From early U.S. to Reconstruction
630188359 | What was the 1st article concerned about? | Legislation | |
630188360 | What was 2nd article concerned about? | Executive | |
630188361 | What was the 3rd article concerned about? | Judicial | |
630188362 | What was the 4th article concerned about? | States | |
630188363 | What was the 5th article concerned about? | Amendments | |
630188364 | What was the 6th article concerned about? | Supreme law of land | |
630188365 | What was the 7th article concerned about? | Ratification | |
630188366 | First 10 amendments are.... | Bill of Rights | |
630188367 | 13th amendment did what? | Abolishment of slavery | |
630188368 | 14th amendment did what? | Established rights of citizens | |
630188369 | 15th amendment did what? | Right to vote for all | |
630188370 | Another branch partly has power over other branch is.... | checks and balances | |
630188371 | Federalists favored.... | Strong central government | |
630188372 | Antifederalists favored.... | more power to people, less control from government | |
630188373 | Marbury vs. Madison | Judicial review | |
630188374 | Gibbons vs. Ogden | Interstate Commerce | |
630188375 | McCullough vs. Maryland | Interpretation of constitution, federal over state | |
630188376 | Worchester vs. Georgia | Indian removal | |
630188377 | Dred Scott vs. Sanford | Citizenship of slaves | |
630188378 | Plessy vs. Ferguson | Separate but equal | |
630188379 | Presidency in which Louisiana purchased from French? | Thomas Jefferson | |
630188380 | Presidency in which War of 1812 takes place? | James Madison | |
630188381 | Presidency in which Mexican-American war takes place? | James Polk | |
630188382 | Presidency in which the Civil War takes place? | Abraham Lincoln | |
630188383 | North's economy is mostly.... | Industrial | |
630188384 | South's economy mostly based on......(crop) | Cash Crop | |
630188385 | What did Radical Republicans want to do with plantation owner's land after the Civil War? | Give to former slaves | |
630188386 | What were black codes similar too? | Slave codes | |
630188387 | What did black codes and literacy tests do? | Restrict rights of African Americans | |
630188388 | Briefly explain sharecropping? | Blacks rent land from former plantation owners, work the field, keep crop for themselves, but if crop revenue does not pay off rent fees then farmer can be in debt for a long time. | |
630188389 | What was the Lowell system? | System that recruited, homed, payed and supported young women. Not used for long due to needs for mass production. | |
630188390 | Why didn't Northerners abolish slavery from the very start? | North's economy was very dependent on the South's cotton production. | |
630188391 | What was the first massly produced cash crop in the U.S.? | Tobacco | |
630188392 | Horace Mann was important to which movement? | Public education | |
630188393 | Elizabeth Stanton was important to which movement? | Women's rights | |
630188394 | In what 4 ways did the U.S. help push towards westward movement? | 1: Mexican War 2: Manifest Destiny 3:Homestate Act 4: Garison Purchase | |
630188395 | What did the Embargo Act of 1807 display about America? | They were not going to support France or Britain in their wars. | |
630188396 | What was Jackson's perception of the BUS (Bank of the U.S.)? | He saw the bank as evil and too powerful, wanted to destroy it. | |
630188397 | What did Jackson do to try to weaken the BUS? | Tried to put all fund into state banks to try and weaken the structure. Secretary refused and Jackson fired him. | |
630188398 | What was the nullification theory? | That any state could veto or null a law if they thought it was unconstitutional. | |
630188399 | What is South Carolina's reaction to another tariff tax in 1832? | Threatens to succeed from the Union. | |
630188400 | What is Jackson's reaction to South Carolina's threat of succesion? | Force Bill of 1833, will invade if SC seceeds. | |
630188401 | What is Jackson's reaction to the Supreme Court's decision in the Worchester vs. Georgia case? | Refuses to uphold verdict. | |
630188402 | What did the Monroe Doctrine ensure? | Protection of Western hemisphere for growth and development. | |
630188403 | How did Polk preserve balance in the government during his term of office? | Polk gave power of office to opponents to balance his power. Earned a lot of respect through this manner. | |
630188404 | The first government of the United States was the.... | Articles of Confederation. | |
630188405 | Why was the Articles of confederation extremely weak? | The government could not tax citizens nationally or raise a national army. | |
630188406 | How was Shays Rebellion in 1787 a beneficial rebellion for the government? | It tested to see if the government could deal with an uprising as well as cause many to think about how to improve weaknesses in the Articles. | |
630188407 | What was a major success from the Articles of Confederation? (Land-wise) | Established Northwest Ordinance, which helped new territories enter into the Union. | |
630188408 | What is Habeas Corpus? | The right someone has to know why they are being imprisoned. | |
630188409 | What were some examples of rising tension between British and Americans before the revolution? | Boston Massacre, tariff taxes ect. | |
630188410 | What was Britains reaction to the Boston Tea Party? | Intolerable Acts, shut down the Boston harbor. | |
630188411 | How was the North-South Relationship kept even? | 3/5 compromise, Missouri Compromise (Maine + Missouri) and ect. | |
630188412 | What was the first bloody battle in the Civil War? | Battle of Bull Run | |
630188413 | Where was the first battle of the Civil War? | Fort Sumter | |
630188414 | Who was the president of the Confederate's? | Jefferson Davis | |
630188415 | Why did so many Southerners succeed when Lincoln was elected president? | He was elected president without any Southern representation. | |
630188416 | Why was the battle of Saratoga so significant to the Continental Army? | French decided to officially aid the Americans. | |
630188417 | Who helped the British in the revolutionary war? | Hessians, trained mercenaries from Prussia. | |
630188418 | What was the 'first' type of government system used at the Jamestown settlement? | If you work, then you eat. If you commit any crimes the punishment is very harsh. | |
630188419 | What was the official government form in Jamestown? | House of Burgess | |
630188420 | What was the "Constitution" made by Puritans? | Mayflower Compact, establishes basic laws. | |
630188421 | What was the ideal town that Puritans wanted? | City upon a hill was a model Christian society. | |
630188422 | Why was life so horrid in Jamestown? | No work being done, hostility with Indians, disease | |
630188423 | How did life become 'better at Jamestown? (Source of income) | Tobacco began being mass produced which brought a lot of revenue and then people and then Indians were out numbered. | |
630188424 | What did a Puritan society look like? | Very strict society, church and state combined, most powerful person is reverend. | |
630188425 | What did a Quaker society look like? | Accepting of all types of people, kept great relations with Indians, Indians help places in their society and government. | |
630188426 | First African Americans were shipped to Jamestown to work as..... | Indentured servants |