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Wars TAKS Review
1.Who were the two
main combatants of the
French and Indian War?
England and France
2.Different groups of
_______ allied
themselves with the
primary combatants
of both sides.
Native Americans
3.The conflict
associated with the
French and Indian
War began because
both sides laid claim
to the ____________
Ohio River Valley
4.After the French
and Indian War
the ____________
claimed all of North
America east of the
Mississippi River.
English
5.What effect did the
French and Indian War
have on Great Britain
financially?
Great Britain went
into severe debt.
The American
Revolution
6.The ______________
was a law that
required all colonists
to provide shelter and
supplies to British
soldiers.
Quartering Act
7.The ____________________
was a law that required
all legal and commercial
documents to carry an
official stamp showing
that a tax had been paid
Stamp Act
8.The _________________
were a popular secret
society established
to protest and oppose
British tyranny.
Sons of Liberty
9.List some various
import goods that
were taxed as a
result of the
Townshend Acts.
Glass, paper, paint,
lead, tea
10.Who was Samuel
Adams?
A leader of the Boston
Sons of Liberty
11.What was the Boston
Massacre?
Boston colonists angry
about British troops in
Their city. Began
insulting
troops. Soon the nervous
troops fired into the
crowd. It was used as
propaganda against
Britain.
12. The ___________ was a
law that established
a tax on tea.
Tea Act
13.What was the Boston
Tea Party?
In response to the Tea Act,
Boston colonists disguised
as Native Americans
dumped 342 chests of tea
into the Boston Harbor
14.The _________________
were a series of laws
established by
Parliament to punish
the Mass. Colony &
serve as a warning to
the other colonies.
Intolerable Acts
15.The battles of
_____________________
were the first battles
of the Revolutionary
War.
Lexington and Concord
16.In response to the
emerging conflict
with Britain, the
2nd Continental
Congress established
the ____________ Army
under the command
of ___________________
Continental
George Washington
17.Who wrote the
pamphlet Common
Sense, which argued
that the colonies
should break away
from Great Britain?
Thomas Paine
18.On what date did the
Second Continental
Congress adopt the
Declaration of
Independence?
July 4, 1776
19. Who wrote the
Declaration of
Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
20.To whom was the
Declaration of
Independence
written?
King George III
21.With what job did
the second
Continental Congress
appoint Ben Franklin
during the Revolution?
Ambassador to
France
22.What was the
significance of the
Battles of Saratoga?
It was the turning point
because it convinced
France to enter
the conflict as an
ally to the Americans.
23.What was the
Marquis de Lafayette’s
role during the
Revolution?
He was a French noble
men who fought as a
division commander
in Washington’s Army.
24.What was the
significance of the
Battle of Yorktown?
It was an American
victory when General
Cornwallis surrendered
to Washington.
25.Explain the
Treaty of Paris.
Ended war, seceded
land between Miss. River
and Appalachian Mtns.
to the U.S.
The War of 1812
26.What were the reasons
that many Americans
wanted to go to war
with Great Britain in
1812?
British were impressing
American sailors and
encouraging
Native Americans in the
West to attack Americans.
27.What does
impressment mean?
Forcing American
sailors to join the British
Navy against their will.
28.Westerners that
were calling for war
were known as
____________________
War Hawks
29.___________________
was the author of
The Star-Spangled
Banner, which was
a poem that
describes what
battle?
Francis Scott Key
The Battle of Fort
McHenry
30.What battle made
Andrew Jackson a
national hero, and
was unknowingly
fought after the war
had officially ended?
Battle of New Orleans
31.Explain the legacy
of the War of 1812.
1.We wanted to be
more self-sufficient
2. Increased American
patriotism
3.Weakened Native
American resistance
War with Mexico
32.What caused the
conflict between
the U.S. and Mexico?
President Polk annexed
Texas which Mexico
Still viewed as theirs.
There was also a border
dispute.
33.The two commanding
generals during the
war with Mexico were
________________________
and ___________________
Zachary Taylor
Winfield Scott
34.Explain the
significance and
the results of the
Treaty of
Guadalupe-Hidalgo.
Ended the war and
handed over the
Mexican Cession to the
United States.
35.What was the
Mexican Cession?
Vast area that included
California, Nevada,
Utah, Arizona, and parts
of New Mexico, Colorado,
and Wyoming.
CA, NV, UT, AZ, NM, CO, WY
The Civil War
36.Explain the
significance of the
Missouri Compromise
of 1820.
New states admitted to
Union North of 36th
parallel will be free.
New states admitted to
the South will be slave.
37.Explain the
significance of the
Compromise of 1850.
California enters Union
as a free state and the
Fugitive Slave Act is
passed.
39.Who wrote Uncle
Tom’s Cabin?
Harriet Beecher Stowe
40. Explain the
significance
of the Kansas-Nebraska
Act.
The territories of Kansas
and Nebraska will be
admitted to the Union as
free or slave based on
popular sovereignty.
41.What does popular
sovereignty mean?
42.What was
“Bleeding Kansas”?
Anti-slavery and
Pro-slavery people
flooded into Kansas to
effect the vote and
violence broke out
between the two groups.
43.The problems caused
by the KansasNebraska Act led to
the creation of what
political party?
The Republican Party
44.Explain the ruling
in Dred Scott v.
Sandford.
African Americans were
not citizens and could
not sue in court. Also
that the Missouri
Compromise was
unconstitutional.
45. Who was John Brown
and what was he known
for?
Fanatical abolitionist
who raided the Harpers
Ferry, VA arsenal in
hopes of creating a
slave uprising.
46.Who won the
election of 1860?
Abraham Lincoln
47.What did southern
states do in response
to Lincoln winning
the election?
They seceded from the
Union.
48.Who was the
president of the
Confederacy?
Jefferson Davis
49.Where were the
first shots fired
during the Civil War?
Fort Sumter
50.What did Lincoln
do in response to
the attack on
Fort Sumter?
He called for 75,000
volunteer soldiers
51. What did the other
southern states do
in response to
Lincoln’s actions?
They seceded from the
Union.
52.The Union’s strategy
was known as
_______________________
which consisted of
_______________________
Anaconda Plan
*blockading their coast
to cut off supplies
*controlling Miss. R.
to cut the Confederacy
in two.
53.Confederate
strategy depended on
_____________________ as
a way to win foreign
support.
King Cotton
54.This battle is often
referred to as the
“bloodiest one day
in American History”
Battle of Antietam
55.What specifically
did Lincoln’s
Emancipation
Proclamation do?
It freed only the slaves
in the Confederacy
as a war tactic.
56.In what way did the
Emancipation
Proclamation alter
the Union’s strategic
goals for the war?
It changed from being
about bringing the
Southern states back to
the Union and added
freeing the slaves.
57.Who was General
Robert E. Lee?
Commanding General
of the Army of
Northern Virginia
58.Who was Ulysses S.
Grant?
Successful Union general
in the west who later
became commander of
entire Union army.
60.Explain the Battle
of Gettysburg and
its significance.
Lee’s 2nd attempt to
Invade North. Union
Victory. Regarded as
the turning point.
59.What was the
significance of the
Union capturing
Vicksburg?
It completed the
Anaconda Plan and
split the Confederacy
in half.
Union gained control of
Miss. River
61.Explain Grant’s
final plan to defeat
the South.
Sherman’s total war
and Grant will finish
off Lee in Virginia.
62.Where did Lee
surrender to Grant?
Appomattox Court
House, VA
63.During what years
did the Civil War
occur?
1861-1865