Abeka 11th Grade US History Test 5
freeport
the ____ doctrine stated the people of territory could ban slavery by the laws of their territorial governments or by withholding police protection from slaveholders.
fifty-four forty
the democratic party ran in 1844 on the slogan "_____ or Fight!"
narcissa whitman
the first white woman to journey west of the rocky mountains were eliza spalding and _____?
cumberland road
the national road was origonally known as
Francis Cabot Lowell
the power loom was invented by
John C Fremont
what american officer aided the californians in the bear flag revolt?
blue backed speller
what commonly used textbook was written by Noah Webster
Wilmot Proviso
what proposal attempted to bar slavery from the mexican cession
Samuel Slater
Who is the father of American Factory System
John Breckinridge
Who was the nominee of the southern democrats for the presidency in 1860?
British law prevented industrial methods from spreading to America
Why did american industry struggle to keep up with Britian industry immedietly after indpendence.
Oliver Evans
developed a high pressure steam engine
William Dean Howells
editor of the atlantic monthly magazine
Josiah Holbrook
founded the first lyceum
Davy Crockett
frontiersman who died at the Alamo
Zachary Taylor
general sent to protect the texas border
teachers
horace mann encouraged normal schools, which were used for the training of___?
1854
in what year was the republic party formed
Jefferson Davis
made the president of the confederecy during the civil war
DeWitt Clinton
responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal
telegraph
which was the fastest ,ethod of sending a message to the West
Henry Clay
who proposed the compromise of 1850?
Hudson river
The erie canal connected Lake Erie to what other body of water?
Hannibal Hamlin
who was the abraham lincolns vice presidental running mate in the election of 1860
harriet tubman
who was the best known leader of the underground railroad
Robert E Lee
who was the military commander sent to sto[ the raid of the harpers ferry
william b travis
who was the texan commander at the alamo
John slidell
American envoy to Mexico
Battle of San Jacinto
At what battle did the Republic of Texas win her independence?
Jedidiah Smith
Chrisitan trailblazer in the west
Essay: similiaries: -both lincoln and douglas wanted to preserve the union and believed that succession was illegal -both were congressmen from illinois differences: -douglas believed in popular soveriegnty and lincoln supported the missiour compromise -lincoln was a notable talker and douglas was much shorter
Essay: compare and contrast abraham lincoln and stephen douglas. Give two ways they were similar and two ways they were different
scott was still a slave because slaves were property that congress could not consitutionally seize and make free
In dred scott vs sanford how did the supreme court rule?
seventh of march
daniel webster endorsed the compromise of 1850 in what speech?
the gold rush
what was the primary reason for american interest in california?
1846-1848
what were the years of the mexican war
plebiscite
what demonstrated the most citizens of the Reublic of Texas wished to join the US?
cotton gin
what invention most affected the southern agriculture
traditional
what kind of education is concerned with passing on to new generations the knowledge and proven methods of the past?
macadam
what kind of road was raised above the surrounding terrain to aid drainage?
he said he did not intend to interfere with slavery in the places where it already existed
what message did lincoln express in his first inaugural address
William Taylor
what methodist missionary preached to the settlers in California
clipper ships
what was the americas greatest contribution to the history of sailing vessels
underground railroad
what was the network of escape routes mainyted by the abolisionist through which many slaves escaped from the South
Liberty party
what was the party of moderate abolitionist that campaigned during the 1840's?
Guadalupe Hidalgo
where did the US and mexico sign a treaty ending the mexican war
John Brown
who was the abolisionist who attacked a settlement at pottawatomie creek?
Hinton Rowan Helper
wrote the impending cirsis of the south
Zachary Talor
What american officer won the battle of Veracruz?
cotton
What crop dominated Southern agriculture
Marcus Whitman
What presbyterian missionary led the great migration to Oregon Country?
Oberlin College
What was the first college to admit women?
Henry Clay
What was the whig nominee for the presidential election of 1844?
slavery forced wages down, causing potential factory workers to seek employment in the north instead
how did slavery affect the southern industrialism
Kansas became battleground between abolisionist and proslavery invaders
how did the result of the kansas-nebraska act demonstrate the shortcomings of popular soveriegnty
Cyrus McCormick
invented the reaper
Franklin Pierce
president who attempted to buy Cuba
William Llyod Garrison
published the liberator
Stephen A Douglas
sponsored the kansas-nebraska bill