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Fall Final Review
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What is the treaty ending the Revolutionary war,
confirming the independence of the US and
settling the boundaries of the new nation?
Answer
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Treaty of Paris
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What is the document, written by Thomas
Jefferson in 1776, in which the delegates
of the Continental Congress declared the
colonies’ independence from Britain?
Answer
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Declaration of Independence
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It is a 1765 law in which Parliament
established the first direct taxation of
goods and services within the British
colonies in North America
Answer
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Stamp Act
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Political party known for its support of
strong state governments, founded by
Thomas Jefferson in 1792 in opposition to
the Federalist Party.
Answer
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Democratic-Republican
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What is the group of department heads
who serve as the president’s chief
advisers?
Answer
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Cabinet
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What is the name of the people who are
opponent of a strong central government?
Answer
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Antifederalists
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What are the provisions in the U.S.
Constitution that prevents any branch of
the U.S. government from dominating the
other two branches?
Answer
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Checks and balances
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This is a document adopted by the Second
Continental Congress in 1777 and finally
approved by the states in 1781, that
outlined the form of government of the
new United States, what is it?
Answer
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Articles of Confederation
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What 2 out of the three events after 1789
helped to unify the nation?
Answer
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The Judiciary Act of 1789, Whiskey
Rebellion of 1794, XYZ Affair
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What issues led to the development of a
two-party system?
Answer
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Questions about governmental sharing of
power, interpretation of the constitution,
payment of national debt.
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What was the Great Compromise?
Answer
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The Great Compromise offered a twohouse congress that resolved the problem
of big-state, small state representation.
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How did the first Continental Congress
prepare the way for an armed uprising
against Britain?
Answer
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Drew up a Declaration of Rights that
defended the colonies’ right to run their
own affairs and suggests that, if Britain
continued to use force, the colonies had
the right to fight back.
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How did the victory at Saratoga affect the
course of the war?
Answer
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Victory boosted morale and impressed the
French, who signed an alliance with the
Americans in February 1778.
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This man was aide to General
Washington, and was intensely ambitions.
He had little faith in common citizens and
sided with the interests of upper-class
Americans.
Answer
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Alexander Hamilton
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What is the name of the uprising of debtridden Massachusetts farmers protesting
increased state taxes in 1787?
Answer
Shay’s Rebellion
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What was created in 1787 that established
a procedure for the admission of new
states to the Union?
Answer
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Northwest Ordinance
Question
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What are 3 weaknesses of the Articles of
Confederation?
Answer
You Could Pick
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Congress could not enact and collect taxes.
Each state has only one vote in Congress, regardless of population
Nine out of thirteen states needed to agree to pass any law.
Articles could be amended only if all states approved.
There was no executive branch to enforce laws of congress
There was no national court system to settle legal disputes
There were thirteen separate states that lacked national unity.
Question
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Name 2 ways women assisted in the
protest against Britain
Answer
You could have picked
Homemakers boycotted tea
 Boycotted British made clothing
 Spins own thread instead of using British.
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Question
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A foreign military leader that offered help
to the American troops who lobbied
France for French reinforcements in 1779
and led a command in Virginia in the last
years of the war.
Answer
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Marquis de Lafayette
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This is where American troops finally
surrounded Burgoyne and turned out to be
one of the most important events of the
war!
Answer
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Saratoga
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This is a colonist who supported the British
government during the American
Revolution…
Answer
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Loyalists
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These are colonists who supported
American independence from Britain…
Answer
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Patriots
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Name 1 military strength for the United
States during the war for independence?
Answer
You could have picked
Familiarity of home ground
 Leadership of George Washington
 Inspiring cause-independence
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Name 1 military weakness for the United
States during the war for independence?
Answer
You could have picked
Most soldiers were untrained and
undisciplined
 Shortage of food and ammunition
 Inferior navy
 No central Government to enforce wartime
policies
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Name 1 military weakness for Great
Britain during the war for independence?
Answer
You could have picked
Large distance separating Britain from
battlefields
 Troops unfamiliar with Terrain
 Weak military leaders
 Sympathy of certain British politicians for
the American Cause
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Name 1 military strength for Great Britain
during the war for independence?
Answer
You can pick one:
Strong, well-trained army and navy
 Strong central government with available
funds
 Support of colonial Loyalists and Native
Americans
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Question
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A trade law enacted by Parliament in 1764
in an attempt to reduce smuggling in the
British colonies in North America…
Answer
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Sugar Act
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What effects did Portuguese trade routes
have on West Africa?
Answer
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The trade routes pulled the people of West
Africa into closer contact with Europe and
prepared the way for Portuguese
involvement in the slave trade.
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In what ways did Renaissance ideas and
attitudes inspire and motivate European
explorers?
Answer
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The Renaissance led to a greater interest
in the physical world; it also prompted
many to seek glory though adventure and
conquest.
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What impact did the Columbian Exchange
have on people’s lives throughout the
world?
Answer
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The Colombian Exchange improved
nutrition but also helped spread disease
among Native Americans
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How did the goals of the Jamestown
colonists differ from those of the Puritan
colonists in Massachusetts?
Answer
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The Jamestown colonists wanted to get
rich quick; the Puritans came to establish
a community based on religious principles.
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How did the differences between the
Northern and Southern economies lead to
the development of distinct cultural
regions?
Answer
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The Southern colonies developed with
largely rural economies based on the
plantation system. The Northern colonies
developed a commercial economy…
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What are some of the key conflicts that
were discussed in the Constitutional
Convention? (p. 69)
Answer
Strong Central Government vs. Strong
States
 Large States vs. Small States
 North vs. South
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His parents were poor
immigrants and he became the
first president not to be elected
from Virginia or New England.
His parents were poor
immigrants and he became the
first president not to be elected
from Virginia or New England.
Who was Andrew Jackson?
Andrew Jackson’s solution was
to have them forcefully removed
from the lands east of the
Mississippi.
Andrew Jackson’s solution was
to have them forcefully removed
from the lands east of the
Mississippi.
Andrew Jackson’s solution was
to have them forcefully removed
from the lands east of the
Mississippi.
Who are the Indians?
Protective tariffs on
manufactured goods especially
hurt this part of the country
because they had little
manufacturing of their own.
Protective tariffs on
manufactured goods especially
hurt this part of the country
because they had little
manufacturing of their own.
Protective tariffs on
manufactured goods especially
hurt this part of the country
because they had little
manufacturing of their own.
What is the South?
The Missouri Compromise
attempted to resolve the
controversy over this issue.
The Missouri Compromise
attempted to resolve the
controversy over this issue.
The Missouri Compromise
attempted to resolve the
controversy over this issue.
What is slavery, or the expansion
of slavery in the West?
It warned European nations to
stay out of the Western
hemisphere but did not require
them to abandon the colonies
they still possessed there.
It warned European nations to
stay out of the Western
hemisphere but did not require
them to abandon the colonies
they still possessed there.
It warned European nations to
stay out of the Western
hemisphere but did not require
them to abandon the colonies
they still possessed there.
What is the Monroe Doctrine?
National pride and a new prestige
in the eyes of the world were
America’s only gains from this
conflict.
National pride and a new prestige
in the eyes of the world were
America’s only gains from this
conflict.
National pride and a new prestige
in the eyes of the world were
America’s only gains from this
conflict.
What is the War of 1812?
Invention that led to increased
cultivation of cotton and more
demand for slave labor.
Invention that led to increased
cultivation of cotton and more
demand for slave labor.
Invention that led to increased
cultivation of cotton and more
demand for slave labor.
What is Eli Whitney’s cotton gin?
Who vastly improved the speed
of communication by inventing
in 1844 a device to send coded
messages over a wire?
Who vastly improved the speed
of communication by inventing
in 1844 a device to send coded
messages over a wire?
Who vastly improved the speed
of communication by inventing
in 1844 a device to send coded
messages over a wire?
Samuel Morse
His action to buy the Louisiana
Territory had this effect on the
power of the federal government.
His action to buy the Louisiana
Territory had this effect on the
power of the federal government.
His action to buy the Louisiana
Territory had this effect on the
power of the federal government.
What is it expanded it?
This was the inspiration for
writing the Star-Spangled
Banner.
This was the inspiration for
writing the Star-Spangled
Banner.
This was the inspiration for
writing the Star-Spangled
Banner.
What is the British attack on
Baltimore in 1814?
1820 agreement that maintained
the equilibrium between slave
and free states in Congress.
1820 agreement that maintained
the equilibrium between slave
and free states in Congress.
1820 agreement that maintained
the equilibrium between slave
and free states in Congress.
What is the Missouri
Compromise?
A high tariff (the Tariff of
Abominations) caused this crisis
in 1832-33.
A high tariff (the Tariff of
Abominations) caused this crisis
in 1832-33.
A high tariff (the Tariff of
Abominations) caused this crisis
in 1832-33.
What is the nullification crisis,
when So. Carolina threatened to
secede from the Union?
Jackson opposed this institution
because it benefited a few
financiers and rich merchants
instead of the common man and
majority of Americans.
Jackson opposed this institution
because it benefited a few
financiers and rich merchants
instead of the common man and
majority of Americans.
Jackson opposed this institution
because it benefited a few
financiers and rich merchants
instead of the common man and
majority of Americans.
What is the Bank of the United
States?
These two events indirectly
stimulated the growth of
American manufacturing by
temporarily cutting off British
products.
These two events indirectly
stimulated the growth of
American manufacturing by
temporarily cutting off British
products.
These two events indirectly
stimulated the growth of
American manufacturing by
temporarily cutting off British
products.
What are the Embargo of 1807
and the War of 1812?
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick
Cyrus McCormick
Whose invention in the early
1830s of a mechanical reaper
helped farmers harvest more
wheat with fewer farmhands?
Who was the first American
woman to receive a medical
degree (in 1849) although she
had to pursue her studies in
Europe?
Who was the first American
woman to receive a medical
degree (in 1849) although she
had to pursue her studies in
Europe?
Who was the first American
woman to receive a medical
degree (in 1849) although she
had to pursue her studies in
Europe?
Elizabeth Blackwell
Who began publishing in 1831 a
newspaper called The Liberator
that called for the abolition of
slavery
Who began publishing in 1831 a
newspaper called The Liberator
that called for the abolition of
slavery
Who began publishing in 1831 a
newspaper called The Liberator
that called for the abolition of
slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
Who was a “dark horse”
candidate in 1844 that won the
presidency because he was an
outspoken expansionist?
Who was a “dark horse”
candidate in 1844 that won the
presidency because he was an
outspoken expansionist?
Who was a “dark horse”
candidate in 1844 that won the
presidency because he was an
outspoken expansionist?
James K. Polk
What was a religious group
founded by Joseph Smith that
traveled West to escape the
religious persecution they had
suffered in New York and
Illinois?
What was a religious group
founded by Joseph Smith that
traveled West to escape the
religious persecution they had
suffered in New York and
Illinois?
What was a religious group
founded by Joseph Smith that
traveled West to escape the
religious persecution they had
suffered in New York and
Illinois?
The Mormons
What was a group of former New
England Congregationalists led
by William Ellery Channing that
rejected traditional Christian
teaching on the Trinity and
developed a strong emphasis on
social reform?
What was a group of former New
England Congregationalists led
by William Ellery Channing that
rejected traditional Christian
teaching on the Trinity and
developed a strong emphasis on
social reform?
What was a group of former New
England Congregationalists led
by William Ellery Channing that
rejected traditional Christian
teaching on the Trinity and
developed a strong emphasis on
social reform?
The Unitarians
What was the first women’s
rights convention held in the U.S.
and the beginning of a national
women’s rights movement?
What was the first women’s
rights convention held in the U.S.
and the beginning of a national
women’s rights movement?
What was the first women’s
rights convention held in the U.S.
and the beginning of a national
women’s rights movement?
Seneca Falls Convention, 1848
What was a trade route that ran
from Independence, Missouri to
Santa Fe, New Mexico?
What was a trade route that ran
from Independence, Missouri to
Santa Fe, New Mexico?
What was a trade route that ran
from Independence, Missouri to
Santa Fe, New Mexico?
Santa Fe Trail
What was a mission and fort that
became the site of a bloody battle
in the Texan war for
independence and afterward
became a war cry for the Texan
freedom fighters?
What was a mission and fort that
became the site of a bloody battle
in the Texan war for
independence and afterward
became a war cry for the Texan
freedom fighters?
What was a mission and fort that
became the site of a bloody battle
in the Texan war for
independence and afterward
became a war cry for the Texan
freedom fighters?
The Alamo
What were the rivers considered
the boundary of the U.S. by
Mexico and the United States,
respectively, which led to a
border skirmish and the U.S.
declaring war on Mexico?
What were the rivers considered
the boundary of the U.S. by
Mexico and the United States,
respectively, which led to a
border skirmish and the U.S.
declaring war on Mexico?
What were the rivers considered
the boundary of the U.S. by
Mexico and the United States,
respectively, which led to a
border skirmish and the U.S.
declaring war on Mexico?
The Nueces and Rio Grande
Rivers
What was the 1845 action
taken by the U.S. Congress
that became a major cause of
the Mexican-American War?
What was the 1845 action taken
by the U.S. Congress that became
a major cause of the MexicanAmerican War?
What was the 1845 action
taken by the U.S. Congress
that became a major cause of
the Mexican-American War?
Annexation of Texas
What treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War and guaranteed
the rights of Mexican nationals
living within the redrawn
boundaries of the United States?
What treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War and guaranteed
the rights of Mexican nationals
living within the redrawn
boundaries of the United States?
What treaty ended the MexicanAmerican War and guaranteed
the rights of Mexican nationals
living within the redrawn
boundaries of the United States?
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
What trail did migrants to the
Colombia River in present-day
Washington or Oregon follow
from Independence Missouri
across the United States?
What trail did migrants to the
Colombia River in present-day
Washington or Oregon follow
from Independence Missouri
across the United States?
What trail did migrants to the
Colombia River in present-day
Washington or Oregon follow
from Independence Missouri
across the United States?
The Oregon Trail
Young women were the preferred
employees of this American
industry that began in the first
quarter of the 19th century.
Young women were the preferred
employees of this American
industry that began in the first
quarter of the 19th century.
Young women were the preferred
employees of this American
industry that began in the first
quarter of the 19th century.
What is the textile industry,
especially in Lowell, Mass.
Most of the fighting of the
Mexican-American War took
place in this country.
Most of the fighting of the
Mexican-American War took
place in this country.
Most of the fighting of the
Mexican-American War took
place in this country.
What is Mexico?
What phrase, coined by a
Congressman and popularized by
magazine editor John L.
O’Sullivan, expressed many
Americans’ belief that the
expansion of the U.S. across the
North American continent was
inevitable?
What phrase, coined by a
Congressman and popularized by
magazine editor John L.
O’Sullivan, expressed many
Americans’ belief that the
expansion of the U.S. across the
North American continent was
inevitable?
What phrase, coined by a
Congressman and popularized by
magazine editor John L.
O’Sullivan, expressed many
Americans’ belief that the
expansion of the U.S. across the
North American continent was
inevitable? Manifest Destiny
What was the a resolution of the
Seneca Falls Convention and was
a right women would not attain
until 1920?
What was the a resolution of the
Seneca Falls Convention and was
a right women would not attain
until 1920?
What was the a resolution of the
Seneca Falls Convention and was
a right women would not attain
until 1920?
Women’s right to vote (suffrage)
Who was the resourceful New
Yorker that installed a steam
engine on a paddle boat and
revolutionized river travel in
1807?
Who was the resourceful New
Yorker that installed a steam
engine on a paddle boat and
revolutionized river travel in
1807?
Who was the resourceful New
Yorker that installed a steam
engine on a paddle boat and
revolutionized river travel in
1807?
Robert Fulton
Mary Lyon
Mary Lyon
Mary Lyon
Who was the pioneer in women’s
education that opened a college
just for women called Mount
Holyoke Female Seminary?
Who was the primary author of
the “Declaration of Sentiments,”
a document modeled after the
Declaration of Independence and
approved by the Seneca Falls
Convention to assert the equality
of women with men?
Who was the primary author of
the “Declaration of Sentiments,”
a document modeled after the
Declaration of Independence and
approved by the Seneca Falls
Convention to assert the equality
of women with men?
Who was the primary author of
the “Declaration of Sentiments,”
a document modeled after the
Declaration of Independence and
approved by the Seneca Falls
Convention to assert the equality
of women with men?
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Who led the first group of
American settlers into Texas and
gave his name to the capital of
Texas?
Who led the first group of
American settlers into Texas and
gave his name to the capital of
Texas?
Who led the first group of
American settlers into Texas and
gave his name to the capital of
Texas?
Stephen Austin
Who was elected the first
president of the new Republic of
Texas?
Who was elected the first
president of the new Republic of
Texas?
Who was elected the first
president of the new Republic of
Texas?
Sam Houston
Who became known for her work
to reform the care of the mentally
ill?
Who became known for her work
to reform the care of the mentally
ill?
Who became known for her work
to reform the care of the mentally
ill?
Dorothea Dix
Who was an escaped slave who
became one of the most
influential spokespersons for the
abolitionist movement?
Who was an escaped slave who
became one of the most
influential spokespersons for the
abolitionist movement?
Who was an escaped slave who
became one of the most
influential spokespersons for the
abolitionist movement?
Frederick Douglass
Who led an unsuccessful slave
uprising in Virginia in 1831 that
frightened and outraged Southern
slaveholders?
Who led an unsuccessful slave
uprising in Virginia in 1831 that
frightened and outraged Southern
slaveholders?
Who led an unsuccessful slave
uprising in Virginia in 1831 that
frightened and outraged Southern
slaveholders?
Nat Turner
What name given to a series of
emotional religious revivals in
the early 1800s that spurred
Christians to reform American
society?
What name given to a series of
emotional religious revivals in
the early 1800s that spurred
Christians to reform American
society?
What name given to a series of
emotional religious revivals in
the early 1800s that spurred
Christians to reform American
society?
Second Great Awakening
The abundant and cheap labor of
new immigrants in the 1830s and
1840s had this effect on the early
labor movement.
The abundant and cheap labor of
new immigrants in the 1830s and
1840s had this effect on the early
labor movement.
The abundant and cheap labor of
new immigrants in the 1830s and
1840s had this effect on the early
labor movement.
What is it stifled the movement
because bosses could easily
replace striking workers?