USH Unit 4 Test Review

Front

Who invented the telegraph in 1837, allowing instant communication between US cities?

Back

Samuel F.B. Morse

Front

What amendment to the treaty with Mexico proposed that slavery be prohibited in any new territories added to the U.S. by the war?

Back

Wilmot Proviso

Front

A _______________ is a group that claims to be Christian but deviates from orthodox doctrine

Back

cult

Front

Which former slave and conductor of the Underground Railroad made at least 13 trips to the South, leading around 70 slaves to freedom?

Back

Harriet Tubman

Front

Who developed a written language for the Cherokee, allowing them to write newspapers and translate books?

Back

Sequoyah

Front

In what Supreme Court case did Chief Justice John Marshall side with the Cherokee, urging president Jackson to intervene before they could be removed from their lands?

Back

Worcester v. Georgia

Front

A ________________________________ is congressional action that requires only a simple majority in both Houses, rather than the normally required two-thirds majority

Back

joint-resolution

Front

Who formed the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia, the first independent black denomination in America?

Back

Richard Allen

Front

Traveling westward trails like the ​ ___________________________ was difficult and dangerous; the weather, Indian attacks, disease and starvation plagued settlers

Back

Oregon Trail

Front

What American victory against the Indian leader “the Prophet” ended the Native Americans dreams of forming a united tribal confederation?

Back

Battle of Tippecanoe