How did George Washington affect the presidents that followed him?
He left really good graffiti in the bathrooms at the White House
He set the precedents for the presidency, like only serving two 4 year terms.
He passed a bunch of laws saying what presidents could and couldn't do.
He made sure that the president would be the strongest branch of government.
Who were the first two American political parties?
The Democrats and Republicans
The Federalists and Anti-Federalists (Democratic-Republicans)
The Socialists and the Communists
The Sharks and the Jets
Alexander Hamilton participated in the Whiskey Rebellion
What was important about the government's response to the Whiskey Rebellion?
Washington was able to send in troops to end the rebellion, which showed that the government was stronger under the Constitution than it had been under the Articles of Confederation
Washington was able to send in troops to party with the rebellion, which showed that the government was a lot cooler under the Constitution than under the Articles of Confederation.
Washington was too weak to do anything about the Whiskey Rebellion, which is why we live in the Whiskey States of America today.
The government destroyed all small farmers, leaving the country to starve without any food.
What were the Alien and Sedition Acts?
Laws that made criticizing the government mandatory.
Laws that made criticizing the government important.
Laws that made criticizing the government illegal.
Laws that made drinking whiskey illegal.
From what country did Jefferson buy the Louisiana Territory?
France
Germany
Canada
Zimbabwe
Lewis and Clark were famous singers.
The Monroe Doctrine said that any intervention by European powers in the politics of North and South America would be seen as a hostile action against the United States.
What two important things did Eli Whitney invent? (Check all that are correct)
Cotton Gin
Repeating Musket
Interchangeable Parts
Fidget Spinners
What were four major reform movements during the Jacksonian age? (Check all that are correct)
Women's Sufferage
Emancipation
Weight Loss
Public Education
Prison Reform
Temperance
Campaign Finance Reform
What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 try to fix?
It ended the civil war.
It tried to increase nationalism.
It tried to preserve the balance between the east coast and the west coast.
It tried to preserve the balance between slave states and free states.
Nat Turner was a black American slave who led the most effective slave rebellion in U.S. history.
What is Nullification?
The name for when people decide not to follow the laws.
What happens when your food goes bad in the fridge.
The idea that states can get rid of (nullify) national laws they see to be unconstitional.
The idea that states are more powerful than the national government.
What were the important points in the Compromise of 1850? (Check all that are correct)
California would become a state.
The slave trade would be abolished in the District of Columbia, but slavery itself would continue.
Congress would strengthen the Fugitive Slave Act by requiring citizens of any state, slave or free, to help capture and return runaway slaves.
Led to 8 months of debate in Congress, called the "Great Debate."
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders.
What did the Dred Scott decision say?
Because Scott was black, he was not a citizen of the United States and therefore could not sue a White man in court.
Because Scott was born in the United States, he was a citizen and able to sue in court.
Because slavery was unfair and inhumane, it must be abolished in the United States.
Because Scott was smart, he should be able to go to UGA to get his education.
Who was John Brown, and what did he do?
He was a famous dancer, and he danced the most beautiful dance ever seen.
He was a radical abolitionist who led a raid on Harpers Ferry in an attempt to steal guns and weapons. He wanted to arm the enslaved people to rise up against their enslavers.
He was an abolitionist who wrote lots of important letters and articles on why slavery was evil.
He was a presidential candidate who ran against Abraham Lincoln.
The most important part of the Civil War for Abraham Lincoln was to end enslavement.
Who were two Confederate Generals? (pick two)
Robert E. Lee
"Stonewall" Jackson
Michael Render
William Leonard Roberts II
Who were two Union generals?
Ulysses S. Grant
William Tecumpseh Sherman
Eric Marlon Bishop
Christopher Edwin Breaux
What were the FOUR main battles of the Civil War?
Lexington and Concord
Bull Run
Gettysburg
Gallipoli
Antitam
Vicksburg
Battle of the Bulge
Arnheim
What was important about Lincoln's Secon Inagural Address and the Gettysburg Address?
They focused on how much the Confederacy sucked.
They focused on national unity and healing.
They focused on how much Lincoln missed his son who had just died.
They focused on how evil slavery was.
Andrew Johnson was impeached.
What were Black Codes?
Laws during Reconstruction that restricted African Americans' freedom and of forced them to work for very low wages.
Laws during Reconstruction that said that everyone had to wear black.
Laws during Reconstruction about what sorts of jobs White people could have.
Laws during Reconstruction about what women could and could not do.
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