American Revolution
Which of the following actions is an example of colonists protesting British policies?
A refusing to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains
B following British laws rather than colonial laws
C dumping of British tea into Boston Harbor
D helping enslaved African Americans escape to Canada
What is C the dumping of British tea into Boston Harbor?
Read the excerpt
. . . . laws which . . . she has had no voice in establishing, and which rob her of some of her essential rights. —Sarah M. Grimké, 1838
Which action does Sarah Grimké support in this excerpt?
A women equal pay
B allowing women to attend college
C allowing women to vote granting
D granting citizenship to women
What is C allowing women to vote?
How did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 affect the issue of slavery in the United States?
A It freed enslaved African Americans in southern states.
B It prompted southern states to secede from the Union.
C It granted popular sovereignty to new states.
D It balanced the number of free states and slave states
What is D. It balanced the number of free states and slave states?
What was one effect of the Civil War on the Northern economy?
A Agricultural production decreased.
B Factory production increased.
C Inflation decreased.
D Unemployment increased.
What is B Factory production increased?
Where did the character, Rhett Butler, hail from?
Hint this is the same place the American Civil War broke out.
What is Charleston, South Carolina?
Which statement best describes the experience of American Indians during the American Revolution?
A They remained neutral by signing treaties with Canada and Spain.
B They received large tracts of land from the American government.
C They were relocated to reservations in the western United States.
D They served on both the American and British sides during the war
What is D They served on both the American and British sides during the war?
Which case established the Supreme Court’s authority of judicial review?
A McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
B Plessy v. Ferguson (1896)
C Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
D Marbury v. Madison (1803)
What is D. Marbury v. Madison (1803)?
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned [assigned] . . . according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons [enslaved African Americans]. —U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3
During the Constitutional Convention, which group was satisfied by the addition of this clause?
A factory owners in the North
B railroad workers in western territories
C plantation owners in the South
D settlers in the western territories
What is C plantation owners in the South?
What was a purpose of the Freedmen’s Bureau?
A to prevent freed African Americans from being drafted into the military
B to assist with the removal of Union soldiers from the South
C to provide freed African Americans with access to formerly denied services
D to prevent former Confederate soldiers from being elected to political office
What is C to provide freed African Americans with access to formely denied services?
Who said it?
"What gentlemen says and what they thinks is two different things…”
Who is Mammy?
Read the list.
• The Quartering Act required colonists to provide living quarters for British soldiers in America.
• The Currency Act made it more difficult for colonists to pay debts and taxes.
• The Stamp Act required colonists to pay taxes on legal documents and paper goods.
Why did the British government pass the laws described in this list?
A to pay for the costs of impressing sailors
B to punish colonists for the Boston Tea Party
C to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War
D to punish colonists for meeting in the First Continental Congress
What is C to pay for the costs of the French and Indian War?
What caused the expansion of economic opportunities for young, white women in the 1800s?
A the growth of the factory system
B the expansion of sharecropping
C the introduction of the Nullification Crisis
D the establishment of the National Bank
What is A the growth of the factory system?
Trade contributed to the French and Indian War because the French wanted to:
A expand trade with the American colonists on the Atlantic coast.
B expand trade with the Spanish Empire in Mexico.
C control trade with American Indians in the Ohio River Valley.
D control trade with American colonists in New England.
What is C control trade with American Indians in the Ohio River Valley?
Read the excerpt. I honor those good men and women for their noble daring, and applaud them for willingly subjecting themselves to bloody persecution [mistreatment], by openly avowing [stating] their participation in the escape of slaves . . . —Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Which action is Frederick Douglass referring to in this excerpt?
A the establishment of the Ku Klux Klan
B the use of the Underground Railroad
C the passage of the Missouri Compromise
D the decision in the Dred Scott case
What is B. the use of the Underground Railroad?
Who said it? And, what is a possible cause of the American Civil War?
"Well, gentlemen, if Georgia fights then I go with her. But like my father I hope the Yankess will let us leave the Union in peace. Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about."
Who is Ashley Wilkes? What is Sectionalism?
According to the Declaration of Independence, people are able to alter or abolish the government when the government
A no longer protects the natural rights of the people.
B stops collecting taxes from people.
C no longer allows the quartering of soldiers.
D stops trading with foreign countries.
What is A no longer protects the natural rights of the people?
The Continental Congress printed paper money to pay for the Revolutionary War .
The Value of money dropped.
?
People made counterfeit money.
People began to demand a stronger national government.
Which action correctly completes this sequence of events?
A The government abolished national banks.
B States nullified federal tariffs.
C The government set up a barter system.
D States issued their own currencies
What is D States issued their own currencies?
How did the addition of the Louisiana territory impact the United States?
A prevented the spread of slavery
B avoided conflict with European powers
C increased trade relations with American Indians
D decreased access to ports along the coast
What is C increased trade relations with American Indians?
What pre-Civil War goal did this newspaper, The North Star, most likely support?
A financing westward expansion
B establishing churches
C creating equality for immigrant labor
D using morality to further the abolitionist cause
What is D using morality to further the abolitionist cause?
As shown in Gone with the Wind, which military campaign destroyed Atlanta, Georgia
What is Sherman's March to the Sea, the Atlanta Campaign?
Read the excerpt. At Concord, the terrain was more hilly and varied than at Lexington . . . with a number of hills and rivers that affected military strategy. . . . West of the North Bridge was an elevated ridge . . . alongside the river . . . [that] allowed a commanding view of the North Bridge and surrounding road. —John C. Redmond, 2012
What factor that led to the American victory during the Revolutionary War is described in this excerpt?
A French economic intervention
B George Washington’s leadership
C domestic support for independence
D geographic knowledge of the land
What is D geographic knowledge of the land?
What was one effect of the Monroe Doctrine on U.S. foreign policy?
A It strengthened European political ties with the Western Hemisphere.
B It declared that the United States would protect the sovereignty of Latin American countries.
C It established a military alliance between the United States and Great Britain.
D It transferred ownership of European colonies in Latin America to the United States.
What is B It declared the United States would protect the sovereignty of Latin American countries
One result of the War of 1812 was that the United States
A required Great Britain to reduce the size of its military.
B increased its domestic manufacturing of goods.
C agreed to protect American Indian lands from white settlement.
D acquired territory in the Southwest from Mexico
What is B increased its domestic manufacturing of goods.
The Erie Canal opens
?
Trade between the East and the West
Which event serves as an a link between the opening of the Erie Canal and trade between the East and the West?
A The cost of shipping goods decreases.
B Steamboats are invented.
C The National Road opens.
D Interchangeable parts are invented
What is A. the cost of shipping goods decreases?
Who said it?
"The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts"
Who is Gerald O'Hara?