Part 3 Quiz

20- University of California at Berkley

"The Yale of the West"- Most professors were New Englanders

15- Marietta College

(1st) Founded in Eastern Ohio by Yankees- Headed by New England-born Calvinist ministers

17- Appalachian Leaders

1st president was Andrew Jackson- He was a slaveholder, country lawyer, US Senator, and irrepressible Indian Fighter Won the vote with the support of Appalachia, Tidewater, and the Deep South

17- Borderlands Movement West

1st to move across the Appalachians, forcing their way into Native American territory Often carried out conquests on Native Americans themselves

16- Midlands Western Settlements

A collection of mutually tolerant ethnic enclaves- Served as a buffer between intolerant, communitarian morality of Yankeedom and the individualistic hedonism of Greater Appalachia

21- Southern Ethnoregional Splits

Appalachian Sections resisted secession Settled, Deep Southern regions were enthusiastically in favor of it Rich planters in Louisiana= Most ardent Unionists

15- Agreement with NY and Massachusetts

Area of present-day NY west of Seneca Lake- region is part of NY, but Mass would own the property and could sell it at a profit Result: Settlement of much of the region was directed by Boston-based land speculators, and virtually all of its' settlers from New England

16- Midlands Settlements Immigrants

Attracted a huge number directly from Germany, especially in Cincinnati

21- War for the West

Between 4 nations- Yankeedom, Deep South, Appalachians, and Midlands Yankeedom & the Deep South= the wealthiest and most nationally self-aware of the four

17- Greater Appalachia

Decidedly a rural nation- Moved as individuals or small groups- Primarily a society of herdsmen- Resented the arrogance of Tidewater and the Deep South and they resented Yankee condescension

18- Westward Expansion Tensions

Deep South did not get along with New Orleans- They had their own identity, resisted assimilation, opposed Southern secession, and voted Republican

17- Greater Appalachian Politics

Distrusted political parties and voted for whichever one appeared to advocate for ordinary individuals- Borderlander dominated regions supported the Democratic Party

18- Rise of Deep Southern power

During 1820's and 30's, Tidewater lost its' power and influence to the Deep South Expanded states under its' control from 2 to 6 Able to plow aside borderlands through its masterful control of a lucrative resource

17- Appalachian Religion

Experience many conversions after the Revolution, especially in the Southern region- frontier conditions undermined the influence and authority of the Presbyterian Church Heritage was far more emotional and spontaneous- Southern Baptists and Methodists spread

15- Midwest immigrants

First wave= Germans to the Midlands Swedes and Scandinavians= Comfortable with Yankees Catholics= Didn't appreciate Yankee educational system- Chose to live in the more tolerant multicultural Midlands or individualistic Appalachians German Protestants= At odds with Yankees

16- Midlander Zone

Foreigners, Catholics, etc found a society untroubled by diversity but skeptical of slave labor, warfare, and the cult of the individual Dominated the American Heartland

15- Chicago

Founded by Yankees, but soon took on the role of a border city

15- As nation moved toward Civil War, Yankees...

Gravitated towards Republican Party

16- Indiana's Borderlanders

Hoosiers Came from back country of Kentucky and WV Ambivalent about slavery

19- Authority action in El Norte

Hoped the newcomers would adapt to the El Norte way of life, so they banned slavery and required settlers to convert to Roman Catholicism However, that didn't happen

19- Ban on Immigration

In 1830, Mexico reversed policy and banned American immigration altogether- However, it didn't work and American Immigration actually increased

16- Germans

Insisted on entering the American melting pot collectively, on their own terms, and bearing ingredients they felt the country was lacking- Avoided assimilation Distinguished themselves by their emphasis on stable, permanent, rooted communities, where families worked the same piece of land for generations (Most lasting contribution to the culture of the midlands and American midwest)

20- Left Coast Similarities

Majority of the founders were Yankees The new Yankee "errand in the wilderness" started in the late 1820's

19- El Norte

More Individualistic, Self-Sufficient, and Commercial attitude than central Mexico- Often said to be at the forefront of Mexican reform and revolution

21- Greater Appalachia

Most ambivalent reaction to Deep Southern secession- Became strong supporters of "Popular Sovereignty"

15- After the revolution, four nations hurdled the Appalachians and spread west

New Englanders Midlanders Appalachias Deep South

21- Prior to Fort Sumter, ...

New Netherland supported the Deep South's position Midlands had been ambivalent about Southern secession (voted for Lincoln)

19- Mexican-American War

Opposition came from Yankeedom Midlanders= Pacifists Appalachians= Backed military conquest Tidewater and New Netherland= Ambivalent Deep South protested any further territorial gain, because the people weren't white

20- Left Coast Population

Originally Yankees, but a new wave of settlers from Appalachian Midwest came- So Yankees were outnumbered, but they remained in control of most civic institutions

17- Appalachian and Native American Dealings

Peaceful- Mixed races, and created a powerful elite

19- El Norte's Borders

Porous to more than goods- Waves of illegal immigrants pouring across from the north and east

15- New Englanders

Pushed West because of the shortcomings of their land

16- Midlands Politics

Resisted the Yankee-controlled political vehicle (the Republican party) Their swing to vote Lincoln end resulted in the Deep South's secession (almost immediately)

18- Sanctification of Slavery

Result of a major shift in the relative power of the Continent's two principal slave cultures- Tidewater and the Deep South Appalachia didn't join the Dixie coalition until after the Civil War

21- Lincoln's Election

SC seceded (Deep South)- Appalachians and Tidewater didn't join them

17- Greater Appalachian Culture

Spread wider and faster than the other nations- The Great Migration Deflected by power of Deep South and stopped short at the edges of the Far West

15- Illinois

State that wasn't run by Yankee officials- Midlands and Appalachian cultures were the majority

15- Yankee Culture

Stripped of its' commitment to religious orthodoxy- Result= explosion of new religions

15- New Englanders Movement

Tended to move West as communities- often led by their minister, and planted towns

19- Revolts

Texas Revolution of 1835-36 was the most successful and decisive

18- Slave Uprisings

The Citadel in Charleston was created to train the youth to suppress future slave insurrections

18- Slavery Debates and Tensions

The Deep South began asserting their racial superiority over the Yankees as well

18- Westward Expansion Stops

The Deep South was limited by climate, ecology, and its northerly rivals (By 1850) So, they then became fixated on annexed their tropical neighbors outside of the US

18- Slavery advocates

The Knights of the Golden Circle- A secretive group that the Deep South rallied around to create an even larger slave empire

15- Nations that didn't go west, they were cut off by their rivals

Tidewater and New Netherland

21- Midlands

Wanted to join the Appalachian controlled states to create a Central Confederacy that would serve as a buffer between Yankeedom and the Deep South

21- Civil War

War between two coalitions Yankeedom vs. Deep South and its satellite, Tidewater Other nations wanted to remain neutral

18- Deep Southern Politics

Went from defending slavery to celebrating it- Based on slave societies of Greece and Rome

17- Appalachian Cultural Divide

Widened between Appalachians and Yankees- and closed the one with their powerful neighbors to the South

20- First College in Western US

Willamette University

21- Center of the abolitionist movement and Union side of the Civil War

Yankeedom- Other nations just overlooked it

19- Texas as a slave state

Yankees and Midlands against Deep South, Tidewater, New Netherland, and Appalachians for

20- California

Yankees wanted to make it the "Massachusetts of the Pacific"- their Pilgrim-like journey to save California from the Barbarians aka the Forty-Niners (Gold Rush)