Colonization
What was the first permanent British colony in the New World and was cash crop "saved" it?
Jamestown; Tobacco
What is the name of the group that led rebellions like the Boston Tea Party and tar and feathering of tax collectors?
Sons of Liberty
Who provided the U.S. with the ideas of natural rights including "life, liberty, and property"?
John Locke
Bill of Rights Amendments 1-9 protects whom?
The people from government abuse of power.
True or False: The War of 1812 led to stronger U.S. unity and sense of nationalism.
True
Who would have supported Andrew Jackson. You must have at least 4 accurate descriptive terms about Jackson to earn the total points.
white, male, uneducated, illiterate, farmer, from the South/West
How did the Mexican American War increase sectionalism in the U.S.?
Because the U.S. acquired land from Mexico & debated if it should allow slavery
What were 2 advantages for the North?
What were 2 advantages for the South?
North: factories/industry, population, railroad
South: military leadership & "home-field advantage"
Immigrants from where would go through Angel Island?
1. Europe
2. Asia
List the three regions involved in the Trans-Atlantic Trade and what each region received from the previous/gave the next region. You must include all aspects of this question to receive full points.
Europe- gave manufactured goods and received raw materials
Africa- gave slave and received manufactured goods
New World/Americas- gave raw materials and received slaves
Who said that "a great continent like North America ought not to be ruled by a small island"? in his pamphlet Common Sense?
Thomas Paine
List 4 ways women were involved in the American Revolution. You must have all 4 to get the total points.
1) Manufacture goods to help boycotts be successful
2) Camp helpers/followers- cooking, sewing, nurses, etc.
3) Soldiers
4) Spies
What part of the Articles of Confederation provided a framework from which states would be formed and enter the U.S.?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
What action did Jefferson do that was an example of implied powers since it was not stated in the Constitution?
The Louisiana Purchase
The North, South, and West being linked together through railroads and an increase in industry is known as...
The American System (proposed by Henry Clay)
What were the three parts of the Missouri Compromise? (You must describe all three parts correct for credit)
1) Maine= Free State
2) Missouri= Slave State
3) The 36 30' line is created as the border between free and slave states (above it is free, below it is slave).
1. First battle of the Civil War
2. Battle that secured the Mississippi for the Union
3. Turning point of the war
1. Fort Sumter
2. Battle of Vicksburug
3. Battle of Gettysburg
atch the business tycoon with the major industry of the Gilded Age. You must have all 4 for the total points.
John D. Rockefeller- ?
Andrew Carnegie- ?
Cornelius Vanderbilt- ?
JP Morgan- ?
Rockefeller- Oil
Carnegie- Steel
Vanderbilt- Railroads
Morgan- Investment Banker
Define "mercantilism"
Decrease imports & increase exports. (benefit the mother country)
What major event caused the rise of the slogan "no taxation with no representation"?
Stamp Act
Where did Washington, with the help of Baron von Steuben and Marquis de LaFayette, train the troops of the Continental Army in the winter of 1777?
Valley Forge (PA)
What rebellion demonstrated how weak the Articles of Confederation was causing the government to meet to revise it?
Shay's Rebellion
List at least 3 precedents set forth by Washington and explain how they impact our government today.
1) creation of a cabinet to gain advice
2) 2-term limit on the office of the President
3) Inaugural and farewell addresses
- They still remain and guide the office of the President today.
-Mexican-American War
-Oregon Trail
- California Gold Rush
What are all of these events examples of?
Manifest Destiny (expansion of the U.S. from the Atlantic to the Pacific)
What concept did the Kansas-Nebraska Act support (allowing for Kansas & Nebraska to vote if they would allow slavery)?
Popular Sovereignty (vote to decide if they wanted to enter the U.S. as a free or slave state)
*Will lead to Bleeding Kansas*
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
Free the slaves in all states IN REBELLION (only the confederacy)
The ________________ was a movement in Native American culture of the late 1800s hoping to bring back the buffalo and regain lands
Ghost Dance Movement
Match each description to the following colonial region:
A. Middle Colonies- fertile soil; traded with other colonies and Great Britain; factories/industry; good with Natives; known as the "breadbasket region"
B. fertile soil; cash crops (rice, indigo, tobacco, etc.); good with Natives at first and then downhill when they wanted to expand and gain new land
C. rocky soil (not good for farming); engaged in fishing and selling of whale oil to boost economy; not good with Natives; known for strict religious authority
Southern Colonies- B fertile soil; cash crops (rice, indigo, tobacco, etc.); good with Natives at first and then downhill when they wanted to expand and gain new land
Middle Colonies- A fertile soil; traded with other colonies and Great Britain; factories/industry; good with Natives; known as the "breadbasket region"
New England Colonies- C rocky soil (not good for farming); engaged in fishing and selling of whale oil to boost economy; not good with Natives; known for strict religious authority
Who fought in the French and Indian War and what were they fighting over? You need both parts to get full credit.
1) French and Natives against British
2) land in the Ohio River Valley (to get into the fur trade)
Fill in the blanks correctly for each battle:
- _____________________ is where Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River to surprise Hessian & British Soldiers
- _________________ is considered the turning point of the war by convincing France to form an alliance with the colonies & was won by the Continental Army gaining the higher ground
- ________________ was the final battle of the war where the Americans surrounded the British, forcing the British to surrender
1) Battle of Trenton
2) Battle of Saratoga
3) Battle of Yorktown
What combined the NJ Plan (Small State Plan) & VA Plan (Large State Plan) to create a bi-cameral legislature with 2 Senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population?
Great Compromise
What document stated that Europe should stay out of the west and the U.S. will stay out of European affairs?
Monroe Doctrine
What was the impact of the 2nd Great Awakening on the U.S.?
Led to reform movements (education, prisons/mental illness, women's movement)
How did Nat Turner's Rebellion impact slavery in the U.S.?
It led to tighter restrictions on slaves such as limiting education (no longer could be taught how to read/write) and outlawing gatherings for slaves (i.e. church services)
1. Describe Presidential Reconstruction
2. Describe Congressional Reconstruction
1. Lenient & quick
2. Strict & Gradual
What did the 17th Amendment do?
direct election of Senators
Fill in the blanks for each correctly:
The ______________________ was a religious movement known for passionate sermons and encouraged people to challenge authority (challenge the church and government)
______________________ allowed colonists to begin to govern themselves (House of Burgesses, town hall meetings, etc.)
BOTH OF THESE MOVEMENTS LED TO THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The Great Awakening- encouraged people to challenge authority (challenge the church and government)
Salutary Neglect- allowed colonists to begin to govern themselves (House of Burgesses, town hall meetings, etc.)
What were two ways that the French & Indian War led to the American Revolution?
1) Creation of the Proclamation Line of 1763
2) King raised taxes to pay off debt
What was the impact of Ben Franklin and John Adams during the American Revolution?
Served as ambassadors/diplomats to France and other European countries working to gain support for the colonies.
Who wanted a stronger central government & the passage of the Constitution?
Who wanted more power to the states and a Bill of Rights to protect the people/states from the federal government?
1) Federalists
2) Anti-Federalists
Describe 2 major negative impacts on John Adams' presidency.
1) Alien and Sedition Acts- allowed the U.S. government to deport any immigrants deemed "dangerous"; made it a crime to say anything false or scandalous about government officials
2) XYZ Affair- bribing French officials for the return of U.S. ships
What document was drafted at the Seneca Fall's Convention?
What were the five parts of the Compromise of 1850?
*You must have all 5 for credit*
1) California enters as a free state.
2) New Mexico would enter the U.S. as a state.
3) New Mexico would be allowed to decide if they would be free or slave.
4) Slave trade ends in Washington D.C.
5) Fugitive Slave Act is passed into law requiring all runaway slaves to be caught and returned to the South for a monetary reward.
What ended Reconstruction & the military occupation of the South?
The Compromise of 1877
Who started the American Federation of Labor (AFL)?
Samuel Gompers