Name: / Test Date: MAY 24 and 25, 2017 (During Class)
Question / Answer
Define Manifest Destiny / Manifest Destiny is the belief that it was the United States God given right to stretch from sea to sea.
Pros of Texas Annexation / US Point of view: expand land, sell Texas for $, achieve manifest destiny
Texans point of view: the US would pay off the states debt of 12 million, the US would protect Texas
Cons of Texas Annexation / US Point of View: would anger Mexico and could start a war, Texas was a slave state
Texans point of view: Loose money for not selling off land, Texas was going to be added as a territory instead of a state, Texas would have to give up all public land to the US
Texas was annexed in what year? / 1845
What U.S. president pushed for the annexation of Texas? / James Polk
Polk’s goal as president was to achieve manifest destiny.
The annexation of Texas led to what event? / The US Mexican War.
What treaty ended the U.S. Mexican war? / Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What is the name of the Compromise being described in the passage above. / The Compromise of 1850
This compromise allowed all states in the Mexican Cession, except California, to vote on whether they would become a free state or slave state.
Amendments – The 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution are called / The first ten amendment of the US Constitution make up the BILL OF RIGHTS.
1st Amendment (RAPPS) / The first amendment gives us freedom of religion, speech, petition, press, and speech.
2nd Amendment / The second amendment gives us the right to bear arms. (Meaning own weapons such as guns)
3rd Amendment / The third amendment defends against the quartering act during the revolution. The government cannot force you to quarter (house) soldiers in your home.
4th Amendment / The fourth amendment protects us from unreasonable search and seizer. The government cannot search our homes without a warrant.
5th Amendment / The fifth amendment gives us the right to not testify against ourselves, not to be tried for the same crime twice.
6th Amendment / The sixth amendment gives us the right to a fair and speedy trial.
7th Amendment / The seventh amendment gives us the right to a trial by jury in all civil cases where the amount of money involved is $20 or more.
8th Amendment / The eighth amendment protects us from cruel and unusual punishment along with no excess bail or fines.
9th Amendment / The ninth amendment tells us that although the constitution lists specific right it does not mean that those rights not listed are not protected.
10th Amendment / The tenth amendment tells us that the powers not given to the federal government by the constitution are reserved for the states.
13th Amendment / FREE – This amendment abolishes slavery everywhere in the United States.
14th Amendment / CITIZENS – This amendment gives former slaves United States citizenship.
15th Amendment / VOTE – This amendment allows freed black men to vote in elections.
List characteristics of the Reconstruction Era / The Reconstruction Era stated after the Civil War. The US was tasked with rebuilding the south and dealing with the issue of slavery, which had been abolished. Constitutional amendments were created for the freeman: 13, 14, and 15.
Black codes were created, the KKK started, Sharecropping began. Although slavery had ended people were not willing to accept the new laws.
What are Black Codes? / Black codes were created to repress the freedman. Black codes included things such as literacy tests, segregated restaurants, and schools.
What are the ESP’s of the plantation system? / Economic – Plantation owner could become rich by suing slave labor to grow crops such as cotton, corn, and wheat.
Social – Plantation owners would use slave labor in order to make their plantation profitable.
Political – The planation system worked because slavery was legal. The north states tried to outlaw slavery while southern states fought to keep it legal.
7 Principles of the Constitution / The seven principles of government is the foundation that our entire government uses to function.
F - Federalism / The federal government and the state governments each have their own power. They also share some powers.
L – Limited Government / The government is limited by the Constitution.
I – Individual rights / The people have rights. Such as freedom of speech, press, and religion.
P – Popular Sovereignty / The people have the power. We gain power through voting.
R – Republicanism / The people elect (vote) representatives to represent us in the government.
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C – Checks and Balances / Each branch of government has the certain power that allows it to keep an eye on the other branches. For example the president can veto a law from congress.
S – Separation of Powers / Governmental power is separated in to three branches: Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.
What was an effect of sharecropping on the sharecropper? / Sharecropping was a way for the white farmers to keep the freedman under their control. Freedmen were trapped in debt and unable to better themselves.
Define Temperance / Temperance was to refrain or stop drinking, making, and selling alcohol.
What did the temperance movement hope to achieve? / The temperance movements’ goal was to stop the production, sale, and use of alcohol. Women became very involved with the movement. After temperance was achieved women realized they had a voice and began to start other reform movements.