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Final Exam | HIST - American History 1 - Introduction, Quizzes of United States History

Class: HIST - American History 1 - Introduction; Subject: History; University: Tallahassee Community College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2009/2010

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historiography
DEFINITION 1
the study of changing historical interpretations
TERM 2
why did the mayan civilization collapse?
DEFINITION 2
-exploited the rainforest and overpopulated all around the
same time. -higher class was over populated.. no lower class
to work -"warming period".. fertility of soil went out of wack
TERM 3
Bartolome de las
Casas
DEFINITION 3
catholic priest in cuba advocate of Natives Broke away from
columbus scholar and historian appealed spanish crown for
protective laws for Natives
TERM 4
4 european nations colonized North America
in the 17th century
DEFINITION 4
England, France, Netherlands, Spain FENS
TERM 5
When was Bacon's Rebellion and what were
the results
DEFINITION 5
Year: 1675 -new lands were opened to the colonists and the
wealthy planters became more cooperative with the small
farmers
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historiography

the study of changing historical interpretations TERM 2

why did the mayan civilization collapse?

DEFINITION 2 -exploited the rainforest and overpopulated all around the same time. -higher class was over populated.. no lower class to work -"warming period".. fertility of soil went out of wack TERM 3

Bartolome de las

Casas

DEFINITION 3 catholic priest in cuba advocate of Natives Broke away from columbus scholar and historian appealed spanish crown for protective laws for Natives TERM 4

4 european nations colonized North America

in the 17th century

DEFINITION 4 England, France, Netherlands, Spain FENS TERM 5

When was Bacon's Rebellion and what were

the results

DEFINITION 5 Year: 1675 -new lands were opened to the colonists and the wealthy planters became more cooperative with the small farmers

why did GB impose new taxes on colonist in

the colonists had to pay taxes for GB's defense and because they were paying light taxes so GB decided to up the prices TERM 7

why did the French gov aid the new US in the

War for Independence?

DEFINITION 7 they made a treaty of alliance, if France went to was then America had to join. they also made trade concessions TERM 8

13 british colonies of North America that

rebelled in 1776

DEFINITION 8 Connecticut Pennsylvania Delaware Rhode Island Georgia South Carolina Maryland Virginia Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina TERM 9

main differences between Articles of

Confederations and the Constitution

DEFINITION 9 Articles of Confederations- congress was made to be a collective substitute for the monarch. It was the nation's executive. No courts and no power to force resolutions and ordinance at neither state nor individual level Confederation- had separation of powers. Legislature, Executive, and Judicial branches. the main goal was they wanted "the people" to have a voice TERM 10

provisions in the constitution aimed at

establishing a balance of power

DEFINITION 10 legislative, executive, and judicial branches executive- president, had power to veto over acts of congress, commander in chief of the armed forces and responsible for the execution of the law judiciary- review congressional actions legislative- " think like the people, feel like the people, sympathize with the people"

what did the Wilmot Proviso propose? Was it

enacted by Congress into law?

proposed there should be no slavery in new territory. Senate did not pass it, but Congress did. - Did NOT become a law TERM 17

main goal of the Liberty Party and the Free

Soil Party

DEFINITION 17 the main goal for both of them was to make new territory free TERM 18

in what year was gold discovered in Cali?

DEFINITION 18 1848 - discovered 1849- gold rush 1850- applied for state hood TERM 19

in the compromise of 1850, describe what

was made with regard to new territories and

state

DEFINITION 19 -california was admitted as a free state -new mexico and utah had no restrictions on slavery TERM 20

in the compromise of 1850, describe what

was done with regard to slavery in existing

states and DC

DEFINITION 20 retain slavery in DC but abolish slave trade across its boundaries

what did the Kansas-Nebraska Act do

legislatively

popular sovereignty which is....the legitimacy of the state is created by the will or consent of its people, who are the source of every political power TERM 22

result of Kansas-Nebraska Act in terms of

developments in Kansas in mid-1850s

DEFINITION 22 opened these 2 territories to slavery, catalyzing a mini-civil war in Kansas TERM 23

Describe main features of the Republican

Platform in 1856

DEFINITION 23 -favored a transcontinental railroad - more government financed internal improvements -condemned repeal of Missouri compromise, democratic policy of territorial expansion and polygamy and slavery TERM 24

supreme court decision on Dred Scott case of

1857. victory for south or north?

DEFINITION 24 decision was that Dred Scott was still considered a slave. technically it was a win for the south because Scott lost his case but it aroused many questions for the free north because if he was a slave then he wouldnt have had any rights therefore he wouldnt have been allowed a trial TERM 25

debate over redistribution of land

DEFINITION 25 "40 acres and a mule"

13th Amendement

1865-66: outlawed slavery TERM 32

14th

Amendment

DEFINITION 32 equal citizenship rights for African Americans TERM 33

15th Amendement

DEFINITION 33 equal voting rights guaranteed TERM 34

impeachment and trial of Johnson

DEFINITION 34 final tally was 35-19 for conviction Radical Republicans tried for years to get Johnson impeached, but failed due to flimsy charges. - johnson then deliberately violated the tenure of office act in order to tests its constitutionality - was then charged with 1. unlawfully removing secretary of war Station 2. issuing orders in violation of the command of the army act 3. undermined congress by "inflammatory and scandalous" harangues 4. devising and contriving to violate reconstruction act TERM 35

struggles of ex-slaves in the south

DEFINITION 35 former confederates used terror, intimidation and violence to suppress black efforts for equality

white terror- KKK- and the response of the

federal government

KKK- rode about the countryside, hiding behind masks and under robes, spreading horrendous rumors, issuing threats, harassing African Americans and occasionally wreaking violence and destruction federal governemnt passed Enforcement Acts allowing the feds to stop the terrors TERM 37

Compromise of 1877

DEFINITION 37 contest over presidential election. Radical Republicans agreed to stop if Republican pres was elected TERM 38

Lincoln's view on race relations

DEFINITION 38 "Blacks had an 'equal' right to freedom and the fruits of their labor" TERM 39

aftermath of John Brown's raid and how the

south perceived it

DEFINITION 39 it sent a panic through the slaveholding south. through the fall & winter rumors of abolitionist conspiracies and slave insurrections swept the slave states TERM 40

the immediate cause of the succession of SC

on december 20, 1860

DEFINITION 40 Lincoln's election

Field Order number

provided land for thousands of freedman on the coastal islands off georgia. this catalyzed the rumor that the union intended to give all freemen "forty acres and a mule"