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David Wilmot correct answers a congressman in 1845 and Senate member in 1861 who intended to ban slavery in the west... wrote a "proviso" Wilmot's Proviso correct answers a Bill written up by David Wilmot... it passed the House vote but failed to pass the Senate.. it would have banned slavery in the west... Ironies of the Civil War correct answers in the end, it was a fight to end slavery, but it resulted in "free people" who could not actually act as though they were truly free (raci...

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Filibusters correct answers American adventures who had come to Texas to settle and some plotted to take over Texas. Stephen F. Austin correct answers Known as the Father of Texas, led the second and ultimately successful colonization of the region by bringing 300 families from the United States. Law of April 6, 1830 correct answers designed to stop further U.S. immigration; Stephen F. Austin tried to continue support the Mexican government after this law was passed and encouraged others t...

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The Great Awakening correct answers A backlash against the ritual and formality of the established Chruch of England brought about by the arrival of outspoken traveling (itinerant) evangelists, who claimed that the official parish ministers were incompetant and unregenerate. Hundreds of congregations were founded between 1700 and 1750. The Great Awakening could appeal to the masses and ended up invigorating and fragmenting the American religious life. Jonathan Edwards correct answers A connec...

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Results of the 1831 Slave Insurrection in Virginia correct answers In the end, a slave and comrade of Vesey betrayed all involved with the conspiracy and revealed the plot. As a result, local Whites ruthlessly stopped the rebellion before it could really get underway. - Vesey and 34 other Black leaders were captured, condemned and publicly hanged. William Sherman's impact correct answers Separated from its supply bases and completely isolated from other Union forces, Sherman's army cut a ...

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Mary Lyon correct answers found Mount Holyoke Seminary; promoted higher education for women Uncle Tom's Cabin correct answers 1852; Harriet Beecher Stowe; increased tensions between the north and the south before the Civil War Daniel Webster correct answers abolitionist; approved Compromise of 1850 New weapons of the Civil War correct answers repeating rifle gatling gun (machine gun) iron clad ships submarine (south) long range cannons hot air balloons Harpers ferry correct ans...

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Family development in Plymouth and Boston correct answers life revolved around church Columbain Exchange correct answers swap of goods/diseases/livestock from the new world to the old Jonathan Edwards correct answers preacher in New England during the Great Awakening, congregationalist George Whitefield correct answers leader of the Great Awakening in GB and the Southern Colonies, methodist The Seven Years War correct answers name for the French and Indian war in GB/Europe Tobacco...

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William Ellery Channing correct answers the foremost Unitarian preacher in the United States in the early nineteenth century and, along with Andrews Norton, one of Unitarianism's leading theologians. He was known for his articulate and impassioned sermons and public speeches, and as a prominent thinker in the liberal theology of the day Unitarianism correct answers belief that God existed in only one person (hence unitarian), and not in the orthodox Trinity; denied the divinity of Jesus; str...

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Unitarian ideals for perfection correct answers form of liberalism; Newfoundland; Denial of Trinity; denial of imputation of Original Sin; man is basically good and perfectible William Ellery Channing correct answers "perfection of human nature" Charles G. Finney correct answers "Father of Modern Revivalism"; converted thousands; founded Oberlin college; believed man not a born a sinner- but is a sinner by choice; human potential and action; human perfection- individual and society ...

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Who were the first Europeans to enter the continent of America? correct answers Lief Ericson (1000 AD) Where did the Danish Vikings travel? correct answers South toward Germany, France, England, and Spain Where did the Swedish Viking travel? correct answers Eastern Europe Where did the Norwegian Vikings travel? correct answers Greenland and North America Why did no one come from Europe to America between Ad 1000 and 1492? correct answers Feudalism (England social system) Isolation ...

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approximately how many natives resided in America by 1492? correct answers 58 - 113 Million people Which of the following cultures flourished during the pre-Columbian era in the lands of the present day United States? correct answers Anasazi and Mississippi River Valley Cultures What did the Treaty of Tordesillas determine in 1494? correct answers It divided newly discovered lands between the Portuguese and Spanish and was arbitrated by the Pope Prince Henry the Navigator set up navigat...

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Pontiac's Rebellion () correct answers An Indian uprising after the French and Indian War, led by an Ottowa chief named Pontiac. They opposed British expansion into the western Ohio Valley and began destroying British forts in the area. The attacks ended when Pontiac was killed. This was the first war that did not end in complete defeat for the Native Americans and would inspire later Native American rebellions. Proclamation of 1763 correct answers A proclamation from the British government ...

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Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists correct answers Anti-federalists opposed the founding of a strong national government and wanted a bill of rights. Federalists wanted a strong central government but no bill of rights. Federalists vs. Democratic- Republicans correct answers Federalists were pro-Britsh, favored national bank and protective tariffs, loose interpretation of the Constitution, emphasis on manufacturing, shipping, and trade, strong gov led by industry and wealthy, LED BY ALEX HAMIL...

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Whigs (Revolutionary era) correct answers Opposed Britain. Also called Patriots loyalists correct answers Also called Tories. Resided in British colonies and remained loyal to the crown Women of the Army correct answers The name George Washington gave the 20,000 woman serving in the army Treaty of Paris (1783) correct answers Signed on September 3, 1783 and called for the removal of British troops and ended the war John Jay () correct answers Served in the Continental Congress and he...

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John Smith correct answers Helped found and govern Jamestown. His leadership and strict discipline helped the Virginia colony get through the difficult first winter. Ethnic group make up of Colonial America correct answers 60% british, 20% germanic, 20% black Tobacco production in Virginia: correct answers enriched an emerging class of planters and certain members of the colonial government. Religious norms in Colonial America correct answers in the North life revolved around church, in...

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David Wilmot and his Proviso correct answers ...congressman with a bill that preceded the Compromise of 1850 that would ban slavery prior to the Mexican-American war Ironies of the Civil War correct answers ...blacks fought for the South lasted longer than it should have Lincoln sort of broke it just to preserve the Union, (held Maryland captive so they couldn't succeed) American vs. American (brother vs. brother) Results of the 1831 Slave Insurrection in VA correct answers W...

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HIUS 221 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Roger Williams - answerHe founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs. Englishman and clergy The Eastern Woodlands Indians - answer... Anne Hutchinson - answerShe preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders. She was forced to leave Massachusetts...

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HIUS 221 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers The "Filibusters" - answerA private army of American volunteers, financed by Louisiana businessmen, who invaded Texas. Were reinforced by Tejano rebels against Spain, the force seized San Antonio, and its leaders proclaimed Texas an independent country. (Although the Spanish eventually crushed the invasion, the episode underscored how weak its hold was.) Stephen F. Austin () - answerson of Moses Austin, had to renegotiate with the new Me...

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HIUS 221 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers The Preemption Act of 1830 - answerallowed squatters to stake out claims ahead of the land surveys Anti-Irish prejudice was especially based upon - answerfear of growing Catholic influence The Know-Nothings campaigned primarily to - answerlimit immigrant influence A radical wing of the Jackson Democratic Party was also known as - answerthe Locofocos Ironically, the Jacksonian era was characterized by - answergrowing economic and social in...

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HIUS221 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Columbian Exchange - answerThe exchange of plants, animals, diseases, and technologies between the Americas; no organized notion of conquest. 15th century. Atlantic Slave Trade - answerLasted from 16th century until the 19th century. Trade of African peoples from Western Africa to the Americas. One part of a three-part economical system known as the Middle Passage of the Triangular Trade. pidgin language - answerA form of speech that adopts...

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HIUS 221 Exam Questions With 100% Correct Answers Roger Williams - answerHe founded Rhode Island for separation of Church and State. He believed that the Puritans were too powerful and was ordered to leave the Massachusetts Bay Colony for his religious beliefs. Englishman and clergy The Eastern Woodlands Indians - answer... Anne Hutchinson - answerShe preached the idea that God communicated directly to individuals instead of through the church elders. She was forced to leave Massachusetts...

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