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Items to know and study.
Study the thirty words in your vocabulary section of notebook. These are on the class
word wall. Poll tax through Imperialism.
You will have to explain the historical significance of each word.
Some questions will have you read and interpret documents. Analyze these carefully
and thoroughly before answering. Below is more information you will need to know for
the final.
Study this information:
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Most scientists believe that the first Americans traveled from Asia over a
land bridge.
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During the 1760s, American colonists rebelled against the British for
raising the colonists’ taxes.
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During the Renaissance, European kingdoms competed for access to Asia
and Africa.
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Missionaries came to the Americas to convert Native Americans to
Christianity.
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Jay’s Treaty angered many Americans because it allowed the British to
restrict U.S. shipping
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Andrew Jackson weakened the National Bank by revoking the National
Bank’s charter.
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Revivalist Charles Grandison Finney believed that individual moral reform
would lead to an end to slavery.
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Opportunities for a woman to obtain an education in the early 1800’s were
almost nonexistent.
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The Whigs and the Know-Nothings joined to form the Republican Party.
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During the election of 1860, John C. Breckinridge promised to expand
slavery into the new territories.
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In his first inaugural address Lincoln promised to preserve the Union.
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The key goal of the Unions Anaconda Plan was to cut off the south from
resources and starving it into submission
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The battle of Gettysburg was the last major attempt by the Confederacy to
invade the North
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The Free-Soil Party wanted to prevent the expansion of slavery into the
western territories
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The Kansas Nebraska Act resulted in violence between proslavery and
antislavery forces.
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The Dred Scott v. Sandford decision widened the growing decision over
slavery
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In the election of 1860 Lincoln won almost 60% of the electoral vote.
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The Confederate constitution implied that the states had the right to
secede.
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The effect of the Dred Scott decision was that the Missouri compromise
was declared unconstitutional.
The Civil War ended with Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House.
The KKK wanted to prevent African Americans from voting in elections
Steel changed peoples lives by making possible construction of
skyscrapers
Electricity extended the number of hours in a day Americans could work
and play.
The Sherman Antitrust act put limitations on large corporations
Corporations had the important advantage of reducing the financial risk of
investors
Horizontal integration takes many firms involved in the same business and
combines into one giant company.
Travel accommodations for most immigrants into the U.S. were dirty,
crowded, and unhealthy.
At immigrant processing stations officials had to determine their medical
condition and legal standing.
The middle-class lifestyle of the Guilded Age emphasized a renewed
interest in acquiring goods.
Advertising began to influence consumption patterns. That is it
encouraged people to buy their products.
After the civil war the cost of living decreased because technology was
making manufacturing more efficient.
The Chautauqua Circuit had its roots in a camp for Sunday school
teachers.
Local and state laws would revoke the civil rights of Southern Blacks
The first great boom or growth in the West was caused by the railroads.
Native American civilizations were threatened by disease introduced by
white settlers.
Whites accused Chinese workers on the West Coast of taking “white”
jobs.
The Populist Party suggested the coinage of free silver to raise crop
prices and reduce debt.
Progressive and political cartoonist Thomas Nast worked to expose the
illegal activities of “Boss” Tweed.
Theordore Roosevelt supported powerful corporations that did business
fairly
In the 1913 Ludlow Coal miners strike The Colorado National Guard
opened fire on the miners’ tent city.
Woodrow Wilson wanted to place strict controls on corporations.
The attack upon Fort Sumter was the location that started the Civil War.
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
Radical Republicans favored punishment and reorganization of the South
The Emancipation Proclamation encouraged slaves in the South to help
the Union cause
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The Compromise of 1850 allowed California to join the Union as a free
state
The Anaconda Plan was a Northern plan to starve the South into
submission.
John C. Breckinridge was the 1860 Southern Democratic nominee.
The KKK used terror and violence against African AMericans
The Freedman’s Bureau was a federal agency to aid the freed slaves in the
South.
General Sherman lead a destructive march through Georgia and South
Carolina.
Mass Production turned out large numbers of products quickly and
inexpensively
An entrepreneur invests money in a business to make profit
A monopoly is when a company has complete control of a product or
service.
John D. Rockefeller was an oil tycoon who used horizontal integration to
increase profits
A corporation is a business in which the ownership is shared.
A sweatshop is a small, hot,dirty,workhouse
Thomas Edison invented affordable lighting for homes.
Andrew Carnegie made his money in Steel and practiced vertical
integration.
The transcontinental railroad was a rail link between the East and the West
The Little Bighorn battle was the site of a victory led by Crazy Horse, over
250 U.S. soldiers led by General George Custer
A reservation is a specific area set aside by the U.S. government for the
use of Indians
A vigilante is a self appointed enforcer of the law.
The Civil RIghts Act of 1875 allowed blacks the right to ride trains and use
other public facilities.
Sand Creek Massacre was where over 100 fleeing Indians were killed by
U.S. troops.
To assimilate is to absorb into the culture of a population or group.
A cash crop is a crop grown not for its own use but to be sold for cash.
The open range describes a system by which cattle were allowed to graze
freely on unfenced property
Short Answer: Research this information and be ready to respond in writing.
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Why did the freedman struggle under the Sharecropping
system?
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Describe ways in which the federal government tried to
regulate business in the late 1800’s. How effective were these regulations?