How does Locke's conception of Natural Rights changes perceptions on authority?

Power should derive from the masses and social obligations

What was significant about the Emancipation Proclamation?

It freed all the slaves in the rebelling stats.

What made slavery in the Americas unique after European colonization?

It organized itself in accordance to racial identification

What were Jim Crow laws?

Laws that enforced segregation after slavery

Which faction takes charge of Reconstruction and circumvent Pres Johnson?

The Joint Comm on Reconstruction/Radical Republicans

Judging from the number of languages, What can be inferred about the tribes in the America?

They were tribal and conflict prone

How did the South try to circumvent the Freedoms that blacks gained following the war?

Black Codes(not Jim Crow)/violence

What was the general mood of the South after Nat Turner's rebellion?

Extremely bigoted, paranoid and defensive

Where did the majority of slaves ended up in the Americas?

The Caribbean and South America

Why did the South make slavery hereditary and started bringing in more slaves in 1619.

A decrease in the number of indentured servants/laborers

What did President Johnson do with the Civil Rights Act of 1866?

Vetoed it, but passed by a 2/3 majority on the 2nd try

What two political features defined the politics of Medieval Europe in the West?

Feudalism and the Catholic Church

What is Mercantilism?

A economic system based on creating goods/control of trade

What kind of publication was the Liberator?

A paper written by Garrison that supported Abolitionism

What happens after Reconstruction in 1877?

Pass Jim Crow Laws to slowly nullify black civil liberties

What was the effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?

inspired reformist movements like abolition and temperance

What is the big thing about the 1820 Missouri Compromise?

Established a line between freed and slave states

The Renaissance saw what?

A renewed interest in classical knowledge/humanism

What is Received History?

History based on story telling and familial retelling.

What linguistic groups made up the Eastern Woodlands?

Algonquian, Iroquoian, Muskogean

The Reformation did what?

Divided Western Europe religiously, Asserted the primacy of the nation state over the Church, Coincidentally nudged Europe to toward secularization

What were the 3 "revolutions" that created modern Europe?

The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment

"Social slavery" is primarily centered on what?

On punitive action and the selling of war captives

What differentiated task labor from gang labor?

Task allowed slaves "some" free time/gang didn't

What did the Supreme Court case Plessy V Ferguson do?

Allow for segregation under the idea of separate but equal

Though not directly related, the Nullification Crisis did what?

Set the precedent to challenge federal authority on slavery.

The Continental (Colombian) Exchange did what?

Cause the exchange of crops, animals, knowledge and diseases

What was the difference between Black Codes during Reconstruction and Jim Crow Laws?

Black Codes kept blacks slave like/Jim Crow segregate

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HIS 136 Exam #1 (Dr. Johnson)

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Exam #1 for Dr. Johnson's HIS 136 class. Covers important aspects of European history that influenced the development of America.

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How does Locke's conception of Natural Rights changes perceptions on authority?
Power should derive from the masses and social obligations
Power should be based on Divine Right of Kings
People should obey the government, no matter what
Kings should be under the auspice of the Papacy
2
What was significant about the Emancipation Proclamation?
It outlawed slavery throughout the Union
It freed all the slaves in the rebelling stats.
It declared that abolition wasn't the goal of the war
It freed all prisoners of war on both sides
3
Sociology of the South was written by who?
George Fitzhugh
None of these guys
Roger Williams
Duncan Sandys
4
What made slavery in the Americas unique after European colonization?
It was religous based and organized by caste
It included training slaves to be soldiers and castration.
It organized itself in accordance to racial identification
It was solely economic.
5
What were Jim Crow laws?
Laws that validated social slavery
Another name for the Black Codes
Laws that enforced segregation after slavery
Laws that provided legal oversight in the South
6
Who raided the arsenal at Harper's Ferry in an attempt to start a slave revolt in Virginia?
Nat Turner
Fredrick Douglas
Lloyd Garrison
John Brown
7
Which faction takes charge of Reconstruction and circumvent Pres Johnson?
Whigs/Moderate Republicans
Copperheads/Democrats
The Joint Comm on Reconstruction/Radical Republicans
Johnson cabinet under Sec of War Stanton and Seward
8
Judging from the number of languages, What can be inferred about the tribes in the America?
They were united, but loosely organized
They were united and well organized
They were largely peaceful
They were tribal and conflict prone
9
What caused short strand cotton to become economically profitable?
The heavy plow
Crop rotation
The cotton gin
Steam powered tractors
10
How did the South try to circumvent the Freedoms that blacks gained following the war?
Indentured acts
Black Codes(not Jim Crow)/violence
Congressional lobbying
Changed the name of slavery to "cultivator"
11
What was the general mood of the South after Nat Turner's rebellion?
Slightly hopeful, but also suspicious
Extremely bigoted, paranoid and defensive
Calm and stable, but very insular
Tolerant and open
12
Where did the majority of slaves ended up in the Americas?
The South-East of the U.S.
Canada
Massachusetts
The Caribbean and South America
13
Why did the South make slavery hereditary and started bringing in more slaves in 1619.
A need for more families to populate the colony
The need for more men to defend the colony
A need for a more diverse gene pool to avoid inbreeding
A decrease in the number of indentured servants/laborers
14
What did President Johnson do with the Civil Rights Act of 1866?
Vetoed it, but passed by a 2/3 majority on the 2nd try
Signed after a compromise
vetoed it
He signed it
15
What two political features defined the politics of Medieval Europe in the West?
The nation state and international organizations
The Caliphate and Ummah
Feudalism and the Catholic Church
The burghers and communes
16
What is Mercantilism?
A economic system based on anarcho-syndicalism
A economic system based on the manorial economy
A economic system based on creating goods/control of trade
A economic system based on free market Liberalism
17
In what way could European political theory can be described before Locke's treatise?
Mainly oligarchic
Feudal and hierarchical
Highly centralized
Democratic
18
What kind of publication was the Liberator?
A paper written by Fritzhugh to support slavery
A journal written Green that support manumission
A paper written by Garrison that supported Abolitionism
A journal that support popular soverieghty
19
The 13th amendment did what?
Gave former slaves and all born in the U.S. citizenship
Officially freed all slaves
Gave voting rights to the former slaves
Stated the rights of any citizen could not be abridged
20
What happens after Reconstruction in 1877?
Pass Jim Crow Laws to slowly nullify black civil liberties
The south became a more tolerant society
The 13th amend was repealed and Slavery was reestablished
The south became a industrial society
21
What was the effect of the 2nd Great Awakening?
inspired reformist movements like abolition and temperance
Led to the rise of deism and secularism
led to decreased religiosity
Led to decreased religious tolerance
22
What is the big thing about the 1820 Missouri Compromise?
Put a gag rule on the slavery issue
Ended the slave trade
Allowed Missouri in as a free state
Established a line between freed and slave states
23
The Renaissance saw what?
A renewed interest in classical knowledge/humanism
Renewed theological interest in the Catholic faith
Peace and stability
Renewed Religious conflict between Muslims and Christians
24
What is Received History?
History based off secondary sources
History written by academics
History based off primary sources
History based on story telling and familial retelling.
25
What linguistic groups made up the Eastern Woodlands?
Algonquian, Iroquoian, Muskogean
Cherokee, Seminole, Cheyenne
Chimakuan, Chinookan, Salishan
Apache, Navajo, Sauk
26
John Locke and his theory on Natural Rights came from which from period?
The Enlightenment
The Renaissance
The Middle Ages
The Reformation
27
The Reformation did what?
Divided Western Europe religiously
Both #1 and #2
Asserted the primacy of the nation state over the Church
Coincidentally nudged Europe to toward secularization
28
What were the 3 "revolutions" that created modern Europe?
The Renaissance, the Reformation, and the Enlightenment
The Schism, Wars of Religion, and the Investiture conflict
The English Revolution, 30 Yr Wars, and Age of Expoloration
The Agricultural, Commercial, and Industrial Revolutions
29
Locke's phase "Life, Liberty, and Property" was borrowed and edited by which Founding Father?
Ben Franklin
John Adams
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
30
"Social slavery" is primarily centered on what?
on race
On class and economic status
On punitive action and the selling of war captives
Religious paternalism
31
The issue of popular sovereignty and slavery caused which state to have a mini civil war?
California
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
32
What differentiated task labor from gang labor?
Task was a temperory slavery/gang wasn't
Task was based on farming/gang on mining
Task allowed slaves "some" free time/gang didn't
Task was based on the assembly line/Gang wasn't
33
What did the Supreme Court case Plessy V Ferguson do?
Annulled the 14th and 15th amendment
Allowed the South back into the Union with no changes
Affirmed the rights mentioned in the 14th and 15th amendment
Allow for segregation under the idea of separate but equal
34
Though not directly related, the Nullification Crisis did what?
Set the precedent to challenge federal authority on slavery.
Led to the gradual abolishment of the tariff
The increased federal authority over the states
The Decreased federal authority over the states
35
The Continental (Colombian) Exchange did what?
caused the forced migrations of people.
Both #1 and #2
Cause the exchange of crops, animals, knowledge and diseases
The transliteration native languages into European ones.
36
What was the difference between Black Codes during Reconstruction and Jim Crow Laws?
Black Code protected liberties/Jim Crow didn't
None of these
Black Codes kept blacks slave like/Jim Crow segregate
Black Code protected liberties/Jim Crow segregate
37
What does "redemption" mean in the Southern context?
The end of the Reconstruction
None of these
The reestablishment of slavery
The freeing of the slaves
38
Who is Eli Whitney?
The inventor of the Cotton Gin
The inventor of the Heavy plow
The inventor of the Steam Engine
The inventor of the telegraph

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