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Which president demonstrated supremacy and power of the national government by handling the Whiskey Rebellion? George Washington This was a revolt by farmers because they don’t want to pay tax on Whiskey to Federal government The Whiskey Rebellion Who was our first Secretary of the Treasury who developed a strong economic plan that helped get the nation out of debt? Alexander Hamilton What were the first two political parties? Federalists and Democratic Republicans Who led the DemocraticRepublicans? Jefferson and Madison What first political party favored popular sovereignty, states’ rights, and limited government? Democratic Republicans What first political party was led by Alexander Hamilton? Federalist What first political party favored a strong central government to strengthen the nation’s economy? Federalists In his Farewell Address, George Washington advised the nation to do what three things? Stay out of debt, stay out of foreign affairs, and don’t divide into political factions What President signed in the Alien and Sedition Acts? John Adams During John Adams presidency this law was created. What law is this? “To write, print, utter or publish, or cause it to be done, or assist in it, any false, scandalous, and malicious writing against the government of the United States, or either House of Congress, or the President, with intent to defame, or bring either into contempt or disrepute, or to excite against either the hatred of the people of the United States, or to stir up sedition, or to excite unlawful combinations against the government, or to resist it, or to aid or encourage hostile designs of foreign nations.” The Sedition Act What Supreme Court Chief Justice helped establish Judicial Review? John Marshall What principle was established in the case of Marbury v. Madison? Judicial Review What is Judicial Review? Judicial Branch reviewing if a law is constitutional or not. What President and his diplomats made the Louisiana Purchase? Thomas Jefferson Who did the United States buy the Louisiana Territory from? Napoleon - France Who was sent to explore the new territory & what were they supposed to find? Lewis and Clark were to find a Northwest Passage What is impressment and what war did this lead to? Capturing of 6,000 U.S. sailors and forcing them to work for the British government. This led to the War of 1812 After the what battle did the National Anthem get written? Fort McHenry Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? Francis Scott Key What American victory occurred after the War of 1812 was over? Battle of New Orleans Who became a hero after the Battle of New Orleans? Andrew Jackson What was the major outcome of the War of 1812 for American citizens? Nationalism What compromise made in 1820 kept a balance of power in the Senate between slave states and free states. Compromise of 1820 What document written by John Quincy Adams, that warned European nations to stay out of the affairs of the Western Hemisphere, and in return the U.S. would stay out of European affairs. Monroe Doctrine The idea of spreading political power to all the people and insuring majority rule became known as what? Jacksonian Democracy This map represents what law passed while Andrew Jackson was president? Indian Removal Act What did the Cherokees call this process of being removed? Trail of Tears The practice of giving government jobs to friends and political supporters became known as what? Spoils System Who is credited for doing the spoils system? Andrew Jackson What was the belief called that the United States was to spread its borders from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. Manifest Destiny The pioneer push into the West and their demands for land increased tensions between what groups? Native Americans and Settlers Why did Mountain Men go into the West? Trap fur for money What was the importance of a rendezvous for Mountain Men? Allowed for Mountain men to trade and communicate information about the West to the East List the 4 trails we learned about and write the impact of each. Oregon Trail– pioneers settle Santa Fe Trail – go into what was Mexico Mormon – leave for religious persecution California – open California to the gold rush Why did the Mormons leave on the Mormon Trail? Religious persecution Who led many Mormons on the Mormon Trail? Brigham Young What two countries decided to divide the Oregon Territory between them? Britain and U.S. Who led many American farmers into the Spanish land called Tejas to establish a colony there. Stephen F. Austin What was the main cause for the Mexican-American War? Border dispute at the Rio Grande River After the MexicanAmerican war the U.S. claimed the light gray area with what treaty? Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo After the Treaty was signed the U.S. bought the dark gray area called what? Mexican Cession & Gadsden Purchase Gold was discovered in 1848 at whose mill? John Sutter What was the group referred to who flocked to California in 1849 to look for gold? 49ers Most goods were produced in what country before the Industrial Revolution? Great Britain Who illegally brought machinery blueprints from Great Britain to the U.S. and what impact does this have? Samuel Slater What is the definition for the Industrial Revolution? Switch from mad made to machine made goods and a shift from farms to factories Who invented the cotton gin? Eli Whitney How did the cotton gin impact southern life? Increased Slavery What improvements were made in transportation? How did these improvements impact the U.S? Roads, Canals, and Railroads – connected the east to the west Where were most factories built in because of the availability of water power? What impact does this have in this region Northeast – allows area to become industrialized Who invented Morse Code? And what impact does this have? Samuel Morse – opens communication Who was the first to take the idea of a steamboat and put it into practical use? Robert Fulton During the 1860’s, what was constructed mainly using the labor of immigrants and where were they from? Transcontinental Railroad & Irish & Chinese Immigrants What immigrants constructed the Transcontinental Railroad? Second Great Awakening What woman organized the Seneca Falls Convention in New York in 1848? Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton What did Abolition movement want to accomplish? End slavery quickly What was the Seneca Falls Convention main goal? Get more rights for women What does Sectionalism mean? Having loyalty to your region instead of country What two main issues were divided the North and South? State’s rights and slavery This was secret series of escape routes from the South to the North and Canada traveled on by runaway slaves? Underground Railroad Who was an escaped slave who became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad? Harriet Tubman This political cartoon depicts what part of the Compromise of 1850? Fugitive Slave Laws What famous former slave and abolitionist said this quote discussing views of slavery? “What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July? I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sound of rejoicing are empty and heartless…” Frederick Douglass In 1852, who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe What was the purpose of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Educate the North about slavery In what Supreme Court case did Chief Justice Roger B. Taney said slaves were not citizens and were in effect the property of their owners. Dred Scott v. Sanford Decision What law used the concept of popular sovereignty to decide the slave issue in these two new states? Kansas-Nebraska Act This led to the clash between abolitionists and pro-slavery advocates in an event known as what? Bleeding Kansas One of the main goals of the newlyformed Republican Party was to halt the growth of what? Slavery What debates for a seat in the Senate made Lincoln a nationally-known figure (even though he lost) and are now seen as models for political debate? Lincoln-Douglas Debates What radical abolitionist led a failed raid on a U.S. arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in 1859? John Brown Whose election in 1860 sparked secession in the South? Abraham Lincoln Which army’s strength in military leadership and the people’s motivation to keep their lifestyle caused the Civil War to be lengthened. South The yellow states represent the ________ ________ which were slave states who chose to not join the south in the war. Border States What were the border states who chose to stay with the Union—a key factor in the war’s outcome. Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri Who was president of the Union and who was president of the Confederacy during the Civil War? Union – Abe Lincoln Confederacy – Jefferson Davis What army was thought to be more powerful because of its larger population, stronger economy, numerous resources, and bigger industries. Union More soldiers died from what during the Civil War? Diseases What advanced rapidly before and during the Civil War and what stayed relatively the same? Technology advanced but war strategies stayed the same. Who was the leader of the Southern Army and was a military genius whose strategies almost gave the South a victory? Robert E. Lee The first shots of the Civil War were fired where? Fort Sumter The first major battle of the Civil War was fought where? Bull Run or Manassas st 1 What law offered 160 acres of land free to anyone who agreed to live on and improve the land for 5 years? Homestead Act What battle was the deadliest day in American history with 25,000 casualties? Antietam What was issued by Lincoln on January 1, 1863, after the perceived Union victory at Antietam, intended to free all slaves in states rebelling against the Union. Emancipation Proclamation This was one of the first and most famous African American regiments formed after blacks were allowed to fight for the Union as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation? 54th Massachusetts Grant’s victorious siege at what battle gave the Union forces complete control of the Mississippi River. Vicksburg This three day battle was the worst battle in American history and was a major turning point in the Civil War. Gettysburg On the third day at the Battle of Gettysburg, what event that was ordered by Robert E. Lee— took Confederate forces across an open field? Pickett’s Charge What was Total War and who was in charge of using this strategy? Destruction of the southern way of life and military. Sherman was in charge of this. The final surrender of __________ in 1865 at ______________________ ________________ ended the Civil War. Lee / Appomattox Courthouse Whose leadership of the Union Army at the end of the Civil War preserved the Union? Ulysses S. Grant The period after the Civil War in which the South was being rebuilt and readmitted into the Union was known as what? Reconstruction Who was Lincoln assassinated by? John Wilkes Booth What Amendment ended slavery? 13th Amendment The purpose of this Amendment was to allow African American men the right to vote? 15th Amendment What were laws passed by Southern states that limited the freedom of former slaves? Black Codes What was a federal government agency that helped newly freed slaves find jobs and gain an education? Freedman’s Bureau Northerners who went south after the Civil War for financial and political gain were known as what? Carpetbaggers What was a group of white supremacist who terrorized African Americans by burning homes, schools, and churches, and beating, maiming or killing African Americans and their white allies? Ku Klux Klan Who differed with the Radical Republicans in Congress on how to reconstruct the South. This eventually led to his impeachment. Andrew Johnson Which war hero president after Andrew Johnson, helped protect African Americans in the South? Ulysses S. Grant Who was defeated at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Custer What was the reaction of the U.S. government after Little Bighorn? Wanted revenge & declared all out war on the Native American people What is the belief that one’s own ethnic group is superior to other ethnic groups? Ethnocentrism What is the U.S policy of asking the Native Americans to give up their beliefs and way of life in order to become part of the white culture? Assimilation Americanization What law was a bill that “Americanized” Native Americans by granting individual acres of land and requiring schooling? Dawes Act What tragic event ended the Indian Wars? Wounded Knee