Transcript POP A SHOT USA - Bailey Middle School

POP A SHOT USA
MR. GONZALEZ 2014 – 2015
POP-A-SHOT USA
• Put the following presidents in the correct
order: Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington
• Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln
• What was one major effect of the Great
Awakening.
• The 2nd Great Awakening inspired
reformers to improve society
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• What was the most important characteristic of the
2nd Great Awakening?
• The 2nd Great Awakening was a religious
movement that challenged the idea of
predetermination and inspired reformers to
improve society in order to obtain salvation
• Which Supreme Court case ruled that slaves could
not be kept out of the territories?
• Dred Scott v. Sanford
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• What was the most controversial part of the
Compromise of 1850?
• The passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return
runaway slaves to their owners
• What movement regarding slavery intensified as a
result of the 2nd Great Awakening?
• Abolition – It inspired many Americans to dedicate
their lives to ending slavery
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• What piece of legislation in the 1850s led to fighting
in Kansas?
• The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
• Who was killed and considered a martyr after the
raid on Harper’s Ferry?
• John Brown
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• What event turned the secession crisis into civil war?
• South Carolina’s shelling of Fort Sumter
• What effect did the cotton gin have on the Southern
economy?
• It processed cotton quickly, leading to a need for
more slaves. Cotton became the main crop in the
South.
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• How did Missouri’s application to become a state complicate
the debate over abolition?
• Missouri’s application raised the question of whether or
not slavery would be allowed in the Louisiana Territory
• How did the impact of slavery in the West lead to the
growth of sectionalism?
• New territory like the Louisiana Territory and the Mexican
Cession raised questions over whether or not slavery
would also expand
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• Why did many Irish immigrants come to the United
States?
• Most were seeking relief from a potato famine that
had devastated the region
• What was the primary goal of the American
Temperance Movement?
• To decrease the consumption of alcohol
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• How did the Hudson River School impact American art?
What recurring themes can be found in such work?
• The Hudson River School promoted art that detailed the
expansiveness and power of nature, including themes of
solitude, sublimity, and cosmic optimism.
• How did the growth of railroads affect American businesses?
• Railroads opened up new markets for trading goods
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• What were the impacts of Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
• It increased support for abolition
• List 2 causes of the Mexican American War
• 1. The Annexation of Texas
• 2. The resulting border dispute between Mexico
and the United States
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• List 2 effects of the Mexican-American War
• 1. More land aqcuisition by the United States
(Mexican Cession)
• 2. Continued military and economic domination by
the U.S. over the region.