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S16 HIST 17B Study Guide 1
HIST 17B Study Guide 1
Anti-Federalists
Monroe Doctrine
Oregon Trail
Alexander Hamilton
General Andrew Jackson
Mormons
Electoral College
Erie Canal
Santa Anna
Aaron Burr
Lowell mills
Alamo
Marbury v. Madison, 1803
spoils system
Lone Star Republic
Louisiana Purchase
Whigs
Winfield Scott
Sacajawea
Tariff of Abominations
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Lewis and Clark Expedition
John C. Calhoun
California Gold Rush
impressment
Indian Removal Act of 1830
Seneca Falls Declaration of
Dolley Madison
Worcester v. Georgia, 1832
Sentiments
Tecumseh
Trail of Tears
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Battle of Tippecanoe
Second Great Awakening
Transcendentalism
Henry Clay
William Henry Harrison
Frederick Douglass
War of 1812
Angelina and Sarah Grimke
Harriet Tubman
War Hawks
American Temperance Society
sectionalism
Treaty of Ghent
Samuel F.B. Morse
Underground Railroad
Missouri Compromise
Manifest Destiny
The following essays prompts are samples of what may appear on the first midterm. Each is worth 25
points. In order to earn all points, your answer must be written in a complete and well thought-out
essay.
1. Describe the election of 1800 and the political ideals of the candidates (10 points).
Identify some successes and failures of the Jefferson presidency (5 points). Give an
overview of the Louisiana Purchase, including who had control of the territory and
when, how much money was paid, what was the importance of New Orleans to the
purchase, and who acted as agent for the U.S.? (10 points)
2. Describe Andrew Jackson’s response to the “Indian Problem” during his presidency.
Include in your description how his response continued or revised the policies of
previous presidents (10 points). Who supported his policies and who opposed them? (5
points). How did Indian groups respond to Jackson’s policies? Include in your answer
specific leaders, court cases, or reactions by Indians to the U.S. policies. (10 points)