Post on 13-Dec-2015
The main reason for the Crusades and the Protestant
Reformation in Europe
religion
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Which is NOT a main result of the Columbian Exchange?
1. Native American population declined because of European diseases
2. A new trade route between Europe and the Far East was discovered
3. Europe began trading gold and silver for new foods
4. European settlers began moving to the New World
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What was the first successful English settlement in North
America?
Jamestown, VA
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Which war left England heavily in debt? The English wanted the American colonies to help
pay for the war.
The French & Indian War
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Where was the first gunfire exchanged between American
colonists and British soldiers to begin the Revolutionary War?
Lexington & Concord
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What is significant about the Virginia House of Burgesses to the
future USA?
It was the 1st representative body
in the colonies
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Which of the following taxed the English colonies on imports from
England and kept the colonies from trading freely with other European
nations?a. The committees of correspondenceb. The Massachusetts Bay Colonyc. The Navigation Actsd. The Quartering Acts
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The idea of dividing the powers of government among
the three branches (Executive, Judicial, Legislative)
was first introduced by . . .
Montesquieu
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What was one of the greatest weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation?
They were too weak; gave too little power to the central government
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What did President Washington warn against in his farewell
address?
• Division caused by political parties• Dangers of making foreign alliances
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One of the first debates during the Constitutional Convention
concerned representation in Congress. This debate, primarily between large states and small
states, was settled by . . .
The Great Compromise
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Which of the following acted as the federal government of the
colonies during the Revolutionary War?
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a. First Continental Congressb. Congress formed by Articles of
Confederationc. Presidentd. Second Continental Congress
Why were some states concerned about ratifying the
US Constitution?
They didn’t want to lose state rights to a strong
central government
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I was a key founder of the 1st American Political System. I believed
in a strong central government. I thought the economy should favor
trade and manufacturing. I believed the federal gov’t should pay the
Revolutionary War debt for all the states. Who am I?
Alexander Hamilton
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What was the most important outcome in the case of Marbury v. Madison?
It established
________ ________.
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Judicial review
Which of the following BEST describes the belief stated within
the Social Contract Theory?
a. People should help one another to exist in social harmony
b. People should accept majority rulec. People have individual freedom but
they must surrender some of the freedom for the common good of the society
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The philosophical ideals of the Constitution were strongly
influenced by . . .
Enlightenment
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The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as
. . .
The Bill of Rights
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The name of the power given to Congress to make necessary
and proper laws
elastic clause
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Near the end of the Civil War in 1865 the 13th Amendment was passed by Congress. What did
this amendment do?
Abolished (or banned) slavery in the USA
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The first three articles of the US Constitution establish . . . .
separation of powers
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_______________ ______________were laws passed in Southern states that limited the rights of ex-slaves.
Black Codes22
* Called for a Continental Army to fight anywhere in the colonies* Appointed George Washington as commander of Cont. Army* Asked colonies to draw up Constitutions* Sent Olive Branch Petition to King George IIIThe list of actions was approved during . . .
Second Continental Congress
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I was in the “Sons of Liberty.” I escaped Lexington when I heard I might be arrested for
treason.
Samuel Adams
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This document ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the USA as an independent nation.
Treaty of Paris 1783
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Which battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War when British commander General
Cornwallis surrendered?
Yorktown
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The white section of this map
indicates land owned by the US in 1783.
Mississippi River
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After the Revolutionary War, the new boundaries of the USA extended from
the Atlantic Ocean to which river?
* Impressment of US sailors* Seizing US ships & cargo headed to France* Arming Native Americans with guns and encouraging attacks on US settlers* Blockading American ports
These actions resulted in which war?
War of 1812
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What law established the pattern for growth in the US as western territories were admitted as new
states?
Northwest Ordinance of 1787
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The green shaded region on the map indicates . . .
Louisiana Purchase
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This was the main purpose of the ______________________
Expedition
Explore the Missouri River and other waterways to
find the best route to the Pacific Ocean for
purposes of commerce
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Lewis & Clark
Study the list:* Establish national bank* Pass protective tariffs to help US industries* Use federal funds to make internal improvements (building roads & canals)This list best describes
____________________American System
Henry Clay’s
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Study the list:* Missouri was admitted as a slave state* Maine was admitted as a free state* Slavery would be prohibited in states formed from LA Purchase to southern border of MO
What agreement in 1820 led to these decisions?
The Missouri Compromise
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Read statement: “. . . as a principle in which the rights and interests of the US are involved, that the
American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have
assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future
colonization by any European powers . . . ”
This statement given by the US President in 1823 became known as the
Monroe Doctrine
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The popular idea in the early 19th century that the US should expand and occupy all of North America (from Atlantic coast to
Pacific Coast)
Manifest Destiny
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During which era was Alabama admitted as a state in the
union?
a. Era of Jacksonian Democracyb. Civil War Erac. Era of Good Feelings
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Which BEST completes the diagram?
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Henry David
Thoreau
Walt Whitman
Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Writers Influenced by
Transcendentalism
During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson’s troops won the Battle
at New Orleans. What was an unfortunate fact concerning this
battle?
The war had already ended, but both sides were
unaware of it
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Women’s Rights:
* Sojourner Truth* Susan B. Anthony* _____________________
Which name BEST completes the list? Harriet Tubman Dorothea Dix Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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I was born a slave but escaped to a free state. My supporters
purchased my freedom. I published an abolitionist
newspaper called the North Star. I spoke against slavery as a moral issue.
Who am I?
Frederick Douglass
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Which of the following was the BEST indication of nationalism after the War of 1812?
A. The Seneca Falls Convention was held in New YorkB. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin.C. Americans supported Tariff of 1816 to protect American industries
c
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Study the list of Supreme Court Cases below:
* Marbury v. Madison* Gibbons v. Ogden* McCulloch v. MarylandWho was S.C. Chief Justice during these cases?
John Marshall
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When Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828, what
idea did he bring to the White House?
Helping the “common man”
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Compromise of 1850
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
KS-NB Act & Formation of Republican Party
Dred Scott Decision
John Brown’s raid-Harper’s Ferry
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1852
1854
1857
1859
These events are associated with - next page
a. Causes of World War Ib. Sectional division in USAc. Era of Good Feelingsd. Manifest Destiny
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b. Sectional division in USA
What was the primary issue in the 1860 Presidential election
of Abe Lincoln?
expansion of slavery into new territories
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What did Winston County (Drake goes there every weekend)
and the western counties of Virginia have in common during the Civil War Era?
Neither wanted to secede and join the
Confederate States of America
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In 1785, Congress passed a law that made all western land public land that could be sold by the federal
government to raise money.In 1860, another law was passed that
offered western land for “free.” What was this new law called?
Homestead Act
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How did suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus affect the Civil War?
It silenced anti-war critics and Southern sympathizers
in border states
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Read the statement:“On the first day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves
within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then
be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then thenceforward,
and forever free …”
Emancipation Proclamation
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This statement is part of the
_________________________________
What does the “Anaconda Plan”
refer to?The Northern strategy to win the Civil War by cutting off
supplies to the South
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Which Confederate General surrendered at Appomattox, VA
to end the Civil War?
• Stonewall Jackson• Ulysses S. Grant• Robert E. Lee
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Robert E. Lee