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History 110
American History From 1800-1877
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12/07/2012

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Who made the Louisiana Purchase transaction in 1803?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did the NorthWest Ordinance of 1787 do?
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1)Territories became states with 5000 white male citizens
2)NO slavery in Ohio Territory
3)Fed Gvn't had authority over Indians
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What did the NorthWest Ordinance of 1787 do?
Definition
1)Territories became states with 5000 white male citizens
2)NO slavery in Ohio Territory
3)Fed Gvn't had authority over Indians
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What was the concern with buying the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?
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1)Debt b/c it cost $15 mill
2)It is an unknown region
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What was the point of Lewis and Clark in 1804-1806?
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To explore the west
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What was Madison's War of 1812?
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1)Strictly w/ North Am.
2)British monitered the seas & seized unknown ships
3)Was a mainland war to take over British Canada
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Consequences of War of 1812?
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1)Dissolved Fed party
2)U.S does NOT gain any land in Canada
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Who were Daniel Boone, Andrew Jackson, and Davy Crockett?
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Frontiersmen who explored the West, wanted to fight indians
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Andrew Jackson passed the Indian Removal Bill which did what?
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1)Cherokee's petitioned
2)Tribe was forced to leave their homes in Georgia and move west
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Why did the South threaten secession around 1816?
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A tax was put on imported goods and the South was more dependent on imported goods than the North
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How was Texas colonized?
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New Spain fell in 1821 and then were having trouble controlling their ppl in the northern part of Texas so the Mexicans asked Americans to settle in their land.
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Describe the Texas Republic 1835-1845
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Mexicans wanted Americans to adopt hispanic laws/culture but they did not want to. This led to the Battle of the Alamo and then the Texas Republic.
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What led to the Battle of the Alamo?
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Too many Americans were settling in the Texas territory so they wanted to become a separate nation. The Mexicans lost the battle and they stayed a Republic
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Texas joined the Union in 1845 and what happened after that?
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The U.S Mexican War 1846-1848
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Describe the U.S Mexican War.
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1)Dispute over the boundary btw Texas & Mexico
2)War ended with Treaty of Guadalupe which gave the ppl 1 year to become and Am. Citizen of move leave.
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What is Manifest Destiny?
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Justified territorial growth, expansion of economic markets, and conquest
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What were some early developments during the Market Revolution?
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1)Road System was built using tax money. South got pissed bc there were less roads in South and they used their money to build them
2)Erie Canal 1825; Northern population grew
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What were some major technological innovations during the Market Revolution?
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Cotton Gin, steamboat, railroad, telegraph, sewing machine
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Describe Factory Towns
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1)Barely any houses, town built based on factory
2)Factories made more products than needed and sold them to other places
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Describe the importance of labor in factory towns
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1)Machines run on 24 hr cycle
2)Work available for every class of person(children, married/unmarried women)
3)Get little breaks and social life decreases
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How did Market Rev. effect southern states?
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Wealthy farmers were able to invest in the new technical innovations and got richer, but middle class couldn't afford it so they could never move up
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What were 4 important factors in Market Rev.?
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Social changes, Slavery debate, women's movement, & 2nd Great Awakening
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Describe 2nd Great Awakening.
Definition
Showed the power of ordinary people. They felt they had a place in society. (Became ministers, priests, produced diff faiths)
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Nat Turner's Rebellion was an effect of the 2nd GA, describe his rebellion.
Definition
Claimed he had spiritual visions that told him to kill white land owners. He killed 55 whites and he himself was eventually hanged/skinned and his followers were killed as well.
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Descriibe Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
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Organized by Mott & Stanton, many women met in NY and talked about women's role in society. They began socializing with ppl on the street including the blacks to promote their movement
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In response to Nat Turner's Rebellion, what inhumane laws were put against slaves?
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1)Literacy Ban
2)Religious meetings banned w/o licensed preacher
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Describe the Missouri Compromise of 1850
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Debated over who was a free or slave state. Imaginary line btw missouri/texas, slavery is below line, free above
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Describe Fugitive Slave Law 1850
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1)Any slave found in North must be returned bc slaves=property.
2)Northerners could be imprisoned. Found it offensive bc they were forced to participate
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Describe Immigration push factors
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1)Overpopulation
2)Families stuck at low wages
3)Crop failures
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Describe immigration pull factors
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1)Saw U.S having political opportunities
2)Opportunities for land ownership
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Concerns from Market Rev.
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1)Competition for jobs
2)Overcrowding in houses
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Describe debate over race & labor with North vs. South
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1)N criticized S for immorality of slavery and weak economic development
2)S claims that N doesn't "provide" for employees the way the S "cares" for slaves
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South believes that North has harsher conditions bc the homes are overpopulated, dirty, get paid low wages, and work long hours
Definition
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Describe child labor with North vs. South.
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North - Forced to work in harsh conditions/work late shifts
South - Work in hot sun outside, but they get to be with family
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Describe Bleeding Kansas, 1856 with John Brown that led to Civil War
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Lawrence, KS burned to the ground bc they were free, Brown kills 6 men then goes to VA to spark a slave rebellion
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Describe Bleeding Kansas, 1856 with John Brown that led to Civil War
Definition
Lawrence, KS burned to the ground bc they were free, Brown kills 6 men then goes to VA to spark a slave rebellion
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Describe importance of the Battle of Bull Run, 1861
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1)FEDS win
2)Lincoln realized they were going tow war
3)Calls for 75K volunteers
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Who are the Generals for North and South?
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North - Gen. McClellen & Grant
South - Gen. Lee & Stonewall Jackson
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When did Lincoln actually declare war?
Definition
1862
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Describe Homestead Act, 1862
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Opened up free land in the West for anyone including free blacks. Also seen as an outlet from the war.
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What was the turning point in the war?
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1)The battle of Antietam which was won by the Union. Feds were winning most battles before hand and made the Union skeptical.
2)War becomes about slavery
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Describe Emancipation Proclaimation, 1863
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Freed the slaves in seceeded states
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When was the first draft implemented?
Definition
1863; ages 20-45
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Describe the battle at Gettysburg & the Address
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After Antietam in 1863, horrific battle. Men got new weapons and didnt know how to use them. UNION came out on top.
Lincoln gave Gettysburg Address and stated the war was about equality of all people
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What did the war mean to the North?
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1)Preservation of the Union
2)Abolition of slavery
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What did the war mean to the South?
Definition
1)Secession
2)Preserving slavery
3)Equality of the ppl
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What did the war mean to blacks?
Definition
1)End of slavery, beginning of citizenship
2)Reconstruction of Amendments
3)Southern blacks targeted with Jim Crow Laws
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What did the war mean to white women?
Definition
1)Southern felt war was violent bc fought on their grounds
2)Women gained strides in prof./political areas
3)Had to step up and work bc guys went to war
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What is 13th Amendment?
Definition
Abolishes slavery
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What is 14th Amendment?
Definition
Gave citizenship to blacks, only due process of law
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What is 15th Amendment?
Definition
Gave blacks right to vote
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Describe Freedmen's Bureau, 1865-1872
Definition
1)Helped build houses, churches, schools, etc)
2)Designed to oversee transition from slavery to equality
3)Failed w/o police/military force
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