Your Semester Exam will consist of two FRQ's and a multiple choice section, so this is a good way to get familiar with the class blog.
Each person should add notes to TWO topics until all the topics have been THOROUGHLY answered and explained. Be sure to sign your name after your answer. :)
Happy Blogging!
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1) “The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; . . . and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.”
Explain this quote. Where does it come from, and what is typical of the era it comes from? What ideas are typical of this kind of writing?
2) The term triangular trade describes…Why is it
important?
3) The immediate issue in dispute in
Bacon’s Rebellion was…
4) Why did the Puritans establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony? What were their goals?
5) In the
seventeenth century, the Chesapeake Bay settlement expanded its territorial
holding more quickly than did the Massachusetts Bay settlement. Why?
6) Who
was Roger Williams and what did he believe?
7) What
was the colonial era like? What are its
characteristics? What was it like for colonial
families in mid-eighteenth century America?
8) What
was the purpose of slave codes?
9) What
happened with the John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735, and why is it important?
10) What
was the headright system in the Virginia colony, and why was it use? What was the impact/effect of this system?
11) What
is mercantilism and how did it affect the relationship the colonies had with
Great Britain?
12) What was the
Battle of Saratoga, and why was it significant?
13) What were Townshend Acts, and how
did American colonies react? What did they believe about this form of taxation?
14) Why were the Battles
of Lexington and Concord were significant?
15) How did the French and Indian War change
American attitudes toward Great Britain? What were the effects of the war?
16) What were the Sugar Act and the
Townshend Act? How were they different
from the previously passed Navigation Acts?
17) What was the Declaration of
Independence and what did it do?
18) What is the significance of the Battle of Yorktown? Why/how did we win the American Revolution?
19) Explain this quote: “All men are created equal… [and] they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights… among these are life,
liberty, and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these, governments are
instituted among men, deriving their just consent of the governed; that
whenever any form of government become destructive of these ends, it is the
right of the people to alter or abolish it…”
What is the connection to the Enlightenment and to John Locke?
20) What was the Proclamation Line of 1763?
What was it supposed to do?
21) What is meant by “virtual
representation” as it was argued during the eighteenth century?
22) What were the Committees of
Correspondence? What did they do?
23) What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris do?
24) How did the Boston Massacre serve to
rally American opposition to British policy?
25) Why is the Stamp Act Congress of 1765
was historically significant?
26) How could the religious revival known
as the Great Awakening also have political ramifications on
colonial society?
27) Why did the Sugar Act of 1764
represent a major shift in British policy toward the colonies? What was the big deal?
28) Do you know strengths and weaknesses
of the Americans and British during the Revolutionary War?
29) Who were the Loyalists, and what did
they believe? Who were the patriots, and
what did they believe?
30) What were the Articles of
Confederation? What were the strengths
and weaknesses of this government?
31) What was the significance of Shays’ Rebellion? What happened as a result?
32) What is the significance of Marbury v. Madison?
33) What is the Louisiana Purchase and
why was an important factor in the development of U.S. trade?
34) What was Henry Clay’s American System? What was it supposed to do, and what disputes
resulted?
35) What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?
36) Why was the War of 1812 is considered a turning point in
U.S. history?
37) What was the Missouri Compromise, and what did it do?
38) What is the Bill of Rights? What does it do? How is it connected to the debate over
ratification of the U.S. Constitution?
39) What was the 1828 “Tariff of Abominations”? Why did the South strongly oppose it? What did the South really fear the tariff
would do to states power and slavery?
40) What was the Indian Removal Act of
1830? Why did President Andrew Jackson
support it?
41) What were the causes and effects of
the Texas Revolution? How did it push us
closer to the Civil War?
42) What was the doctrine of
nullification? What region of the U.S.
supported the idea and why?
43) What was the Monroe Doctrine? Why was it issued?
44) Why was the Election of 1800 considered
a “revolution”?
45) What was the XYZ Affair? Why was it
important?
46) What was the
Compromise of 1877? What were its results?
47) Why
did Anti-Federalists oppose ratification of the Constitution? What did they
fear?
48) Who was John Marshall and why
is he so significant in U.S. history?
How did his work impact the federal government?
49) What was the Whiskey Rebellion,
and how did President Washington respond?
What message did this send the country?
50) What was the Dred Scott decision? What did the
Supreme Court rule, and how was this a step toward the Civil War?
51) What was the significance of Harriet
Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin?
52) What is meant by “Manifest
Destiny”?
53) What did Southerners mean by “popular sovereignty”? What did this idea allow states to do?
54) What was the Compromise of 1850? Can you list all the
parts? What aspect was most controversial?
55) What was the Kansas-Nebraska
Act of 1854? Why did it further inflame political passions?
56) What was the Wilmot Proviso?
What did it support?
57) What were the effects of the
Mexican War? How did it help push us
closer to the Civil War?
58) What is Transcendentalism? What ideas did writers such as Emerson,
Thoreau, and Fuller stress?
59) Who was Dorothea Dix? What is her significance in U.S. history?
60) Who was Horace Mann? What was
his significance in U.S. history?
61) What do you know about the Lowell
System? What made it acceptable for women to work there? Could a woman become financially independent
working at a factory??
62) What was the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons)? How did they contribute to U.S.
history? How did they help develop the
West?
63) What was meant by the Cult of
True Womanhood? Describe middle class views about women during the mid-19th
century.
64) Why is Eli Whitney (and his 2
inventions) so significant in U.S. history?
What happened as a result?
65) Explain the slogan “Fifty-four
forty or fight”. What was the issue? The
effect?
66) Who was William Lloyd Garrison,
and why was his publication The Liberator,
significant?
67) What changes occurred as a result
of westward migration c 1848-1849?
68) What was Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan?
What was it supposed to do?
69) What was Andrew Johnson’s plan for
Reconstruction? Could you list its parts?
70) What was the “Freeport Doctrine”? What Stephen A. Douglas
state he believed?
71) What was the Wade-Davis Bill? What did it do?
72) How or why did Lincoln
win the 1860 presidential election?
73) What was the sharecropping
system? What effects did it have in the South following the Reconstruction?
74) What battle is considered the
“turning point” of the Civil War and the last chance at Confederate military
victory?
75) Why was President Andrew
Johnson impeached? What did it have to do with the Tenure of Office Act?
76) Why did
President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation—what was his
purpose? Did it really “set all the
slaves free”?
77) When the Civil War started, what
did President Abraham Lincoln say was the purpose of the war?
78) Why was the election of 1860 a “big
deal” to Southern slave owners? What did
they fear, and why?
79) What were the results of the
Compromise of 1877? What did it end?
What were the effects?
#1
ReplyDelete"The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; . . . and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.”
This quote came from the "Model of Christianity". This would have been derived from one of the enlightenment periods and would have consisted of ideas about how it would be like if you were to not practice the religion accordingly.
#8
DeleteThe purpose of slave codes was to control enslaved people and prevent them from rebelling.
Greg Goods
During this period people began to worry the new generations had no values and where preoccupied with saving everyone. Also I think the reading was christian experience.- marcelle
DeleteIt was not the Enlightenment period, it was the Great Awakening. The Enlightenment was a period for philosophers.
DeleteIt was Jonathan. ... Sorry
ReplyDelete44) Thomas Jefferson believed his election was a revolution compared to 1776. He meant that that his election represented a return to the original spirit of the Revolution. In his eyes, Hamilton and Adams betrayed the ideas of 1776 and 1787. As well as his response, the election whose results all parties accepted with peace, was remarkable for the young raw nation.
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79) What were the results of the Compromise of 1877? What did it end? What were the effects?
ReplyDeleteThe compromise of 1877 pulled federal troops out of state politics in the South, and ended the Reconstruction Era. When the troops left, white republicans also left, which let the redeemer Democrats take control.
#32
ReplyDeleteThe significance of Marbury vs. Madison, is that it determined that the supreme court had the final say in determining the meaning of the constitution. -David Leal
9) What happened with the John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735, and why is it important?
ReplyDeleteJohn Peter Zenger was a German immagrant who published artlicles in a newspaper. He had published his openion on a government official, calling him out, accusing him of rigging elections and ect., basically calling him stupid. Even though he printed the article, he was taken to jail accused of libel, which is a term that means printing stuff opposing the government. Zenger never went against the charges, he admitted he printed them, and the jury defended him, giving him a not guilty verdict. He helped shape our freedom of the press! Oh, and im Jona By the way.
#36- The war of 1812 consisted of rivalry between the US and the most powerful country at the time which was Britain. The war resulted in a draw which was considered a big deal because the US was still a developing country and was able to stand against Britain.The US gained respect all over the world.Also after the event the US was able to start to manufacture their own products due to the British blockades.
ReplyDelete60) Who was Horace Mann? What was his significance in U.S. history?
ReplyDeleteHorace Mann was an education reformist. He argued that public education would lead the nations children to be "disciplined, judicious republican citizens."
He also developed the Six principles of education.
Delete(1.) Citizens cannot maintain both ignorance and freedom; (2.) This education should be paid for, controlled, and maintained by the public; (3.) This education should be provided in schools that embrace children from varying backgrounds; (4.) This education must be nonsectarian; (5.) This education must be taught using tenets of a free society; and (6.) This education must be provided by well-trained, professional teachers.
known as "the farther of american education"
Delete32) Marbury vs. Madison was significant because it established the Judicial review, which means that judges can review an issue/law to see its Constitutional or not.
ReplyDelete52. what was meant by manifest destiny?
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was the widely held belief of expanding across the continent in the Nineteenth Century.
In addition, the symbol of Manifest Destiny, the figure "colombia" moves across the land in advance of settlers, replacing darkness with light, and ignorance with civilization.
Delete#32
ReplyDeleteThe significance of Marbury v. Madison was that it established judicial review. Marshall claimed that the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional.
#3
ReplyDeleteImmediate issue in dispute in Bacon's Rebellion: Farmers were being jailed /& seizure of property for failure to pay taxes
#29- The loyalists were a group of people that still considered themselves as subjects to the king of Britain. They believed confrontation could be avoided by diplomatic solution with Britain and that the colonies should remain loyal to the motherland. The patriots were a group of people that freedom should be won at all costs and did not tolerate the restriction of their rights by Britain. They considered themselves separate from Britain and were up for war.
ReplyDelete23) What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris do?
ReplyDeleteThe Treaty of Paris was signed on September 3, 1783, and ended the American Revolution between Great Britain and the United States.
The treaty document was signed in Paris, France, by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and David Hartley.
DeleteEnded 7 years war
Delete#23
ReplyDeleteThe treaty of Paris Ended the revolutionary war between Great Britain And the united states
#77
ReplyDeleteLincoln said that the purpose of the war was to keep the United States together.It was until later on during the war that Lincoln Declared that it was a war against slavery.
#2
ReplyDeleteA way of trade between America, Europe, and Africa. Africa sent slaves to America, America sent raw materials to Europe, and Europe sent guns and rum to Africa -Ericka
57) What were the effects of the Mexican War? How did it help push us closer to the Civil War?
ReplyDeleteThe land obtained from Mexico at the end of the war intensified the debate over whether slavery should be allowed in the territories. It was difficult to compromise because of the new states, slave or freed, would upset the political balance between the North and South
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ReplyDelete55. Kansas- Nebraska Act
Nebraska was "sliced" in to two creating the state of Kansas. The concept that was trying to be enforce by this act was popular sovereignty to settle the status of slavery. The Kansas- Nebraska act was one of the factors that led to the civil war because it wrecked both compromise of 1820 and 1850.
Kansas = slaveholding
Nebraska= free-soilers
Nebraska was Cut on the 36 30, which was the line that separated the southern slave states and northern free states{Jonathan}
DeleteMarcelle- great Britain would import Americas raw materials and turn them into higher priced products. Then america would import the higher priced items. This shows the mercantilist system. America began to harbor resentment towards Britain fr their bad economy.
ReplyDelete6) Who was Roger Williams and what did he believe?
ReplyDeleteRoger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, was an English Protestant who believed in religious freedom. He also supported the separation of church and state. He started the first baptist church, and was also noted to be the first abolitionist in north america.
He was not just an English Protestant, Roger Williams was an extreme separists. He often criticized the government and everyones way of life and because of that he was banished.
Delete#59
ReplyDeleteDorothea Dix was an American activist who created the first generation of American mental asylums. During the Civil War, she served as Superintendent of Army Nurses.
20) What was the Proclamation Line of 1763? What was it supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteThe Proclamation Line of 1763 was an English law forbading colonist from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains. It was supposed to prevent fights from colonist and Native Americans.
Of course, this Proclamation wasn't upheld and there ended up being a big deal of west ward expansion.
Delete45. The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and U.S diplomats that resulted in an important limited, undeclared war with France known as the Quasi War.
ReplyDelete43. The Monroe Doctrine was a policy of the U.S introduced on December 2, 1823. it state that if European nations tried to colonize land or interfere with the North or Southern America it would be seen as aggression and the U.S would interfere. It was issued to free the newly independent colonies of Latin America from European intervention and avoid situations that could make the New World a battle ground.
#47
ReplyDeleteThe anti-federalists feared a strong central government because they were afraid that the government would turn in to a Monarchy just like Britain.
#64
ReplyDeleteWhy is Eli Whitney and his 2 inverntions so significant in U.S. history? What were it's results? His inventions were the wide-toothed cotton gin which transformed the Southern economy, & interchangeable parts which led to the mass production method of manufacturing.
11) What is mercantilism and how did it affect the relationship the colonies had with Great Britain?
ReplyDeleteMercantilism is the belief that the economy while benefit if you export more that you import. As suppliers of raw goods the colonies couldn't compete with Great Britain.
#6)roger Williams was an English protestant who believed in religious freedom and seperation of church and state.he eventually began a colony that became a refuge for religious minorities.-samantha.s
ReplyDelete45) What was the XYZ Affair? Why was it important?
ReplyDeletethe XYZ affair was a political and diplomatic episode between between the US and republican France in 1797 and 1798. it was important because it was going to prevent war from breaking out
#10
ReplyDeleteThe head right system was used to gain land. For every slave and owner brought over, the owner would get a piece of land .
#37 It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the parallel 36°30′ north except within the boundaries of the state of Missouri.
ReplyDeleteOn this day in 1820, President James Monroe signs the Missouri Compromise, also known as the Compromise Bill of 1820, into law. The bill equalized the number of slave-holding states and free states in the country, allowing Missouri into the Union as a slave state while Maine joined as a free state.
Delete#22) the committees of correspondence were shadow governments organized by leaders of the thirteen colonies. They coordinated responses to Britain and shared their plans :the maryland comittee of correspondence was instrumental in setting up the first continental congress. Samantha.s
ReplyDelete28) Do you know strengths and weaknesses of the Americans and British during the Revolutionary War?
ReplyDeleteAmericas strengths were that they were more familiar with the geography of the colonies. American weaknesses were that they did not have a big military or navy.
British strengths were that they had a larger and more organized military or navy. British weaknesses were that the were far away from their homeland and it took too long to send help or reinforcements.
#5. The Chesapeake ba settlement expanded more quickly than the Massachusetts at settlement due to the fact that they exported tobacco to england through the Virginia corporation. Tabacco was really popular in england thus they wanted to import more, the Chesapeake settlement expanded to acquire more lad to plant the crop which increased their gainings and allowed for more expansion. (Virginia Contreras 1B)
ReplyDelete8) What was the purpose of slave codes?
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of slave codes was to keep slaves from rebelling, define the status of the slaves, and the rights their masters had over them. -Edgar Aviles
#77
ReplyDeleteAt the beginning of the Civil War, the purpose was to keep the union together. Lincoln denied that the war was to free black slaves, if that was the purpose then the boarder states would have gone to the south.
#8 The purpose of the black codes was to restrict the civil rights and civil liberties of Blacks.
ReplyDelete20) What was the Proclamation Line of 1763? What was it supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteThe Proclamation Line of 1763 was a boundary to the colonists. They were being forced to stay east of the line so they will not cause problems with the native Americans past the Appalachian Mountains, where the line was at. It was supposed to keep citizens from taking the Indians' land which in turn would cause fighting. The British did not want a fight to start because they did not have the supplies needed to fight a war.
“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoked; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; . . . and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.” It is derived from the passage "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." In the area, Johnathan Edwards preached in the churches that sinners that go against God will face his wrath. This is the era of The Great Awakening and it was methods like these that were used to keep people from losing sight of their holy ways. -Arthayah Parham
ReplyDelete#74
ReplyDeleteThe battle of Gettysburg was considered the turning point in the Civil War since it showed that the Union was strong and discouraged foreign nations to aid the Confederate which weakened the Confederate even more.
#71 The wade Davis bill was proposed because the Northeners think that Abraham Lincoln was being too easy on the Southeners with the 10% Plan.
ReplyDelete1. States that still need to be re-admitted to The Union, after the Civil War, would have the governor to be appointed by the President.2. 50% or more of the population is require to take "Ironclad Oath", then they can elect representatives to Congress.3. Punish Confederate Leaders by stripping them of their property and pay back depts during the War.4. The South must abolish Slavery.
DeleteIf the states meet all requirements, the states can be re-admitted to the Union.
Lincoln then vetoed the bill because he thought it was too harsh and would keep the Union disconnected for too long.
Delete#2 The term triangular trade describes trade between other continents. The United States would trade with Europe and Africa. The Traiangular trade was importnat because when they were trading they didnot just trade people they traded spices and herbs and many foods between eachother by ships.
ReplyDelete37) What was the Missouri Compromise, and what did it do?
ReplyDeleteThe Missouri Compromise regulated slavery in the western territories. It prohibited slavery in the former Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ except within the boundaries of Missouri. -Edgar Aviles
#6 Who was Roger Williams and what did he believe?
ReplyDeleteRoger Williams was an English Protestant who believed in the freedom of religion and separation of church and state.
# 32...
ReplyDeleteMarbury vs Madison significance was that it established the judicial review. Marshall claimed the Judiciary Act of 1789.
#22, The Committees of Correspondence was a system of communication between Patriot leaders and Great Britain, led by Samuel Adams.They set up organization needed to unify the colonies in order for them to oppose parliament.
ReplyDelete#59, Dorothea Dix was a hard working reformer who's goal was to better the treatment of the mentally ill. Whenever the Civil War broke out, she was named Superintendent of all women nurses in the United States.
#68! What was Lincoln’s Ten Percent Plan? What was it supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteThe 10% Plan was a plan that stated that a state could be allowed back into the Union when 10% of the state's voters of the Presidential Election of 1860 had taken an oath of allegiance and pledged to support emancipation.
#8.) The purpose of slave codes was to define the status of slaves and the rights of the owners. It gave the owners absolute power over the slaves.
ReplyDelete#51.) The significance of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was to give a different perspective on slavery. It created many more abolitionists. Uncle Tom's cabin was banned in the South.
The slave codes were also meant to prevent rebellions.
Delete8) The purpose of the slave codes was to ensure that the slaves remained submissive and with no rights. These codes were supposed to prevent rebellion.
ReplyDelete61) The Lowell System was a place where women went to work and make their own money. They left their homes and families and became working women. It was acceptable because the women at the Lowell factories had to follow a set schedule (when to wake up, when to eat, when to sleep), they went to church, and stayed with other women. A woman could be financially independent working at a factory because they were away from their family, only worrying about their own needs and occasionally, sending money to their families back at home. The provided extra support that the family possibly needed or even, took a load off their families by not having to worry about an extra person.
#59. Dorothea Dix was a women who brought awareness for the mentally ill. She was able to get the United States Congress too create the first ever mental asylums.
ReplyDeleteShe also wanted to ensure better conditions in the facilities, for both the environment and the way the patients were treated.
Deleteshe was also a social reformer who pioneered in the reform of prisons and the treatment of the mentally ill ; also a superintended women army nurses in the American Civil War.
Delete56) What was the Wilmot Proviso? What did it support?
ReplyDeleteWilmot Proviso was a event which would have lead to slavery becoming banned within the territory acquired from Mexican War. Being introduced by David Wilmot , The bill itself failed to become passed through the senate in both 1847 and 1848.
# 6 WHo was Roger Williams and what did he believe?
ReplyDeleteRoger Williams was an extreme Separists. He believed in a strict religious regulation thought no one was good enough etc. This kept on till 1635 the patience of the government exhausted and Williams was banished under the terms of," Newe and dangerous opinions".
8) What was the purpose of slave codes?
ReplyDeletethe purpose was to show that the slaves were property to their owners for life.
Black codes were also made to restrict freed' black slaves activity.
DeleteThe slave codes would influence the decision about if slaves should be considered people or not.
Delete#2
ReplyDeleteThe term triangular trade describes .. . . . . Why is it important?
the triangular trade is a trading system where one country pays for its imports from one country by its exports to another. It's important because the triangular trade involved shipping goods from Britain to west Africa to be exchanged for slaves, the slaves were shipped to the west indies and were exchanged for sugar, rum ,and other goods, and later shipped back to Britain creating a trading system.
21) What is meant by “virtual representation” as it was argued during the eighteenth century?
ReplyDeleteVirtual representation meant that all people are represented in Parliament, but the colonies did not have virtual representation since they were an ocean away from england
#2 The triangular trade was a connection between Europe, Africa and the West Indies as a means to where slaves were exported to the West Indies, manufactured goods were exported to Africa and sugar and cotton were exported to Europe.
ReplyDelete#52
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny was the idea that Americans should spread all the way to the Pacific ocean.
also one of the reasons they wanted to expand was to enhance their social,political, and economic influences.
DeleteManifest Destiny was always a very general opinion rather than a specific policy. There were never a set of principles defining manifest destiny.
Delete49) What was the Whiskey Rebellion, and how did President Washington respond? What message did this send the country?
ReplyDeleteThe Whiskey Rebellion represented the farmers discontent with the tax on whiskey. They saw it as a burden on something they depended on making a living. This challenged the power of the federal government.President Washington sent troops to stop the rebellion and strengthen the national government.
#75 The Tenure of Office Act was passed to keep President Jackson from firing any federal employee without the approval of Congress. Jackson violated the Act by firing Edwin Stanton which led to Jackson's impeachment.
ReplyDelete3) The immediate issue in dispute in Bacon’s Rebellion was…
ReplyDeleteThe failure of Virginia's governor to protect the colony's area from the Indians.
What was the Judiciary Act of 1789?
The Judiciary Act of 1789 was a law established by the Supreme Court, it created the federal court system.It established each state a federal district court that worked to the local procedures.
The Judiciary Act also helped make the Federal government become stronger.
Delete#6: Roger Williams was a non-puritan and minister from Salem who believed that the colonist did not have the right to live on land that wan't theirs.
ReplyDelete#12 :The Battle of Saratoga was a comprising two significant battles during September and October of 1777, was a crucial victory for the Patriots during the American Revolution and is considered the turning point of the Revolutionary War. The Battle was the impetus for France to enter the war against Britain, re-invigorating Washington’s Continental Army and providing much needed supplies and support. Sarai Hernandez 2B
ReplyDelete#23
ReplyDeleteWhat did the 1783 Treaty Of Paris do?
The 1783 Treaty Of Paris ended the american revolutionary war and granted the thirteen colonies political independence and was was finally singed until September 3, 1783
2) The term triangular trade describes…Why is it important?
ReplyDeleteThe triangular trade was a multilateral system of trading where one country pays for their imports from one country to another. The importance of the triangular trade was that it helped the english colonies develop more goods which equals to more reasources and that means bigger population and land.
63) The Cult of True Womanhood was an ideal created that a woman, to be defined a "true woman," had to follow 4 cardinal virtues- piety, purity, submissiveness, and domesticity. Women stayed out of politics and the economy and focused on making their home a happy place for their husbands, that way the men wouldn't go elsewhere looking for a good time. Women were to be religious; the men didn't have time for that. They were to stay pure and not fall for temptations. However, not all women qualified for this new position in society. African Americans, working and lower class women, and immigrants could not be defined as a true woman.
ReplyDelete# 8...
ReplyDeleteThe purpose of the slave codes was to define the masters powers. These masters had absolute power over the African slaves.
20) What was the Proclamation Line of 1763? What was it supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteThe Proclamation Line of 1763 was a law that forbid colonist to establish and settle on the west side of the Appalachian Mountains. This law was meant to prevent and avoid fights between both the colonist and the Native Americans.
11) What is mercantilism and how did it affect the relationship the colonies had with Great Britain?
ReplyDeleteMercantilism was an economic system between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. It allowed the U.S. to ship raw goods to the mother country to make useful products then re-sale the products to the colonies at a higher price than the raw goods. This was allowing Great Britain to make more money with less labor. Although it depleted resources in the colonies, the people of the colonies didn't mind because they were allowed salutary neglect as long as they made money for the king.
#52 Manifest destiny was an idea that it was America's destiny to expand
ReplyDeletefrom the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans.
#44 It was the first political party shift, although peaceful, it was still considered a revolution.
#52. Manifest destiny was achieved when the United States obtained the Louisiana Purchase.
DeleteWhat is mercantilism and how did it affect the relationship the colonies had with Great Britain?
ReplyDeleteTension began to grow between the 13 colonies and British authorities leading to Battles of Lexington and Concord where The American Revolutionary War began.
#14) The battles of Lexington and Concord were the battles that began the Revolutionary War. After the shooting in Lexington, the colonist fought back at Concord making it clear that they weren't going to allow that treatment towards them.
ReplyDelete#9 What happened with the John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735, and why is it important?
ReplyDeleteJohn peter Zenger was arrested for accusing the governor of different crimes in the New York Weekly Journal and he was arrested. During the trial he was defended by Andrew Hamilton. Hamilton admitted that Zenger published the offending stories but denied that it was libel unless it was false. The jury ruled him not guilty.After the trial newspaper publishers felt freer to print their honest views.
Because of him we now have freedom of speech
Delete52) What is meant by “Manifest Destiny”?
ReplyDeletewas the belief of expanding the United States to the Pacific Coast.
It lead to issues about which new states would became slave states and free slaves.
Delete#2 : The Triangular Trade is a historical term indicating trade among 3 ports or regions. It provided a method for rectifying trade imbalances between the above regions.
ReplyDeletealso the particular routes were historically shaped by the powerful influence of winds and currents during the age of sail.
Delete#51. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s Uncle Tom’s Cabin caught peoples' attention by telling them how slaves are treated down in the South.
ReplyDelete23) What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris do?
ReplyDeleteThe Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the American Revolutionary War with Great Britain.
#64! Why is Eli Whitney (and his 2 inventions) so significant in U.S. history? What happened as a result?
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, Eli Whitney's 2 inventions were the cotton gin and interchangeable parts.
The cotton gin was an invention that separated the cotton seed from the cotton fiber. It was created in 10 days and was 50 times more effective than handpicking it. As a result, cotton became more profitable, but helped expand slavery in the South.
Interchangeable parts played a significant role in the Civil War, for it gave the Union an advantage.
#17: The 1783 treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war and stated America's Independence to the world. This treaty made peace with Great Britain and the countries involved.
ReplyDeleteWhat is meant by " Manifest Destiny " ?
ReplyDeleteIt is a term for the attitude during the American expansion in the 19th century that not only could the United States expand from coast to coast but that was what they were destined to do. This helped western settlement but also caused war with Mexico and Native American removal.
9) What happened with the John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735, and why is it important?
ReplyDeleteJohn Peter Zenger's trial was a step toward this most precious freedom for American colonists. Zenger's publication harshly pointed out the actions of the corrupt royal governor, and accused the government of rigging elections and allowing the French enemy to explore New York harbor. He was hauled into jail, because of the publication. This made the people realize they do not have freedom of press.
#52) Manifest Destiny was the belief that God himself stated that America was destined to stretch from sea to sea.
ReplyDelete52) What is meant by “Manifest Destiny”?
ReplyDeleteManifest Destiny is the 19th century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents was both justified and inevitable.
Rum was sent from to New England to trade for slaves in Africa, then exchanged for molasses in the west indies that could be sold back to New England. The method seemed to have balances out the differences.
ReplyDelete9) What happened with the John Peter Zenger Trial in 1735, and why is it important?
ReplyDeleteJohn Zenger was charged and arrested with seditious libel ( Published statements that were bad or people were guilty of) for printing an article about the British governor. He was freed, and he said that it was okay. (because he had the right to a free press if articles were true) In 1735 he laid the foundation for freedom of press.
25 ) Why is the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was historically significant?
ReplyDeleteBefore the stamp act Britain was deep in debt which was cause of the Seven Years' War. Stamp Act was passed by Parliament on March 22, 1765, it used to pay soldiers for the defense of the colonists.(taxes for newspapers, legal docs, etc.)
#6 Roger Williams was an English Protestant theologian who believed in the separation of church and state.
ReplyDeleteit became a dream that most slaves desired. Manifest Destiny is what everyone aimed for it meant freedom
Delete45) What was the XYZ Affair? Why was it important?
ReplyDeleteThe XYZ Affair occured during John Adams' presidency; after the Neutrality Procomation and Jay's Treaty France became
very angery towards America because they felt the U.S had betrayed their Franco-American Treaty. In result, French ships
began to seize some 300 American ships. Many Amercians began to get hyped for war against France. President Adams, however,
knew that America was just to young to go to war. Instead, he sent delegates to France in hopes of smoothing things over
with the main goal of avoiding war. The U.S delegates were rejected once they arrived at France but then undercover Mr "X",
"Y","Z" made them an offer in order to be able to speak with France. The delegates refused their lop-sided offer and left.
The delegates were cheered by the American people for not giving in to France like John Jay did and were moved to go to war
with more patriotism; and so American and France fought a brief, unoffical war called the Quasi War.
#11 Mercantilism is the trade between the new world (the thirteen colonies) and old world (Britain). The thirteen colonies provided Britain raw materials so that in return could be made into manufactured goods. However, Britain sold the goods at a higher price which gave them profit.
ReplyDelete#17 The Declaration of Independence was made by the Continental Congress. It was a list of grievances toward the king. The Declaration declared independence from Great Britain.
It also said that Great Britain could not intervene with the status of the U.S.
Delete64) Why is Eli Whitney (and his 2 inventions) so significant in U.S. history? What happened as a result?
ReplyDeleteEli Whitney is significnat in U.S history for creating the cotton gin and interchangable parts. The cotton gin made the task
of removing cotton seeds much easier which was a extremely labor-intensive before, thus making it more profitable for plantaton
owvers. It also help stabalize slavery in a time period where it was on a decline. Interchangable parts on the other hand helped
the U.S military and manufacturing companies by allowing them to be able to interchange a single part of a machine if it broke.
Rather than having to buying a whole new gun or machine just because of a broken part. This saved both the U.S military and the
manufacturing companies money and time.
33. The Louisiana purchase was a purchase Jefferson made from France for 15 million dollers, that doubled the size of the United States. It was beneficial to the development of trade since it gave them full control of the Mississippi river.
ReplyDelete71) What was the Wade-Davis Bill? What did it do?
ReplyDeleteIt was a bill proposed for the Reconstruction of the South.
The bill made re-admittance to the Union for former Confederate states contingent on a majority in each Southern state to take the Ironclad oath to the effect they had never in the past supported the Confederacy.
14) The Battle of Lexington and Concord is significant because it is the battle that started the american revolution in 1775.
ReplyDelete#74 The battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the civil war because the union was realoing the strengths that they were beggining to gain at the battle of Gettysburg which as their first victory the confedarate army saw that they might win the ewar
ReplyDelete#70 The Freeport Doctrine, proposed by Stephen Douglas in a speech at Freeport, Illinois in 1858, stated that prior to developing their state constitution, the people of a new territory could lawfully exclude slavery from existing in their territory.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is meant by "manifest destiny?"
Manifest Destiny was used in the nineteenth century to designate the belief that the U.S was destined.
71) What was the Wade Dave Bill? What did it do?
ReplyDeleteThe Wade Davis Bill was created to re-admit the Confederate states into the Union if they pledged their loyalty back to them. Lincoln, however, thought that it would be too difficult and wanted to keep the idea of the ten percent plan in action.
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ReplyDeleteThe head right system was a way to bring more indentured servants to the colonies. Whenever a colonist paid to have an indentured servant brought over they would get a piece of and. The problem with this is that soon there was not enough land to be giving out. That meant when it was time for an indentured servant to be free and to receive land the former master would give him nothing and the servant would have no choice but to keep working for the former master.
29) Who were the Loyalists, and what did they believe? Who were the patriots, and what did they believe?
ReplyDeleteThe loyalists were people that supported the British and believed that the nation would be better off still attached to its British grip, while the patriots were people that opposed British rule and believed that the nation would be better off without the British grip on them.
4.) Why did the Puritans establish the Massachusetts Bay Colony? What were their goals?
ReplyDeleteThe Puritans establish the Massachusetts bay colony so they could have an example of how people were suppose to act. Their goal was to create the city upon the hill.
20) What was the Proclamation Line of 1763? What was it supposed to do?
ReplyDeleteIt forbade settlers from settling past a line drawn along the Appalachian Mountains.The purpose of the proclamation was to organize Great Britain's new North American empire and to stabilize relations with Native North Americans through regulation of trade, settlement, and land purchases on the western frontier.
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ReplyDeleteThe Puritans established the Massachusetts Bay colony because they wanted to put forth an example for the rest of the people on how to behave. They believed that people from England were sinners and dirty.
#13 The Townshend acts were a light import duty on glass , white lead, paper'paint and tea. It was an indirect tax that had to be paid at American ports. American colonies did not like the tax because they were still not being represented, they drank a lot of tea and they had to pay American governors with it. The colonies did not see the tax as important because it was light and indirect.
#6 He was originally ordained in the Church of England, then decided it was corrupt, and became a Separatist, like the Puritans. He later separated from the Puritans, believing they were not separate enough, and started what became the Baptist church in North America, rejecting infant baptism, insisting on baptism of believers, and other Baptist distinctives. He also believed that church and state should be separate, and that we should pay the Indians for the land that we took from them and otherwise deal fairly with them. As you can imagine, his radical views did not sit well with the Puritans in Massachusetts, so they expelled him from their colony, and went off to Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.
ReplyDelete40. The Indian removal act was an act that forced the Native Americans to resettle west of the Mississippi river. Jackson supported it because he believed that Indian land must be open to economic development.
ReplyDeleteJackson felt like America had more right to that land than the Indians who he saw as uncivilized and did not recognize their government.
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ReplyDeleteThe Wade Davis bil was a bill proposed to reconstruct the South writen by two radicals republicans Senator Benjamin Wade and Henry Winter Davis. The bill made a re admittance to the union for former Confederate states contingent on most of southern state to take the Ironclad oath but they have never supported the Confederacy. It passed both the houses of Congress on July 2 ,1864 but Lincoln didn't take effect. He believe if the bill was passed it would have complicated the repairs of all the ties in the union.
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ReplyDeleteWhat did the 1783 treaty of Paris do?
The 1783 Treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war between Great Britain on one side and U.S and is allies on another.
It also involved France, Spain, and the Netherlands.
DeleteDo you know strengths and weaknesses of the Americans and British during the Revolutionary War?
ReplyDeleteAt first the odds seemed to be against the Americans. The British army had defeated powerful nations such as France and Spain. They also had a well equipped army, well fed and disciplined soldiers' and the funds necessary. They were well equipped for what seemed as an easy win but the British were fighting a war far from home and their supplies often took months to arrive. They also lacked knowing the geographical features that the Americans knew like the back of their hands for having lived there. Although the Americans did not have the economic or military base that the British had, they were fighting for their freedom and liberty.
#63. What was meant by the Cult of True Womanhood? Describe middle class views about women during the mid-19th century.
ReplyDeleteThe Cult of True Womanhood was a set of guidelines that women were supposed to follow. They had to incorporate the 4 cardinal virtues: Piety, Purity, Submissiveness, and Domesticity.
Piety - women were supposed to be very religious
Purity- women had to be pure/a virgin,resist temptation, for their virginity was sacred and could only be given to the one she is marred with
Submissiveness- women had to submit to their men. They had to support them
Domesticity- women had to be domestic. They had to stay at home, take care of the children and household tasks, and make the household a haven for the men.
#68, Lincoln's 10% plan was that 10 percent of all southern voters had to pledge allegiance to the Union. It was intended to make 10 percent of all southern voters obeyed the laws of emancipation. It declared that a state could restored whenever 10 percent of 1860 voters swore to an oath.
ReplyDelete#71, The Wade-Davis bill was an unsuccessful attempt by Radical Republicans and others in U.S. Congress to set a reconstruction policy before the end of the civil war. It provided appointment of provisional military governors in the seceded states.
40) What was the Indian Removal Act if 1830? Why did Andrew Jackson support it?
ReplyDeleteThe Indian Removal Act said that all Indian tribes living in the territory east of the Mississippi River were to be moved to the west. Andrew Jackson supported the act because it allowed the U.S to control the Mississippi River for trade and transportation.
13.) What were townshend acts, and how did the american colonies react? What did they believe about this form of taxation?
ReplyDeleteTownshend acts were taxes on goods by Britain. The Americans boycotted and belived that they shouldn't be tax. "Taxation without representation"
51)The social significance of uncle tom's cabin was that it became a wakeup call for many northerners to start seeing what was really occurring in the south, thus promoting many to become abolitionists.
ReplyDelete56)The Wilmot Proviso was an amendment to a funding bill that was created by James K. Polk and was made to establish and fund peace negotiations with Mexico for a Treaty to end the Mexican American War. It's significance is that if passed, it would have banned slavery in acquired land from Mexico.
#19 What is the connection between the enlightment era and John Locke.
ReplyDeleteThe enlightmnt era is the time when people came uomwith different idea of the things. They ealiz how life is different and how it should be however john Locke made this theory to an even greater theory. He influenced the idea of being a free nation. Of being all equal to eshoth and that we are all equal before God. John Locke was the influence behind Thomas Jefferson and the declaration of independence.
#78) Why was the election of 1860 a "big deal" to Southern slave owners? What did they fear and why?
ReplyDeleteThe slave owners worried that if Abraham Lincoln won the election he would stand against them since he was well known for his strong beliefs against slavery
66) Who was William Lloyd Garrison, and why was his publication The Liberator, significant?
ReplyDeleteWilliam Lloyd Garrison was reffered to as the voice of abolitionism and he also became the leader of the anit-slavery movement.
The liberator was his most prominent abolitionist activity and it reached thousand of people world wide. 75% of the readers were free African Americans. The book was involved in the fight to end slavery.
“The God that holds you over the pit of hell, much as one holds a spider, or some loathsome insect over the fire, abhors you, and is dreadfully provoks; his wrath towards you burns like fire; he looks upon you as worthy of nothing else, but to be cast into the fire; . . . and yet it is nothing but his hand that holds you from falling into the fire every moment.”
ReplyDeleteExplain this quote. Where does it come from, and what is typical of the era it comes from? What ideas are typical of this kind of writing?
The quote comes from Jonathan Edwards whose mission was to convert and convince his congregation of sinners. He did this through his powerful sermon, "sinners in the hands of an angry god". During the era of the great awakening.
The triangular trade was a trade between New England colonies, west Africa, and England. It was important because all three benefited from them. West Africa benefited because they would trade slaves for English goods from the colonies. The colonies benefited with the slaves for their plantations and England needed the cash crops from the colonies.
ReplyDeleteThe Wade-Davis bill was a bill proposed for the reconstruction of the south. The bill passed both houses but was pocket vetoed by Lincoln and never took effect.
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ReplyDeleteWhy did the Puritans establish the Massachusetts bay colony? What was their goal?
The Puritans established the Massachusetts bay colony because they have been expelled from Europe by king James I , and were pursued in most other countries because their thoughts were to radical at the moment and eventually caught a ship to america and arrived in " New England" and this colony eventually grew to become the Massachusetts bay colony.
Their goal was to form a theocracy that would force people to live and worshipin a orthodox way
18) The Battle of York town was the last battle in the American revolution. The battle lasted about 20 days and the British army was forced to surrender in 1781.
ReplyDelete56) What was the Wilmot Proviso? What did it support?
ReplyDeleteThe Wilmot Proviso was an amendment introduced to the bill put before the US House of Representatives during the Mexican War stipulating that none of the territory acquired should be open to slavery. This proviso supports anti-slavery which was strongly supported by the Republican Party.
#72
ReplyDeleteLincoln won the 1860 election because the Democratic Party split into Northern and Southern factions. He was able to get all northern and western states.
#78
ReplyDeleteThe election of 1860 was important to slave owners because if Lincoln was elected they feared he would get rid of slavery.
Also, the election caused South Carolina to secede from the U.S.
Delete42) The doctrine of nullification provided the ability to allow a state to separate itself , resulting in many southern states to sucessed as in theory it would avoid a central government.
ReplyDelete#74 The turning point of the Civil War was the battle of Gettysburg. This was the last mark the Confederates could make in order to shift the war northward. However the Union debated the Confederates which caused General Lee to end his invasion on the north.
ReplyDelete71) What was the Wade-Davis Bill? What did it do?
ReplyDeleteThe Wade-Davis Bill was a more strict version of president Lincoln's 10 percent plan. It was proposed by senator Benjamin F. wade and representative Henry Winter Davis in February 1864. The Wade-Davis Bill required that 50 percent of a state’s white males take a loyalty oath to be readmitted to the Union. In addition, states were required to give blacks the right to vote.
60.)Horace Mann was an education reformist who served in the House of Representatives. He got schools built because he believed children need education for the future of the nation.
ReplyDelete74.) The Battle of Gettysburg is consider the turning point of the civil because it was the South's last chance to take the war to northern soil.
25) Why is the Stamp Act Congress of 1765 was historically significant?
ReplyDeleteThe stamp act of 1765 required colonists to buy taxes on legal documents like newspapers, wedding licenses, death certificates, etc. The money was to be helped to pay costs of protecting american frontier near the Appalachian Mountains. It was viewed as a direct attempt by England to raise money in colonies without approval of colonies legislation.
40. What was the Indian removal act of 1830? Why did president Jackson support it?
The Indian removal actor 1830 was pushed through by president Jackson. This act removed Indians west of the Mississippi river. President Jackson supported it because he was given the power to exchange the districts with the tribes.
51)Uncle Tom's Cabin was significant because it was a large abolition movement explaining a story ofa slaves life, resulting into the start of the american civil war.
ReplyDelete72) How and why did Lincoln win the 1860 presidential election?
ReplyDeleteSince Lincoln had the northerners on his side, the population was much larger then everywhere else so he was able to obtain and secure all the electoral votes that he needed.
23) What did the 1783 Treaty of Paris do?
ReplyDeleteThe Treaty of Paris ended the American Revolutionary War and resulted in Great Britain recognizing American independence
#72
ReplyDeleteLincoln received only 40 percent of the popular vote but handily defeated the three other candidates: Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Constitutional Union candidate John Bell, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator for Illinois.
#40) What was the Indian Removal Act of 1830? Why did President Andrew Jackson support it?
ReplyDeleteThe Indian Removal Act allowed the government to relocate Native Americans from the area west of the Mississippi River.
President Jackson supported it because of westward expansion. Land hungry people urged the president to remove them since they were considered an obstacle.
30) What were the articles of confederation? What were the strengths and weaknesses of this government?
ReplyDeleteThe articles of confederation was the first form of government that the United States had.
Weaknesses: no strong central government, taxes were optional, seperate states, congress could not regulate trade.
Strenghts: Set up a congress.
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ReplyDeleteWhat was the Indian removal act? Why did president Andrew Jackson support it?
The Indian removal act was a law singed by president Andrew Jackson that relocated the Indian tribes that were living east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west. To gain access to new lands
What was the Missouri Compromise, and what did it do?
ReplyDeleteTensions were growing between anti and pro slavery fractions but it turned into a huge issue when Missouri requested admission into the Union as a free state. This admission would threaten the balance between free and slave states. Congress then arranged for a two-part compromise where they allowed Missouri's admission but also admitted Maine as a free state. An amendment was also passed that drew an imaginary line across the Louisiana Purchase establishing a boarderline between free and slave states.
#12 The battle of Saratoga was the turning point of the revolutionary war. Britain's plan was to gain control over New York in order isolate the New England colonies from the Southern colonies. The British general Burgoyne set out to join with his two other forces. However Patriots defeated Burgoyne and had him surrender.
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ReplyDeleteWhat was the Indian removal act? Why did president Andrew Jackson support it?
The Indian removal act was a law singed by president Andrew Jackson that relocated the Indian tribes that were living east of the Mississippi river to lands in the west. To gain access to new lands
The Texas Revolution began because Mexico refused to see Texas as an independent state. Mexico threatened war if America protected Texas. The annexation of Texas became a leading issue in the presidential campaign of 1844. In 1845, Texas became the 28th state in America. War was definitely declared with President Polk sent troops to the Rio Grande because Mexico denied his offer to buy California. The war ended with the Treaty of Guadlupe Hidalgo, which confirmed an American identity on Texas, as well as gave California to America.
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