SEMESTER 1 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
(US/AZ HISTORY) QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Indian Wars - ANSWER-Term used to describe the several conflicts with Indians
during the 1860s and 1870s as Americans settlers heading west began to settle on
Indian owned land instead of just passing through it on their way west.
Railroad - ANSWER-Steamships and _______ were the major transportation
developments of the 19th century.
Telegraph - ANSWER-The major 19th century communication development.
Indian Removal Act - ANSWER-(1830) a congressional act that authorized the
removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
Trail of Tears - ANSWER-(1838-39) an 800-mile forced march made by the
Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths
of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER-An American foreign policy opposing interference in the
Western hemisphere from outside powers.
North vs. South BEFORE Civil War - ANSWER-North=Industrialized, No Slavery
South=Agricultural, Slavery
Missouri Compromise - ANSWER-Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave
state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚
30' within the Louisiana Territory (1820)
Compromise of 1850 - ANSWER-(1) California admitted as free state
(2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico
(3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries
(4) federal assumption of Texas debt
(5) slave trade abolished in DC
(6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
Dred Scott v. Sanford - ANSWER-1857 Supreme Court decision that stated slaves
were not citizens: slaves were property no matter where they were living and the
Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Abolitionist - ANSWER-A person who wanted to end slavery ( i.e. Frederick
Douglass & John Brown)
Raid on Harper's Ferry - ANSWER-John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at
Harpers Ferry, hoping to induce a slave rebellion. That never happened, and Brown
was caught and hanged
, Bleeding Kansas - ANSWER-A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and
pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute
further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war inevitable.
popular sovereignty - ANSWER-Let the people decide by State, on whether slavery
should be allowed in territories through voting.
Civil War Technology - ANSWER-mini bullet/better guns used to kill the enemy.
telegraphs used to communicate with troops and coordinate attacks.
Railroads used to transport troops and supplies. Photographs used to record images
of the war.
Ironclad ships, first time combat took place between armored steamships.
Union Advantages - ANSWER-1) bigger population
2)bigger weapon production
3) bigger railroad mileage
4) bigger factory production
5) bigger farm acreage
Confederate Advantages - ANSWER-Stronger military leaders, home field, greater
motivation
Emancipation Proclamation - ANSWER-(1862) an order issued by President
Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union;
Total War - ANSWER-Channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment - ANSWER-Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens
and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude
Reconstruction - ANSWER-1865-1877; the attempt to rebuild and reform the
political, social, and economic systems of the South after the Civil War.
Black Codes - ANSWER-Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves;
passed by southern states following the Civil War
Sharecropping - ANSWER-A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in
which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of
the crops.
Mass-Production - ANSWER-making large quantities of a product quickley and
cheapley; can help produce new products (industrialization)
(US/AZ HISTORY) QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Indian Wars - ANSWER-Term used to describe the several conflicts with Indians
during the 1860s and 1870s as Americans settlers heading west began to settle on
Indian owned land instead of just passing through it on their way west.
Railroad - ANSWER-Steamships and _______ were the major transportation
developments of the 19th century.
Telegraph - ANSWER-The major 19th century communication development.
Indian Removal Act - ANSWER-(1830) a congressional act that authorized the
removal of Native Americans who lived east of the Mississippi River
Trail of Tears - ANSWER-(1838-39) an 800-mile forced march made by the
Cherokee from their homeland in Georgia to Indian Territory; resulted in the deaths
of almost one-fourth of the Cherokee people
Monroe Doctrine - ANSWER-An American foreign policy opposing interference in the
Western hemisphere from outside powers.
North vs. South BEFORE Civil War - ANSWER-North=Industrialized, No Slavery
South=Agricultural, Slavery
Missouri Compromise - ANSWER-Allowed Missouri to enter the union as a slave
state, Maine to enter the union as a free state, prohibited slavery north of latitude 36˚
30' within the Louisiana Territory (1820)
Compromise of 1850 - ANSWER-(1) California admitted as free state
(2) territorial status and popular sovereignty of Utah and New Mexico
(3) resolution of Texas-New Mexico boundaries
(4) federal assumption of Texas debt
(5) slave trade abolished in DC
(6) new fugitive slave law; advocated by Henry Clay and Stephen A. Douglas
Dred Scott v. Sanford - ANSWER-1857 Supreme Court decision that stated slaves
were not citizens: slaves were property no matter where they were living and the
Missouri Compromise unconstitutional
Abolitionist - ANSWER-A person who wanted to end slavery ( i.e. Frederick
Douglass & John Brown)
Raid on Harper's Ferry - ANSWER-John Brown led a raid on the federal arsenal at
Harpers Ferry, hoping to induce a slave rebellion. That never happened, and Brown
was caught and hanged
, Bleeding Kansas - ANSWER-A sequence of violent events involving abolitionists and
pro-Slavery elements that took place in Kansas-Nebraska Territory. The dispute
further strained the relations of the North and South, making civil war inevitable.
popular sovereignty - ANSWER-Let the people decide by State, on whether slavery
should be allowed in territories through voting.
Civil War Technology - ANSWER-mini bullet/better guns used to kill the enemy.
telegraphs used to communicate with troops and coordinate attacks.
Railroads used to transport troops and supplies. Photographs used to record images
of the war.
Ironclad ships, first time combat took place between armored steamships.
Union Advantages - ANSWER-1) bigger population
2)bigger weapon production
3) bigger railroad mileage
4) bigger factory production
5) bigger farm acreage
Confederate Advantages - ANSWER-Stronger military leaders, home field, greater
motivation
Emancipation Proclamation - ANSWER-(1862) an order issued by President
Abraham Lincoln freeing the slaves in areas rebelling against the Union;
Total War - ANSWER-Channeling of a nation's entire resources into a war effort
13th Amendment - ANSWER-Abolished Slavery
14th Amendment - ANSWER-Declares that all persons born in the U.S. are citizens
and are guaranteed equal protection of the laws
15th Amendment - ANSWER-Citizens cannot be denied the right to vote because of
race, color , or precious condition of servitude
Reconstruction - ANSWER-1865-1877; the attempt to rebuild and reform the
political, social, and economic systems of the South after the Civil War.
Black Codes - ANSWER-Laws denying most legal rights to newly freed slaves;
passed by southern states following the Civil War
Sharecropping - ANSWER-A system used on southern farms after the Civil War in
which farmers worked land owned by someone else in return for a small portion of
the crops.
Mass-Production - ANSWER-making large quantities of a product quickley and
cheapley; can help produce new products (industrialization)
