860 led to:
Southern Secession
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Who was the first state to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
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True or False: The constitution of the Confederacy protected and recognize slavery in new territories
True
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How did the President Buchanan respond to the secession of 7 southern states?
Declared secession illegal
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Who fired the first shots of the Civil War?
Confederate troops
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What major southern state seceded from the Union in April 1861?
Virginia
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Slave states that remained in the Union are known as: (list the states also - 4)
BORDER STATES
Missouri, Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware
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What advantage did the Union having going into the Civil War?
More people, railroads , ports & shipping, factories, strong navy
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The advantages did the Confederacy have going into the Civil War?
Fighting in familiar territory, strong military leadership
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The Union's war strategy was known as the: ( ________ Plan )
Anaconda Plan
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True or False: The South was going to have to fight a defensive war?
True
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Why did both sides have to draft men into the army?
Heavy casualties early in the war
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"A rich man's war but a poor man's fight"... why does this quote apply to BOTH the union and the Confederacy's conscription policies?
- If you could afford substitutes they were allowed
- Exempted if you owned more than 20 slaves
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True or False: The British chose to remain neutral in the Civil War
True
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Lincoln's primary goal in fighting the Civil War was to:
Is to save the union, and is not either to save or destroy slavery
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What Battle led Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
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What slaves were freed as part of the emancipation proclamation?
Freed slaves in all areas currently under confederate control
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How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the purpose of the war for the Union?
The war was no longer just about preserving the Union, it was also about freeing the slaves
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True or False: African Americans served in the Union Army
True, after the proclamation was issued
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What Civil War regiment paved the way for future all black military regiments?
54th Masschuettes
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How did the federal government respond to draft riots in northern cities, like New York?
Federal troops sent in to put down the riot
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2 ways President Lincoln dealt with dissent
- Federal troops
- Habeas Corpus
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Define Copperhead:
Northerners who advocated for peace with the south and an end to war
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What two battles are considered turning points in the Civil War?
- Battle of Gettysburg
- Battle of Vicksburg
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What is the significance of the Gettysburg Address?
Reassured Americans that they were right to fight this war & reminded them of the principles the nation was founded on
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Where did Robert E. Lee and the Confederacy surrender?
Appomattox
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True or False: Lincoln was harsh in his treatment of Confederate soldiers after the surrender
False
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Identify 1 political effect of the Civil War
Federal government assumed greater power
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True or False: After the Civil the economic gap between the North and South widened
True
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What did the 13th amendment do?
Abolished slavery
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How many casualties did the Union have
350,000
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How many casualties did the Confederacy have?
250,000
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Who killed President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
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What is the Primary goal of Reconstruction?
- To rebuild and reunite the war torn nation
- Deal with those who had taken up arms against the government
- Address the needs of millions of former slaves
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Who was the leader of the Radical Republicans in Congress?
Thadeous Stevens
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What is one thing all three reconstruction plans have in common?
Reunification
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Why did Congressional Republicans want to take over Reconstruction?
Angered by the terms of Johnson's plan and actions in vetoing Civil Right laws
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True or False: Congressional Reconstruction called for the South to be put under military control
True
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What was the underlying reason President Johnson was impeached?
All of congress are republicans & anti-slavery
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The 14th Amendment extends citizenship and provides for: (1868)
equal protection under the law
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15th Amendment (1870)
Granted African American (male) the right to vote
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How did the Freedman's Bureau help newly freed slaves?
offered assistance, such as medical aid and education, to freed slaves and war refugees
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What industries began to emerge in the postwar south?
Investment in textile manufacturing & tobacco manufacturing
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What was the first step for many African Americans in establishing their identities as free people?
Reunification of families
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True or False: HBCUs were form during reconstruction to provide advanced educational opportunities for African Americans
True
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During reconstruction, most African supported which political party?
Republican Party
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Who was the first Black man to become a US Senator?
Hiram Revels
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True or False: The majority of African Americans moved North after the Civil War
False (they moved south)
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Why did many African Americans turn to Sharecropping or Tenant Farming?
Being able to save money to rent/buy land
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What is the reality of the sharecropping system?
Created a cycle of debt and economic slavery
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How did Congress deal with the KKK?
Passed Enforcement Act, to try and stop the violence & intimidation
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Who regained voting rights with the passage of the Amnesty?
150,000 former confederates
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Why did President Grant refuse to run for reelection in 1876?
- Tied to scandals of corruption and bribery
- lack of unity made enforcement policies difficult
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What political shift occurred as a result of the Panic of 1873?
5 year depression
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True or False: By 1874, the Democratic Party had regained power in many state governments throughout the south
True
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How did Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, become President in 1877?
Congress appoints a commission to deal with the issue between Tilden and Rutherford. (party leaders struck a deal)
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What is the significance of the Compromise of 1877?
End of the reconstruction in the South.
