Name: David Gao

Period:06

Crash Course US History 13: Slavery

1. Without what product, would the North have been unable to industrialize?
Southern cotton
2. How much of the worlds cotton came from the American South? 3/4
3. The sparse industry in the South produced what fraction of manufactured
goods? 10%
4. What were 2 things that the South did not have which was a disadvantage to
them in the Civil War?
a. Railroads
b. Industries
5. By 1860, how many slaves were in the U.S.? 4 million
6. The Yeomen farmers, who were the poorest of all, were in favor of slavery why? racism reason and aspiration reason.
7. The justification for slavery, as a way of actually caring for the slaves is called
what? - self-preservation
8. Avowed Racist John C. Calhoun defended slavery as a good what jobs did he
have (which makes his views that much more upsetting)?
a. secretary of state 1844-1845
b. secretary of war 1817-1825
c. vice president 1825-1832
9. Slaves that worked in the cotton fields worked in gangs under an overseer
or a what (which was another slave with a position of slight power)? Driver.
10.What was one way that slaves could rebel against dehumanization which
could be upset by the sale of one or more of the slaves? Forming Families.
11.Though a slave learning to read/write was prohibited, some did and even a
few became preachers these preachers were looked upon with suspicion by
whites and this was logical since how many uprisings were led by preachers?
2
12.The MYSTERY DOCUMENT refers to the queens dominions, which means
what place? Canada
13.What approximate number per year made the journey north in search of
freedom? 1000.
14.The most successful slave rebellion (in that they killed some people) was
what?
Nat Turner Aug 1831.
15.What was the reality of potential slave rebellion (what outcomes were likely)?
a. No writing, reading, and preaching
b. Suicidal and a threat to love ones.
16.In his final goodbye, John Brown said: "I, John Brown, am now quite
certain that the crimes of this guilty land can never be purged away
but with blood."

Crash Course US History 16: Women

1. Women in the U.S. were shut out of the political process because they could
not own what? Property
2. What concept allowed women access to education if only to be better
mothers to their sons? Republican of Motherhood.
3. As manufacturing moved out of the come it led to the concept of the cult of
domesticity?
4. What could working women not control if they were married?
Their own wages.
5. What movement was Dorthea Dix a part of?
Building asylums for the mentally ill.
6. As an alcohol reformer, what did Carrie Nation do to get attention?
Attack bars with a hatchet.
7. The temperance movement would be most successful if women were able to
what?
If women could vote.
8. Though Uncle Toms Cabin was not such a great novel it did introduce the
idea that slaves were what? People.
9. The Womens Rights Convention at Seneca Falls produced what document?
Declaration of Sentiments.
10.What did Amelia Bloomer realize which kept women unable to work?
Their crazy clothes.
11.What happened to Bloomer and her pants?
They were ridiculed in the press & the streets.
12.What did those who criticized womens movements (which called for the
ability to work, have control over reproduction, and voting rights) claim that
these women wanted?
Free love.