Overview of US History

False (B)

The division of Carolina into North and South was primarily due to the conflict between small farmers and large planters. The small farmers, who were concentrated in the northern part of the colony, differed in interests and priorities from the wealthy planters who dominated the southern part.

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<p>Monroe Doctrine</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The centralist government of Mexico (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The sense of national purpose and unity that emerged after the War of 1812.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Mexican War of Independence = 1821 Panic of 1819 = 1819 Texas Revolution = 1836 The Monroe Doctrine = 1823</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A general collapse of the American economy and a slowdown in westward expansion.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Federalist Party (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To raise revenue for the British government through direct taxation. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dissatisfaction with British policies following the French and Indian War</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Salutary Neglect</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Triangular Trade = A three-legged trade route involving Europe, Africa, and the Americas, primarily focused on the transatlantic slave trade. Stamp Act = A British law that imposed taxes on colonial documents and printed materials. Salutary Neglect = A British policy that allowed the colonies a degree of self-governance with limited trade regulations. Pontiac's War = An armed conflict between Native Americans and the British following the French and Indian War.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Emancipation Proclamation was issued (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Tobacco (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The shipment of enslaved people across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It served as a symbol of the Union.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>March 1864</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>James Knox Polk, 1845 to 1849</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Abraham Lincoln = President of the United States during the Civil War Ulysses S. Grant = Union's premier commander Robert E. Lee = Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Hannibal Hamlin = Vice President under Abraham Lincoln Hiram Ulysses Grant = Alternative name for Ulysses S. Grant</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Manifest Destiny (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>California Gold Rush</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Texas declares independence = 1836 Texas is annexed by the United States = 1845 The California Gold Rush begins = 1848 The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo is signed = 1848</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>The establishment of a strong Mexican presence in California (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Preservation of the Old South's traditions and economy (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Freedmen's Bureau</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A share of the crops produced, cash, or a combination of both.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Jim Crow Laws = Racial segregation laws in the South Ku Klux Klan = White supremacist organizations employing terror Sharecropping = Tenant farming with shared profits New South = Movement to modernize the South after the Civil War</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A white supremacist organization that used terror and intimidation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The Tenure of Office Act was repealed partly in 1869 and entirely in 1887. It was designed to prevent President Johnson from removing Secretary of War Edwin Stanton from office, but the law was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maryland (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>Control of the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers, and the site of Fort Duquesne</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Treaty of Paris</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Maryland = Tobacco Virginia = Tobacco Carolina = Rice and Indigo Georgia = Rice and Indigo</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To establish a penal colony and deter crime (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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<p>George Washington</p> Signup and view all the answers

A three-legged trade route involving Europe, Africa, and the New World primarily for enslaved people.

Manufactured goods were shipped from Europe to western Africa in exchange for enslaved people.

Enslaved people were transported from Africa to the New World, often to Brazil and the West Indies.

Raw materials were sent from the New World to Europe, completing the triangular trade cycle.

Odawa war chief leading Native Americans against British policies from 1763 to 1766.

First direct tax by the British Parliament on colonial papers, newspapers, and cards.

British policy allowing colonies some self-governance as long as they remained loyal.

Strict tax provisions enacted by British Parliament for colonial revenue collection.

Founded by Cecilius Calvert as a haven for Catholics.

Established by the Virginia Company, known for tobacco plantations.

Divided into North (small farmers) and South (plantation owners).

Founded to resettle minor criminals and protect against Spanish Florida.

Conflict between France and Great Britain over North America, 1754-1763.

First battle of the French and Indian War led by George Washington.

French fort that was central to the conflict in the Ohio region.

Agreement where French residents retained freedoms after the war.

The first Republican president elected in 1860.

The opening engagement of the American Civil War in April 1861.

Union commander who became General-in-Chief in 1864 and later the 18th President.

Confederate general known for his tactical genius and integrity.

An edict by Lincoln that freed enslaved people in Confederate states, effective Jan 1, 1863.

A major 1863 engagement resulting in a decisive Union victory in the Civil War.

The Republican Party's win in the 1860 elections, prevailing mainly in Northern states.

Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, marked the effective end of the Civil War.

Texas declared independence from Mexico in 1836.

11th president (1845-1849); annexed Texas in 1846.

Belief that American settlers were meant to expand westward.

Conflict between the U.S. and Mexico from 1846-1848.

1848 treaty that ended the Mexican-American War; U.S. gains territory.

Mass movement to California after gold was found in 1848.

1853 agreement where the U.S. bought southern Arizona and New Mexico.

Gold rush led to decline in Native Californian populations.

A period reflecting national unity in the US after the War of 1812.

The first major financial crisis in the US, slowing westward expansion.

A policy opposing European colonialism in the Americas, declared in 1823.

The 7th president of the US, served from 1829 to 1837.

Armed conflict from 1810 to 1821 resulting in Mexico's independence from Spain.

A rebellion from 1835 to 1836 by American colonists against Mexico's government.

The decline of the Federalist Party, leading to less political conflict post-War of 1812.

The dominant political party during the early 19th century in the US, succeeding the Federalists.

A law aimed to prevent the removal of certain officeholders without Senate approval.

Established to provide aid to 4 million newly freed African Americans post-Civil War.

Hate organization using terror to promote white supremacy, founded post-Civil War.

A slogan advocating modernization and integration of the South after the Civil War.

Tenant farming where landowners provide resources in exchange for a share of the crops.

Laws enforcing racial segregation in the Southern United States from 1877 to the 1950s.

Members of Congress advocating for extreme reforms during Reconstruction.

The period after the Civil War focused on rebuilding the South and integrating freed slaves.