HIST 105 1st EditionFinal Exam Study Guide Terms 1. Manifest Destiny - Obvious fate- Land- Coast to coast - Expansion of the U.S.2. Erie Canal - A 350 mile canal stretching from Buffalo to Albany - Revolutionized shipping in New York State3. Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Pioneering woman suffrage leader- Co-organizer of the first women’s rights convention- Seneca Falls, NY 18484. Emancipation Proclamation- Lincoln’s order abolishing slavery as of January 1, 1863 in states in rebellion- Not in border states5. Nat Turner- Slave revolt leader - Black preacher- Violent uprisings- Nat Turner’s Rebellion (1831)6. Kansas-Nebraska Act- 18 54 law creating the Kansas and Nebraska territories- Allowed residents to decide if they wanted slavery or not- Caused a mini civil war in Kansas (Bleeding Kansas)7. John Deere- American Industrialist- Pioneered the manufacture of steel plows suited for working in hard-packer prairiesoil8. Wilmot Proviso- 1846 measure that closed any territory acquired from Mexico to slavery - Defeated in Senate- Proposed by David Wilmot9. Trail of Tears- Forced most of the Cherokee people from Georgia to Indian territory- Winter 1838- Thousands of Cherokees died - NOT the Trail of Death10. Cyrus McCormick- Virginia inventor and manufacturer- Developed and mass produced the McCormick reaper- Harvested grain 11. Constitutional Union Party- Political party - Organized on the eve of the Civil War- Platform: Preserve Constitution, Union, and law 12. Lowell, Massachusetts- Site of the first fully mechanized textile plant in America - Single farm girls - Strike- Replaced girls with immigrants 13. Abraham Lincoln- 16th President of U.S. - Election of 1860- Lincoln-Douglas debates - Civil War- Emancipation Proclamation - Assassinated by John Wilkes Booth Essays 1. As Scarlett’s father put it in Gone with the Wind, “Land… is the only thing in this world that lasts… tis the only thing worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for.” Throughout this course land and nature have been interwoven with group and individual goals. Explain how the quest for land dominated major events in the United States though 1865. Be sure to look at colonization, wars, industrialization, manifest destiny, and any other events or specific people you believe best describe how land affected the people in this country. 2. Historians have provided us with many reasons for the deaths of over 750,000 Americans in the Civil War. Beginning at the start of the class, use specific political, social, and economic events from the text, lectures, and readings to explain why you think the Civil War happened. 3. How did transportation change between 1800 and 1865? How did industrialization develop at this same time? How did these changes affect the ways people lived and worked? Be sure to use specific examples from the text and lectures to support your answer.4. Women of all classes and races have been crucial players in the story of the development of the United States through the Civil War. Describe how they participated in this historicaldevelopment. Be sure to use specific examples from the texts, lectures, and readings to support your
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