Final exam review

Which was not an effect of Eli Whitney's cotton gin?

• there was an increase in slave labor

• it increased textile industry in the north

• there wasn't a need for slaves

• cotton became the most important cash crop

Which of the following did not do Lincoln do while he was in office?

• suspended habeas corpus

• implemented martial law

• emancipation proclamation

• allowed the South to stay their own independent nation

In which way Jackson did not change the American political system?

• mudslinging

• suffrage for poor, white men

• expanded the rights for Native Americans and African Americans

• nominating conventions

Which of the following is considered a trigger event of the Mexican American War?

• Texas annexation

• conflicts with Native Americans in the southwest

• shady economic deals with Mexico

• the gold rush in California

Where did the Civil War ended?

• Vicksburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Gettysburg

• Antietam

The Emancipation Proclamation weakened the South by abolishing slavery only in the southern seceding states?

• true

• false

Which battle made both sides realized that the war was going to be long and Lincoln asked for more military troops?

• Bull Run

• Vicksburg

• Antietam

• Olustee

During the American Revolution, the Battle of Saratoga was significant because

• the British surrendered to the patriots

• Mexico and Canada allied with the Americans

• the Americans lost the battle

• It was the turning point of the war and the French allied with the Americans

Why was the battle of Yorktown important?

• the British was defeated and they surrendered

• the Americans lost the war

• the French decided to take control of America

• It was the first battle of the American revolution

What was the Great Compromise?

• it created a bicameral legislature

• it allowed one representative from each state

• representation would be based on population

• it created checks and balances amongst the branches of government