SS Final Exam Review

SS Final Exam Review

By Lindsey ApexFriendshipMS

Draw

Draw on the map of NC to label the four regions (Coastal Plain, Mountain, Tidewater, and Piedmont)

The quality of being trusted and believed in. Characteristics include:

• Unbiased

• High quality

• Trustworthy

• Factual

• Peer-reviewed

• Objective

Credibility

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Open Ended

Pretend you are a historian in charge of answering the question "Why did some colonists not want to fight for independence from Britain?"

Describe some examples of CREDIBLE sources that would be helpful in answering that question.

Draw

Jamestown was established by a company seeking to make money there, while Plymouth was established by pilgrims seeking religious freedom. Draw a picture that demonstrates the differences between these two ideas.

Fill in the Blank

The ________________________ was signed by Pilgrims at Plymouth. This became the first example of self-government. This would later inspire the United States Constitution.

Multiple Choice

How did the idea of self-government in Mayflower Compact influence the creation of our current systems of government in the US Constitution?

• The Mayflower Compact established a way for settlers meet with Native Americans which was an important model for relationships among colonists.

• The Mayflower Compact prevented freedom of religion which is also true of the US Constitution.

• The Mayflower Compact was the first time in Western history that citizens, not monarchs, created a government for themselves. Similarly, the US Constitution was created by citizens rather than a king or president

• The Mayflower Compact gave all power to one colonist and modeled the same leadership seen in the United States.

• Homes, agricultural fields, and hunting grounds (forests) were “owned” by certain people or tribes, yet were still shared with others.

• For most purposes, all of the people in a village shared the use of its land.

• Modern concepts of “private property” did not exist in Tuscarora territory.

• Contracts of land ownership were verbal, not written

• When Indians sold land, they still may expect to be able to use that land in some ways.

• Homes, agricultural fields, and hunting grounds (forests) were “owned” by certain people or tribes, yet were still shared with others.

• For most purposes, all of the people in a village shared the use of its land.

• Modern concepts of “private property” did not exist in Tuscarora territory.

• Contracts of land ownership were verbal, not written

• When Indians sold land, they still may expect to be able to use that land in some ways.

European Views of Property

How Cultural Differences Led to Conflict Over Land - Tuscarora War

Native Views of Property

Multiple Choice

Considering the differences in beliefs on land and the fact that the sides often fought over the land, why might these differences result in the migration of Natives?

• As more and more colonists came to America from Europe, American Indian tribes frequently attempted to make peace treaties and live in harmony with the colonists.

• Often, when colonists and American Indian tribes fought, the result was the removal of Indian tribes and colonists settling further west.

• Almost always, when colonists and American Indian tribes fought, a large number of American Indians were killed due to the advanced weaponry of the colonists.

• Generally, when colonists and American Indian tribes fought, both the European colonists and American Indians enslaved members of the tribes that lost the war.

Draw

Draw a picture (and label it if necessary) showing some of the ways colonists responded to King George III's heavy taxes.

The Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 prior to the Revolutionary War.

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It states that all men have "unalienable rights."​ These are human rights you are born with that cannot be taken away.

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Declaration of Independence

Open Ended

List at least one example of a right you are born with that cannot be taken away from you! (Don't overthink this!)

Multiple Choice

people who opposed the new Constitution; they wanted individual states to maintain all the power.

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

Multiple Choice

supporters of the new Constitution; they wanted the federal government to have more power than the states.

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

Said that representation in Congress should be an equal number for each state

New Jersey Plan

Said that representation in Congress should be based on state populations ​

Virginia Plan

Great Compromise

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Bicameral Legislature

Because Virginia's delegates at the convention proposed that representation in Congress should be based on a state's population size, while delegates from New Jersey argued it should be equal for states of all sizes, it was decided to use BOTH of the ideas to create a bicameral legislature. CONGRESS would be made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Subject | Subject

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Multiple Choice

Which part of Congress was created based on the Virginia Plan and is based on population size?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Multiple Choice

Which part of Congress was created based on the New Jersey Plan and each state has an equal number?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment would protect someone that wants to practice their own religion?

• Amendment 1: Freedom of Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly and Speech

• Amendment 2: Right to bear arms

• Amendment 3: No quartering of troops

• Amendment 4: No illegal search or seizure

• Amendment 5: No Double Jeopardy; Miranda Rights must be read; Due process of law

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment would prevent police officers from searching your home without a search warrant or probable cause?

• Amendment 1: Freedom of Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly and Speech

• Amendment 2: Right to bear arms

• Amendment 3: No quartering of troops

• Amendment 4: No illegal search or seizure

• Amendment 5: No Double Jeopardy; Miranda Rights must be read; Due process of law

Multiple Choice

Which Amendment would require your rights are read to you prior to an arrest to ensure you know your rights?

• Amendment 1: Freedom of Press, Religion, Petition, Assembly and Speech

• Amendment 2: Right to bear arms

• Amendment 3: No quartering of troops

• Amendment 4: No illegal search or seizure

• Amendment 5: No Double Jeopardy; Miranda Rights must be read; Due process of law

Multiple Choice

This branch of the government is responsible for interpreting the law.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

Draw

Draw a picture that demonstrates the impact the Louisiana Purchase had on the size of the United States.

Multiple Choice

The Mexican American War was a war fought between Mexico and the United States which resulted in the United States gaining additional territory. Which of the following best describes the effect that gaining the additional territory had on debates over slavery.

• Gaining more land led to even more debates over the issue of slavery.

• Gaining more land decreased the debates over the issue of slavery.

Fill in the Blank

__________ Destiny was the idea among Americans that the United States was destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific. This was often seen through paintings that demonstrated a "God-given" right to expand.

Multiple Choice

What was the primary cause of the Civil War?

• The Civil War occured due to the arguments over whether slavery should be allowed to expand to new states, which resulted in many Southern states forming their own country known as the Confederate States of America.

• The Civil War was caused by arguments over whether or not slavery should be allowed to expand into Northern states. The North did not want slavery in their states, and fought the Southern states to prevent this from happening.

• The Civil War was caused by the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, when he declared he would soon end slavery throughout the United States.

Multiple Choice

At the end of the Civil War, did the Northern and Southern states remained divided into two separate countries or did they rejoin?

• remained separated

• rejoined

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes why the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were added to the Constitution during the Reconstruction period?

13th: Abolished Slavery

14th: Granted Citizenship to all people born in the US

15th: Allowed all men to vote

• Bring an end to the Civil War

• Limit the powers of the president

• Grant legal rights to African Americans.

Fill in the Blank

When Reconstruction ended in 1877, federal _________ were removed from the South, resulting in Southern states no longer being held accountable for protecting and upholding the rights of newly freed individuals.

Draw

Draw a visual that shows the effect immigration quotas had on the number of immigrants allowed in the United States.

Draw

Draw a visual that shows the types of jobs Americans had during WWI that resulted in lower unemployment rates (due the fact that so many people were working).

Multiple Choice

After all of these reviews, how are you feeling about your test?

• Gonna crush it.

• Need to study a bit more, but then I'll be ready to crush it.

• Need to study a lot more, but then I'll be ready to crush it.