Semester 2 Review

Which statement describes the situation of free African Americans in the South?

• Leaders encouraged them to organize their own churches and schools.

• Free African Americans in the South could assemble in large groups.

• Laws restricted their rights to vote, own property, and travel freely.

• Free African Americans lived only in the northern states.

The list shows strengths of the Union during the Civil War. One strength is missing from the list. Which strength completes the list?

• more canals

• fertile farmland

• larger population

• wealthier citizens

Which three politicians were candidates during the presidential election of 1800?

• Andrew Jackson, Meriwether Lewis, Oliver Hazard Perry

• John Adams, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson

• William Clark, Francis Scott Key, John Marshall

• William Henry Harrison, James Madison, James Monroe

Which of the following best defines sectionalism?

• exploration of the unorganized territory

• support for the Missouri Compromise

• identification with a particular region

• loyalty to the practice of slavery

Who was Robert Anderson?

• the mayor of Charleston, South Carolina

• the Confederate leader who besieged Fort Sumter

• the Union commander who evacuated Fort Sumter

• the messenger from Fort Sumter who carried the request for food to President Lincoln

Which idea did Marbury v. Madison help support?

• An individual cannot challenge the actions of a president.

• Congress cannot pass laws that affect the Supreme Court.

• There must be balance among the branches of government.

• Presidents should be able to appoint Supreme Court justices.

What power did Marbury v. Madison help to establish?

• judicial review

• land acquisition

• freedom of speech

• presidential commissions

What was the final act of the Battle of Tippecanoe?

• Americans burned Prophetstown.

• Native Americans attacked the Americans' camp.

• Americans attacked Native Americans at Prophetstown.

• Native Americans defended Prophetstown.

What did the Missouri Compromise Line separate Missouri from?

• the Mississippi River

• Arkansas Territory

• Louisiana

• Illinois

Which branch of the government nominates justices?

• executive

• legislative

• judicial

• congressional