The second great awakening is referring to what type of movement?
Religious Movement
Describe Andrew Jackson’s background and reputation
Born poor Irish Immigrant parents Orphaned by age 13 Short temper Charismatic
Why did voter participation increase between 1824 and 1828?
Property qualifications were removed More white men allowed to vote
William Henry Harrison was a part of which political party?
The Whigs
How did the Cherokee’s feel about the culture of white Americans?
They began to imitate the culture Owning slaves Race-based labor regimes
What does manifest destiny mean?
Territorial expansion to the Pacific Coast
What area dispute is the slogan “fifty- four forty or fight” referring to?
The border between Oregon and British Canada
Why did Texas revolt against Mexico?
They were resisting the Mexican government’s efforts to centralize their authority
Who were the “Forty-Niners?”
People that participated in the California gold rush
Describe the parts of the Compromise of 1850
A stronger Fugitive Slave Act Admission of California as a free state Outlawing the slave trade in D.C.
Who was the senator from Illinois that proposed the plan to open Kansas to popular sovereignty?
Stephen Douglas
How did people in the North feel about the Fugitive Slave Act?
Against it- it gave the South too much power, symbol of injustice
When founded the Republican’s were committed to what?
Stopping slavery from expanding to new territories
What was the outcome of the Dred Scott Decision?
Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional Blacks are not citizens Slaves are a protected property right
How did abolitionists feel about the Constitution?
Sinful compromise Out to be ignored Evil
What was popular sovereignty?
The idea that people of a territory could vote to decide if they wanted slavery in their state
Which state was the first to secede?
South Carolina
What are the 3 parts of the Anaconda plan used by the North?
1.establish a blockade to block Southern ports. 2. Control the Mississippi River to split the South in two. Capture the Confederate capital at Richmond.
Describe Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction Plan
Required southern states to ratify the 13 th amendment Prevented high-ranking Confederates and wealthy landowners from becoming voting citizens Required the states to swear an oath of Allegiance in order to rejoin the Union.
Who supported the Freedmen’s Bureau? (Congress, President Johnson, or Both)
Congress
What did the Freedmen’s Bureau do?
Assisted black with clothing, food, education, and health care
What was the result of the impeachment of Andrew Johnson?
Put on trial, found not guilty by one vote.
Which court cases decided that “separate but equal” facilities was constitutional?
Plessey vs. Ferguson