American History Spring Semester Finals Review
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What era was characterized by a change from hand tools to machines? | industrial revolution |
| What was the main economic activity of the south? | farming |
| Where were most of the nation's factories located? | north |
| What did Samuel F. B. Morse invent and what did it do? | the telegraph and morse code; helped people communicate |
| Who invented the cotton gin? | eli whitney |
| Which inventions helped to increase transportation? | canals and steamboats |
| Who invented the steamboat? | robert fulton |
| Who invented the mechanical reaper? | cyrus mccormick |
| Who invented interchangeable parts? | eli whitney |
| Who invented the steel plow? | john deere |
| What is the movement to ban alcohol? | temperance |
| What is the movement to end slavery? | abolitionism |
| Name famous abolitionists. | fredrick douglass, harriet beecher stowe, harriet tubman |
| Who created public schools? | horace mann |
| Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin? | harriet beecher stowe |
| What is sectionalism? | pride for your section of the country |
| What is the Missouri Compromise? | missouri became a slave state and maine became a free state |
| What does the Fugitive Slave Law require? | all fugitive slaves must be returned to their owner |
| Why did southern states secede from the Union after the election of 1860? | lincoln didn't support slavery |
| What event marked the start of the Civil War? | fort sumter |
| What is the 54th Massachusets regiment know for today? | the first group of african american soldiers |
| Who was the sixteenth U.S President during the Civil War? | abraham lincoln |
| Who was the President of South during the Civil War? | jefferson davis |
| Which event was the turning point of the war? | gettysburg |
| Which was the battle when the North capture the Mississippi River? | vicksburg |
| Who accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia? | ulysses grant |
| What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? | freed all southern slaves |
| Which amendment ended slavery? | 13th |
| Which amendment gave blacks the right to vote? | 15th |
| Which amendment gave citizenship to former slaves? | 14th |
| What was the name of the period of rebuilding after the Civil War? | reconstruction |
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