2-part
What's Ms. Crumps favorite color?
Blue, Orange, Green, Purple or Pink
PINK!!
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
U.S Constitution, Tenth Amendment
What was the purpose of this amendment?
To limit the authority of the federal government
Many historians argue that the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln change the course of Reconstruction. Which of the following is usually cited as an aspect of that change?
A. Radical Republicans took control of Congress.
B. Congress imposed taxes on cotton imports to pay war debts.
C. The Thirteenth Amendment was approved by Congress.
D. Congress repealed legislation regulating railroad construction.
A
On a scale of 1-10, how confident are you about your STAAR tomorrow ?
10/10 Period !!!!!
Title: ________????_______________
Entrepreneurship Private Property Profit Mode Consumer Choice
Competition
Which of the following best completes the illustration?
A. Free Enterprise System
B. Mercantilist System
C. Federalism
D. Republicanism
A. Free Enterprise System
Which characteristics MAINLY describe either the era of European colonization
or the era of westward expansion?
Move the answers to the correct boxes.
European Colonization Westward Expansion
A. Principles of self-government were established.
B. Construction of the Railroad connect different regions.
C. Settlers migrated to seek religious freedom.
D. Settlers sought individual wealth through minerals or ranching.
European Colonization (A. Principles of self-government were established and C. Settlers migrated to seek religious freedom.)
Westward Expansion (B. Construction of the Railroad connect different regions and D. Settlers sought individual wealth through minerals or ranching)
George Washington’s Farewell Address outlined important warning for the New Republic, including a warning against political parties and ________.
a. getting involved in foreign affairs
b. The National Bank
c. Giving the State's too much power
In matters of foreign policy, George Washington advocated for a foreign ______________..
d. policy of involvement and alliances
e. policy of isolation and neutrality
f. policy of alliances and isolation
a. getting involved in foreign affairs
and f. policy of alliances and isolation
e. policy of isolation and neutrality
Why did the Siege of Vicksburg affect the balance of power during the Civil
War?
A. Several important confederate generals were killed.
B. Union troops were pushed back across the Ohio River.
C. The Confederate territory was divided in half.
D. Severe casualties were inflicted on Union forces.
C. The Confederate territory was divided in half.
This list provides reasons for the growth of representative government during the Colonial Era.
Reasons for the Growth of Representative Government
1. Geographic distance from England
2. Need for lawmaking structure
3. ______________________ ???
Which reason correctly replaces the question mark in this list?
A. Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers
B. Ideas of John Smith and other English soldiers
C. Need to establish trading forts.
D. Interest in growing cash crops
A. Influence of John Locke and other Enlightenment philosophers
"As towns are established.... along the rivers Savannah and Alatamaha, they will make such a barrier as will render the southern frontier of the British Colonies on the Continent of America, safe from Indian and other enemies."
Which human geographic factor most likely prompted this observation?
A. The number of Quakers living in the British colonies.
B. The Caribbean slave trade with British colonies
C. The number of religious sects in the British colonies
D. The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies
D. The Spanish land claims close to the British colonies
Complete the sentences by selecting the correct answers from the drop-
down menus.
"James Polk ran for president on the ideas of ____________"
a. American Nationalism
B. Manifest Destiny
C. The expansion of Slavery
which can be seen in his campaign slogan of 54'40 or fight. Once he became president, his actions to fulfill this campaign promise led to military action in the ______________________.
A. Mexican-American War
B. Annexation of Texas
C. War of 1812
C. The Expansion of Slavery and A. The Mexican-American War
Which of the following excerpts from the Declaration of Independence directly states colonial grievance lack of representation in Parliament?
a. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
b. For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:
c. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
d. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
-Declaration of Independence, 1776
D. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
All of the following illustrate the impact of geography on Native American tribes EXCEPT
A. Native American tribes built shelters to protect themselves from the weather of their region.
B. Native American tribes had little interaction with one another because their regions were isolated.
C. Native American tribes developed agricultural or hunting patterns based upon food available to them.
D. Native American tribes established religious practices that reflected their environment.
D. Native American tribes established religious practices that reflected their environment.
How many College prep teachers do we have ?
5
Determine which effect or outcome of Reconstruction most accurately fits into each category. Move the answers to the correct side.
Social Effect Economic Effect
a. The abolition of Slavery b. Sharecropping c. Black Codes
d. The Freedman's Bureau
Social (A. Abolition of slavery and C. Black Codes)
Economic (B. Sharecropping and D. The Freedman's Bureau)
This excerpt is from the Mayflower Compact of 1620.
Select TWO excerpts that explain the reasons why the Pilgrims would come together to create this document.
a. We whose names are underwritten.......do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one another,
b. covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick,
c. for our better Ordering and Preservation, and Furtherance of the Ends aforesaid:
And by Virtue hereof
d. do enact, constitute and frame, such just and equal Laws, Ordinances, Acts, Constitutions, and Officers
, from time to time,
e. as shall be thought most meet and convenient for the general Good of the Colony;
unto which we promise all due Submission and Obedience.
- Mayflower Compact, 1620
A. We whose names are underwritten.......do by these presents solemnly and mutually in the presence of God, and one another,
and
B. covenant and combine ourselves together into a civil Body Politick,
We [New Englanders] look upon the states, not as separated, but as united. We love to dwell on that union, and on the mutual happiness which it has so much promoted..... In our contemplation, Carolina and Ohio are parts of the same country... We do not impose geographical limits to our patriotic feeling or regard....
-Senator Daniel Webster, reply to Senator Robert Hayne, January 1830
In this reply, Daniel Webster is reacting to –
A. the inability of citizens to elect Supreme Court justices.
B. an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state
C. a proposal to revise the amendment process of the U.S. Constitution
D. the federal seizure of private lands for transportation networks
B. an attempted nullification of a federal law by a state
How many siblings does Ms. Crump have?
4
3
2
1
3
What is the full name of this School?
Idea Ambrose and Freda Robinson
Read the excerpt and answer the question that follows.
"Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction"
-Thirteenth Amendment, U.S Constitution
What was an IMMEDIATE effect of the amendment?
A. Many plantation owners attempted to recapture former slaves.
B. Many plantation owners were forced to give land to former slaves.
C. Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.
D. Many former slaves were awarded money by former Confederate leaders.
C. Many former slaves became sharecroppers to earn a living.
How did the expansion of slavery in the mid-nineteenth century lead to the Civil War? Select TWO correct answers.
a. By increasing sectional tensions over the idea of states’ rights.
b. By increasing foreign influence over the politics of slave states.
c. By inspiring the creation of the Republican Party that opposed the spread of slavery.
d. By decreasing migration to territories west of the Mississippi River.
e. By limiting the ability of people in free states to learn about the horrors of slavery.
A. By increasing sectional tensions over the idea of states’ rights.
and
C. By inspiring the creation of the Republican Party that opposed the spread of slavery.
Determine which contribution explains each individual’s significance to the Reform Movements of the 19th century in US history. Move the answers to the correct boxes.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton William Lloyd Garrison
Horace Mann Dorothea Dix
1. Fought for prison reform.
2. Editor of the Liberator.
3. Helped to organize the Convention at Seneca Falls.
4. Fought for public education for all children.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton William Lloyd Garrison
3 2
Horace Mann Dorothea Dix
4 1
The excerpt below describes a challenging moment in U.S. history during the 1790s.
"After a spirited debate, The House passed, by a 35 to 21 majority, the Excise Whiskey Tax.... The measure levied a federal tax on domestic and imported alcohol, earmarked to offset a portion of the federal government's recent assumption of state debts. Southern and western farmers, whose grain crop was a chief ingredient in whiskey, loudly protested the tax. In 1794, farmers in western Pennsylvania attacked federal officials seeking to collect tax on the grain they had distilled into whiskey."
-"The 1791 Excise Whiskey Tax," U.S House of Representatives
How did these events challenge the U.S. government?
A. It was the first time southern states opposed northern states in the
United States.
B. It was the first test of federal authority in the United States
C. It was the first time federal taxes were introduced in the United States.
D. It was the first test of state cooperation in the United States.
B. It was the first test of federal authority in the United States
What is the color of Ms. Crump's vehicle?
Silver
Select the grievance against the king of England from the Declaration of Independence that this section of the Constitution addressed.
"In all cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all other Cases before mentioned, the supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction."
- U.S Constitution, Article 3, Section 2
Select the correct answer.
A. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing judiciary powers.
B. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.
C. He has erected a multitude of new Offices, and sent…swarms of Officers to harass our people, and eat out their substance…
D. For protecting [armed troops]…from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States…
E. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences…
A. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing judiciary powers.