Transcript 2nd Semester Exam Review

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2
Semester
Exam Review
1.Explain the
Compromise of
1850
2. Fugitive
Slave Act
1.To keep the balance between
slave and free states the
compromise stated that California
would be a free state, slavery
would be abolished in
Washington D.C. and slave laws
would become tougher.
2. Fugitive Salve Acts gave
power to slave owners to look for
their runaway slaves and
Northerners could no longer
harbor slaves
3. Explain the
Kansas Nebraska
Act
3. In the new territory whether or
not it would be a slave state would
be decided by popular
sovereignty.
4. Describe the South before
the Civil War
• The south ‘s
economy was based
on plantation
system, they used
slave labor to grow
cash crops
5.How did Uncle Tom’s
Cabin contribute to the war?
• It illuminated the evil
and inhumanity of
slavery to
northerners. of
slavery to t
6.What is Dred Scott v
Sanford and its effects.
• Slaves were property, not citizens, so
they couldn’t use the court system
Congress could not outlaw slavery
because that would be taking away
someone’s property without Due
Process… thus violating the 5th
Amendment
7. Who is Jefferson Davis?
• Supported secession
• Didn’t like politics but became president of
the Confederacy.
• Was originally from Mississippi
• Became a US Senator
8. Who is Robert E. Lee as it
relates to the Civil War?
He was the Supreme Military
Commander of the
Confederate Army. He also
surrendered to Grant at the
Appomattox Court House.
9.Who is U.S. Grant as it relates to
the Civil War?
He was the Supreme Military
Commander of the Confederate
Army. He also surrendered to Grant
at the Appomattox Court Hous
10. The Union had the
following advantages in the
Civil War
• A stronger Navy
• More manufacturing
• A much larger population
• A better economy
11.The South had the
following advantages in the
Civil War.
• Knew the land
• Trying to preserve their way of life
• Better military commanders
• Able to fight a defensive war
12.What were the causes
and effects of the
Emancipation
Proclamation?
War was at a stand still and Lincoln felt
it needed a moral cause , the effect ex
slaves and free blacks joined the Army
and tried to help the North win.
Northerners had a new moral reason to
fight.
13.What role did Women
play in the Civil War?
• Women helped at home running the
farm and the house. They worked as
nurses and some fought in disguise.
14.Reasons for going to war
Northerners
Southerners
• Northerners wanted to
abolish slavery and keep
the Union together.
• Wanted to keep their way
of life. And African
Americans wanted
freedom.
15. What were the major
battles of the Civil War &
why was each important?
What is your mnemonic
device?
Fat Bulls Should Always Get
Very Angry!
Fort Sumter – first shot fired of CW
Bull Run – first battle of CW
Shiloh – Union gained control of northern
Mississippi
Antietam – Single bloodiest day of CW
Fat Bulls Should Always Get
Very Angry
Gettysburg – turning point of war & where
Gettysburg address was issued by Lincoln.
Vicksburg – Union gains control of entire
Mississippi River & splits Conf. in 2
Appomattox Courthouse – Lee surrenders
to Grant & CW is officially over.
16.What were effects of the
Civil War on the nation, the
people, and on the South?
Nation – Economic problems – like
Panic of 1873, Contract System,
sharecropping (debt)
People – Social problems – like what to
do with 4 million freedmen (Freedmens
Bureau) & how to deal with the KKK
and Black Codes.
South – Trying to maintain way of life
(cash crops) but would become more
industrial over time.
17. What are the black
codes?
• Black codes put restrictions on freed
slave to restrict their rights.
18. What was the purpose of
the Freedman’s Bureau
• The Freedman's’ Bureau helped free slaves
adjust to American society. They helped them
with housing, medical and finding family
members.
19.FREE MEN VOTE!
13th Amendment – Freed all slaves
14th Amendment – Granted citizenship
to former slaves
15th Amendment – Gave voting rights to
African American males.
20. What organization did
Clara Barton helped form?
• She is responsible for starting the Red
Cross.
21.What are the following
Acts?
Homestead Act
Dawes Act
• Encouraged westward
expansion by giving land
to settlers that would
improve and stay on for a
certain amount of time.
• In an attempt to integrate
native American into
American society their
land was divided up and
given to individuals. Thus
encouraging westward
expansion.
22. Describe the Great
Awakening
• A religious revival that urged Americans
to reconsider religion in their lives and
be nicer to each other.
1.Sojourner Truth – Abolitionist who
was born a slave and wrote the poem,
“Ain’t I a Woman”
1.Harriet Beecher Stowe – Abolitionist
who wrote, Uncle Tom’s Cabin to expose
the cruelties of slavery in the South.
2.Elizabeth Cady Stanton-Women’s
suffrage reformer helped organize
Seneca Falls Convention.
3. Frederick Douglas – Abolitionist who
was the Editor of the newspaper North
Star. He was an escaped slave who
also wrote his own autobiography.
4. William Lloyd Garrison –
Abolitionist who wrote The Liberator
24. Identify the cause and
effect of Manifest Destiny?
Economic Opportunity
Competition from Europe to
gain land in North America
New Markets for goods
Natural Resources
25.How was Manifest
Destiny accomplished?
Americans moving west:
“Go west young man, go west!”
The Missouri Compromise
The Mexican Cession
Through better transportation
(railroads)
The Annexation of Texas
The Louisiana Purchase
The Gadsden Purchase
26. Describe the Mormon
Trail
• The Mormon trail was created by
Brigham Young and the Mormons as
they travelled west to avoid religious
persecution. They stopped in Salt lake
City, Utah.
27.Define civil
disobedience.
• When you peacefully disobey a law that
you feel is morally unjust.
28.Explain Nullification
Crisis and Tariff of
Abominations
• Tariff of
Abominations was a
tax on imported
good that
Southerners thought
was unfair because
it favored the North
• John C Calhoun
created the
Nullification Doctrine
that stated that
states could nullify a
law that they felt
was
unconstitutional.
29. Decribe the Jacksonian
Democracy
• During Jackson's term of presidency
where the common man could vote and
have input in federal decisions.
Spreading power to the people and
ensuring majority rule.
Who is associated with the
following?
• Rise of the common man
• “To the Victor belongs the spoils”
• Vetoing the charter for the 2nd National
Bank
• Removing the Native Americans to
Oklahoma
• Was President during the Nullification
Crisis.
30.What was the patronage
system?( also known as the
Spoil system)
“To the Victor Belongs the Spoils!”
When presidents give people
that have supported them key
positions in their new
administration.
31.Describe Jackson’s
position on the following:
• National Bank: Felt
that it wasn’t fair to
common man and
favored wealthy. It
had too much power
in Federal decisions.
• Native Americans:
• Supported Indian
Removal Act. Native
Americans had no
claim to land and
were not to be
treated as citizens.
32. Characteristics of
Sectionalism
• North: economy was
based on Industry.
Did not want slavery
and supported
strong federal
influence.
• South: Economy
based on agriculture
and salve labor.
Wanted less federal
influence in their
state decisions.
33. Define the Ironclad
• War ships that were covered in iron to
be more invincible. Could carry more
gun power and men .
34.What were the effects of
the Missouri Compromise?
Made Maine a free state and
Missouri a slave state. And
restricted slavery south of 36
30 latitude. . It kept the
balance of slave vs free
states in Congress.
35. What were the effects of
the Industrial Revolution?
• More people moved to cities with
factories. Women and children could
work. Goods were created faster and
cheaper.
36. Explain the Monroe
Doctrine
• James Monroe created this document to
keep European countries from
colonizing in Latin America. It made the
United States a world power because
we promised to help the Latin American
countries.
37.What Inventions were
created by these men?
• Eli Whitney- cotton gin, interchangeable
parts
• Samuel Slater-textiles mills,
• Samuel Morse- the Morse code
38.What was the impact of
inventions on transportations
in 1800s.
• Goods and people were transported
quickly and a lower cost.
39.What was the cause and
effect of Marbury v.
Madison?
Marbury vs Madison
• When the Secretary of State did not
appoint Marbury as Justice of the Peace
he sued the government. The supreme
court made the decision if the law was
constitutional or not. Thus giving the
Supreme Court the power of Judicial
review.
40.What is judicial review?
It allowed the US Supreme
Court to determine if a law
passed by Congress was
unconstitutional. Thus
creating Judicial Review.