Unit Test Review (Chapters 12-14)
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- What territory did the United States and Britain jointly occupy?
- Oregon
- Who first got permission from Spain to take American settlers into Texas?
- Stephen Austin
- What famous slogan was repeated by Texas in at the battle of San Jacinto that rallied them to victory?
- "Remember the Alamo."
- What unusual action did the Whig party take after John Tyler went went against decisions of the party?
- They kicked John Tyler out of the party.
- What treaty ended the Mexican-American war?
- Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
- What river did the United States claim was the southern border of Texas?
- Rio Grande
- What territories did the U.S. gain from the Mexican-American War?
- California and New Mexico
- What president refused to annex Texas when it first became independent because he feared war with Mexico?
- John Tyler
- Manifest Destiny
- the idea that America was divinely ordained by God to possess North American continent from Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean
- Lone Star Republic
- Republic of Texas
- "His Accidency"
- John Tyler became president after Harrison died
- Webster-Ashburton Treaty
- set boundaries of Maine and Canada
- Name two westward trails and give the reason for their importance.
- Santa Fe Trail- commercial route Mormon Trail- through Utah to California
- Give three dangers travellers faced on the westward trails.
- Rocky mountains, indians, weather
- Name three of the campaign promises made and kept by President James K. Polk.
- lower tariffs, restore treasury, acquire control of Oregon from England
- Give three causes of the Mexican-American War.
- Mexican resentment over annexation of Texas, Dispute over Texas-Mexican boundary, History of problems
- Other than the treaty that ended the war, name three results of the Mexican-American War.
- Gadsden Purchase, U.S. ceded California and New Mexico, U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for territory
- What proposed law would have banned slavery in the territories gained from the Mexican War?
- Wilmot Proviso
- What proposed law help that Congress could not ban slavery in the territories gained from the Mexican War?
- Calhoun Resolutions
- In what place was the slave trade abolished as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
- Washington, D.C.
- What law divided the remainder of the Louisiana Territory into two territories which would determine the status of slavery based on popular Sovereignty?
- Nebraska and Kansas Act
- What fanatical abolitionist led an attack that killed five proslavery men at Pottawatomie Creek, Kansas?
- John Brown
- Why were the Republicans able to win the Presidency in 1860 more easily than would have been in other elections?
- the democrats split their vote
- Why did Dred Scott sue in court and believe he should be a free man?
- He was living in a free state.
- What was the status of Dred Scott as a direct result of the Supreme Court case?
- Dred Scott could not sue because he was a slave and slaves aren't citizens.
- Popular Sovereingnty
- residents of the territory decided themselves the status on slavery in their territory
- 49ers
- people who find gold
- Preston Brooks/Charles Sumner
- Charles Sumner (south) attacked Brooks (north) with a cane Charles was sent more by South and North said south was violent
- Ordinance of Secession
- South Carolina voted secede
- Fort Sumter
- Lincoln decided to send packages to Fort Sumter, as a result S.C. attacked the Fort
- Jefferson Davis
- elected President by the South
- Harriet Tubman
- famous conductor on the Underground Railroad
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- author of Uncle Tom's Cabin
- William Lloyd Garrison
- editor of the Liberator
- People involved in the Dred Scott Supreme Court case.
- man: Dred Scott, Owner: Emerson, Chief Justice: Roger Tanney, Man who was sued: Sanford
- Other than facts already listed or asked for on this quiz, name four facts about the Dred Scott case.
- Slaves are not considered citizens, This made slavery legal everywhere, slaves are considered property and could be taken anywhere,
- How did soldiers spend most of their time throughout the Civil War?
- marching or in camp
- Why was the border state of Kentucky important for Union forces to prevent it from seceding?
- To protect Ohio River for transportation
- Why was the border state of Maryland important for Union forces to prevent it from seceding?
- To protect Washington, D.C.
- After what event did the Union allow black soldiers to join the military and fight?
- After the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation
- How did guns improve in technology during the Civil War?
- They had repeators, rifled guns, and gatling guns.
- What were the name of the first ironclads of the Civil War?
- monitor and merrimack
- What was the significance of the battle between these two ironclads?
- It showed the end of woodships
- After what battle was Abraham Lincoln able to issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
- Battle of Sharspburg
- What states were not subject to the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation?
- border states
- What was President Lincoln's speech to dedicate a famous battlefield cemetary named?
- Gettysburg Address
- What Union general captured Atlanta?
- Sherman
- After what battle did Robert E. Lee surrender to Union General Ulysses S. Grant?
- Petersburg
- Of what man can it be said that the Civil War started in his front yard and ended in his front parlor?
- Wilmer McClean
- What man shot and killed President Lincoln?
- John Wilkes Booth
- Border States
- Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland. These are the slave states that fought for the north.
- Matthew Brady
- famous photographer, photographed Civil War
- Bull Run (Manassas)
- first Civil War battle
- Antietam (Sharpsburg)
- bloodiest day of the war
- Chancellorsville
- caused the death of the Stonewall Jackson
- Vicksburg, Mississippi
- Grant captured control of the Mississippi River
- March to the Sea
- battle in Georgia; Sherman's destructive march through Gerogia
- Appomattox Courthouse
- Site where Lee surrendered to Grant
- Ford's Theatre
- place of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Strategies of the North
- Naval blockade of South (strangle economy), take Mississippi River (split Confederacy in half), take Richmond (confederate capital), protect Washington D.C. (Anaconda plan)
- Strategies of the South
- break union blockade, gain recognition from France/England (cotton dependence), fight a defensive battle