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Who were the 2 most
democratic presidents we talked
about this year?
Jackson and Jefferson (remember
DJ – democratic – Jackson and
democratic – Jefferson)
What were people called who
attempted to improve society?
reformers
James Polk, “54-40 or fight”
and the California Gold Rush
were related to what U.S.
history topic?
Manifest Destiny
What president made the
Louisiana Purchase?
Jefferson
What was the rich ruling class
in the South called?
cottonocracy
What act under Jackson made
Native Americans move west of
the Mississippi River?
Indian Removal Act
What tribe in Florida fought to
keep their land. The war that
they fought was named after the
tribe. What was the name of the
war?
Seminole War
What was it called when
Jackson gave government jobs
based upon support for his
campaign rather than
qualifications?
Spoils system
What battle became a rallying
cry for the Texans seeking their
independence?
The Alamo (Remember the Alamo)
What vocabulary term means to
cancel?
nullify
What event in history took place
in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
These were taxes on foreign
goods which were designed to
allow Northern factories to be
successful because they raised
the price of British goods. The
South didn’t like them.
Protective tariffs.
Party of Jackson. Favored the
common people. Earlier this
party was known as the
Republicans.
Democratic Party.
The actual advisors for Andrew
Jackson. He didn’t trust his
cabinet because they were
appointed based upon the
support they gave him in his
election campaign.
Kitchen cabinet
To leave the Union. South
Carolina threatened to do this
during the Nullification Crisis.
It later did before the Civil War.
secede
State banks where Jackson put
government money after the
Bank War.
Pet Banks
The right to vote.
suffrage
The religious group which
settled in Utah during Manifest
Destiny.
Mormons
Nickname for people who went
to California during the Gold
Rush.
49ers
To add on a territory. Texas
became part of the United States
in this way.
annex
To give away land.
cede
What were the laws called that
attempted to keep slaves under
control? Slaves were not
allowed to read or leave a
plantation without a pass.
Slave codes
Would most immigrants settle
in the North or South?
North
Were most plantations located
in the North or South?
South
What was the movement to end
slavery called?
Abolition
Were most abolitionists located
in the North or South?
North
What movement attempted to
give women the right to vote
and other equal treatments?
Women’s rights
What was the name of the
Women’s Rights meeting held
in 1848 in New York State?
Seneca Falls Convention
This woman was the most
famous conductor on the
underground railroad.
Harriet Tubman
This abolitionist was a former
slave who published the North
Star in Rochester, New York.
Frederick Douglass
These 2 men led the Corps of
Discovery in its exploration of
the Louisiana Purchase.
Lewis and Clark
What do we call people who
worked to correct the problems
of society?
reformers
What was the slavery reform
movement called?
abolition
What was the alcohol reform
movement called?
temperance
Who was the best known AfricanAmerican abolitionist?
Frederick Douglass
What was the name of Frederick
Douglass’s newspaper?
North Star
Who were the sisters, born in South
Carolina, who worked as abolitionists
and women’s rights advocates?
Grimke Sisters
What was the name of the
network of abolitionists who
helped slaves escape to freedom?
Underground railroad
What escaped slave woman made
19 trips to help slaves escape on
the underground railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What section of the country were
the strongest supporters of
abolition found?
North
Who was the abolitionist who
published the Liberator?
William Lloyd Garrison
Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady
Stanton were leaders in what
reform movement?
Women’s rights
What former slave was active in
the women’s rights movement?
Sojourner Truth
Who was the women’s rights
advocate who later had her
picture on a dollar coin?
Susan B. Anthony
What was the name of the
convention designed to bring
attention to the problems women
faced?
Seneca Falls Convention of 1848
What woman went to medical
school at Geneva College in New
York?
Elizabeth Blackwell
What person was known for
helping mentally ill people?
Dorothea Dix
What man is associated with
school reform?
Horace Mann
What was the name for laws
which banned the sale of
alcohol? (named after a state)
Maine Laws
What amendment gave women
the right to vote?
19th Amendment (1920)
What amendment banned
alcohol? (called prohibition)
18th Amendment (1919)
What amendment repealed
prohibition?
21st Amendment (1933)
What Amendment freed the
slaves?
13th Amendment (1865)
What amendment gave slaves the
right to vote?
15th Amendment (1870)
What do we call the idea that the
United States should stretch from
sea to shining sea?
Manifest Destiny
What was the name of the area that
both Britain and the United States
controlled in the first half of the
1800’s?
Oregon
(Oregon Country)
What were the trappers called who
first went to the Oregon Territory?
Mountain Men
What was the name of the
missionaries who went to Oregon to
convert Native Americans to
Christianity?
Narcissa and Marcus Whitman
What was the name of the most
popular way of getting to Oregon?
Oregon Trail
Who led the American settlers to
settle in Spanish Texas?
Stephen Austin
Who was the leader of Mexico at this
time?
Santa Anna
Who was the leader of the Republic
of Texas?
Sam Houston
What was the nickname for the
Republic of Texas?
Lone Star Republic
What was the name of the battle the
people of Texas lost that became a
rallying cry for the Texans.
The Alamo
When did Texas receive it’s
independence?
1836
How did Texas become a state?
It was annexed or added on.
When did Texas become a state?
1845
Who won the election of 1844 on the
slogan of “Fifty-four forty or fight!”
James K. Polk
How was Oregon acquired?
By an agreement with Britain.
What was the name of the war that
was fought between Mexico and the
United States?
Mexican War
The United States received the Mexican
Cession after the Mexican War. What
was the name of the treaty that gave the
United this land?
Treaty of Gaudalupe Hidalgo
What was the name for the thin strip
of land between the Mexican Cession
and Mexico the the U.S. bought.
Gadsden Purchase
What were prospectors who moved
to California during the gold rush
called?
49ers
What was the name of the religious
group who moved to Utah from
upstate New York?
Mormons
Who was the leader who led the
Mormons to Utah?
Brigham Young
What culture group was found in all
lands gained by the United States
during Manifest Destiny?
Native Americans
What was the name of the treaty
which we made to acquire Florida?
Adams-Onis Treaty
Does the North or South Have
more industry?
North
Does the North or South Have
more slaves?
South
Is the population of the North or
South more spread out?
South
Does the North or South Have
more abolitionists?
North
Does the North or South have a
more agricultural economy?
South
Does the North or South Have
more railroads?
North
Does the North or South have
more immigrants settling in its
cities?
North
Does the North or South have a
greater population?
North
What happened to slavery during
Manifest Destiny?
It moved westward.
What were laws called which
were designed to keep slaves
under control?
Slave codes
What region of the country was
famous for its traders?
North
Where did Northern factories get
their cotton?
South
Who did the South get
manufactured goods from?
The North and Britain.
What happened to immigrants in
the North?
They faced discrimination.
What was the job of most people
in the South?
Small farmers
What was the rich ruling class of
the South sometimes known as?
The cottonocracy
What percentage of the South
was slaves in 1860?
One - third
What were 2 things that were
lacking in the South?
Industry and railroads
What invention by Eli Whitney
totally changes the southern
economy?
Cotton gin
What invention by Eli Whitney
changed the northern economy?
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