HIS 201 Final Exam Review

Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution”?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• Andrew Jackson

• James K. Polk

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

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

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

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

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

• It influenced reluctant Congressmen to favor the abolition of the Atlantic slave trade

• The case was influential in pushing John C. Calhoun to push for nullification

• The slaves were executed without a fair trial

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

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

• James Monroe

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Jefferson Davis

• Abraham Lincoln

Which of the following is listed in the correct chronological order (with oldest event listed first)?

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

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

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

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

• Appomattox Court House

• Charleston

• Montgomery

• Raleigh

What was the “Lost Cause” ideology?

• It focused on the many examples of white resistance fighting against Confederate cause.

• It describes the Union victory in the Civil War as a “loss” due to the continued poor treatment of African Americans

• It highlighted the important role that African Americans played in achieving Union victory in the Civil War

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

Which of the following states remained in the Union during the Civil War?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Alabama

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

• It demonstrates that secession from the Union had nothing to do with slavery

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

• It argued that the Northern way of life was superior and Mississippi should follow its lead

• It was one of many state ordinances that officially declared independence from the British