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74 Cards in this Set
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When was the Mexican-American War?
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1846-1848
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When was the Civil War?
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1861-1865
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When was the Era of Good Feelings?
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1814-1824
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When was James K. Polk's presidency?
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1844-1848
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When was Andrew Jackson's presidency?
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1828-1836
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What was the Mexican Cession?
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gained in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ended the Mexican-American War
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What was the Gadsden Purchase?
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U.S. purchased it from Mexico in 1853 for the purpose of building a southern railroad
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What was the Oregon Territory?
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gained by compromising with Great Britain and dividing territory at the 49th parallel
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What was the Texas Annexation?
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After a war with Mexico Texas became its own country in 1836 before becoming part of the U.S. ten years later in 1845
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What was the Louisiana Purchase?
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Thomas Jefferson bought it from France for four cents per acre; it doubled the size of what was then the U.S.
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Which best describes the Democratic Party during the Age of Jackson?
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1) formed by Andrew Jackson
2) strongly supported the Mexican-American War 3) opposed the American System |
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Which best describes the Whig Party?
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1) opposed "King" Andrew Jackson 2) supported the American System 3) opposed the Mexican-American War
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What is true about the Missouri Compromise?
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1) Missouri entered the Union as a slave state
2) Maine entered the Union as a free state 3) no slavery was allowed in the territories north of the 36-30 line 4) also known as the Compromise of 1820 5) the number of slave states and free states remained equal |
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Who supported the Cherokees being removed to Indian Country in 1832?
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1) Andrew Jackson
2) Georgia legislature 3) common white man, yeoman farmers |
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Who did not support the Cherokees being removed to Indian Country in 1832?
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Supreme Court, especially Chief Justice John Marshall
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Which of Andrew Jackson's decisions was most supported by his traditional political opponents?
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Tariff of 1828/Tariff of Abominations and nullification
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Who most wanted nullification, arguing against the Tariff of 1828?
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John Calhoun
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Who most argued against nullification, arguing for the Tariff of 1828?
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Daniel Webster
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Andrew Jackson concerning his views of the common man was most like which Founding Father?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Which barriers to voting had been removed in the U.S. by 1840?
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property owners and member of a certain religion
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Which had a happier, more positive of Man and God, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?
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Second Great Awakening
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Which promoted more diversity/sectarianism within Christian Protestantism, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?
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Second Great Awakening
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Which had a desire to reform all of society, including the abolition of slavery, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?
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Second Great Awakening
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Which had more of a long-term impact, the First Great Awakening or Second Great Awakening?
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Second Great Awakening
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Who was Neal S. Dow?
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Prohibition reformer from Maine
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Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
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"Mr. Equality," especially concerning abolition
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Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton?
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Woman's rights activist, especially regarding suffrage
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Who was Dorothea Dix?
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Reformer for the mentally ill and prisons
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Who was Horace Mann?
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Reformer for public education
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Who was part of the Second Great Awakening?
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Charles G. Finney
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Who was part of the First Great Awakening?
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Jonathan Edwards
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In what reforms were women involved?
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temperance, abolition, and suffrage
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In what reforms was William Lloyd Garrison involved?
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abolition of slavery, woman's suffrage, and pacifism/no war
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What was the cause of most of the reform movements for equality?
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reformers' religious beliefs
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Were reforms accomplished more at the national or state levels during the Age of Jackson?
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state level
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Were the goals of the Seneca Falls Convention and Declaration of Rights and Sentiments accomplished during the Age of Jackson?
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No - women didn't get the right to vote until the 19th Amendment in 1919
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What were effects of the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. during the Age of Jackson?
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1) more interchangeable parts and mass production; 2) more workers in factories in urban areas/cities; 3) more cotton plantations and slaves; 4) more trade of goods across different sections of the U.S.
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What were Eli Whitney's main inventions?
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cotton gin and interchangeable parts
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In what state and region of the U.S. was the Lowell System?
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Massachusetts/New England
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Were women workers' efforts in the Lowell System among the important first steps in the women's rights movements?
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yes
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Did bosses in the Lowell System try to control women workers' lives outside of the work day?
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yes
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Did women working as part of the Lowell System have 12-hour days, excessive heat, darkness, and poor ventilation?
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yes
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Under the Lowell System were women treated as equally as men?
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no
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Did the Lowell System working women win their strike against their employers?
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no
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What was Manifest Destiny?
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the idea that God wanted the U.S. to extend west, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
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What is true about James K. Polk?
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1) President and "Mr. Manifest Destiny"; 2) great public speaker; 3) did not have many close friends; 4) served only one term as promised
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What were the Mexican-American War's causes?
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1) Manifest Destiny; 2) pro-slavery forces who wanted to expand slavery; 3) yeoman farmers who wanted more good farmland in the west
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Who opposed the Mexican-American War?
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Anti-slavery northern Whigs like Abraham Lincoln and abolitionists like Henry David Thoreau
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Which political party supported the Mexican-American War?
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Democrats, led by James K. Polk
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Did Henry David Thoreau refuse to pay taxes during the Mexican-American War?
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yes
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Did Henry David Thoreau think the majority is always correct?
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no
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According to Henry David Thoreau, do people value money or equality more?
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money
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According to Henry David Thoreau, how many people are needed to oppose effectively an unjust government?
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one
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Would Henry David Thoreau have participated in the American Revolution, and why?
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no because it was about money/economics and not equality
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Did Henry David Thoreau believe in the Declaration of Independence's ideas?
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yes
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In the 1830s and 1840s into what territories or states did many people move?
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Utah, California, and Oregon
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What future states did the U.S. gain in the Mexican Cession?
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California, Nevada, and Utah
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What was the cause of California's quick growth?
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discovery of gold
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Who was the Mormons' first leader?
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Joseph Smith
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Who was the Mormons' leader after Joseph Smith was killed?
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Brigham Young
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In what region/state did the Mormon faith begin?
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"Burned-Over District" of New York
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How did Mormons view Utah?
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as their "New Zion" or "City upon a Hill"
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How were Mormons treated before they arrived in Utah in states like Illinois and Ohio?
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they were persecuted terribly
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What was unique about Mormons' marriage policies in the 1800s?
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they practiced polygamy, marrying more than one person
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Why did Americans move westward during the Age of Jackson?
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1) claim land; 2) escape religious persecution; 3) jobs; 4) Christianize Native Americans and others
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The debates over the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions and Tariff of 1828 were a preview of to what conflict?
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Civil War
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How does the U.S. government generally view land?
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to be owned as private property
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How do Native Americans generally view land?
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land cannot be owned by one person; land is to be shared by all
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Who benefited from Manifest Destiny?
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common whites and slaveowners
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Who did not benefit from Manifest Destiny?
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Native Americans and slaves
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Were slave revolts a big issue during the Age of Jackson?
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yes
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What is separation between church and state?
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government cannot prohibit someone from voting or holding office because of his or her religious beliefs
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What separation of church and state increasing or decreasing during the Age of Jackson?
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increasing
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the United States, what issue delayed the annexation of Texas?
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the balance of free and slave states
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