US History Final

After the French and Indian War, the King issued the Proclamation of 1763 which was intended to:

• allow American farmers to use the Mississippi River

• outlaw slavery in the Ohio River Valley

• create a boundary to prevent conflicts with Native American Indians west of the Appalachian Mountains

• prevent France from expanding into the Great Lakes region

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights.  That among those rights are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This quote is from?

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Indep.

What did Thomas Paine write to convince colonists to fight?

• Constitution

• Join or Die

• Common Sense

• Articles of Confederation

What was the significance of Battle of Saratoga?

• Colonies gained foreign aid

• Colonies increased aid from Native American tribes

• victory boosted morale and kept recruits in the army

• Led to the Gettysburg Address

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the Articles of Confederation?

• A of C could tax the states

• Articles Created 3 branches

• Articles of Confederation was unicameral

• A of C gave more power to the states

What did the case of Marbury v Madison decide?

• Segregation is Constitutional

• Judicial appointments are unfair

• Judicial Review

• Segregation is unconstitutional

The Seneca Falls Convention was significant because it:

• Addressed concerns for the education of chidlren

• it declaraed that women have rights as well

• it demanded an end end to slavery

• stated that women shouldn't rights

What was most responsible for an increase of slavery?

• Cotton Gin

• invention of the Steamboat

• development of the Factory System

• construction of the transcontinental railroad

Lincoln's election in 1860 led immediately to which of the following?

• issuing of Emancipation Proclamation

• abolition of slavery in the border states

• secession of South Carolina

• reading of the Gettysburg Address

Why was Gettysburg an important battle for the union?

• It resulted in the capture of Robert E. Lee

• it was the first battle of the war

• the Union stopped the Confederacy from advancing to the north

• it have the union control of the Mississippi River