American History Unit 4 (11th Grade)

Henry Clay

The 1850 compromise was proposed by: Daniel Webster, U.S. senator from Massachusetts Henry Clay, U.S. senator from Kentucky President Zachary Taylor

arsenal

A building for making and storing arms and military equipment.

quarter

A certain part of a community; a place to live.

indentured servant

A colonist who contracted to work for another colonist for a certain period of time.

stereotypes

A fixed form or character; a conventional type

despotism

A government of tyranny or oppression led by an absolute ruler.

abolitionist

A person who wants to do away with some rule or custom.

depression

A reduction in the amount of jobs, money, and goods.

tariff

A tax on products being brought into the country.

embargo

An order restricting certain goods and/or ships from entering or leaving a country.

chattel

An item of movable property.

slavery

Bitter confrontations over what issue earned the new Kansas territory the name Bleeding Kansas? taxation slavery religion trade

1,2,5,6,8

Blacks were encouraged to immigrate to what five areas? Canada Haiti Britain the Southern States Mexico South America Australia the Western Frontier

2,4

California also possessed: the Rocky Mountains a rich fertile central valley the Oregon Trail a moderate year-round climate

durante vita

During life.

California

During the time of manifest destiny, the addition of _____ was highly desirable because it contained two of the three natural ports on the Pacific coast. Alaska California Oregon Washington

49th parallel

During the treaty of 1846, the northern boundary of Oregon was fixed at the: 36° 30' parallel 49th parallel 54° 40' parallel

3

Many people urged America to fight the British to hold the northern boundary of Oregon at: 36° 30' 49° 54° 40'

texas

Mexico broke diplomatic relations with the United States when _____ became a state. Texas Arizona New Mexico California

immigrant

One who comes into a country of which he or she is not a native.

Chicago

Out of the four possible starting points for the transcontinental railroad, which city was chosen? Chicago, Illinois St. Louis, Missouri Memphis, Tennessee New Orleans, Louisiana

Sumner

Representative Brook attacked Senator _____ in the Senate chamber after his speech in favor of the free-soil constitution of the state of Kansas. Sumner Clay Douglas Davis

to take by force for public service

Select the best definition of impressment that applies to American seamen before the War of 1812. to take by force for public service the act of seizing to force into war to elect for public service

4

Slavery could never exist in any territory newly acquired by the United States from Mexico according to the: Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Kansas-Nebraska Act Wilmot Proviso

sectionalism

Support for one section without regard for the needs of the other sections or the nation as a whole.

sovereignty

Supreme political power or authority

Stephan Douglas

The Kansas-Nebraska Act was introduced by: Stephen Douglas Jefferson Davis Preston Brook Senator Summer

William Lloyd Garrison

The Liberator" was published by: Benjamin Rush Frederick Douglass Benjamin Franklin William Lloyd Garrison

Henry Clay

The Missouri Compromise was introduced by: James Tallmadge Daniel Webster John C. Calhoun Henry Clay

1,2,4,6

The factors that caused New England ship owners to start spinning mills were: power from waterfalls available cotton the depression of 1819 the Embargo Act Clay's "American System" available labor

Fredrick Douglass

The North Star" was published by: Benjamin Rush Frederick Douglass Benjamin Franklin William Lloyd Garrison

1

The South's biggest concession to the North in the 1850 compromise was: acceptance of popular sovereignty in the New Mexico and Utah territories the fugitive slave proposal the admission of California as a free state the admission of Texas as a slave state

25

The Tallmadge Amendment stated that slavery be forbidden in the new state of Missouri and that the children of slaves would be free when they reached 25/10/20/15 years of age.

emancipation

The act or process of making slaves free.

nullification

The action of a state setting aside a national law it considers unconstitutional.

massacre

The battle of the Alamo in Texas resulted in a: military victory truce massacre none of the above

nullification

The doctrine first introduced by Jefferson and Madison in 1798 and reintroduced by Calhoun and Hayne in 1828 was called _____. nullification sectionalism secession emancipation

1

The doctrine that allowed people living in the territories to decide the issue of slavery through their governmental bodies was called: popular sovereignty divine sovereignty squatter's rights territorial compromise

manifest destiny

The idea that the United States should extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific.

1,2,6

The men who led the three well-known slave revolts were: Nat Turner Gabriel Posser John Quincy Adams Thomas Prosser Samuel Northrup

optimal

The most favorable or best.

Louisiana

The only state with a law limiting the slave workday was South CarolinaVirginiaLouisianaMississippi.

Franklin

The president of the first American antislavery society was: Benjamin Rush Frederick Douglass Benjamin Franklin Sojourner Truth

compromise

The settlement of a disagreement when each party gives up part of his demand

antebellum

The time before the American Civil War.

polarize

To acquire two opposite views, principles, or tendencies.

cede

To give up, surrender, or hand over something to another.

emigrate

To leave a country to live in another place.

secede

To leave an organized group.

malinger

To pretend to be sick or injured in order to escape work or duty.

deplete

To reduce by destroying or consuming.

boycott

To refrain by concerted action from using or purchasing a product.

venerate

To regard with deep respect.

manumit

To release from slavery.

buttress

To support and strengthen something.

confiscate

To take by authority, or as if by authority.

3

What was required of people who wanted to settle in Texas before the Mexican Revolution? They had to promise to improve the land. They had to become a land owner. They had to declare they would become loyal Spanish subjects. They had to join the fight against Indian raids.

1,3,6

What were the three components of the Missouri Compromise? admit Missouri as a slave state admit Missouri as a free state admit Maine as a free state admit Maine as a slave state prohibit Congress from determining the expansion of slavery into territories forbid slavery north of 36o 30' in the Louisiana Purchase

Freeport Doctrine

When Stephen Douglas explained that slavery could be excluded from a territory if the officials did not pass laws to protect it, his argument became known as the _____. Freeport Doctrine Emancipation Proclamation Nullification Ordinance Slave Codes

1846

When did the Mexican War begin? 1819 1821 1846 1848

Liberia

Where did most of the blacks deported from the United States settle? Liberia Cuba Puerto Rico South Africa

John Brown

Who became a martyr after the Harper's Ferry incident in which he and his followers captured the Federal arsenal? Stephen Douglas Dred Scott Frederick Douglass John Brown

John Quincy Adams

Who defended the revolt led by Joseph Cinque with the argument that every human has the inherent right to freedom? Thomas Jefferson John Quincy Adams George Washington James Monroe

Chief Justice Roger B. Taney

Who effectively repealed the Missouri compromise?

John C. Freemont

Who led troops in California against Mexico? Sam Houston John C. Fremont Marcus Whitman James Beckworth

Dred Scott

Who sued for his freedom but lost?

2,4,6,7,8,9

Who were the six leaders of the abolition movement? Nat Turner William Lloyd Garrison Paul Cuffe Theodore Weld Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass Sojourner Truth Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Rush

Solomon Northup

black freedman living in New York, captured and sold in the New Orleans slave market