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Book Test - Ch. 15-17
Book Test - Ch. 15-17
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History
8th Grade
03/26/2009

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Term
The second great awakening was a movement of __________.
Definition
Christian renewal
Term
Charles ________ was one of the most important leader (Second Great Awakening)
Definition
Finney
Term
Charle Finney's preaching angered Lyman _______.
Definition
Beecher
Term
Lyman Beecher's daughter, Harriet _____ was the author of a book
Definition
Beecher-Stowe
Term
Harriet Beecher-Stowe was the author of ___________________.
Definition
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Term
___________ is the belief that people could rise above material things in life
Definition
Trenscendentalism
Term
From the idea of rising above material things in life, Trenscendentalism, _________ communities formed believing men and women were equal.
Definition
utopian
Term
Irish Imigrants came to the U.S. because of a __________
Definition
patato blight
Term
Many Germans came too because of ____________________ back in Germany
Definition
harsh rules
Term
The imigrants (Germans and Irish) were a source of cheap _______.
Definition
labor
Term
Protestants oposed the Catholics comming here and soon became known as _____
Definition
nativist
Term
In 1848, a secret society formed to try and keep Catholics out. They became known as the ___________________.
Definition
Know-Nothing Party
Term
Merchants and craftspeople formed a new social class called the __________.
Definition
middle class
Term
Poor city dwellers became the lower class and lived in dirty buildings called ________
Definition
tenements
Term
Some poverty was caused by _______
Definition
liquor
Term
A _____________________ was started to prevent drinking alcohol.
Definition
temperance movement
Term

____________ though that ______ reform was the answer to poverty

 

Where did it start??

Definition

Horace Mann, school

 

Massachusetts

Term
Louis _____ tried to help the blind
Definition
Brail
Term
Thomas ________ tried to improve the lives of the hearing impaired
Definition
Gallavelet
Term
In the South, John _________ helped slaves escape by using disquises
Definition
Fairfield
Term
William _____________ used his newspaper, The ___________ to spread the abolitionist message
Definition
Lyod Garrison; The Liberator
Term
Frederick _________, an escaped slave, also used his newspaper, The ___________, to end slavery
Definition
Douglass; The North Star
Term
Hariet _________, also a former slave, became a __________ of the underground railroad, helping over ____ slaves to freedom.
Definition
Tubman; conductor; 300
Term
(BASED ON TEXTBOOK - PG 473) The map tells us that not only did the slaves run as North as Canada, but also as far south as _________ and the ____________.
Definition
Cuba; Bahamas
Term
Abolitionist even had to fight with the Government. In 1844, the House of Rep. used a _______ Rule to prevent discussion of anti-slavery. This rule went against Freedom of _________.
Definition
Gag Rule; petitioning the government
Term
Soujorner _____, Elizabeth Cady _____, Lucretia ______, and Susan B. ______, all tried to gain rights for women and slaves
Definition
TRUTH, STANTON, MOTT, ANTHONY
Term
In 1848 they had a meeting called the ___________ Convention and wrote a Declaration _______________
Definition
Seneca Falls Convention; Declaration of Sentiments
Term
While all this was going on in the East, out West there were different kinds of problems to be solved. Spanish colonist in California called _________ (sounds like the spanish version of the state) were building missions along the _____ Coast.
Definition
Californios; Pacific
Term
In Texas, Spanish settlers were called ________. These people gained independence from Spain in ____.
Definition
Tejanos; 1821
Term
The new Mexican Republic needed more settlers to help protect the land. They hired _________, such as Steven _______ to bring settlers, such as the Old ______________ to Texas.
Definition
empressarios; Austin; Three Hundred
Term
In 1830 there were more __________ than Tejanos in Texas.
Definition
Americans
Term
These settlers ignored ________ laws and acted as though they were in the United States.
Definition
Mexican laws
Term
In 1833 Austin was thrown in Jail by Santa Anna for a year and a half. In 1835 the Texas _________ started in the town of _________ over a ________ with a sign saying, "Come and take it!"
Definition
REVOLUTION; Gonzales; cannon
Term
Andrew _________ was the president of the United States, but refused to get involved.
Definition
Jackson
Term
Texas volunteers captured the towns of _______, San _________, and a mission called the Alamo.
Definition
Golliad, San Antonio and the mission, the Alamo
Term
After a short battle in 1836, William ______, Jim ________, and Davy _________, were killed by the Mexican troops.
Definition
William Travis, Jim Bowie, and Davy Crocket were killed by mexican troops
Term
Juan _______ the man sent out for help from the Alamo never ________.
Definition
Juan Seguin never returned
Term
Susan ________ spread the story of the Alamo
Definition
Susan Dickinson spread the story of the Alamo
Term
James ________ was in charge of ________ but was also defated by the Mexican troops.
Definition
James Fannin was in charge of Goliad, but also was defated
Term
It said that Francita ________ hid several of Fannin's men thus becoming known as the __________ of Goliad
Definition
Francita Alavez became the Angel of Goliad
Term
Sam ________ became the ________ in chief of the Republic of ________ and defeated Santa _______ at the battle of _________
Definition
Sam Houston became the commander in chief of the Republic of Texas and defeated Santa Anna at the battle of SAN JACINTO!
Term
Immigrants by the thousands moved to the Republic of _________ from the US. Slavery was ________ in Texas so most of these immgrants came from the _________.
Definition
TEXAS were slavery was legal so most immigrants came from the South (US)
Term
Texas laws were written in both _________ and ___________
Definition
German and English
Term
North of Texas were fur traders and trappers called _________ men.
Definition
moutain mens
Term
John Jacob ________ started a business that bought furs from these mountain men when they met once a year at a meeting called the __________(french word)
Definition
John Jacobs Astor met with mountain men at a anual meeting called the rendez-vous
Term
Trails were started to get to the land of furs. The trail was used to go to Oregon. Most trails started in __________ MISSOURI
Definition
Ft. Leavenworth, Missouri is were most strail started in
Term
The _________ Trail went to Santa Fe.
Definition
The SANTA FE trail went to SENTA FE
Term
The mormon trail ended in ____________ (3 words), Utah.
Definition
SALT LAKE CITY - mormon trail
Term
The _______ Party was a group of western traveler with poor judgement. They left the California Trail and were trapped in the __________ mountains.
Definition
The Donner Party was trapped in the Sierra Nevada Mountains after poor judgement
Term
John O'_____ was the editor that first used the term _________ destiny
Definition
John O' Sulivan first used the term MANIFEST Destiny
Term
President Polk won the election using O'Sulivan term and slogan, "Fifty four forty or _____".
Definition
"Fifty four forty or fight"
Term
Polk also made _________ the ____th state in _____.
Definition
Texas was the 28th state in 1845
Term
Santa Anna said no to this annexation and Polk sent __________ to start a war with Mexico in ____.
Definition
Zachary Taylor - sent in 1846
Term
While Zachary Taylor was driving mexican troops back in Mexico, Stephen ______ took New Mexico without a fight
Definition
Stephen Kearny took New Mexico without a fight
Term
At the same time a group of American settlers, along with an army of explorer John C. ______ and Stephen _______ started the _______ Flag Revolt in _________
Definition
John C Fremont and Stephen Kearny started the Bear Flag Revolt in California
Term
Zachary Taylor even outnumbered, defeated Santa Anna's men and took over Northern _______
Definition
Zachary Taylor took over Northern Mexico
Term
General Winfield ________ captured ________ City the capital, in 18__
Definition
General Winfield Scott captured Mexico City in 1847
Term
The _____________ ended the war with Mexico after being signed in _____
Definition
The Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty was signed in 1848
Term
The Treaty gave the Mexican Northern Territoy consisting of current day _________, _______, ______, and part of ______, _____, _______, ________.
Definition
gave Nevada, Utah, California, and part of New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and Wyoming to the US
Term
In 1853, minister James _______ of Mexico, gave _________ for the southern parts of Arizon and _________ which was known as the _______ Purchase.
Definition
James Gasden made the Gdsden Purchase which gave parts of Arizona and New Mexico back to Mexico in 1853
Term
Joseph _______ started the _______ Church
Definition
Joseph Smith started the Mormon Church
Term
When Smith was murdered , Brigham _______ moved the group to __________ on July 1847, people who wanted to become a mormon now had to follow the _______ trail.
Definition
Brigham Young took the group to Salt Lake City on July 1847. People now had to follow the Mormon Trail
Term
In 1849, GOLD was found by James ________ at ________'s Mill. The gold founder were called the _________.
Definition
James Marshall at Sutter's Mill called the fourty niners after finding gold in 1849
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