HAM Croatan 2025 Exam Review Questions with
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Abolitionist
a person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery
Plessy v. Ferguson
SCOTUS case - established "separate but equal"
Brown v. Board of Education
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; desegregated schools
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln elected President; caused the immediate secession of Southern states (South
Carolina was first to secede)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
a novel written to promote the abolition movement (to end slavery)
Red Scare
the fear of the spread of communism
Ally
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
Lincoln's primary goal of the Civil War
to preserve the Union/nation
Articles of Confederation
,the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of
states that cooperate for a common purpose. Failed because federal government was to weak
and could not collect taxes
Cold War
the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union
that followed World War II
Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
containment of communism by providing money and military support to nations trying to
uphold democracy
Columbian Exchange
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between
Europe and the Americas
Common Sense
a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to
support independence
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle
differences over
representation in Congress
Communism
an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common
by the workers who do the labor
Marbury v. Madison
SCOTUS case which established established judicial review
Confederacy
, another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded
from the Union
Constitution
a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
Constitutional Convention
a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S.
Constitution
Cotton gin
increased the value of slavery significantly in the South; a hand-operated machine that cleans
seeds and other unwanted material from cotton; Eli Whitney was the inventor
To declare independence from England and explain the reasons for doing so
What was the purpose of the Dec of Independence?
Depression
a period when economic activity decreases and many people do not have jobs
Lewis and Clark
Two explorers sent by the president to explore the Louisiana Purchase
Discrimination
unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary
characteristic
Indian Removal Act
Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes
living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for
100% Correct Answers
Abolitionist
a person who supported abolition, or the ending of slavery
Plessy v. Ferguson
SCOTUS case - established "separate but equal"
Brown v. Board of Education
overturned Plessy v. Ferguson; desegregated schools
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln elected President; caused the immediate secession of Southern states (South
Carolina was first to secede)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
a novel written to promote the abolition movement (to end slavery)
Red Scare
the fear of the spread of communism
Ally
a nation that joins another nation in some common effort, such as fighting a war
Lincoln's primary goal of the Civil War
to preserve the Union/nation
Articles of Confederation
,the first written plan of government for the United States. A confederation is an association of
states that cooperate for a common purpose. Failed because federal government was to weak
and could not collect taxes
Cold War
the global struggle for power and influence between the United States and the Soviet Union
that followed World War II
Marshall Plan and Truman Doctrine
containment of communism by providing money and military support to nations trying to
uphold democracy
Columbian Exchange
the exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and people across the Atlantic Ocean between
Europe and the Americas
Common Sense
a pamphlet published in 1776 by Thomas Paine that persuaded many American colonists to
support independence
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle
differences over
representation in Congress
Communism
an economic system based on the idea that farms and businesses should be owned in common
by the workers who do the labor
Marbury v. Madison
SCOTUS case which established established judicial review
Confederacy
, another name for the Confederate States of America, made up of the 11 states that seceded
from the Union
Constitution
a written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
Constitutional Convention
a meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S.
Constitution
Cotton gin
increased the value of slavery significantly in the South; a hand-operated machine that cleans
seeds and other unwanted material from cotton; Eli Whitney was the inventor
To declare independence from England and explain the reasons for doing so
What was the purpose of the Dec of Independence?
Depression
a period when economic activity decreases and many people do not have jobs
Lewis and Clark
Two explorers sent by the president to explore the Louisiana Purchase
Discrimination
unequal treatment based on a person's race, gender, religion, place of birth, or other arbitrary
characteristic
Indian Removal Act
Passed in 1830, authorized Andrew Jackson to negotiate land-exchange treaties with tribes
living east of the Mississippi. The treaties enacted under this act's provisions paved the way for
