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949657081What did Preston brooks do to Senator Sumner?he comes up to sumner at his desk and starts beating him on the floor of congress0
949657082Why does Brooks hit sumner w/ a cane?b/c Sumner insulted Brook's cousin1
949657083What are the events leading up to the war and their dates in order?-Compromise of 1850 Uncle Tom's Cabin-1852 -Kansas-Nebraska Act-1854 -Dred Scott decision-1857 -John Bown's raid on Harper's ferry-1859 Lincoln Election- Nov. 1860 -S.C. Secession-Dec. 18602
949657084What did the territory gained b/c of manifest destiny bring up the question about?it brought up the question of whether the new territories would allow SLAVERY3
949657085how many people does a state have to have to become a state?60,0004
949657086How does California increase the population so quickly and what does she asked to be admitted as?the gold rush in Cali. rapidly increased the population and Cali. asked to be admitted as a free state5
949657087Why does the south not what cali. to became a state?b/c Cali. will be a free state6
949657088What are the 4 compromises clay has?-American system -Missouri Compromise -Tariff compromise -compromise of 18507
949657089Since Cali is admitted as a free State b/c of Compromise of 1850 what does Clay do for the south?he makes a stronger Fugitive Slave Act8
949657090what does clays compromise of 1850 include?-cali as free state-N -stronger fugitive slave act-S -Forbids trade in D.C-N -Texas receives $10 million-S -Land in mexican cession by popular sovereignty9
949657091Why does Texas receive 10 million?b/c they gave up land to prevent border dispute10
949657092What is popular sovereignty?People made decisions11
949657093What are the people going to decide for the land in the mexican cession?the people are going to decide whether the land should be slave/free12
949657094What is the problem w/ the compromise of 1850?no one wants to compromise anymore13
949657095Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?Harriet Beecher Stowe14
949657096What was Stowe's purpose for Uncle Tom's CAbin?her purpose was to show how cruel slavery was15
949657097Who did the Uncle Tom's Cabin make cry and what did this show?it made Queen Victoria weep b/c it impacted her so much and it shows that it really impacted the people in the U.s.16
949657098What does the NOrth do when the see the book?the north beomces abolitionists and believes slaves should be set free17
949657099What does the south say when they see the book?they say that the North is sterotyping them and them and they become defensive -the majority of the south doesn't own slaves18
949657100What did Stowe do by writing this book?she turned a minor problem into a real big problem19
949657101Why did Senator from Illinois, Stephen Douglas want to settle the unsettled land?b/c he wanted to run a railroad from Chicago to California but it ran through the unsettled territory, which would be free land20
949657102What was Douglas' solution to the unsettled land?to settle the land by popular sovereignty and settle the question of slavery in the new territory21
949657103What did Douglas say about the Missouri compromise?he said ignore the Missouri compromise and allow the people to decide if the land should be free or slave22
949657104What happened at "Bleeding Kansas?"people were hacked to death23
949657105What did the Republican Party oppose?the republican party opposed the spread slavery24
951825227Who is Dred Scott and why did he feel he should be free?Dred scott is a slave who feels like he should be free because he was taken to the free land by his owner and he felt that he spent a good amount of time in the free land25
951825228Where and does Scott takes his issue and in front of who?he takes his case to the Supreme court in 1857 in front of Roger B. Taney26
951825229What does the Supreme Court say?"no black man has any right that a white man is bound to respect." this was the mind set back then27
951825230What were the 2 results of the Scott case?Scott is a slave (property) and has no rights; property can be taken where ever the owner what to take it -the 36 30 line (Missouri compromise) is declared unconstitutional b/c the owners can take slaves where ever they please28
951825231Why did the north not like the court ruling and why did the south like it?the north hated it b/c there is no legal way to stop slavery anymore -the south likes it because they can spread slavery to where ever they want to29
951825232What is John Brown known as and why?the "meteor" b/c he has a huge impact30
951825233What does Brown do in Harpers ferry and when did he do it?he comes to harpers ferry in 1859 w/ a wagon load of people for federal arsenal to take it over31
951825234Why is brown trying to take over the federal arsenal?he is doing something b/c the government isn't -he is taking the weapons out of the arsenal and giving them to the slaves so the slaves can free themselves32
951825235In 11 states how many people are there and how many are slave?in 11 states there are about 9 million people and about 4-4 1/2 are slaves33
951825236how is john brown stopped?people in harpers ferry call D.C. and tell D.C. that they need an army b/c Brown is taking over the arsenal. Robert E. Lee leads the army and captures Brown34
951825237What is browns punishmenthe is hung for treason35
951825238What does Brown give to one of the guards and why?he give the guard a note b/c he knows that the u.S. is going to go to war36
951825239What does the north and south view Brown as?the north sees him as a hero (martyr) the south is scared b/c they think someone is going to try and kill and the south forms a militia. Brown made them defensive w/ weapons37
951825240What party is lincoln assocaited w/?the republican party who opposes the spread of slavery38
951825241What do southerners view lincoln as?they view him as an abolitionist and they want to secede now39
951825242When does S.C. secede?they secede from the union on Dec. 20, 1860 right after Lincoln's election40
951825243What happens after lincoln is inaugurated?6 more states secede41
951825244why is James Buchanan the do nothing president?he is the 15 president and he does not do anything when the states secede b/c he does not want to be the president when the country falls apart42
951825245What is Jefferson Davis president of?the confederacy and this shows that the south is serious b/c they make a capital, constitution, have a president and a cabinet43
951825246Why does lincoln go to war?not only b/c of slavery but mostly to keep the country united44

AP U.S. History Unit 2 Flashcards

Following the United States from the post-war (Revolution) period to end of the Civil War. Enjoy.

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1825397148What was a main postwar problem of the United States?European and North African Barbary Pirates attached merchant ships, seizing goods and kidnapping crew.0
1825397149Who was the chair of the Constitutional Convention?George Washington.1
1825397150Explain the significance of James Madison at the Constitutional Convention.He was a delegate from Virginia, was well read in the areas of federalism, republicanism, and Lockean theory. Provided cornerstones for the development of what is now the U.S. Constitution: expressed the need for central government, separation of powers (legislative, judicial, and executive branches), the dangers of factions, and the power of a strong government would keep groups in check.2
1825397151Explain the Virginia Plan.Proposed by Edmund Randolph and larger state delegates, the plan called for representation in both houses to be based solely on population or proportional representation.3
1825397152Explain the New Jersey Plan.Presented by William Paterson, proposal asked for equal representation, regardless of the number of citizens per state, in a unicameral legislative body.4
1825397153Who proposed the Great Compromise, and what did it mean?Roger Sherman proposed the Great Compromise in 1787. The House of Representatives, or lower chamber, would take over the Virginia Plan; members who reflected the population of individual states. The Senate, or upper chamber, would comprised of membership that was equal regardless of state population, like the New Jersey Plan.5
1825397154What were delegates worried about for the executive branch?Mobocracy, in which uneducated would choose a president who was dangerous to the stability of the nation.6
1825397155What was the solution to mobocracy dilemma in the executive branch?The Electoral College was allowed. It cast votes as representatives of their states, they controlled democracy, and mob rule was avoided.7
1825397156What powers is the president given? (3 main points)He would be commander in chief of the armed forces, act as chief diplomat, and have the ability to veto laws made by the legislative branch.8
1825397157What were Southern and Northern arguments in the Three-Fifths Compromise?Southerners argued that although slaves could not vote, they still had to be managed by the state and should thus be counted as part of the population. Northerners, disliked the practice of slavery, knew better than to ask for abolition.9
1825397158What did the Three-Fifths Compromise do? (3 main points)This compromise stipulated that each enslaved person in the South would be counted as three-fifths of a person. The South conceded to the end of the legal importation of slaves in 1808. It was also in exchange for the passage of the Northwest Ordinance. Lastly, Congress could place taxes on imports, but not exports.10
1825397159What did Federalist and Anti-Federalists believe about the government and Constitution during ratification?Federalist were in favor of the Constitution, they wanted a strong central government. Anti-Federalists were opposition to the Constitution, and favored strong states' rights.11
1825397160During the debate of ratification, Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution didn't do what?Did not protect individual and states' rights from the federal government.12
1825397161What were The Federalist Papers?Penned by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay, The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 powerful essays that urged ratifying conventions to set aside emotions when they considered the Constitution. They refuted doubts about whether a central government could effectively rule such a vast territory.13
1825397162Who penned the Bill of Rights and what did it consist of?James Madison penned the Bill of Rights in 1789. The 10 amendments served to protect states and individuals from possible abuses by the central government.14
1825397163Who were George Washington's presidential cabinet members?Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, Edmund Randolph, and Henry Knox.15
1825397164What Act established a Supreme Court consisting of one presiding chief justice and five associate justices, 13 district courts, and 3 circuit courts of appeal?The Judiciary Act of 1789.16
1825397165What did Alexander Hamilton's Report of Public Credit (1790) explain?It explained how monetary and fiscal policy should favor the rich so that their good fortune would be spent within the economy and, thus, stimulate domestic growth.17
1825397166What did Alexander Hamilton's Report on Manufactures (1791) promote? (2 points)It promoted the industrialization of the United States and advocated strong protective tariffs to protect infant industries.18
1825397167What was Alexander Hamilton's overall financial plan for the United States? (5 points)He set out to place the United States on firm ground with regard to debt repayment, a stable currency, and a strong federal banking system. He sought to boost national credit, enact heavy tariffs on imported goods.19
1825397168What was Hamilton's funding at par?The government should pay all debts at face value plus interest.20
1825397169Which Act placed 8% tariff on imports and imposed excise taxes on goods such as whiskey?The Revenue Act of 1789.21
1825397170What was the Whiskey Rebellion?Backwood farmers in Pennsylvania were hit hard by the excise tax imposed on whiskey. They protested the tax by tarring and feathering tax collectors or destroying public buildings.22
1825397171What would the Bank of the United States do? (2 points)The federal government would hold the major financial interest in the bank, with private stockholders contributing. The national treasury would keep its deposits in the bank, keeping the funds safe and available as loanable funds.23
1825397172How did Hamilton believe the Constitution supported the creation of a national bank?He believed it supported a national bank because of the "elastic clause" in clause 18 of Article I in the Constitution.24
1825397173What was Alexander Hamilton's most controversial aspect in his financial plan?A national bank.25
1825397174Describe what strict constructionist and one who believed in it.Thomas Jefferson believed in strict interpretation of the Constitution.26
1825397175Describe what loose constructionist and one who believed in it.Alexander Hamilton believed loose interpretation of the Constitution.27
1825397176When and who signed the national bank into law?George Washington signed the bank into law in 1791.28
1825397177What were the Democratic-Republican Party's viewpoints? (2 points)They believed in liberal states' rights and a common man's viewpoint. The party was originally held by the Anti-Federalists.29
1825397178How did the French Revolution (1789-1793) affect America?It challenged America's sovereignty, since Washington had to decide where U.S. loyalties lie. Giving France assistance would strain the delicate relationship with Britain.30
1825397179What was the result and after math of the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793?The French and British were unhappy with the Neutrality Proclamation and began impressing American ship sailors and taking cargo.31
1825397180What was Jay's Treaty meant to do?John Jay was sent to Britain in 1794 to negotiate and seek the recognition of the U.S. neutrality. However, it did not settle the issue, but did call for the removal of British forts in the west.32
1825397181What did Washington's Farewell Address express? (3 points)Delivered in 1797, the Farewell Address warned the infant nation to remain neutral with regard to European affairs, to avoid entangling alliance, and refrain from the formation of factions or political parties.33
1825397182Who was the second president of the United States?John Adams.34
1825397183What was the XYZ affair?Seeking a halt to American sea seizures, Adams sent a delegation to Paris in 1797 to negotiate an agreement. However, when they arrived they were approached by three French agents only named as X, Y, and Z. They demanded a large sum of money as a loan and an additional bribe from the American delegation just to speak with French officials.35
1825397184What was the results of the Convention of 1800 with France?The termination of the Franco-American Alliance, an agreement by the United States to pay for damages inflicted on French vessels, and the avoidance of an all-out war with France.36
1825397185Which Acts were enact because Federalists swept control of Congress to silence opposition emboldened by anger over the XYZ affair? What did these Acts do?The Alien and Sedition Acts. The Alien Acts increased the residency requirement for citizenship from 5 to 14 years and gave the president power to detain or deport enemy aliens in times of war. The Sedition Acts made it illegal to criticize the president or Congress and imposed a heavy fine or a threat of imprisonment upon violators.37
1825397186By invoking the compact theory which two states passed resolutions overturning the Alien and Sedition Acts? What did they argue?Kentucky and Virginia argued that states were justified in declaring federal laws null and void because the government had broken its "compact" with the states by failing to protect free speech.38
1825397187The decline in the strength of the Federalist party can be attributed to what?The Alien and Sedition Acts.39
1825397188What did the United States gain from the Pinckney Treaty in 1795?Right of deposit at the Port of New Orleans.40
1825397189Explain the Louisiana Purchase.Spain revoked the right of deposit in New Orleans, so Jefferson sent ministers to negotiate with Napoleon. Jefferson offered $10 million for New Orleans and a strip of land that extended to Florida. Instead, Napoleon offered the entire Louisiana Territory for only $15 million.41
1825397190In what year did a team investigate and find an all-water rout connecting the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean? Who were they led by?Meriwether Lewis and William Clark led an expedition in 1804, and returned in 1806 with notes and drawings of the flora and fauna.42
1825397191What was the Judiciary Act of 1801 meant to do for Federalists?It was created to try to maintain Federalist power in the Judiciary branch by reduced the number of seats on the Supreme Court from six to five, and created 16 new judgeship positions.43
1825397192Which 16 judges were appointed in the last days of John Adam's presidentship?The midnight judges.44
1825397193How did Jefferson deal with the appointing of the midnight judges, and what was the consequence?He told his secretary of state, James Madison, not to deliver the new judges' commissions, which blocked them from taking their judgeships. William Marbury, one of the midnight judges, sued under the Judiciary Act of 1789.45
1825397194What was the term used as an order to force the president to deliver commission?writ of mandamus.46
1825397195What was John Marshall's, the Chief of Justice of the Supreme Court, decision on the case of Marbury vs. Madison?He declared that Madison should have delivered the commission, but then held that the section of the Judiciary Act of 1789 in which Marbury sued, exceeded the authority of the Court and therefore, was null and void.47
1825397196Why was the ruling of the case Marbury vs. Madison significant in the Judiciary branch?Marshall had ruled a law passed by Congress to be unconstitutional, thereby establishing the precedent of judicial review.48
1825397197Who were the "Quids" and what did they accuse of Jefferson?They were a small, radical group of Republicans and accused Jefferson of entanglement in a faulty and deal in the western half of Georgia in 1804.49
1825397198Define the 12th Amendment.Called for electors to the Electoral College to specify which ballot was being cast for the office of president and which was being cast for the office of vice president.50
1825397199Who ran for governor of New York to under the support of which group in 1804? What was the group's plot?Aaron Burr joined forces with a radical Federalist group called Essex Junto, which plotted for a New York state secession from the Union.51
1825397200Explain the Burr Conspiracy.In 1806, another secession plan arose from the Burr Conspiracy. His plan was to wrest Mexico from the Spaniards and join it with the Louisiana Territory to create a new country to the west.52
1825397201Why did the Tripolitan War (1801-1804) occur? What did America gain?North Africa Barbary pirates continued to seize American ships. Presidents payed "protection fee" to reduce the number times of U.S. ships would be seized. Once Jefferson took office, they leader of Tripoli demanded higher sum for protection. Instead of paying, Jefferson send a small fleet of naval ships to stop the pirates. American force put a dent in the work of the pirates, and gained credibility overseas.53
1825397202How did the Napoleonic Wars affect the U.S.?The British and French were busy punishing each other by issuing decrees that would blockade trade into one another's ports.54
1825397203What was the Berlin Decree of 1806, and how did it affect the U.S.?Napoleon's first attempt to cut Britain off from trading with the rest of the world meant that American ships traveling to Europe would get caught in the mess.55
1825397204What was the Orders in Council in 1807, and how did if affect the U.S.?Britain's retaliation against France. Any American ship traveling to mainland Europe that did not stop first in Britain would be confiscated.56
1825397205What was the Milan Decree of 1807, and how did if affect the U.S.?Napoleon fought back by authorizing his navy to seize any foreign ship traveling to Europe that had first stopped in Britain.57
1825397206Because of the impressment and seizures of American ships, what did Jefferson do in 1807 in foreign trade?He persuaded Congress to pass the Embargo Act in 1807, which prohibited U.S. merchant vessels from engaging in foreign trade.58
1825397207What was passed in replacement of the Embargo Act and what did it do?The Non-Intercourse Act of 1809 allowed the United States to trade with foreign nations except Britain and France.59
1825397208Why did Congress enact Macon's Bill Number 2?Since the Non-Intercourse Act and Embargo Act was difficult to enforce and mostly ineffective, Macon's Bill Number 2 sought to lift trade restrictions against Britain or France but only after they agreed to honor U.S. neutrality.60
1825397209Which general defeated which two Shawnee brothers, who organized in the face of an American advance westward, in which Battle?General William Henry Harrison defeated Tecumseh and The Prophet in the Battle of Tippecanoe in 1811.61
1825397210Where was "The Star Spangled Banner" written, and who wrote it?Francis Scott Key wrote "The Star Spangled Banner". He was a prisoner on a British ship in the War of 1812.62
1825397211Who led the victory in the South in the Battle of New Orleans in the War of 1812?General Andrew Jackson.63
1825397212What did the Treaty of Ghent do?It ended the War of 1812 in 1814. The treaty provided for the end of the fighting, the return of conquered territories, and the settlement of a boundary between Canada and U.S.64
1825397213What did the War of 1812 do for New England states?It allowed manufacturing to flourish. It cause the country to become more independent from European markets.65
1825397214Why was the Hartford Convention significant?It renewed signs of sectional tension became evident.66
1825397215Who was the president elected in the election in 1816?James Monroe.67
1825397216Even though it was known as the "Era of Good Feelings", what were the problems in Monroe's two-term presidency? (3 points)Tension regarding tariffs, slavery, and political power within the Republican party.68
1825397217What was the Tariff of 1816, and what were the three constituent arguments about it?The Tariff of 1816 imposed a 20% duty on all imported goods and became the first truly protective tariff in American history. John C. Calhoun spoke for the South, saying the tariff was an attempt for the North to gain money at the expense of Southerners. For the North, Daniel WEbster, complained that New England had not developed fully enough for interruptions. Lastly, Henry Clay argued on behalf of American mill and iron industries that the tariff along with the American system, would help establish manufacturing and bring in much need revenue.69
1825397218Explain Henry Clay's American system. (3 points)It included the recharter of the Bank of the United States; tariffs like the one passed in 1816; and the building of American infrastructure, such as turnpikes, roads, and canals.70
1825397219Why did many leaders oppose Clay's American system?They thought federal funds should not be used to pay for internal improvements in states.71
1825397220Explain the Panic of 1819.The Bank of the United States over speculated on land in the west and attempted to curb inflation by pulling back on credit for state banks. the BUS was forced to demand from state banks in hard specie (coin). The "wildcat" banks in the west couldn't pay back in hard specie, so the amount of currency in circulation became dangerously low.72
1825397221Describe the slavery situation in the United States before Missouri was vying for statehood.There was a balance of slave and free states, 11 free, and 11 slave. It was important to keep the balance for the South because as long as there was a balance in the Senate, the South had the opportunity to block bills passed by the House that could hurt the South.73
1825397222Why was the Tallmadge Amendment proposition as quoted by Jefferson as "a firebell in the night"?It would not have allowed any more slaves to be brought into the state and would have provided for the emancipation of the children of Missouri slaves. Southerners were enraged by this abolition attempt.74
1825397223Who proposed the Missouri Compromise and what did it do?Henry Clay proposed the three bills of the Missouri Compromise in 1820. The bills allowed for the admission of Missouri as a slave state, while also admitting Maine as a free state. In addition, slavery would not be permitted in the states admitted about the 36' 30' line.75
1825397224Which treaty in 1817 provided for the demilitarization of the Great Lakes and frontier borders and created the longest unfortified border in the world between U.S. and British North America?The Rush-Bagot Treaty, signed in 1817.76
1825397225Which treaty let the U.S. purchase Florida from Spain in 1819 and gained Spanish assurances that Spain would abandon its claims in the Oregon Territory?The Adams-Onis Treaty in 1819.77
1825397226Who actually penned the Monroe Doctrine and what was its meaning?John Quincy Adams penned the Monroe Doctrine, in which President James Monroe delivered in 1823. It beame the basis of U.S. foreign policy from that point forward. The Doctrine called for "nonintervention" in Latin American and an end to European colonization. It was designed to check the power of Europe in the Western hemisphere.78
1825397227When and who invented the cotton gin?Created by Eli Whitney in 1793.79
1825397228Name the four transportation advances in the early 19th century. (4 points)Turnpikes spurred the building of toll roads across America. The Erie Canal linked the Great Lakes with the Hudson River. Robert Fulton invented the steamboat in 1807, which could transport goods two ways in streams. Railroads became the fastest, most dependable, and most convenient.80
1825397229Describe the American Party/ Know-Nothing Party.They were an extreme wing of the nativist movement. The group opposed immigration and the election of Roman Catholics to political office.81
1825397230What was regional economic specialization caused by?Railroads and overseas demand for manufactured raw goods.82
1825397231What were American cities during the early 19th century characterized by?Diseases, overcrowding and high crime growth due to sudden and immense growth.83
1825397232What was Southern society characterized by?An unbalanced social pyramid that had a small elite and a large underclass.84
1825397233True or False. The United States in 1850 had very few people still working in agriculture.False. It had a frontier that began west of the Mississippi River.85
1825397234What caused peculiar institution of slavery to grow in the South?King Cotton caused growing demand for slaves to work in the fields. The number of enslaved Africans increased from 1 million to 4 million in 50 years.86
1825397235What were the aims of the Black Codes and the Slave Codes?These laws were aimed at oppressing enslaved African, discouraging free blacks from living in the South, and preventing slave revolts.87
1825397236By 1820, many states had adopted universal manhood suffrage. What did that mean for the voting population?It eliminated the property-owning requirement that had once limited the voting population.88
1825397237Under which party(ies), who ran for the 1824 election? Who became president?All under the Democratic-Republican Party, John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, William Crawford, and Andrew Jackson ran for president. John Quincy Adams won.89
1825397238Why was the election of 1824 also known as "Corrupt Bargain"?Andrew Jackson won the greatest number of popular votes, but the votes were split four ways, no one man had a majority of electoral votes. House of Representatives had to choose the president. Henry Clay, a key opponent of Jackson's, used his influence to make Adams president. Adams then appointed Clay as secretary of state.90
1825397239In the election of 1828, there once again were two-party system. Identify the two parties and the two candidates running for president.Jackson's supporters were the Democrats, while the National Republicans (later known as "Whigs") supported Henry Clay.91
1825397240What was Clay's National Republican Party (Whig) founded for?It was especially founded to oppose the politics of Andrew Jackson.92
1825397241What was the court case Gibbons vs. Ogden (1824) about?The Marshal court tuled that the state of New York could not issue a monopoly to a steamboat company because it was in direct conflict with the commerce clause of the Constitution.93
1825397242Why did Jackson want the death of the Bank of the United States? How did he achieve this?He wanted to ensure the success of every American, so the government needed to stay out of economic affairs. As the BUS was to expire in 1832, Jackson vetoed the rechartering bill. He split all federal funds and deposited them in various state banks, which opponents dubbed "pet banks".94
1825397243What did Jackson issue when domestic prices for goods and land jumped dramatically and threatened to destroy the economy after the death of the BUS?Jackson issued the Specie Circular, which required the payment for purchase of all federal lands be made in hard coin rather than banknotes.95
1825397244What caused the Panic of 1837?The Specie Circular caused the value of paper money to plummet.96
1825397245Jackson's support for the common man is best illustrated by what?The BUS veto.97
1825397246What was the Tariff of 1828?It caused the tariff to rise to 45%. New Englanders supoorted the passage to further protect them from foreign competitors.98
1825397247Who penned which Exposition that outlined the anger of the South in the face of the Tariff of Abomination or the Tariff of 1828?John. C. Calhoun of South Carolina secretly penned "The Southern Carolina Exposition". It expressed the Souther contention that the tariff was unconstitutional and that it severely adversely altered trade with Europe, which the South depended on.99
1825397248What were Robert Y. Hayne's and Daniel Webster viewpoints in their debate?Hayne claimed that the tariff was causing the economic troubles of the South and that the union of states was a compact between the states and the federal government. Webster argued that the Constitution was a compact between the people and the government, not to be broken by the states acting on their own behalf.100
1825397249How did Jackson's Tariff of 1832 backfire?The tariff lowered from 45% to 35%, but South Carolina nullified the tariff and threatened to secede from the Union if Jackson attempted to collect the duties by force.101
1825397250Define the Force Bill.Jackson passed this bill, which gave the president the power to use military force to collect tariffs if the need arose.102
1825397251The "nullies" led by John C. Calhoun were concerned mostly with what?The extremely high protective tariffs.103
1825397252Define spoils system.When the president appoints those who supported his campaign to government position.104
1825397253What was the kitchen cabinet of Jackson's presidency?Jackson's unofficial cabinet, using the spoils system. From critics, this group of advisers did not have to answer to Congress as they were not "official cabinet members".105
1825397254What was the Indian Removal Act?Signed into law in 1830, it provided for the immediate resettlement of Native Americans living in Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and Illinois.106
1825397255What did the Court rule in Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia?(1831) It ruled that the tribe was not a sovereign foreign nation and, therefore, had no right to sue for jurisdiction over its homelands.107
1825397256What did the Court rule in Worcester vs. Georgia?In 1832, John Marshal ruled that the state of Georgia could not infringe on the tribe's sovereignty, thus nullifying Georgia state laws within Cherokee territory.108
1825397257Explain the Trail of Tears.By 1838, all the Cherokee had been forcibly removed from the state of Georgia. On this trek, some 4,000 Cherokee died on the way to Oklahoma.109
1825397258What was Andrew Jackson's Indian Removal Act spurred by?The continuous European American expansion into tribal homelands.110
1825397259Who was credited for the Second Great Awakening? How did he appeal to his audience?Charles G. Finney was credited for the Second Great Awakening by appealing to his audience's emotions, rather than their reason.111
1825397260What is one example of new religious converts beliefs in the antebellum social reform movement?Many believed in perfectionism, or the idea that humankind could reach a level of perfection that resembled the life of Jesus.112
1825397261What organization rose in the mid-1820s whose aim was to encourage drinkers to first limit their intake of alcohol, then eventually take of vow of abstinence.American Temperance Society.113
1825397262What was the Maine Law of 1851?It completely prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in that state. Later, other states would pass similar laws.114
1825397263Who crusaded for the improvement of American institutions to care for the nations mentally ill population?Dorothea Dix.115
1825397264Who founded the American Antislavery Society in 1833 and what was his significance?William Lloyd Garrison began publishing The Liberator, a newspaper dedicated to ending slavery. The American Antislavery Society was founded to combat the pro-slavery contingent.116
1825397265Why did many abolitionists regard William Lloyd Garrison as a radical?He accepted the participation of women in his movement.117
1825397266What and why were there two formations who believed in Garrison's radical ideas?Garrison's insistence on the participation of women led a division among his supporters. The Liberty Party, including women membership, and the Foreign Antislavery Society, which did not accept female participation.118
1825397267What did Frederick Douglass do?He published The North Star, and argued that fighting for slavery through legal means, rather than violence. He also believed the Constitution could be used as a weapon against slavery.119
1825397268What did Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth do?They helped enslaved Africans escape bondage through an elaborate network called the Underground Railroad.120
1825397269What was Nat Turner's Rebellion in 1831?It was a massive slave uprising, and resulted in the deaths of over 50 European American men, women, and children. Rebellions like these signaled that slaves could cause massive social problems if freed.121
1825397270What does the "cult of domesticity"?Since men started working at factories instead of the fields, women's roles were clearly defined as homemakers and mothers.122
1825397271Who organized the meeting of feminists at Seneca Falls, and what did they discuss?Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony organized a meeting at Seneca Falls, New York, to discuss the plight of women in the U.S.123
1825397272What was the Declaration of Sentiments?It was drafted by the women at Seneca Falls, which closely modeled after the Declaration of Independence, by declaring that "all men and women are created equal" and demanding universal suffrage.124
1825397273What was Joseph Smith's establishment and who later took over it?Joseph Smith established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or the Mormon Church, in 1830. They headed towards Utah, and later Brigham Young took over, after Smith's dead.125
1825397274A romantic spirit swept through America by the writing of transcendentalists. Name two transcendentalists who spoke throughout the country and wrote essays about the state of man, and their significance.Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. They advocated passive resistance as a form of justifiable protest. It inspired many later social movements.126
1825397275The Shakers, Oneida Commune and Brook Farm, were examples of what?Utopian experiments.127
1825397276Hudson River School artists portrayed the United States as what?Naturally beautiful.128
1825397277The Knickerbockers of New York and Nathaniel Hawthorne were all examples of what?The nationalistic spirit that fueled American authors that developed "American" fiction by using domestic settings and character types for the stories.129
1825397278Antebellum reform movements sought to do what?They sought to create a "perfect" American society.130
1825397279What tribe of Indians controlled most of the Great Plains by hunting buffalo?The Sioux Indians.131
1825397280Who were believers in "Manifest Destiny"?Supporters of John Tyler and James K. Polk.132
1825397281What was the most important issue facing the country during the election fo 1844?The Oregon Territory. Polk's "Fifty-four forty or fight" was his campaign that won him the election.133
1825397282Who staged a revolt in 1836 in Texas against Mexico which declared Texas a republic independent of Mexico?Sam Houston.134
1825397283Why were Presidents Jackson and Van Buren hesitant to annex Texas?Possible backlash from Northern Democrats that would hurt them politically, because of the uneven number of slave and free states.135
1825397284What was the Wilmot Proviso?It was a bill proposed by David Wilmot to make an amendment to a bill that would forbid slavery in any new lands acquired by the war with Mexico.136
1825397285What did the US gain from the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo in 1847?The treaty granted California, also known as Bear Flag Republic, and most of the Southwest to the US. We agreed to pay $15 million in war reparations to Mexican government.137
1825397286What Purchase did President Franklin Pierce buy from Mexico, and what controversy did it cause once again?Gadsden Purchase in 1853, caused the Mesilla Valley the most southernmost region of the US. It sparked the controversy over slavery.138
1825397287What did apologist of the South do?They used passages from the Bible to justify the institution of slavery, or maintained the "family like" atmosphere slave owners provided were preferable to freedom.139
1825397288What did apologist George Fitzhugh say about the Southern slaves?He spoke of the happy slaves that were clothed, fed, and housed by slave owners.140
1825397289What new party was introduced in the Election of 1848 that was made up of antislavery advocates?Free-Soil Party.141
1825397290What was Democrat Lewis Cass's proposal in the Election of 1848?Popular sovereignty, where citizens of each territory should decide by vote whether or not slavery should be permitted.142
1825397291What caused California to vy for statehood, and what was the result?The discovery of gold and massive influx of 49ers. California joined the Union as a free state.143
1825397292What was Northern attitude toward the Compromise of 1850?They gained upper hand with the admission of California. However, they opposed the Fugitive Slave Law and the concept of popular sovereignty.144
1825397293How did Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel Uncle Tom's Cabin affect the North and South?It caused more Northerners to believe that slavery was morally wrong, while Southerners grew in their conviction to protect it.145
1825397294What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act?It added Kansas and Nebraska as states. The territories's slavery determination was made by popular sovereignty, which repealed the Missouri Compromise.146
1825397295Despite being made up of members from various other parties, the Republicans held firm in what belief?Slavery should not be extended into the territories.147
1825397296How did Bleeding Kansas earn its name?Pro-slavery Missourians, or border ruffians, settled on the border to vote in the election that would determine slavery. Northern abolitionists then paved a way for antislavery settlers to travel and set up homes for Kansas. Fighting then broke out.148
1825397297Aside from the violence, what was another effect of Bleeding Kansas?It caused a deeper division within the Democratic Party.149
1825397298How did the Court rule in the case of Dred Scott vs. Sanford? (2 points)The Court ruled that the 36'60' provision of the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional and that all African Americans were not citizens, thus making them ineligible to sue in federal court.150
1825397299Who was John Brown, and what was his plans?John Brown claimed he was following orders from God, and Hoped to arm slaves on the surrounding plantations of Harper's Ferry, Virginia, to overthrow the institution of slavery and establish a free African-American state.151
1825397300What was Stephen A. Douglas's Freeport Doctrine? How was it significant?It encouraged communities to pass and enforce laws to protect the institution of slavery for it to exist. There was a debate in which Republican Abraham Lincoln was first introduced into the spotlight.152
1825397301Since many Southern states threatened to secede from the Union if Lincoln won, what was many Whigs and moderates' solution?They formed the Constitutional Union Party, hoping to pull enough votes from the Republicans to keep Lincoln from winning the election.153
1825397302What happened only days after Lincoln's election? What was created?South Carolina seceded from the Union in February of 1861, creating the Confederate States of America, with Jefferson Davis as the president.154
1825397303What were the advantages of the South in the Civil War? (5 points)Only had to fight a defensive war, required fewer troops. High troop morale, well-trained generals, few landlocked regions.155
1825397304What were the disadvantages of the South in the Civil War? (4 points)Lacked basic resources and equipment, limited transportation, relied on foreign assistance, inflation.156
1825397305What were the advantages of the North in the Civil War? (5 points)Huge population, emancipated slaves' joined effort, growing economy, controlled banks, railroad, and factories, greenback currency.157
1825397306Explain what the first conscription law in the Civil War.First federal law to draft young ment to military service in 1863.158
1825397307What was the New York Draft Riots? What was the damage?Because of the emancipation, Irish Americans in New York were discontent, which helped fuel the Riots. About 500 people were killed.159
1825397308Who were Copperheads?Northern Democrats who protested against the "unjust war". They did not approve of Lincoln's executive power.160
1825397309Name the first battle of the Civil War and what affect did it have on the North?In July of 1861, the Confederates won the Battle of Bull Run, Manassas. The North was now awakened to the harsh reality that this was going to be a long and bloody war.161
1825397310What was the North's Anaconda Plan?It was a four-phase plan, in which the (1) Union Navy would blockade all Southern ports, (2) the Union would split the Confederacy in half by taking control of the Mississippi River, (3) the Union planned to cut through the heart of the South by marching through Georgia, and (4) capturing the Confederate capital at Richmond.162
1825397311Which Confederate general defeat Union troops again at the Second Battle of Bull Run?Robert E. Lee.163
1825397312Explain the significance of Antietam Creek?Union forces were able to cut off Lee's Confederates. It was the bloodiest day of the war ensued, more than 22,000 men were killed or wounded. Lee's men were forced to retreat to Virginia.164
1825397313Why was the Battle at Antietam Creek considered a turning point?It kept Confederates from gaining much-needed foreign assistance from Britain and France. President Lincoln also issued is preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 2, 1862.165
1825397314The Civil War saw a revolution in naval warfare with the launching of what?Ironclads.166
1825397315List the achievements of Ulysses S. Grant in his control of the Mississippi.He cut through Kentucky and Tennessee, fighting a bloody battle at Shiloh. In 1863, he controlled New Orleans and almost all of the Mississippi River region. To complete the removal of the Confederates, he launched an attack on Vicksburg, Mississippi.167
1825397316Explain the Battle of Gettysburg's significance.It was the deadliest and most important battle of the war. It lasted from July 1 to 3, 1863. 53,000 men were killed or wounded. Lee could not recover from the losses at Gettysburg.168
1825397317Why was the Battle of Gettysburg critical?The Confederates would never again have a victory.169
1825397318What policy did Sherman use in Sherman's March to the sea?He used the scorched-earth policy, which ordered troops to burn and destroy fields, homes, and cities as they marched through Georgia.170
1825397319When and where did Lee officially surrender?On April 9, 1865, Lee officially surrendered in the parlor house in Appomattox Court House, Virginia.171
1825397320Who assassinated President Lincoln?Southern sympathizer John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, only days after the Confederate surrender.172
1825397321What is the Emancipation Proclamation?Issued by President Lincoln on January 1, 1863, the proclamation freed Confederate slaves.173
1825397322Why did President Lincoln properly calculate when to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?He wanted to see when the nation was ready to shift from an "offensive war" to save the Union to a "total war" to rectify a moral wrong.174
1825397323Why was President Lincoln hesitant of freeing the slaves during the Civil War?He needed support of the Border States.175
1825397324What was the 13th Amendment?Abolished slavery in the United Sates once and for all.176
1825397325What did Lincoln suspend during the Civil War, which mean that the federal government could hold an individual in jail with no charges levied against him or her.writ of habeas corpus.177
1825397326What were three important consequences because of the war?The Homestead Act of 1862, granting family land, the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 gave federal lands for schools, and the Pacific Railway Act of 1862, the building of a transcontinental railroad.178

ecosystem structures and dynamics Flashcards

ecosystem The living and non-living parts of the environment in a specific area. (Ecosystems can be really small or really large!)
ecology The study of how living things are related each other and to their natural environment.
Environment Everything that surrounds an organism and influences it.

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1320317499mutualisma symbiotic relationship in which both species benefit from the association(win/win)0
1320317500symbiosisany relationship in which two species live closely and interact1
1320317501commensalismoccurs when one species benefits from the association while the other is neither helped nor harmed(win/whatever)2
1320317502parasitismoccurs when one organism lives on or inside another organism and harms it (win/lose)3
1320317503PredatorAn organism that eats other organisms to live.4
1320317504PreyThe organism that gets eaten.5
1320317505biomea terrestrial region with similar vegetative communites6
1320317506ecosystemThe living and non-living parts of the environment in a specific area. (Ecosystems can be really small or really large!)7
1320317507CommunityThe biotic interaction of all organisms (more than one population) living in an area.8
1320317508PopulationA group of the same type of organisms living in an area.9
1320317509OrganismA living thing.10
1320317510EnvironmentEverything that surrounds an organism and influences it. The study of how living things are related each other and to their natural environment.11
1320317511ecologyThe study of how living things are related each other and to their natural environment.12
1320317512Biotic FactorsThe living parts of an ecosystem such as plants and animals.13
1320317513nutrient cyclesCarbon, nitrogen, & phosphorus go through these.14
1320317514Abiotic FactorsThe non-living parts of an ecosystem such as soil, climate and rainfall.15
1320317515ConsumerAn organism that feeds on other organisms because it cannot make its own food.16
1320317516detritivoresIndividuals that eat plant and animal remains (dead things) are __, aka scavengers.17
1320317517ProducerAn organism that can make its own food through the process of photosynthesis.18
1320317518DecomposersA consumer that breaks down the tissues of dead organisms as food.19
1320317519HerbivoreA consumer that only eats plants.20
1320317520CarnivoreA consumer that only eats animals21
1320317521OmnivoreA consumer that eats both plants and animals.22
1320317522DecompositionThe breaking down of an organism back into nature.23
1320317524HabitatThe physical place where an organism lives.24
1320317525InterdependanceThe relationship between plants and animals in an ecosystem.25
1320317526NicheThe position of an organism in a community of plants and animals. Where it lives, what it eats, and when it is active.26
1320317527PhotosynthesisThe chemical process where plants make their own food.27
1320317528TerrestrialLand28
1320317529AdaptTo change in order to fit a new situation.29
1320317530food chainA picture that shows how each organism gets energy.30
1320317531food webA system of food chains.31
1320317532primary consumerGets energy from plants (herbivores)32
1320317533secondary consumerGets every from primary consumers (omnivores and carnivores)33
1320317534tertiary consumerGets energy from secondary consumers (carnivores)34
1320317535aquatic ecosystemIncludes freshwater areas, estuaries (mixture of salt and freshwater), and marine areas35
1320317536marine ecosystemIncludes ocean and sea areas; high salt content36
1320317537freshwater ecosystemIncludes streams, rivers, lakes, marshes and swamps; low salt levels37
1320317538terrestrial ecosystemLand areas38
1320317539nutrientsSubstance required to nourish an organism, i.e. carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus39
1320317540pollutantSubstance with damaging effects on the environment (ex: acid rain, over-fertilization, road salt)40
13203175413 Factors Sustain Life on Earth1. Gravity 2. Biogeochemical Cycling of Matter 3. Sun41
1320317542Biogeochemical Cycling of Matter1. Hydrogen Cycle 2. Nitrogen Cycle 3. Phosphorus cycle 4. The you name it cycle.42
1320317543AutotrophsProducers. Auto means self, troph means nourishment, food, feeding from43
1320317544PhytoautotrophsUse photosynthesis (sunlight energy) for production.44
1320317545ChemoautotrophsUse chemosynthesis(chemical or heat energy) for production.45
1320317546HeterotrophsConsumers who do not photosynthesis and acquire energy directly from the environment. Must consume other organisms needed to live.46
1320317547What every organism needsWater, Energy, Nutrients47
1320342954Trophic LevelsDescribes and organism position in the food web.48
1320347617What does it mean to be productive?Quantity biomass generated per unit of time. 1gC/m2/d(uot)49
1320364876Productivity is concerned with?Biomass or the total mass (quantity) of living organisms in a given system and the time period varies from system to system.50
1320364877In an ecosystem, there are two basic kinds of productivity.1. Primary Productions and 2. Secondary productions51
1320383947Primary ProductionsThe conversion of inorganic material from the environment to the new organic material at the first trophic level, i.e. photosynthesis and chemosynthesis.52
1320383948Secondary ProductionThe accrual of 10 consumer biomass, i.e. the accrual of new organic material at the second trophic level.53
1320383949Liebig's Law of the MinimumWhatyever essential resource is in short supply limits productivity.54
1320383950Three most productive ecosystemsSwamps and marshes, Tropical rain forest, Estuaries55
1320383951Three least productive ecosystemsTundra, Desert Scrub and Desert56
1320383952Eutrophicationis the ecosystem response to the addition of artificial or natural substances, such as nitrates and phosphates, through fertilizers or sewage, to an aquatic system.57
1320383953Senescensethe gradual deterioration of function.58
1320390542What is a speciesA group of organisms that are sufficiently genetically similar so as to allow for reproduction59
13203905435 Spheres of the EarthBiosphere, Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, Geosphere, Technosphere60
1320390544TaxonomyA system for classifying life forms.61
1320390545Taxonomic rank of organismsDomain, Kingdom, Phylyum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species62
1320400255Gause's Lawif two species are both trying to acquire the same resource from the environment, then they cannot coexist indefinitely and one or both must adapt, migrate or go extinct.63
1320425667Resource PartitioningWhen species compete for resources within the same habitat, over time they evolve specialized traits allowing them to share the available resources.64
1320425668Temporal PartitioningDifferent times of the day65
1320425669Spatial PartitioningDifferent places within the habitat66
1320425670Morphological PartitioningMorphological differentiation happens when two competing species evolve differing morphologies to allow them to use a resource in different ways like water birds and how their bills are all different.67
1320425671Indicator speciesorganisms sensitive to the environment and changes like the canary in the coal mine.68
1320425672Umbrella SpeciesA designation used mainly to environmental managers, protecting an umbrella species protects all species in that community.69
1320425673Foundation SpeciesThe dominant primary producers in a food web, always and only autotrophs.70
1320425674Keystone SpeciesTheir presence is of comparatively greater importance than others in the system since their removal can have disastrous ripple effects.71
1320433558Interspecific CompetitionOccurs when two or more species interact to gain access to the same limited resources.72
1320433559Endemic SpeciesUnique to a specific geographic location73
1320433560Native speciesHistorically present (preColumbian) in an ecosystem74
1320433561NonNative (exotic) speciesIntroduced to an ecosystem by migration or through human action be it deliberate or accidental.75
1320433562Invasive speciesOne whose presence has an adverse effect on other species in the ecosystem76
1320447698Lichena composite organism of algae and fungi.77
1320447699EpiphytesAir plants that gather their nutrients from the air. an example of commensalism.78
1320447700Trophic Cascadean ecological phenomenon triggered by the addition or removal of top predators and involving reciprocal changes in the relative populations of predator and prey through a food chain, which often results in dramatic changes in ecosystem structure and nutrient cycling.79

Ch 52-53 Population and Community Ecology Flashcards

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338209099populationgroup of individuals from the same species that live in the same area at the same time0
338209100population ecologystudy of how and why the number of individuals in a population changes over time1
338209101mathematical and analytical tools in pop ecologyhelp predict changes in pop size and design management strategies to save threatened species2
338209102demographystudy of factors that determine the size and structure of populations through time3
338209103populations grow due tobirth and immigration4
338209104populations decline due todeaths and emigration5
338209105to make predictions about the future of a population, biologists must know:how many individuals of each age are alive, how likely individuals of diff ages are likely to survive, how many offspring are produced by females of diff ages, and how many individuals of diff ages immigrate and emigrate each generation6
338209106population size should increase over time whenpopulation consists primarily of young individuals with a high survival rate and reproductive rate7
338209107population size should decrease over time whenpopulation is mainly old individuals with low reproductive rates and low survival rates8
338209108life tablesummarizes the probability that an individual will survive and reproduce in any given time interval over the course of its lifetime9
338209109survivorshipthe proportion of offspring produced that survive, on average, to a particular age10
338209110survivorship curvea plot of the logarithm of the number of survivors versus age11
338209111type I curvesurvivorship throughout life is high, and most individuals approach maximum life span of species (humans)12
338209112type II curvemost individuals experience relatively constant survivorship over their lifetimes (Songbirds)13
338209113type III curvehigh death rates early in life, with high survivorship after maturity (many plants)14
338209114fecunditythe number of female offspring produced by each female in the population15
338209115age specific fecundityaverage number of female offspring produced by a female in a given age class16
338209116age classa group of individuals of a specific age17
338209117growth rate of a populationcalculated by data on survivorship and fecundity18
338209118fitness trade offsoccur because every individual has a restricted amount of time and energy at its disposal (resources are limited)19
338209119fecundity and survival in a female can be allocated...by maximizing one or the other, or striking a balance between the two20
338209120life historydescribes how an organism allocates its resources to growth, reproduction, and activities or structures related to survival (survivorship, age specific fecundity, age at first reproduction, growth rate,...)21
338209121high fecundityorganism will grow quickly, reach sexual maturity at young age, and produce many small eggs or seeds22
338209122high survivorshipgrow slowly, invest their energy and time in traits that reduce damage from enemies and increase their own ability to compete for resources23
338209123per capita rate of increase (r)difference between birthrate and death rate per individual (r = b-d)24
338209124intrinsic rate of increase (rmax)when birthrates per individual are as high as possible and death rates per individual are as low as possible (usually not likely)25
338209125exponential population growthoccurs when r does not change over time; does not depend on the number of individuals in the population (density independent); CANNOT CONTINUE INDEFINITELY26
338209126when does exponential growth occur?when few individuals found a new population in a new habitat....OR when a population has been devastated by a natural catastrophe and then begins to recover, starting with a few surviving individuals27
338209127population densitynumber of individuals per unit area; when it gets very high, populations per capita birthrate should decrease and the per capita death rate increase, meaning r will decline (density dependent)28
338209128carrying capacity (K)maximum number of individuals in a population that can be supported in a particular habitat over a sustained period of time; K can change depending on conditions29
338209129carrying capacity depends on conditionsfood, space, water, soil quality, resting/nesting sites; varies year to year depending on conditions30
338209130density independent factorsusually abiotic, and change birthrates and death rates irrespective of population size (ie, variation in weather)31
338209131density dependent factorsusually biotic, change in intensity as a function of population size (increased predation with increased deer pop size)32
338209132logistic population growth is caused bydensity dependent changes in survivorship and fecundity33
338209133K varies in spacesome habitats are better than other habitats due to differences in food availability, space, and other density-dependent factors34
338209134K varies with timeas conditions in some years are better than in others35
338209135age structureproportion of individuals that are at each possible age; has dramatic influence on pop growth over time36
338209136age pyramidsgraphs with horizontal bars representing the number of males and females in each age group; uniform in developed countries, bottom heavy in developing countries37
338209137overall population size in developing countries willincrease dramatically, partly because increased survivorship and because of amount of young women will lead to high overall number of births, event though avg fecundity is much less than it was a gen ago38
338466360population cyclesregular fluctuations in size39
338466361metapopulationsa population of populations40
338466362communityinteracting species living within a defined area; interact almost constantly, so population is linked to other species that share its habitat41
338466363competitionoccurs when individuals use the same resources, resulting in lower fitness for both (-/-)42
338466364consumptionoccurs when one organism eats or absorbs nutrients from another, increasing consumer's fitness but decreasing the victim's (+/-)43
338466365mutualismoccurs when two species interact in a way that confers fitness benefits to both (+/+)44
338466366commensalismoccurs when one species benefits but the other species is unaffected (+/0)45
338466367intraspecific competitionoccurs between members of the same species; major cause of density-dependent growth46
338466368interspecific competitionoccurs when members of different species use the same limiting resources; occurs when the niches of two species overlap47
338466369nichethe range of resources that the species is able to use or the range of conditions it can tolerate48
338466370asymmetric competitionoccurs when one species suffers a much greater fitness decline that the other49
338466371symmetric competitioneach species experiences a roughly equal decrease in fitness50
338466372fundamental nicheresources used by or conditions tolerated by a certain species in the absence of competitors51
338466373realized nicheresources it uses or conditions it tolerates when competition occurs52
338466374natural selection, with respect to niches,favors for both species to avoid competition53
338466375herbivoryconsumption of plant tissues by herbivores54
338466376parasitismconsumption of small amounts of tissues from another organism (host) by a parasite55
338466377predationkilling and consumption of most or all of another individual (prey) by the predator56
338466378constitutive/standing defensedefenses that are always present; includes avoidance, poison, flocking, & fighting back; can be extremely effective, but expensive in terms of energy/resources used to produce/maintain them57
338466379aposematic colorationwarning signal for potential predators58
338466380mimicrythe close resemblance of one species to another59
338466381batesian mimicryresemblance of an innocuous prey to a dangerous prey species60
338466382Mullerian mimcryresemblance of two harmful prey species61
338466383inducible defensesdefense traits produced only in response to the presence of a predator62
338466384top-down controlspredation or disease limits herbivores63
338466385bottom-up controlsplants provide poor nutrition or are well defended against herbivory64
338466386keystone speciesa species that has a much greater impact on the surrounding species than its abundance would suggest65
338466387disturbanceany event that removes some individuals (or biomass) from a community66
338466388impact of disturbance is a function ofthe type, the frequency, and the severity of the disturbance67
338466389disturbance regimemost communities experience a characteristic type of disturbance, and in most cases, disturbances occur with a predictable frequency and severity; must be maintained @ normal level or will change dramatically68
338466390pioneering speciesfirst organisms to arrive at a newly disturbed site; usually weeds69
338466391early successional communitiesdominated by species that are short lived and small in stature, and that disperse their seeds over long distances70
338466392late successional communitiesdominated by species that tend to be long-lived, large, & good competitors for resources such as light and nutrients71
338466393species richnessnumber of species present in a given community (presence or absence)72
338466394species diversityincludes presence or absence, but also incorporates a species relative abundance73
338466395alpha richness# species in small, homogeneous area74
338466396gamma richness# of species across larger landscapes75
338466397beta richnessrate of change of species composition across habitats76
338466398role of island size and isolationspecies richness should be higher on larger islands rather than smaller islands, and nearshore islands versus remote islands77
338466399immigration rates eventually decline as the number of species on island increases becauseindividuals that arrive are more likely to represent a species that is present already, and because competition would prevent a new species from becoming established78
338466400extinction rates will rise more slowly on larger islandsbecause more space and larger populations79
338466401extinction rates should increase as species richness increasesbecause niche overlap and competition for resources will be more intense80
338466402distance effectsthe farther an island is from the mainland, the fewer number of species will be able to colonize it81
338466403latitudal gradient in biodiversitycommunities in tropics have more species than communities in temperate or subarctic environments82
338466404energy hypothesiscontends that high temperature increases productivity and the likelihood that organisms can tolerate the physical conditions in a region, thus increasing species diversity83
338466405area and age hypothesisargues that the tropical regions have had more time and space for speciation than other regions84
339149594intermediate disturbance hypothesisregions with a moderate type, moderate frequency, and moderate severity of disturbance should have high species richness and diversity85

Population Ecology Flashcards

Evolution and Ecology Class

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1323104088populationa group of the same species living in the same habitat (described in terms of size, dispersion, distribution, and demography)0
1323104089Dispersionthe spatial organization of organisms in a population1
1323104090Clumpedmost common dispersion and caused by advantages of group living2
1323104091Uniformtype of dispersion when there is equal spacing around the areas of organisms = there are interactions and conflicts between individuals3
1323104092Randomtype of dispersion where there's an absence of a strong attraction or repulsion among individuals - this is not common4
1323104093homogeneous habitatwhen resources are not clumped - random dispersion of individuals5
1323104094geographic distributionwhere and why species are in certain geographic areas6
1323104095Demographythe study of population dynamics, factors that affect population density, and patterns of abundance7
1323104096population densityfactors into demography and is a function of 4 population characteristics = natality, mortality, immigration, emigration8
1323104097natalitybirth rate and reproductive output9
1323104098mortalitydeath rate10
1323104099immigrationmoving to a population11
1323104100emigrationleaving a population12
1323104101modelit explains a phenomenon by predicting/making assumptions on how something in the natural world comes to be (ex = HW principle)13
1323104102discrete population growthtype of pop. growth where species only reproduce once a year, and then die right after reproducing. there is no overlap in reproduction. usually occurs with geometric pop growth.14
1323104103continuous population growthtype of pop. growth where there a continuous/overlapping generations. reproduction happens at random times, usually more than once a year, and species do not die right after reproducing. usually occurs with exponential pop growth.15
1323104104lambdathe symbol repping the finite rate of increase of populations experiencing discrete population growth = growth occurring at constant set intervals. it is basically the net birth rate per individual over a discrete time period16
1323104105"r"the symbol repping the per capita growth rate of populations growing continuously = growth occurs constantly and reproduction overlaps with generations. basically, it is the per capita difference between birth and death rates during a fixed time period. can be called "ln*lambda".17
1323104106logistic growtha type of growth populations experience in which they stabilize at their carrying capacity regulations/limits18
1323104107carrying capacitysymbolized by "K" and meaning the max. # of individuals that can be sustained in an environment thru time19
1323104108sigmoidal growtha type of growth that is logistic and makes the "s" curve.20
1323104109density independentwhen the number of individuals has no effect on "r" or the intrinsic growth rate (bc birth and death rates are what changes the factor). the current size does not effect the rate at which the population grows.21
1323104110density dependentwhen population growth is dependent on the populations size (ex: when pop. gets large, the growth could slow down due to reduced resources)22
1323104111inflection pointthe point on a logistic growth graph that is K/2 and represents the separating point between the accelerating and decelerating phases of pop. growth, where individuals are produced the fastest23
1323104112density dependent factorsbirth and death rates (when they change with population density), changes in B and D rates can be caused by decreased food supply, increase in waste products, increase in stress levels, increase in competitors. their effects vary with density = DENSITY DEPENDENT24
1323104113density independent factorspop. growth changes are independent of the pop. size due to climate, natural disaster, seasonal change, dryness, storms. organisms that are colonizers (rapidly grow with short generation time) do this and move into disturbed habitats and grow quickly then die out suddenly after reproducing.25
1323104114metapopulationa population of populations tied together by movement (immigration and emigration). bc other evolutionary mechanisms besides births and deaths are important in shaping populations.26
1323104115sizes with metapopulationswhen the population is smaller, its easier to wipe them all out. when population is bigger, its much harder to while them all out.27
1323104116how metapopulations persist over time1. rescuing = movement of some individuals between patches can rescue some patches and keep them from join extinct 2. source- sink dynamics = larger patches can serve as sources of individuals to rescue or recolonize other patches28
1323104117influences on long-term stability of metapopulationspatch size (small patches=high probability of extinction and lower prob. of colonization) and distance between patches (big distance=low colonization rate and isolation which will increase probability of extinction)29
1323828196life history strategythe significant features of the life cycle through which an organism passes with a particular reference to strategies influencing SURVIVAL and REPRODUCTION. aka the schedule of an organisms life characterized by sex and death. they are evolutionary responses to physical conditions, food supply, predators, biotic factors, etc.30
1323828197life cyclea series of stages that individuals go through in their lives31
1323828198maturitythe age at first reproduction32
1323828199paritythe number of reproductive episodes33
1323828200fecunditythe number of offspring per reproductive episode34
1323828201agingthe total length of life35
1323828202lifetime reproductive success (LRS)the measure of fitness (the genetic contribution of one generation to the next/the number of offspring made in a lifetime)36
1323828203principle of allocationa principle that occurs bc organisms only have so much energy to devote to maintenance, growth, and reproduction. Therefore, allocating energy to one area leaves less time/energy for another area.37
1323828204LHS with fitnessLHS traits determine fitness, so they are subject to natural selection and evolve. so the traits that increase fitness are highly favored.38
1323828205LHS with population dynamics2 populations can grow at the same rate (have the same r value) but they have to have very different absolute values of births and deaths. (at different age structures) a successful LHS should lead to a r being greater than or equal to zero showing a stable or growing population.39
1323828206age structuresthe proportions of individuals in each age class (shows that 2 pops. having identical birth and death rates with different age structures will grow at different rates)40
1324741514life tablea classic tool for evaluating the behavior of age structured populations (you are given the basic required data)41
1324741515cohort (horizontal) approacha way of estimating survival that is based on data collected from a group of individuals born at the same time and followed throughout their lives (difficult to apply to long-lived/mobile mammals). this is what Darwin used for finches study and what we used at the cemetery with birth and death dates.42
1324741516static (vertical) approacha way of estimating survival that considers the survival of individuals of known age during a SINGLE TIME INTERVAL. it requires some means of determining the individual's age (used by Murie with life tables for Dall mountain sheep)43
1324741517evolutionarily stable strategy (ESS)an LHS that is most successful in a population and cannot be replaced by a more successful strategy44
1324741518semelparitya one shot, "big bang" reproduction that occurs when species reproduce and then shortly after just die. this is occurs in environments that are VARIABLE with PREDICTABLE good years (seen by cues) and where adult survivorship is low (bc they might not live long enough to reproduce again).45
1324741519iteroparitymultiple reproductive bouts in a lifetime (not as many offspring). Bet hedging because these species spread out their risks and have decent adult survival rates.46
1324741520r selectedpopulation growth that is FAST or exponential. short lifespan, short maturation time, high death rate, many offspring, one reproductive bout, reproduction early in life, small offspring, no parental care. COLONIZERS.47
1324741521k selectedpopulation growth that is slower and is regulated by density-dependent factors - levels off at carrying capacity. long lifespan, long maturation time, lower death rate, few offspring, many reproductive bouts, reproduction later in life, larger offspring, give parental care. COMPETITORS.48
1324741522ruderalpopulation growth style that has high growth (r) rates, high offspring production. GOOD WITH DISTURBANCE, BAD WITH STRESS.49
1324741523competitivepopulation growth style with rapid growth, long lived organisms, moderate offspring production, stable environment. BAD WITH STRESS AND DISTURBANCE.50
1324741524stress-tolerantslow growth, long lived, extensive resource storage/usage. GOOD WITH STRESS. BAD WITH DISTURBANCE.51
1324741525Winemiller and Rose modelmodel of diff. population growth/LH strategies that deal with juvenile survivorship, fecundity, and age of maturity.52
1324741526opportunisticpopulation growth style that matures early, low juvenile survivorship, low fecundity, exploit unpredictable environments, and have multiple reproductive bouts in hope of hitting a good year (guppies)53
1324741527periodicpop. growth style that matures later, has high fecundity, low juvenile survival, suited for environments with infrequent favorable conditions54
1324741528equilibriumpop. growth style that matures later, has low fecundity, high juvenile survivorship, and suited for stable environments55
1324741529competitionany use or defense of a resource by 1 individual that reduces the availability of that resource to other individuals56
1324741530intraspecific competitioncompetition within one species population that reduces resources in a density-dependent manner. (regulates pop. size and promotes evolutionary change/diversity) MOST INTENSE COMPETITION bc similarity of individuals = competitiveness for resources.57
1324741531interspecific competitioncompetition between different species that depresses populations of both competitors (can lead to elimination of weaker species, helps us determine coexistence, and gives upper hand to more efficient/better competing species)58
1324741532resourceany substance/factor that is consumed by an organism and that supports increased population growth as its availability in the environment increases (food, space, nesting sites, etc).59
1324741533conditionsnot resources but environmental factors such as temperature or climate (affects growth and reproduction, but is not consumed)60
1324741534exploitative (resource) competitionwhen populations depress each other by using up shared resources. basically, whoever gets there first uses up all the resources and wins. INDIRECT competition.61
1324741535interference competitionwhen 1 population (or both) disrupt the ability of the (each) other to exploit resource providing areas. DIRECT competition.62
1324741536allelopathytype of interference competition when a species releases a chemical or toxin to kill off anything surrounding them63
1324741537territoralitytype of interference competition when a species behaviorally excludes another species from a specific space via intimidation, attacks, looks, etc. costly but needed for protection.64
1324741538preemptiontype of interference competition when species get there first and take up as much as space as possible. different from exploitative (resource) competition because there can be some DIRECT competition.65
1324741539Nicherepresents the range of condition and resource qualities that an individual/species can survive on and reproduce with. they are MULTIDIMENSIONAL (many thresholds), defined by biotic and abiotic factors, and the overlap of this of 2 species can determine how strangle the 2 species might compete or coexist.66
1324741540fundamental nichethe total range of resources that a species can use under ideal conditions67
1324741541realized nichethe resources a species ACTUALLY uses within the community68
1324741542competitive releasea method used when you remove a competitor and release a species of interest from their competitor to see how it responds. If the species expands, it shows that competition is regulating where the species lives and that the species has a larger fundamental niche)69
1324741543competitive exclusion principlea principle that states that 2 species requiring the same resources cannot coexist (can't occupy same niche) bc the superior competitor will exclude the inferior one.70
1324741544resource partitioningwhen 2 species are able to share resources and coexist within their overlapping niches because competition is reduced to a certain level due to sharing with COMPLEX NICHES (bc species use many diff resources allowing them to live within the same area)71
1324741545allopatricwhen 2 very similar species live in diff. habitats72
1324741546sympatricwhen 2 very similar species come to live together in the same habitat (either the stronger competitor can win, or the species can coexist through resource partitioning which minimizes interspecific competition, OR OVERTIME, the species can evolve in ways to reduce competition)73
1324741547character displacementwhen 2 or more allopatric species become sympatric (have very similar patterns of resource usage) will tend to evolve into more divergent species when they coexist together = evolutionary response to competition) - to find if species are just doing resource partitioning, do competitive release and see if their numbers increase when the competitor is gone74
1324741548common garden experimentdetermines what factors are most important to populations (competition or environmental factors?) and whether or not they can coexist75
1324741549exploitationspecies interactions including predation, parasitism, parasitoidism, and herbivory - they favor one species and hurt the other76
1324741550parasitism/parasitoidswhen an endoparasite (living in organism) or ectoparasite (living outside of organism) uses its host to survive. can transmit passively, actively, or directly from host to host, but can never be free living77
1324741551herbivorywhen animals eat plants - usually hurts the prey only78
1324741552predationwhen animals eat animals - usually kills prey79
1324741553plant defenses against herbivory predation1. chemical (poisonous toxins to herbivores) 2. mechanical (structures to hurt them like thorns) 3. nutritional (growing structures less nutritious) 4. tolerance (being able to quickly regrow after being grazed)80
1324741554animal defenses against predation1. chemical 2. physical 3. aposematism (warning colors, sounds, characteristics to warn predators that they are dangerous) 4. crypsis (camp colors and shapers and other ways of hiding) 5. mimicry (looking like other species that the predator already knows to avoid) 6. behavioral (behave in ways that minimize risk from predation)81
1324741555predator satiationa unique type of defense from predators where you have more of your individuals out there, so you are less likely to be killed)82
1324741556coevolutionary arms raceevolving in response to one another (one develops a weapon, then the other develops a defense to that, causing initial one to gain another weapon, etc.)83
1324741557red queen hypothesisa hypothesis stating that a species can evolve fast enough to keep up with/outpace the evolution of their enemies will likely press longer than species that evolves more slowly (running to stand still)84

US history chapter 24 Flashcards

Chapter 24 of A Concise History of the American Republic

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667097650Homestead ActUnder the Homestead Act of 1862 any citizen, except one who had served in the Confederate Army, could obtain 160 acres on the public domain by living on it or cultivating it for five years.0
667097651Mechanization of agricultureThe application of machinery to agriculture lagged fully a century behind the application of machinery to industry. Mechanization of agriculture began in the 1930s and 40s, when Obed Hussey and Cyrus McCormick experimented with a reaper, A.D. Church and George Westinghouse with a thresher, and John Deere with a chilled plow. Agricultural machinery, however, remained relatively unimportant before 1860. The Civil War, robbing farms of their laborers and raising grain prices, induced farmers to adopt machines such as the reaper, which enabled a woman or a boy to perform the work of several men.1
667097652Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862The Morrill Land-Grant College Act of 1862 not only had a great impact on education but was the most important piece of agricultural legislation in American history. This far-sighted law, which provided for the appropriation of public land to each state for the establishment of agricultural and industrial colleges, discriminated heavily in favor of the more populous states of the East - where farming was of less importance - and against the agricultural states of the West. New York States got almost a million acres of Western lands, while Kansas, which depended entirely on agriculture, got 90,000 acres.2
667097653crop-lien systemThe crop-lien system is a credit system that became widely used by farmers in the United States in the South from the 1860s to the 1920s. Under this system the farmer mortgaged his ungrown crop in order to obtain supplies. Rates of interest were usurious, and the merchant who supplied food, clothing, see, and other necessities customarily charged from 20 to 50 percent above the normal price.3
667097654Patrons of HusbandryThe National Grange of the Patrons of Husbandry (also known as the Grange), organized in 1867, was led by Oliver H. Kelley. Kelley's first objective was to enhance the lives of isolated farmers through social, educational, and fraternal activities.4
667097655PopulismPopulism was a farm-based movement of the late 1800s. It arose mainly in the area from Texas to the Dakotas and grew into a joint effort between farmer and labor groups against big business and machine-based politics. The movement became a third party in the election of 1892.5
667097656silver backed moneyGrover Cleveland was inaugurated President on March 4, 1893, and promptly confronted the money question. Investor classes entertained the classical bullion theory, which held that the value of money was determined by the bullion which was held as security for its redemption. It required that all money in circulation have behind in some substantial metallic value (gold or silver), and that government confine itself in the treasury vaults, either directly or indirectly through banks.6
667097657Panic of 1893The Cleveland administration was just two months old when it was struck by the panic of 1983. The agricultural depression which began in 1887 had seriously curtailed the purchasing power of one large group consumers, and had similarly affected railway income. The Government's silver policy impaired business confidence and persuaded European creditors to dump American securities on the market and drain the nation of its gold. By midsummer of 1893 the panic was in full swing. The Reading Railroad had failed in the spring. In July came the failure of the Eric, and soon the Northern Pacific, the Union Pacific, and the Santa Fe were in the hands of receivers.7
667097658Presidential Election of 1896The 1896 campaign is often considered to be the reason of the collapse of the old Third Party System and began the Fourth Party System. Although in it William Jennings Bryan and received more votes than had ever before been cast for a presidential candidate, McKinley won a big edge in the Electoral College.8
667097659Bryan's Cross of Gold speechBryan's Cross of Gold speech in 1896 stated the Populist position against gold standard which favored business and bankers. Byran ran for president as Democrat but lost, and Populism lost power.9

US History Chapter 23 Flashcards

US History Chapter 23 terms

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69859084Harry TrumanBecame president on April 12, 1945. (FDR's death)0
69859085United NationsIdealistic effort to maintain peace, began on April 23, 19451
69859086"Cold War"United States vs. Soviet Union2
69859087"Iron Curtain"The separation of the Communist East from the free West3
69859088ContainmentTruman's policy of providing military and economic support to halt the Soviet expansion4
69859089Truman DoctrinePolicy of aiding countries fighting Communist takeovers5
69859090Marshall PlanUS spent $13 billion on restoring the economy in Western Europe6
69859091NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization Mutual defense pact made by ten Western European countries, the US, and Canada7
69867288Warsaw PactMilitary alliance between Communist countries to counter the NATO8
69867289Berlin AirliftTruman gave food and supplies to West Berlin by airlift, caused the Soviet Union to end their blockade of West Berlin9
69867290Chiang Kai ShekA nationalist whose rival was Mao Zedong. Created a civil war in China10
69867291Mao ZedongRival of Chiang Kai Shek11
6986729238th ParallelPlace where Communist North Korea and Non Communist South Korea split12
69867293Douglas McArthurAmerica's war hero of the Pacific in WWII, given control over the UN forces during the Korean War13
69867294InchonSeaport halfway up the western coast of Korea, General McArthur led an amphibious attack here14
69867295Limited WarPrinciple of Truman, Only objective was total victory over the enemy15
69867296Dwight EisenhowerBecame president after Truman in 195216
69867297John KennedyFollowed Eisenhower in presidential order17
69867298"Peaceful Coexistence"Goal of total victory changed to achieving some sort of agreeable accomodation between the US and Communist countries18
69867299Ho Chi MinhCommunist leader, led a guerilla war against the French19
69867300Ngo Dinh DiemSouth Vietnam president, Non Communist20
69867301Domino TheoryEisenhower's rationale, if one communist country in southeast Asia fell, the others would fall right after it21
69867302Fidel CastroCuban dictator, created a Communist state only ninety miles from the coast of Florida.22
69867303Bay of PigsUS invades Cuba, embarrassed23
69867304Cuban Missile CrisisUS blockaded Cuba in order to force them to remove their missiles24
69867305Berlin WallConstructed by the East German government25
69867306Fair DealFederal spending designed to insure jobs for the unemployed, shot down by conservatives26
69867307Taft Hartley ActPassed over Truman's veto, banned Union membership as a requirement for employment27
69867308National Security ActCIA and National Security Council created, a civilian cabinet position set over the army, navy, and air force was created, and this act created the post of secretary of defense28
69867309Henry A. WallaceFired from Democratic party but was supported by the Progressive party29
69867310Strom ThurmondNominated by Democrats for 1948 election30
69867311"Dixiecrats"State's rights party ticket, what Thurmond believed in31
69867312Thomas DeweyRepublican candidate in 1948 election, governor of NY32
698673132nd Red ScareFear of Communism growth in the United States33
69867314Alger HissAccused of passing secret documents to the Soviets ten years previous to the accusation34
69867315Richard NixonCongressman who sent Hiss to jail35
69867316Joseph McCarthyBoldy stated a list of names within the State Department that were Communists. Investigated and concluded that McCarthy's accusations were a fraud36
69867317"McCarthyism"Word used to describe his alleged use of lies, distortion, and innuendo37
69867318William Buckley Jr.Wrote "God and Man at Yale", founded the "National Review", opposed the growth of welfare, rejected government regulation of economy, decried weakness in the face of Communist aggression38
69867319John Birch SocietyFounded by Robert Welch, proclaimed that the Communist movement had affected public officials as well as the patriotic spirit of America39
69867320Adlai StevensonDemocratic candidate in 1952 election40
69867321"Dynamic Conservatism"Eisenhower's philosophy Conservative towards money, and liberal concernin human beings41
69867322Interstate Highway SystemInterstates, main arteries of highway transportation in US42
69867323New FrontierKennedy's legislative program based on the saying "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country"43
69867324Peace CorpsOne of Kennedy's most popular programs, government project that sent skilled volunteers oversees to aid underdeveloped nations44
69867325"The Affluent Society"Written by John Kenneth Galbraith45
69867326"Baby Boom"Massive rise iin the birth rate lasting until 196446
69867327Civil Rights MovementPush for the equality of races47
69867328Brown vs. Board of EducationPublic schools has labeled blacks as inferior, stated that no insitution had a place in American society48
69867329Bus BoycottResult of Rosa Parks arrest in Montgomery, Alabama, over 90% of the city's blacks then boycotted buses49
69867330Martin Luther King Jr.Leader of the fight against Montgomery's bus system, Baptist pastor, Advocated Non Violent resistance50
69867331March on WashingtonLargest civil rights protest in US history, where Martin Luther King said "I have a dream"51
69867332Ecumenical MovementGoal was to promote greater unity among professing Christians, to make one big church52
69867333Billy GrahamFirst time evangelist for youth, gained worldwide fame53

America: A Narrative History - 9th Edition Chapter 14 Flashcards

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1453882586Webster-Ashburton Treaty1842 between the US and the Brits, settled boundary disputes in the North West, fixed most borders between US and Canada, talked about slavery and excretion0
1453882587manifest destinyA notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. Term first coined by John L. Sullivan. This rationale drove the acquisition of territory.1
1453882588mountain menMen hired by eastern companies to trap animals for fur in the Rocky Mountains and other regions of the US. Trappers and explorers who opened up the western pioneer trails2
1453882589Oregon Fever1842 - Many Eastern and Midwestern farmers and city dwellers were dissatisfied with their lives and began moving up the Oregon trail to the Willamette Valley. This free land was widely publicized., Over 5,000 Americans migrated to the Oregon Territory while it was still partly occupied by the British.3
1453882590Franciscan Missions p. 569In 1769, Franciscan missioners accompanied Spanish soldiers to California and over the next fifty years established a chain of missions from San Diego to San Francisco. At these missions, friars sought to convert Indians to Catholicism and make them members of the Spanish empire. The friars stripped the Indians of their native heritage and used soldiers to enforce their will.4
1453882591Overland Trails p. 572Westward trail route of wagon trains bearing settlers; collective experience; despite contradicting stories, Indian attacks were extremely rare & more helpful than harmful. This trail began at several different jumping-off points along the Missouri River. Popular jumping-off points were Independence, Missouri, Omaha, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa. Parts of it were based on traditional Native American trails, and it connected to the Great Trail which led back to the East Coast5
1453882592John C. Fremont " the Pathfinder" p. 578First presidential candidate of the republican party. 3rd expedition - looked for Arkansas River.,6
1453882593Stephen F. Austin p. 579The son of Moses Austin and also known as the "Father of Texas" he lead "the old 300" into Texas after his father died of pneumonia even though he did not want to., He brought 300 families into Texas by 1825. Initially a moderate, but alarmed by Santa Anna's brutal treatment of rebels, he became a radical who wanted an independent Texas.7
1453882594Tejanos p. 579Native Mexicans who lived in Texas, Mexican residents of Texas. Many fought with the Americans in the Revolution, but after Texas was independent, the Americans didn't trust them. The Americans feared they were spies and drove many out of Texas.8
1453882595General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna p. 579Seized power in Mexico after collapse of empire of Mexico in 1824; after brief reign of liberals, seized power in 1835 as caudillo; defeated by Texans in war for independence in 1836; defeated by United States in Mexican-American War in 1848; unseated by liberal rebellion in 1854.in 1853 sold territory to the United States including that area known as the Gadsden Purchase. He captured the missionary called the Alamo and killed all of its defenders, which inspired Texas to continue the resistance and Americans to volunteer to fight for Texas. The Texans captured him during a surprise attack and he bought his freedom by signing a treaty recognizing Texas's independence9
1453882596Battle of the Alamo p. 5811836 attack on the Alamo mission in San Antonio by mexican forces during the texas revolution, Texans were greatly outnumbered and many were killed by the Mexicans. However, Texans were then inspired to seek revenge.10
1453882597Sam Houston p. 581United States politician and military leader who fought to gain independence for Texas from Mexico and to make it a part of the United States (1793-1863), First president of the Republic of Texas11
1453882598Lone Star Republic p. 582nickname for Texas after it won independence from Mexico in 1836, The texans had carried a flag with a simgle white star after winning independence, they nicknamed their nation the lone star republic12
1453882599James Knox Polk, "Young Hickory" p. 584"Young Hickory", 11th President Took office from 1845-1849. Democratic Party. His expansionism led to the Mexican War and the annexation of California and much of the southwest (1795-1849)13
1453882600Winfield Scott p. 591United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866), was a United States Army general, diplomat, and presidential candidate. Known as "Old Fuss and Feathers" and the "Grand Old Man of the Army", he served on active duty as a general longer than any other man in American history and most historians rate him the ablest American commander of his time. Over the course of his fifty-year career, he commanded forces in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the Black Hawk War, the Second Seminole War, and, briefly, the American Civil War, conceiving the Union strategy known as the Anaconda Plan that would be used to defeat the Confederacy.14
1453882601Bear Flag Republic p. 592nickname for California after it declared independence from Mexico in 1846. became the present-day state of California15
1453882602Zachary Taylor p. 59312th U.S. President. 1849-1850 (Died in office of natural causes). Whig, (1849-1850), Whig president who was a Southern slave holder, and war hero (Mexican-American War). Won the 1848 election. Surprisingly did not address the issue of slavery at all on his platform. He died during his term and his Vice President was Millard Fillmore.16
1453882603"Young Hickory" p. 584Nickame given to James Polk due to his similar beliefs and birthplace as Andrew Jackson17

America: A Narrative History, chapter 16, p. 504-513 Flashcards

America A Narrative History brief 9th edition

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1101454399True or False: The outbreak of the Civil War disrupted everyday life, especially in the SouthTrue0
1101454400True or False: The white planter-merchant elite had no problem maintaining the traditional social system that sustained the power of whites over blacks, free over slaves, rich over poor, and men over womenFalse1
1101454401True or False: Although most slaves initially bided their time, before long, slaves began to take advantage of the turmoil of the war to run away, engage in sabotage, join the Union, or pursue their own interestTrue2
1101454402What did one Tennessee planter record about his slaves?That they worked little, would rather join the Union than work, and had rushed to join to Union army when they were in the area. He said that most had run away, and most of the rest were totally demoralized and ungovernable.3
1101454403How did slaves contribute to the Union war effort?some served as spies or guides, others escaped to join the Union army or navy.4
1101454404True or False: Union generals whose armies took control of Confederate areas enlisted escaped slaves to serve as laborers in the campsTrue5
1101454405What did General Dodge do in Mississippi?He armed 1,000 escaped male slaves to form the 1st Alabama Infantry Regiment of African Descent6
1101454406True or False: The rebellion of southern whites against the Union's efforts to constrain slavery had spawned a rebellion of slaves against their white mastersTrue7
1103954962True or False: During the Civil War western settlement continuedTrue8
1103954963Why did thousands of people go to eastern California, Montana, and Colorado?New discoveries of gold in silver in the areas lured prospectors and their suppliers9
1103954964True or False: new transportation and communication networks emerged to serve the growing population in the WestTrue10
1103954965True or False: Telegraph and stagecoach lines were extended across western settlementsTrue11
1103954966What new territories were added to the Union in the 1860s?Dakota, Colorado, Nevada, Idaho, Arizona, and Montana (silver-rich Nevada gained statehood in 1864)12
1103954967Where was the most intense fighting in the West?along the Kansas-Missouri13
1103954968Who was the most prominent pro-Confederate leader in the Kansas-Missouri area?William Quantrill who led his pro-slavery followers under a black flag to kill all who surrendered, and who destroyed Lawrence Kansas in 1863, killing 182 men and boys14
1103954969Who were Quantrill's opponents?The Jayhawkers who responded by torturing and hanging pro-Confederate prisoners, burning houses and destroying livestock15
1103954970True or False: Many Indian tribes found themselves caught up in the Civil War and the war divided some of the tribes such as the CherokeesTrue16
1103954971True or False: Indians among the "Five Civilized Tribes" held African American slaves and felt a natural bond with southern whitesTrue17
1103954972True or False: little happened in the eastern theater before May 1862, but the western theater flared up with several encounters and an important penetration of the Confederate statesTrue18
1103954973What was the first major Union victory of the war?General Ulysses S. Grant's capture of Fort Henry and then Fort Donelson in Tennessee19
1103954974What tempered Lincoln's elation over the victory at Fort Donelson?The death of his 11 year old son Willie from typhoid fever20
1103954975What was the costliest battle in which Americans had ever engaged, although worse was yet to come?Shiloh21
1103954976What happened at Shiloh?Grant neglected to dig defensive trenches and Confederate General Albert Johnston took advantage of Grant's oversight and ordered an attack on the vulnerable Union forces. Albert Johnston was killed so the Confederates withdrew, but the Union army was too battered to pursue. Casualties totaled over 20,00022
1103954977True or False: Throughout the Civil War, winning armies would fail to pursue their retreating foes, thus allowing the wounded opponent to slip away and fight again.True23
1103954978What false rumor was spread by a jealous General Henry Halleck?that Grant had been drinking during the battle at Shiloh24
1103954979What happened as a result of Halleck's rumor?Some tried to persuade Lincoln to fire Grant, which LIncoln refused, but Halleck took Grant's place as field commander and so the Union thrust southward came to a halt.25
1103954980True or False: The eastern theater was explosive for nine months after the Battle of Bull RunFalse, it was fairly quiet26
1103954981Who did Lincoln replace McDowell with after the Union defeat at Bull Run?General George B. McClellan, a classmate of Stonewall Jackson27
1103954982What was McClellan's defect?He was too cautious28
1103954983How did McClellan respond to Lincoln's first order to attack?He moved troops near Richmond, but failed to engage the enemy29
1103954984What prevented a defeat of McClellan's army by General Joseph Jonston in the Battle of Seven Pines (Fair Oaks)?The arrival of Federal reinforcements30
1103954985Who took command of the Army of Northern Virginia after the Battle of Seven Pines which changed the course of the war?Robert E. Lee, who enjoyed Davis's trust unlike Joseph Johnston, and who knew how to use the talents of his field commanders like Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson31
1103954986Why was McClellan removed?He complained that the Lincoln administration had failed to support him and instructed the president at length on military strategy32
1103954987Who replaced McClellan?Halleck33
1103954988What happened at the Second Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)?Washington forces under John Pope suffered a crushing defeat by the Confederates under Lee and Jackson34
1103954989What did the Confederate victories in 1862 do?they devastated Northern morale and convinced Lincoln that bolder steps would be required and now the North had to assault slavery itself35
1103954990Why had Lincoln initially done nothing about the slavery issue?the Union had needed to hold the border slave states; many anti-slavery activists wanted slavery prohibited only in the new western territories and states, were willing to allow slavery to continue in the South, and opposed racial integration; Lincoln had doubts about his constitutional authority to emancipate slaves36
1103954991What was the only way around the slavery problem?To justify emancipation as a military necessity37
1104037491What helped force the issue of emancipation?the fugitive slaves that began to turn up in Union army camps and that army commanders did not know how to designate (they ended up being called contrabands)38
1104037492What acts did Lincoln sign prior to emancipation?an act that abolished slavery in DC, an act that excluded slavery from the western territories without compensation to owners, a Second Confiscation Act that liberated slaves held by anyone aiding the rebellion, and an act forbidding the army to help return runaways to their border-state owners39
1104037493Why did Lincoln decide in 1862 that emancipation of slaves in the Confederate states was necessary to win the war?millions of enslaved laborers were being used to bolster the Rebel war effort, and sagging morale in the North needed the boost of a moral cause as public opinion was swinging toward emancipation, and proclaiming a war on slavery would end forever any chance that France or Britain would support the Confederacy40
1104037494Why did Seward advise Lincoln to delay declaring emancipation until after a Union victory?He wanted to avoid any semblance of desperation41
1104037495What momentous decision did Robert E. Lee make in the summer of 1862?He decided to invade the North and maybe gain foreign recognition and supplies for the Confederacy.42
1104037496What was the bloodiest single day in American history?The Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg)43
1104037497What happened at the battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862?Lee's northern invasion failed and outnumbered Confederates withdrew to Virginia. Some 6,400 soldiers on both sides were killed and another 17,000 were wounded44
1104037498Why did LIncoln relieve McClellan of his command of the Army of the Potomac and send him to recruit troops in New Jersey?Although he was pleased that Lee had retreated, he was disgusted that McClellan did not gain a truly decisive victory by staying engaged with the retreating Confederates45
1104037499Why was the Battle of Antietam significant?It revived sagging northern morale, emboldened Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves in the Confederate states, and dashed the Confederacy's hopes of foreign recognition.46
1104037500What was Lincoln's worst choice of a commander?Ambrose E. Burnside (who had twice turned down the job because he said he felt unfit for so large a command)47
1104037501What happened to Burnside's forces when they tried to attack Fredericksburg, Virginia?They were slaughtered, and had more than 12,000 casualties.48
1104037502What was Burnsides defect?He was an eager fighter and a poor strategist who was said to possess "ten times as much heart as he has head"49
1104037503How did the year 1862 end?forces in the East deadlocked and the Union advance in the west had been stalled since midyear. Union morale plummeted: Northern Democrats called for negotiated peace and Republicans grew increasingly fierce in their criticism of the president. Burnside was also under fire50
1104037504Amid the dissension at the end of 1862, what factors in the deeper currents of the war were turning in favor of the Union?1) the North's superior resources gave it an advantage, 2)Confederate attack had been repulsed in the east and west, 3) Lincoln had changed the conflict from a war to restore the Union to a struggle to end slavery when he signed the Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863.51

America: A Narrative History; Chapter 15 APUSH Flashcards

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1280877996Southern planters ownedmore than half of the slaves.0
1280877997White slaveholders used slaves to grow cotton because it was a profitable labor force.True1
1280877998The increase in cotton production was mostly generated byBritish demand for textiles. look this up2
1280877999Elijah P. Lovejoy was murdered by a mob of pro-abolition zealots.False - murdered by a mob of pro-slavery, was a "martyr for the cause" look this up3
1280878000Yeoman farmers did not often own slaves, but most of them supported the institution of slavery.True - "hey I'm low class but at least I'm still above the slaves" look this up4
1280878001Between 1830 and 1860, the number of slaves in the Southdoubled.5
1280878002In the antebellum South, freed African Americanswere almost a third caste in cities like Charleston and New Orleans.6
1280878003Marriage was a common, if not a legal, institution among plantation slaves.True - look this up7
1280878004The infant mortality rate for slaves wastwice as high as that for whites.8
1280878005Most southern whites owned at least one slave.False9
1280878006Freed slaves from the United States formed the African nation of Liberia.True - look this one up10
1280878007Sarah and Angelina Grimké were daughters of a South Carolina slaveholder.True - look at this entire section, KNOW THE FAMOUS REFORMERS11
1280878008George Fitzhugh's unusual defense of slavery argued thatslavery was better for the slave than the northern system of labor was for industrial workers. - look this up12
1280878009The "lazy diseases" especially affected slaves.false - poor whites (this is actually pretty interesting, ya better look it up)13
1280878010While Sojourner Truth was a strong opponent of slavery, she did not support equality for women.false - again, know the reformers!14
1280878011The so-called "gag rule" in the U.S. House of Representatives applied toconsideration of abolitionist petitions. - look this up15
1280878012William Lloyd Garrison changed the anti-slavery movement in 1831 by advocating the immediate abolition of slavery, which he regarded as a sin.True - publisher of the Liberator, leader of the radical abolitionists, supporter of all the reform movements16
1280878013The most common form of resistance to slavery by the slaves themselves wasmalingering and sabotage.17
1280878014A slave insurrection in which several whites were killed involvedNat Turner in Virginia in 1831. (3 slave insurrections- first two were weeded out, Nat Turner was the only successful one)18
1280878015Which of the following was a preferred job for a slave?skilled worker look this up19
1280878016In the South, state laws prohibited free blacks from owning black slaves.false- look this up, its pretty interesting?20
1280878017All of the following factors made the South distinctive, except:the presence of many European immigrants - this is also pretty interesting, south was distinctive bc of slavery, warmer weather suitable for growing cotton, and its architecture21
1280878018By 1860, Protestant churches in the South defended slavery on all of the following grounds, except:the "gag rule" endorsed it DID on - the Hebrew patriarchs held slaves, Jesus is silent on the subject, and Saint Paul directed servants to obey their masters22
1280878019The Old Southwest included Texas and Louisiana, as well as part of Tennessee and Kentucky.True23
1280878020Black slaves were unsuited for industrial work.False a southern stigma that was most certainly wrong24
1280878021Most slaves accepted the Christian religion in place of their native beliefs.true afro-christianity, mixing of African religion and Christianity25
1280878022The closing of the African slave trade in 1808 causeda rise in the price of slaves. they became more valuable bc they were limited26
1280878023The moral code of white southern males emphasizedpersonal honor. often resulted in violence27
1280878024In 1860, the dollar value of slaves exceeded the value of all of America's banks, railroads, and factories combined.True28
1280878025Black abolitionists includedFrederick Douglass. Sojourner Truth. William Wells Brown.29

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