Define discrimination
What are 3 advantages that the South had during the Civil War?
"Noble Cause", defending homeland, and superior military leadership
In the Oregon Trail simulation, when given how many miles you traveled, how would you figure how much food your family ate?
# of days(x) lbs./ food used per day = total food used.
How many states and people were in the CSA?
11, 9,000,000
When did the U.S. purchase the Louisiana Territory?
1803
How many states and people were in the U.S. during the Civil War?
23; 22,000,000
How many branches are in the U.S. government?
3
What was the 3/5 Compromise?
3/5 of slaves counted in the population of a state when figuring representation in the H.O.R. and 3/5 of slaves counted in the population of a state for the purposes of determining taxation to the national government.
What happened to the Lakota Sioux?
400 got massacred Sioux unarmed men, women and children at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
What are the Bill of Rights?
A Costitutional letter which states the laws and responsibilities of American citizens.
Define prejudice
A negative or unfair opinion about a person or group of people based on their group, race or religion.
Define stereotype
A very simple generalization of a specific group, race or religion.
When did the surrender at Appomattox Courthouse take place, who's the main U.S. and CSA general, why did Lee surrender and what the conditions of surrender that Grant offered Lee?
April 9,1865; Appomattox Court House in central Virginia; Grant; Lee; ran out of supplies and was surrounded on 3 sides by Union soldiers; South has to give up weapons, agreed to not fight again, can go home and keep their arms and horses, North gives South food to go home.
Define ethnocentrism
Belief that one's own group is superior to all others.
Why did the War of 1812 begin?
British captured American sailors and forced them to serve in British navy. British stopped American ships and removed cargos.
How does the Leg. Branch check over the Exec. Branch?
Congrees can override veto with 2/3 vote of both houses
How does the Leg. Branch check over the Jud. Branch?
Congress determines # of judges on Supreme Court
Which groups/individuals are in the Legislative Branch?
Congress/Senate and the H.O.R.
Define persecute
Continuing mistreatment of an individual or group based upon their group, race or religion.
List 2 different wars in which Andrew Jackson was a heroic leader.
Creek War and the War of 1812
Who did the U.S. get the Louisiana Territory from? Country and Leader.
France, Napoleon Bonapart
Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Where did the Oregon Trail begin?
Independence, Missouri
Who was the U.S. president during Mexican-American War?
James K. Polk
Who was the president of the CSA?
Jefferson Davis
Who created the term Manifest Destiny?
John O'Sullivan
Who assass inated President Lincoln?
John Wilkes Booth
when did the battle of Gettysburg take place, who won it and the significanceof the war?
July 1-3, 1863; near a small town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; north wins; turning point, Lee never invades the North again.
when did it take BR take place, who won it and the significance of it?
July 21, 1861; Manassas Junction, Virginia; south won; south confidence and north were in trouble
Where and when did the Constitutional Convention begin?
May 25, 1787 at the Pennsylvania State House in Philadelphia, Pennslvania.
What was the best month to start on the Oregon Trail? Why?
May because you can cross the mountains before it snows and it's after the rainy season.
Which group went to Salt Lake City, Utah for religious freedom?
Mormons
Which side was fighting to "preserve the Union"?
North
When did the Sherman's March take place, who won, and the 3 goals of the march?
Nov. 15, 1864 - Dec. 10, 1864; Atlanta, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia; William T. Sherman; to split the South, destroy vital Confederate supply lines, and bring death and fear to the civilian population.
Define scapegoat
One who's given the blame for mistakes of failures or others- promoted through the use of propaganda.
Where did Christian missionaries go to convert Native Americans?
Oregon
Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy the Louisiana Territory?
President Jefferson feared that Napoleon would try to establish a powerful empire in North America.
Which groups/individuals are in the Executive Branch?
President and Cabinet Departments
How does the Executive Branch check over the Judicial Branch?
President appoints Supreme Court judges
How does the Exec. Branch check over the Leg. Branch?
President can veto a bill proposed by Congress
Which 3 religious groups came to America between 1600-1900, only to be mistreated?
Quakers, Baptists, and Chinese Americans
Where was the the capital of the CSA?
Richmond, Virginia
Who was the main general of the CSA?
Robert E. Lee
Where did people go to mine for gold?
Sacramento, California
Where did a large Mexican army defeat about 180 Texicans?
San Antonio, The Alamo
Where did the Texicans gain their independence with Santa Anna surrendering?
San Jacinto
when did the battle of Antietamtake place, who won it and the significance of the war?
September 17, 1862; near Sharpsburg, Maryland and close to Antietam Creek; a draw; single bloodiest day of war and Lincoln issues Eman. Proc.
Where and when did Lewis and Clark begin their journey?
St. Louis in 1804
Who led the Americans to Texas?
Stephen Austin
Which groups/individuals are in the Judicial Branch?
Supreme Court and lower federal courts
How does the Judicial Branch check over the Leg. Branch?
Supreme Court can rule laws passed by Congress unconstitutional
How does the Jud. Branch check over the Exec. Branch?
Supreme Court can rule presidential actions unconstitutional
What did both the U.S. and Mexico want control of?
Texas
What happened to Japenese-Americans when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941?
The U.S. govt. forced them to sell all of their property and move to internment camps in the desert.
Define discrimination
The act of treating someone differently based on their group, race or religion.
What were the working conditions for the Chinese while building the railroad?
There were accidents or deaths while working.
Define emigrate
To exit one's own country to settle in another.
Who won the Mexican-American War?
U.S.
Who was the main general of the U.S.A. by the end of the war?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was fighting in the War of 1812?
United States and Great Britain
Where was the capital of the USA?
Washington D.C.
Who was Dorothea Dix?
a nurse and care giver
What was at Andersonville?
a prison
Who was Rose O'neal Greenhow?
a spy
What are the 5 freedoms guaranteed in the 1st Amendment?
establishment of religion, prohibiting the free exercise, speech or press, peaceably to assemble, and petition the government.
What's the main job of the Executive Branch?
executes laws
What had the Japanese become successful with in America in the early 1900's?
farming(agriculture)
Who sued for his freedom, but the Supreme Court said he was just property?
frederick douglass
What happened to Felix Longoria after he was killed during World War 2?
he was buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.
What happened to Andrew Jackson when he was 13 years old?
he was captured and seriously wounded by a British officer in the Revolutionary War.
What role did John Brown play in causing the Civil War?
he was hanged for murder, treason, and slave revolt.
Who was Chief Joseph? What happened to him?
he was the chief of the Nez Perce Indians. he surrendered on the border of the U.s. and Canada.
Why did the South not want Abe Lincoln to be elected president?
he would try to end slavery.
What's the main job of the Judicial Branch?
interprets laws
What is Manifest Destiny?
it's American's 'fate' to move west and fill up the continent all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
What are 3 advantages the U.S. had during the Civil War?
larger population, larger industry, and larger resources
Who won the War of 1812?
no one
What laws did the Texicans agree to follow from the Mexican govt.?
not to own slaves.
What's included in the 3rd Amendment?
people don't have to let soldiers live in their houses
What are citizens free from in the 4th Amendment?
persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures
Why did the Irish come to America in the 1840's?
potato famine
What made up a typical soldier's diet?
salt pork, cornmeal, coffee, universal cracker, and hardtack
What did the South do when Abe Lincoln was elected president?
seceded from the Union
What role did Sacagawea playon the Lewis and Clark Expedition?
she joined the expedition as a guide.
Which side was fighting to "defend its homeland"?
south
What did the winners get in the peace treaty?
the Mexican Cession
What impact did the War of 1812 have on manufacturing of goods in the U.S.?
the New England states couldn't trade with England anymore and many people lost their jobs.
Which side in the Civil War had more industry?
the North
What was created during Jackson's administration that affected Native Americans?
the Trail of Tears
What happened at Fort Sumter?
the first shots were fired
Why did Americans want to move to Texas in the 1820's?
the low prices of land and cotton
What does the 6th Amendment say about witnesses?
they can be confronted with the witness against him.
What does the 5th Amendment say about being tried again for same crime?
they can't be put on trial for the same offense.
Who were the mountain men?
they told stories and the men traded with Indians. one of them was Hugh Glass.
Who were Matthew Brady and Timothy O'Sullivan?
they took grim pictures of the war
Why were the Bill of Rights created?
to define what rights people will have
Why did the Chinese leave their country in the 1850's?
to escape famine
What's included in the 2nd Amendment?
to keep and bear arms
What's the main job of the Legislative Branch?
to make laws
What did President Jefferson instruct Lewis and Clark to do on their expedition?
to take notes on geography, mineral resources, the Indians, and animal and plant life
What was the Great Compromise?
two house legislature equal representation in the Upper House Representation based upon each state's population in the Lower House.
What were the 2 main jobs that the Chinese found whenarriving in America?
working in "gold fields" and railroads
