Semester Study Guide
- Plessy v. Ferguson court case established what? {16}
- What were the objectives of nativists or what was nativism? {10}
- Where were immigrants mainly coming from beginning in the 1890’s? {15}
- Which immigrant groups were recruited to work on the transcontinental railroad? {13}
- Why did urban areas begin to grow in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s? {15}
- During the late 1800’s and early 1900’s what was the main port of entry in to the US? {15}
- What happened at the Massacre at Wounded Knee? {14}
- What did the Morrill Land-Grant Act and the Homestead Act have in common? {14}
- Why did children often work in factories? {13}
- Many workers upset at the gulf between rich and poor turned to what? {13}
- What was the purpose of labor unions and collective bargaining? {13}
- What was the difference between a “robber baron” and a “captain of industry”? {13}
- According to the theory of Social Darwinism, the government should……… {13}
- What did the Reconstruction Act of 1867 do? {12}
- What happened to President Andrew Johnson when he violated the tenure of office act? {12}
- Reconstruction officially came to an end when? {12}
- 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments. {12}
- What was the main goal of the KKK during reconstruction? {12}
- How did southern governments restrict the rights of newly freed blacks? {12}
- In which ways did the Freedman’s Bureau succeed during reconstruction? {12}
- What was John Brown’s hope in attacking Harper’s Ferry? {10}
- What were the similarities between Lincoln and Johnson’s reconstruction plans? {12}
- During the early part of the war President Lincoln’s main objective was? {11}
- At what point did the Civil War become more focused on the issue of slavery? {11}
- What was the idea of Gen. Grant taking control of the Mississippi Riv. during the Civil War? {11}
- During the Civil War the South hoped to convince who to help them? {11}
- What were the war strategies for both the North and South during the Civil War? {11}
- What did the Emancipation Proclamation officially do? {11}
- Why did secessionists believe they had a right to leave the Union? {11}
- Why did the southern states begin to secede from the Union after the election of 1860? {10}
- Why did the Whig party begin to collapse in the 1850’s? {10}
- Who were the main supporters of the new Republican party? {10}
- What role did President Polk play in the expansion of the United States? {10}
- What were the terms of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? {10}
- The phrase “Manifest Destiny” refers to the belief that the United States……… {7}
- What was the Kansas-Nebraska Act? {10}
- What was the ruling in the Dred Scott case, & why was it damaging to abolitionists’ cause? {10}
- What effect did Uncle Tom’s Cabin have on American society in the 1800’s? {10}
- What was the purpose of the Fugitive Slave Act? {10}
- During the years 1820-1860 immigrants came to the US mainly from where? {9}
- Why did some northern workers object to the abolitionist movement? {9}
- How did most southern whites feel about reforming society during the 1830’s-1850’s? {9}
- What was done at the Seneca Falls Convention? {9}
- By working in reform movements, many women………. {9}
- What was the aim of the temperance movement? Was it successful? {9}
- What was the purpose of the gag rule? {9}
- What was Chief Justice Marshall’s role on the Supreme Court? {8}
- What was President Jackson’s role in Indian Removal and his response to the Court? {8}
- Why was the election of 1824 considered corrupt by some? {8}
- Where did most poor city dwellers live in in the 1800’s? {8}
- How did many southern states respond to the Vesey and Turner uprisings? {8}
- Who did the textile mills of Massachusetts look to hire in the 1800’s and why? {8}
- What did the Monroe Doctrine state? {8}
- What group faced discrimination and headed west settling in the Salt Lake valley? {7}
- Settlers in Texas fought a war of independence versus? {7}
- What does the power of judicial review do? {6}
- During which war did the British burn down the White House? {6}
- What was a major accomplishment during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson? {6}
- What were the Virginia and Kentucky resolutions? {6}
- What was Tecumseh’s plan for dealing with American encroachment on Indian land? {6}
- What was a major goal of the Lewis and Clark expedition? {6}
- What did the election of President Jefferson in 1800 demonstrate? {6}
- What was Alexander Hamilton’s plan for dealing with the debt ? {6}
- Why was the electoral college created? {5}
- Why did Anti-Federalists oppose the Constitution as it was written? {5}
- What did the Anti-Federalists demand be added to the Constitution? {5}
- Which founding father was known as the father of the Constitution? {5}
- What did the 3/5 compromise do? {5}
- What issue did the Great Compromise resolve? What exactly did it do? {5}
- What were some of the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? {5}
- According to the Treaty of Paris (1783) the United States gained what? {4}
- What was a major result of the French and Indian War? {4}
- Why was the Battle of Saratoga (Rev. War) a major turning point in the war? {4}
- Why were the Battles of Trenton and Princeton turning points in the war (Rev. War)? {4}
- What was a direct result of the Intolerable Acts? {4}
- The Sugar and Stamp Act were examples of how the British…… {4}
- Why did many Africans die en-route to America in the Middle Passage? {3}
- What were the reasons the British began to settle in America? {3}
- What was the Great Awakening? {3}
- Which colonial region was most active in promoting public education? {3}
- Which group dominated society during the British Colonial time? {3}
- Why did England prize its American colonies? {3}
- Which colonial region was noted for being ethnically diverse? {3}
- Why did the Virginia colony (Jamestown) ultimately survive? {2}
- What was the purpose for immigration for the Puritans? {2}
- What were the main economic activities of the Spanish colonists in America? {2}
- What goods were traded along the different routes of the Triangle Trade? {3}
- A comparison of Native American societies in North America reveals what? {1}
- What was a major cause of death for many Native Americans? {2}
- What were the main differences between the Jamestown and Plymouth colonies? {2}
- What were the main economic activities of the French in America? {2}
- What was the main economic activity of the southern colonies? {3}
- What was the cycle of debt created by the sharecropping system? {12}
- What was the Columbian Exchange? {1}
- What was Jim Crow? {16}
- What were some of the voting restrictions in place during the Jim Crow era? {16}