HIS 201 Final Exam Review

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Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution”?

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James Madison

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Which of the following is listed in correct chronological order (with oldest event listed first)?
Battles of Lexington and Concord, U.S. Constitution ratified, Louisiana Purchase

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Battles of Lexington and Concord, U.S. Constitution ratified, Louisiana Purchase

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Which best describes the result of the Amistad slave ship uprising?

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Former president John Quincy Adams argued for them to be freed, and they were

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Which of the following was true of the period between 1820 and 1860? Slavery decreased as an economic force in the South due to the abolition of the slave trade, Cotton cultivation and the reliance on slave labor was expanding West in the Southern states, Maryland became the most concentrated region of cotton cultivation in the South, Slavery was no longer a dominant feature of Southern society like it was in the colonial era

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Cotton cultivation and the reliance on slave labor was expanding West in the Southern states

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Who was the president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War?

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Jefferson Davis

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Which of the following is listed in the correct chronological order (with oldest event listed first)?
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Battle of Gettysburg, S. Carolina secedes from Union, Lincoln killed, Missouri Compromise
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Missouri Compromise, S. Carolina secedes from Union, Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln killed
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S. Carolina secedes from Union, Missouri Compromise, Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln killed

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Missouri Compromise, S. Carolina secedes from Union, Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln killed

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Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?

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Appomattox Court House

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What was the “Lost Cause” ideology?

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It emphasized harmony and grace in the South, but minimized the brutality of slavery and conflicts among white Southerners.

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Which of the following states remained in the Union during the Civil War? Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, Alabama

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Maryland

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Which is true of the Mississippi “Declaration of Causes” (Secession Ordinance)?

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It explicitly acknowledged that their position was identified with the institution of slavery.