AP US History Review Rebels In

AP US History Review

Rebels

In 1676, _______’s Rebellion revealed tensions between Virginia’s government and poorer colonists living on the frontier. 1

In the _______ rebellion of 1739, 20 whites and 40 rebels were killed. The uprising prompted harsher control of slaves. 2

The _____ Revolt of 1680, also known as "Popé's Rebellion, " was an uprising of Native Americans against the Spanish in New Mexico. 3

______’s 1859 raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry, Virginia was supposed to set off a slave uprising. Instead, it enraged Southerners and helped cause the Civil War. 4

The _____ rebellion of 1794 occurred in Pennsylvania. It was caused by opposition to new taxes and was put down by a large show of federal force. 5

In 1831 _____ led a slave uprising in Virginia that resulted in 55 whites being killed. 6

In the _____ rebellion of 1786 -7, poor Massachusetts farmers revolted against taxes and debt. It helped convince many of the need for a stronger federal government. 7

A Lakota chief and holy man under whom the Lakota tribes united in their struggle for survival on the northern plains, _______ remained defiant toward American military power and contemptuous of American promises to the end. PBS, The West 8

_______ was eventually banished from Massachusetts for her controversial views. She believed that people could communicate directly with God, that salvation was by faith alone, and that many of the clergy were not among the "elect", and entitled to no spiritual authority. 9

The _______ was a protest by the Sons of Liberty against the British East India Company in which they destroyed 342 crates of tea on ships in Boston Harbor in order to protest British taxation. 10

Science & Technology

The ______, a 1793 Eli Whitney invention, caused slavery to become much more entrenched in the South. 11

Samuel Morse’s ______ was patented in 1844. It greatly improved communication in the US. 12

The _______, developed by Eli Whitney in 1799, involves using machine tools and templates to make standardized, identical, interchangeable parts 13

John Rolfe introduced a variety of _______ that would grow in the Chesapeake colonies. It became a dominant cash crop in colonial America. 14

Robert Fulton was a US engineer and inventor, who was widely credited with developing the first __________. 15

Dubbed "The Wizard of Menlo Park", he was one of the first inventors to apply the principles of mass production to the process of invention. Some of the inventions credited to him were not completely original but improvements of earlier patents or were actually works of his numerous employees. Nevertheless, ________ is considered one of the most prolific inventors in history, holding 1, 093 United States patents in his name. 16

The ________ connected the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean. It was opened in 1825 facilitating American trade and western development. 17

In 1876, Patent # 174, 465 was granted covering "the method of, and apparatus for, transmitting vocal or other sounds telegraphically. . . by causing electrical undulations, similar in form to the vibrations of the air accompanying the said vocal or other sound. “ More simply, this is known as the _______. 18

Excess bile, blood and phlegm. Inhaling airborne poisons. Overexcited nerves. For centuries, the medical profession relied on these plausible but almost wholly mistaken ideas of the cause of infectious illness. Few doctors, even by the mid-1800 s, realized that different diseases have different causes. Then, between 1879 and 1900, came an explosive burst of scientific discovery suddenly revealed the role of _____ in causing disease. 19

During the Civil War, the use of the _____ which replaced the musket ball made traditional warfare tactics deadly and ineffective. 20

Quotes & Documents

“the conduct of her Government presents a series of acts hostile to the United States as an independent and neutral nation. ” James Madison is referring to the nation of ______ in his war message? 21

". . the right …to over spread and to possess the whole of the continent which Providence has given us…It is right such as that of the tree to the space of air and the earth suitable for the full expansion. " John O’Sullivan, in 1845 describing the concept of __________. 22

“But now, after reiterated menaces, _____ has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory and shed American blood upon the American soil. ” James K. Polk, 1846 23

“Their object in the ____ is to keep down foreign competition, in order to obtain a monopoly of the domestic market. The effect on us is to compel us to purchase at a higher price, both what we purchase from them and from others, without receiving a corresponding increase of price for what we sell. ” --John C. Calhoun, South Carolina Exposition & Protest , 1828 24

“The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward ______, having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny. ” Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Declaration of Sentiments, 1848 25

“we must Consider that we shall be as a City upon a Hill, the eyes of all people are upon us” This is from ______’s 1630 sermon to Puritans. 26

“It makes little difference, however, where one opens the record of the history of the Indians; every page and every year has its dark stain. . . Colorado is as greedy and unjust in 1880 as was Georgia in 1830, and Ohio in 1795; and the United States Government breaks promises now as deftly as then, and with an added ingenuity from long practice. ” --Written by ____________ 27 in A Century of Dishonor, 1881

“But every difference of opinion is not a difference of principle…We are all Republicans, we are all Federalists. ” These words were spoken by _______ in his first inaugural address and after the nation’s first peaceful transfer of power from one party to another. 28

“This, then, is held to be the duty of the man of Wealth: First, to set an example of modest, unostentatious living… to provide moderately for the legitimate wants of those dependent upon him; and after doing so to consider all surplus revenues which come to him simply as trust funds, which he is called upon to administer…in the manner which, in his judgment, is best calculated to produce the most beneficial result for the community. ” This is _________ explaining his Gospel of Wealth 29

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their selfish purposes…every man is equally entitled to protection by law; but when the laws undertake to add to these natural and just advantages artificial distinctions, to grant titles, gratuities, and exclusive privileges, to make the richer and the potent more powerful, the humble members of society-the farmers, mechanics, and laborers-who have neither the time nor the means of securing like favors to themselves, have a right to complain. ” This is from Andrew Jackson explaining his 1832 veto of __________. 30

Terms & Concepts

As the principles of liberty and democracy rose in importance to the rebelling colonists, American society gradually came to promote the idea that women needed to clearly understand embrace these values, so that they could be transmitted to children. This explains the concept of ___________. 31

The _______ was a religious revival movement in the 1730 s and 1740 s symbolized by preachers like Jonathan Edwards and George Whitefield. 32

_______ is the economic theory that the prosperity of a nation depends upon its supply of capital (represented by gold). The amount of capital is best increased with large exports and low imports. This suggests that the government should advance these goals by playing an active, protectionist role in the economy 33

_______ embodied the vision, popular in the 19 th century, of a social order based on different roles for men and women. The political and economic world would be controlled by men. Women would be supreme in domestic life. 34

1) The Americas should be closed to future European colonization and free from European interference. 2) The United States' intended to stay neutral in European wars. 3) The US would consider any new colonies or interference with independent countries in the Americas as hostile acts toward the United States. This is the __________. 35

A __________ is a judicial order to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to the court so it can be determined whether or not that person is imprisoned lawfully and whether or not he should be released from custody. Lincoln suspended this civil liberty during the Civil War. 36

_______ describes British policy toward colonial America in the years before 1763. It is marked by a large degree of colonial autonomy and British non-interference. 37

The term ______ refers to the so-called right of a state to refuse to obey a federal law that is unconstitutional. This concept was explained in the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions. 38

A system of government in which states are loosely aligned and retain their sovereignty is known as a _______. 39

__________ refers to the method of letting the people of a territory decide whether to allow slavery or not. Its use was an attempt to remove the controversial issue from congress. 40

Laws

The ______, restricting colonial trade were based on theory of mercantilism. They required colonists to sell to and buy from Britain. 41

Passed in 1798 and signed by John Adams, the ______ Acts made it a crime to publish "false, scandalous, and malicious writing" against the government or its officials. 42 1

Passed in 1854, the ________ act repealed the MO Compromise and allowed the potential expansion of slavery into new territories. 43

The Pacific Railway Act of 1862 gave land grants in the Western United States to the Union Pacific Railroad and Central Pacific Railroad to construct a __________. 44

Andrew Johnson was impeached because he violated the _______ Act when he fired Secretary of War Stanton. 45

In 1830, the ________ Act authorized the federal government to push the five civilized tribes west of the Mississippi River. 46

In 1807, Jefferson encouraged congress to pass the ______ Act which forbade American ships to sail into any foreign port, thereby cutting off US international trade. 47

Under the Articles off Confederation, congress passed the ______ of 1787 which created the process by which new states could be added to the union. 48

The _______ Act of 1867 divided the confederacy into five military districts and invalidated Johnson's reconstruction. 49

Passed after Garfield’s assassination, the _______ Act required many civil servants to take competency tests and forbade campaign contributions from federal workers. 50

American Revolution

Britain, heavily in debt, expected the colonists to pay a portion of the colonial defense and administrative costs. The _____ of 1765 was the first direct (internal) tax designed to raise revenue. 51

In 1766, after much protest the Stamp Act was repealed. At the same time, parliament passed the ________ which stated its power to make laws for Americans in ALL cases. 52

In 1767, parliament passed the Revenue Act, better known as the ______ duties. It was designed to raise money through external taxes (duties paid by merchants) on imported glass, paint, lead, paper, and tea. 53

Tension between Bostonians and British troops resulted in the socalled _________ in 1770. British soldiers shot and killed 5 colonists. 54

After the 1773 Boston Tea Party, parliament passed the _____ Acts which included: Boston Harbor being closed until the tea was paid for and Massachusetts's charter being revoked resulting in a less democratic government. 55

In response, the First ________ met in 1774. It included delegates from 12 colonies. 56

In 1774, the colonists formed the Continental Association which was a complete _____ of British goods. 57

In 1775 in ______, Massachusetts, the “shot heard around the world” was fired upon American minutemen, starting the War for Independence. 58

In 1775, the Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia and hired _______ as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. 59

In January of 1776, Thomas Paine publishes _______ which helps colonists break their emotional ties to the King by criticizing monarchy. It sold more than 100, 000 copies in 3 months 60

Wars & Battles

The _______ War was provoked by the United States as a way to gain valuable territory, especially California. 61

Perhaps the pivotal moment of the Civil War was the Battle of _______ culminating in Picket’s failed charge. 62

The Treaty of ____ was signed in 1814, ending the War of 1812 and restoring the status quo antebellum. 63

The 1781 Battle of ______ resulted in Cornwallis’ surrender and proved to be the final major battle of the War for Independence 64

As a result of the French and Indian War (1754 -1763), _____ lost its North American territory. 65

King _____ War of 1675 represented an early Native American attempt to resist European subjugation. 66

The Battle of _______ ironically occurred post-treaty in 1815. It made Andrew Jackson a hero and was a rallying point for American nationalism. 67

_______ and the Prophet, two Native American brothers, provoked suspicions that Britain was supplying Indians with arms in 1812. 68

The Civil War began in the year ______ and ended in 1865 with Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. 69

American anger over the XYZ affair and inference with American shipping led to the quasi-war with _____ from 1798 -1800. 70

People

_________ was a reformer who sought to improve conditions for the mentally ill. 71

Best known for his March to the Sea, _______ used total war tactics to cripple the South during the Civil War. 72

As Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court (1801 -1835), ________ was influential in establishing the power of the federal government. 73

_________, boss of the Tammany Hall political machine, is best known as a symbol of corruption. 74

Benjamin Franklin has been called “the darling of the _______”, an era known for its glorification of science. 75

_________’s novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin increased abolitionist sentiment among many of its readers. 76

_________ created the Standard Oil Trust, mastering a method of consolidation that would dominate American business in the late 1800 s. 77

In establishing his colony, _________ hoped to provide a haven for Quakers. He also sought better relations with the Indians. 78

________ was the last Federalist to serve as President. 79

_________ is known as both the victim of a beating and as a leading “Radical Republican” during Reconstruction. 80