Monday, April 29, 2013

Era's Study Guide

Review questions 1820-1860
1 Name 2 states that had land acquired in the Adams-Onis Treaty
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi 
2 Who did we get land from in the Adams-Onis Treaty?
Spain
3 What did Spain get in the Adams-Onis Treaty
All land West of the Miss. River below the 42nd parallel
4 What states entered the United States in the Missouri Compromise?
Maine and Missouri
5 What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
Keep Europe out of North America
6 Why were tariffs a good thing for the US?
Made America buy own products
7 Why were tariffs a bad thing for the US?
Lowered prices for raw materials
8 What were some problems with sectionalism?
$ on Roads and canals  N and W
Cheap land took away workers from N
9 Why was the Indian Removal Act bad for Native Americans?
Not given enough $, Forced from land, Death
10 What was the Trail of Tears?
Path Native Americans took when they were kicked off of their land
11 How did the Nullification Proclamation cause problems between State and Fed. Gov?
States could nullify laws they thought were unconstitutional
12 Why was the Slave Revolt of 1831 bad for blacks?
Killed random slaves, took away rights
13 Who led the Slave Revolt of 1831?
Nat Turner
14 What countries claimed Texas in the 1820's?
Mexico and Spain
15 What laws were enacted when Mexico took over Texas?
Mexican Citizen, Roman Catholic, no slaves
16 What US fort was captured by the Mexicans in 1836?
Alamo
17 This means to have pride in your area.
Sectionalism
18 He was the first Republican President.
Abraham Lincoln
19 Why did people move to Oregon?
Fur, animals, good land, potential
20 Why was the Mexican War fought?
Border, land claims
21 What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican War?
Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo
22 What did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo say?
Texas Independent, CA, NM, NV, UT, AZ, and parts of WY, CO now part of US
Protect Mexicans in those states
23 Why did we make the Gadsden Purchase?
Build a RR
24 Why did people move to California in the 1840's?
Gold
25 What was the name of the convention for women's rights?
Seneca Falls   
26 What rights did women want at the convention?
Vote, own property, make $
27 What is the name of a person who wants to free slaves?
abolitionist
28 What did Fredrick Douglass do for slavery?
wrote a book about his experiences
29 How did Sojourner Truth try to stop slavery?
Gave speeches to rally for the cause
30 Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
31 What was the purpose of the Compromise of 1850?
Settle dispute between free and slave states
32 What state was admitted into the union because of the Compromise of 1850?
California
33 Where was slave trading banned because of the Compromise of 1850?
Washington DC
34 Who could get arrested because of the Fugitive Slave Law?
Run away blacks, whites who id not turn them in
35 What book opened the north's eyes to slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
36 What act was written to stop slavery problems out West?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
37 What words mean-to allow a state to choose to be free or allow slavery?
Popular Sovereignty
38 Why was the slavery vote in Kansas not fair?
People from Missouri voted
39 What was the name give to the problems in Kansas?
Bleeding Kansas
40 What slave went to the Supreme Court to be free/
Dred Scott
41 What was Dred Scott considered by the Supreme Court?
Property
42 Name 1 of 2 things John Brown did to try to stop slavery.
Killed Neighbors, stole guns to start a revolt to end slavery
43 Why did Pres. Lincoln win the election of 1860?
North
44 What was the name of the war between the US and Great Britian that settled borders of Canada?
War of 1812
45 What battle in the War of 1812 did not matter since the war was over?
Battle of New Orleans
46 This means to have pride in your nation.
Nationalism

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