POP A SHOT GAME 5 Mr. Gonzalez 2016-2017

POP-A-SHOT USA What was the main impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin? It shocked Northerners and increased support for abolition List 2 causes of the Mexican American War 1. The Annexation of Texas 2. The resulting border dispute between Mexico and the United States

POP-A-SHOT USA Put the following presidents in the correct order: Jackson, Jefferson, Lincoln, Washington Washington, Jefferson, Jackson, Lincoln What was one major effect of the 2nd Great Awakening. The 2nd Great Awakening inspired reformers to improve society

POP-A-SHOT USA What piece of legislation in the 1850s led to fighting in Kansas? The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 Who was killed and considered a martyr after the raid on Harper’s Ferry? John Brown

POP-A-SHOT USA What was the most controversial part of the Compromise of 1850? The passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves to their owners What movement regarding slavery intensified as a result of the 2nd Great Awakening? Abolition – It inspired many Americans to dedicate their lives to ending slavery

POP-A-SHOT USA What shocking event took place on the Senate floor just after details emerged about Bleeding Kansas? The caning of Charles Sumner How did the growth of railroads affect American businesses? Railroads opened up new markets for trading goods

POP-A-SHOT USA What event turned the secession crisis into civil war? The Election of Abraham Lincoln and South Carolina’s shelling of Fort Sumter What effect did the cotton gin have on the Southern economy? It processed cotton quickly, leading to a need for more slaves. Cotton became the main crop in the South.

POP-A-SHOT USA What battle was a turning point in the Civil War and why? Gettysburg – The South lost 1/3 of its troops and it hurt morale Which battle in the Civil War secured the Mississippi River for the Union? Vicksburg

POP-A-SHOT USA Why did many Irish immigrants come to the United States? Most were seeking relief from a potato famine that had devastated the region What was the primary goal of the American Temperance Movement? To decrease the consumption of alcohol

POP-A-SHOT USA When and where did the Civil War end? Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865 Which Supreme Court case ruled that slaves could not be kept out of the territories? Dred Scott v. Sanford

POP-A-SHOT USA Which amendment granted voting rights to all males? 15th Amendment What organization was created to help ex-slaves get jobs, education, food, and shelter? Freedmen’s Bureau

He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth POP-A-SHOT USA What term describes the rebuilding of the South after the Civil War? Reconstruction Why was Lincoln’s 10 percent plan never implemented? He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

POP-A-SHOT USA What terrorist organization came to be during Congressional Reconstruction? KKK What happened to President Andrew Johnson and why? He was impeached by Radical Republicans because he was too soft on the South

POP-A-SHOT USA Which amendment abolished slavery? 13th Amendment Which amendment granted citizenship to all native-born Americans? 14th Amendment

POP-A-SHOT USA Who was the commander of the Union Army? Ulysses S. Grant Who was the commander of the Confederate Army? Robert E. Lee