The main reason for the Crusades and the Protestant

Reformation in Europe

religion

1

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

2

What was the first successful English settlement in North

America?

Jamestown, VA

3

Which war left England heavily in debt? The English wanted the American colonies to help

pay for the war.

The French & Indian War

4

Where was the first gunfire exchanged between American

colonists and British soldiers to begin the Revolutionary War?

Lexington & Concord

5

What is significant about the Virginia House of Burgesses to the

future USA?

It was the 1st representative body

in the colonies

6

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

7

The idea of dividing the powers of government among

the three branches (Executive, Judicial, Legislative)

was first introduced by . . .

Montesquieu

8

What was one of the greatest weaknesses of the Articles of

Confederation?

They were too weak; gave too little power to the central government

9

What did President Washington warn against in his farewell

address?

• Division caused by political parties• Dangers of making foreign alliances

10

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

11

Which of the following acted as the federal government of the

colonies during the Revolutionary War?

12

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

13

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

14

What was the most important outcome in the case of Marbury v. Madison?

It established

________ ________.

15

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

16

The philosophical ideals of the Constitution were strongly

influenced by . . .

Enlightenment

17

The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as

. . .

The Bill of Rights

18

The name of the power given to Congress to make necessary

and proper laws

elastic clause

19

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

20

The first three articles of the US Constitution establish . . . .

separation of powers

21

_______________ ______________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

23

I was in the “Sons of Liberty.” I escaped Lexington when I heard I might be arrested for

treason.

Samuel Adams

24

This document ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the USA as an independent nation.

Treaty of Paris 1783

25

Which battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War when British commander General

Cornwallis surrendered?

Yorktown

26

The white section of this map

indicates land owned by the US in 1783.

Mississippi River

27

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

28

What law established the pattern for growth in the US as western territories were admitted as new

states?

Northwest Ordinance of 1787

29

The green shaded region on the map indicates . . .

Louisiana Purchase

30

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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

31

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

32

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

33

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

34

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

35

During which era was Alabama admitted as a state in the

union?

a. Era of Jacksonian Democracyb. Civil War Erac. Era of Good Feelings

36

Which BEST completes the diagram?

37

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

38

Women’s Rights:

* Sojourner Truth* Susan B. Anthony* _____________________

Which name BEST completes the list? Harriet Tubman Dorothea Dix Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

39

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

40

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

41

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

42

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

45

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

46

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

47

How did suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus affect the Civil War?

It silenced anti-war critics and Southern sympathizers

in border states

48

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

49

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

50

Which Confederate General surrendered at Appomattox, VA

to end the Civil War?

• Stonewall Jackson• Ulysses S. Grant• Robert E. Lee

51

Robert E. Lee