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What economic policy is being shown in the diagram?
Slavery
Inflation
Mercantilism
Industrialization
What was the purpose of Benjamin Franklin's cartoon?
To convince the colonies to revolt against the Spanish
to recruit men into the U.S. Army
to convince the colonists to unite for defense against the French
To push colonies to accept congressional rules.
What event renewed an interest in religion and united the colonies together?
Revolutionary War
First Great Awakening
Triangular Trade
Common Sense
What was the colonists response to the Proclamation of 1763?
They obeyed and stayed east of the Appalachians
They ignored it and went west anyway
They filed a petition against the King
They went south instead.
Which area on the map was claimed by both the British and the French leading to the French and Indian War?
1
2
3
4
Why did the British pass the Stamp Act?
to pay off the war debt caused by the French and Indian War
To earn a lot of money under mercantilism
To control the flow of paper products
To fix a paper shortage in the colonies
Why did the King issue the Proclamation of 1763?
To stop the spread of colonial ideas.
To keep colonists from settling on reserved Indian land and to prevent conflict.
To make the French happy
To prevent the spread of the colonies
By the late 1700's the American colonists were upset with the British because of ____________ without representation.
taxation
jail
inflation
mercantilism
In which battles did Washington outsmart the British and the Hessians.
Trenton and Princeton
Saratoga
Yorktown
Kings Mountain
In which Battle was "the shot heard round the world" fired at?
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle of Saratoga
Boston Massacre
How did the French Navy primarily assist the Americans at Yorktown?
They blocked the British escape by sea
They provided food and supplies to the Americans
They bombarded British controlled New York.
They intercepted all British supplies and destroyed them.
What type of products did the Stamp Act tax?
All types of printed materials like newspapers, wills, and playing cards.
Imported Molasses and sugar canes
Tea and coffee
Glass and wood
Who was the "midnight rider" who warned of the approaching British at Lexington and Concord?
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Under the Articles of Confederation the federal govt could not regulate interstate commerce (trade). Why was this an issue?
it caused conflicts between states over trade
The feds could not make states trade
It limited imports from foreign countries
It had to ask Britain to regulate trade
Why did the Articles of Confederation not allow a chief executive?
Americans feared a monarchy with a king.
Americans did not trust any of their leaders
Americans could not afford a king as they were in debt
There was no system in place for electing a president.
What was the significance of Shays' Rebellion?
It showed that the U.S. needed a govt that could protect property and enforce law and order.
It showed that the U.S. Military was strong and efficient
It allowed the U.S. to trade freely with the rest of the world.
It showed how the 2nd Amendment was dangerous.
What was the major issue that divided the members of the constitutional convention?
how to divide power between the state and federal governments.
How to abolish slavery
How to pay down the massive debt from the Revolutionary War
Establishing strong trade routes with Asia for goods.
How was the issue of how to count congressional representation per state was solved?
The Great Compromise
The compromise of 1850
Kansas/Nebraska Act
The Missouri Compromise
Who developed and explained most of the ideas found in the Constitution and is considered the "Father" of the constitution?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Ben Franklin
At the constitutional convention, which group demanded a Bill of Rights be added before they would ratify (approve)?
Anti-federalists
Federalist
How does the Supreme Court check the power of Congress?
It can review and declare a law unconstitutional
It can refuse to enforce laws passed by Congress
It can impeach members of Congress
It establishes regulations for the President to follow
What is the purpose of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
to list the purposes of government
to establish the acceptance of a new constitution
To justify declaring independence
To warn the world that we will right for our rights.
Which amendment provides the 5 basic freedoms including speech (RAPPS)?
1st Amendment
5th Amendment
3rd Amendment
9th Amendment
Which amendment was added to the Constitution because our rights should not be limited to just those in the Bill of Rights?
9th Amendment
8th Amendment
7th Amendment
10th Amendment
Which amendment was added due to the colonial experience with Writs of Assistance
4th Amendment (no illegal search and seizure)
6th Amendment (right to a speedy trial)
8th Amendment (no cruel or unusual punishment)
2nd Amendment (right to bear arms)
What is the main purpose of the first ten amendments?
to protect individual rights.
to provide a system of taxes
to guarantee the rights of the government
to protect against criticism
Which of the following is NOT a purpose of the govt according to the Preamble?
Deny the general welfare
establish justice
insure domestic tranquility
provide for the common defense.
Select the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
No executive branch (No president)
No levying (collecting) of taxes
no regulation of trade (interstate commerce)
No court system
No Legislative Branch (Congress)
Which group supported limited power to the federal government
Anti-Federalists
Federalists
Which constitutional principle is being shown in the image?
Separation of Powers
Checks and balances
Sovereignty
Federalism
What gave the U.S. the right to use the Port of New Orleans?
Pinckney's Treaty
Jays Treaty
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Paris
Which event during Washington's presidency showed the U.S. could enforce law and order?
Whiskey Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Who was the Leader of the Federalist Party?
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
John Jay
John Adams
Which party had a strict interpretation of the Constitution?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
Who was the first governor of Tennessee?
John Sevier
William Marbury
Danial Boone
Andrew Jackson
French agents attempt to extort (get money) from the U.S
XYZ Affair
Alien and Sedition Acts
Whiskey Rebellion
Elastic Clause
What was George Washington's two warning in his farewell address?
Avoid permanent alliances and political parties
Avoid war debt and balance the budged
Universal healthcare and equity
Stop immigration and ensure domestic tranquility
Who believed that only the wealthy and educated should lead?
Federalists
Democratic-Republicans
In response to the Alien and Sedition Acts. A Political declarations that maintained that states could nullify federal legislation they regarded as unconstitutional
Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions
Burgesses Resolution
House Resolution 1797
Declaration of Independence
Warned Americans not to get involved in European affairs, not to make permanent alliances, not to form political parties and to avoid sectionalism
Washington's Farewell Address
Alien and Sedition Acts.
XYZ Affair
Whiskey Rebellion
What Tennessee city was established on land acquired in the Jackson Purchase?
Memphis
Clarksville
Nashville
Chattanooga
Leader of the Democratic-Republicans?
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
John Jay
Who was the Supreme Court justice that ruled in the Marbury v. Madison?
John Marshall
Roger Taney
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Brett Kavanaugh
Which event showed that the U.S. would not be bulled and would fight to protect its trade?
Conflict with the Barbary States
War of 1812
XYZ Affair
Louisiana Purchase
What was significant about the Louisiana Purchase?
size of U.S. doubled and vast new resources acquired
Gold mines were found in New Orleans
the U.S. was drawn into a war with France
There was a massive land rush to get new land
Which court case established Judicial Review?
Marbury v. Madison
Mculloch v. Maryland
Brown v. Board of Education
Dred Scott v. Sanford
Which country sold the Louisiana Territory to the U.S.?
Britain
Spain
Prussia
France
How did the U.S. get the shaded land in the map?
Purchased it from Russia
Purchased it from Spain
Purchased it from France
Purchased it from Britain
The Louisiana Purchase gave the US access to what important trading port?
Port of Houston
Port of Baltimore
Port of Nebraska
Port of New Orleans
Who was the 3rd President of the United States?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
James Madison
James Monroe
Who won the election of 1800?
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
SCOTUS determining if a federal or state law is constitutional or not is called
Judicial Review
Judiciary Branch
Rightful Interpretation
Checks and Balances
Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Territory?
Lewis and Clark
Simon and Garfunkel
Marbury and Madison
Daniel Boone
What geographical terrain feature did Lewis and Clark primarily use to complete their journey?
River systems
Mountain Passes
Roads and Trails
Valleys and draws
What city became the "Cotton Capital" in the agrarian south?
Nashville
New Orleans
Memphis
St. Louis
This invention in 1793 led to a drastic increase in cotton production in the south.
Cotton Gin
Mechanical Reaper
Steamboat
Threshing Machine
What does the image show about cotton production in 1860?
The Mississippi River region produced most of the cotton for the South
Northern states produced more cotton than the South
Florida was an important cotton-producing state in the South
Tennessee was the "Cotton King" of the southern economy
Why was slavery important to the cotton industry?
Slaves planted, tended, and harvested the cotton
Slaves produced cloths from cotton in northern factories
Slaves ran the steamboats that moved the cotton
Slaves provided the funds to grow the cotton
Inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
Samuel Slater
Francis Lowell
Henry Clay
What crop was "King" in the southern economy?
Cotton
Tobacco
Rice
Indigo
Who led a slave rebellion that led to harsher slave laws?
Nat Turner
John Brown
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
Allowed unskilled workers to produce large numbers of manufactured goods quickly and at a lower cost, and made repair and replacement of parts much easier
Mechanical Reaper
Lowell System
Cotton Gin
Interchangeable Parts
Who won the election of 1824?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
The Corrupt Bargain refers to
Controversy over Jackson's loss to John Quincy Adams
frequent use of the veto by Andrew Jackson
Influence of the Bank of the U.S. over members of Congress
Forced removal of Cherokees from their lands.
Who won the election of 1828?
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
Henry Clay
James K. Polk
What were the results of McCulloch vs. Maryland? (CHOOSE TWO)
Congress had the right to establish a national bank
It held that Congress could not interfere with state laws.
It reinforced the supremacy of the federal government
State governments could break contracts
What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?
Interstate Commerce
The National Bank
Indian Removal
Taxation without representation
What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?
Interstate Commerce
The National Bank
Indian Removal
Taxation without representation
Which eventual state (shaded on the map) was the destination of the Cherokee natives on the Trail of Tears?
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tenessee
Wyoming
What was Andrew Jackson's response to the National Bank?
He vetoed the charter
He renewed the charter
He ignored the vote and let the bank continue
He challenged it in the Supreme Court
What is the main idea this image is trying to communicate?
Americans are destined to expand westward
America must bring technology to the native Americans
Americans must return to their rugged colonial roots
The 2nd Great Awakening is being birthed.
What main ideas make up Manifest Destiny? (Choose 3)
Democracy is the superior form of Govt and must be spread
Challenge to a new frontier
Obtain valuable new resources
Eliminate native Americans
Increase trade with foreign countries
What does the image portray?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Mexican Cession
Deal reached to settle the issue of the expansion of slavery into the Louisiana Territory?
Missouri Compromise
Mexican Cession
Texas War of Independence
Manifest Destiny
Famous battle in which Davy Crockett was killed
Battle of The Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Mexico City
People who moved west to find gold in California?
49ers
Christian and Mormon Missionaries
Wagon Trains
Mountain Men
How did the U.S. resolve the boundary dispute for the territory in the image?
Land Treaty with the British
Land Treaty with the French
Land Treaty with the Natives
Mexican War
What was the final boundary for the Oregon Territory?
49th Parallel
54' 40'
36' 30'
Rio Grande River
Which number is the disputed territory that led to the Mexican War?
1
2
3
4
Which river did Mexico claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Rio Bravo
Mississippi River
What was the large piece of land called that we obtained from Mexico in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo?
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Territory
Louisiana Purchase
What was an consequence of the Mexican War?
The country had to decide whether the new territory would be slave or free
The country had to find a way to pay the new war debt
The newly added land had aggressive native Americans
The Mexicans continued to attack the Americans
Land that was purchase from Mexico in 1854 for $10 million dollars so the transcontinental railroad could be completed and become new southern border with Mexico.
Gadsden Purchase
Mexican Cession
Oregon Territory
Texas
Why were Northerners upset about the Dred Scott v. Sandford decision?
They were angered because the decision could extend slavery into western territories.
They did not want to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act
They considered Dred Scott to be a slave and did not want him to be free.
The SCOTUS ruled that Dred Scott was a U.S. citizen.
What did the Supreme Court rule (decide) in the Dred Scott case?
Dred Scott was given his freedom
Slavery was outlawed
African Americans are not citizens
What is popular sovereignty?
Where sovereignty is left to the government to decide
Where sovereignty is left to the people to decide
Which of the following describes "Bleeding Kansas"?
A violent slave uprising led by Joseph Cinque
Violence in Kansas between proslavery and antislavery settlers prior to the Civil War
The turning point of the Civil War, in which Robert E. Lee's army was routed from Kansas
The devastation caused by a tornado in Kansas in 1854, which killed 55 people
What part of the Compromise of 1850 and made it a crime to help runaway slaves?
Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Criminal Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act
California-Maine Act
What event ultimatley caused Senator Sumners to be caned in Congress?
Bleeding Kansas
Dred Scott Case
Compromise of 1850
Marbury v. Madison
Which issue brought about the need for a compromise measure in 1850?
the application of California for statehood as a free state
The outbreak of violence in the Kansas Territory
The need for a new Oregon Treaty
The dispute over the California Gold Rush
What part of the Compromise of 1850 caused the most conflict between the North and the South?
Fugitive Slave Act
Balance of power in Congress
That California was entered as a slave state
That Oregon became a slave state.
Which state entered the Union as a free state as a result of the Compromise of 1850?
California
Maine
Missouri
Texas
Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
Fort Sumter
Gettysburg
Antietam
Sharpsburg
Who served as the President of the Confederate States of America (CSA)?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the President of the United States (Union)?
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
A slave state that stayed loyal to the Union is called a _________________ _______________?
Border State
Slave Loyalist
Union Slaver
Indecisive
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
What event led to the first wave of southern secession?
The Election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860
The refusal of the North to loosen the tariffs
Bleeding Kansas
John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River (circled in the map)?
It would divide the Confederacy and isolate its western territories.
It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy
It would limit the fighting to the West
The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.
Who had a defensive strategy throughout the war, used knowledge of the land, and had better commanders? ?
Union
Confederacy
Why are all the ships shown on the map above?
The represent the Union Navy that blockaded the Southern coast to stop trade.
It would allow the Union to have free trade with the Confederacy
It would limit the fighting to the West
The Union did not want to control the Mississippi.
Lincoln gained the confidence to order the emancipation of the slaves due to the victory of the Union army in this battle:
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Antietam
Battle of Fredericksburg
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Fort Sumter
What famous document is the excerpt above from?
Emancipation Proclamation
Declaration of Independence
US Constitution
Declaration of War
Why did Lincoln only announce the freedom of the slaves in Confederate-controlled territories?
He did not want to drive border states into the Confederacy
He did not have the authority to free all the slaves in the Border States
He wanted to drag the war out longer
He feared that slaves would not fight
What plan used the geographic features of the South against the Confederacy?
Anaconda Plan
Proclamation plan
Emancipation plan
Defensive Strategy
Who was promoted to the overall Union Commander after the Battle of Gettysburg?
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
George McClellan
Ambrose Burnside
What battle was considered the turning point in the war because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Bull Run
Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. Lee
Who assassinated Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
Lee Harvey Oswald
James Earl Ray
Sirhan Sirhan
Who became president after Abraham Lincolns assassination?
Andrew Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
John F. Kennedy f
William Howard Taft
Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Why did Southern states enact Black Codes?
to limit the impact of the 13th Amendment
to empower African Americans
To establish equality
To establish suffrage for African Americans
A northerner who would most likely take advantage of southern whites to make money?
Carpetbagger
Scalawag
Radical Republican
Abolitionist
Southern white who supported the Republicans and their efforts to reconstruct the south
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Why did Tennessee adopt a new constitution in 1870?
To meet federal requirements to ban slavery
to incorporate higher taxes in the states
To outlaw Jim Crow laws
To establish a TN Supreme Court
What type of laws segregated (separated) people by race in places like bathrooms, restaurants, trains, and even water fountains?
Jim Crow Laws
Black Code Laws
Tenure of Office Laws
SIgnatory Laws
What type of law is being displayed above?
Jim Crow Laws
Black Code Laws
Proclamation Laws
Law of Equality
This group was made of ex-confederate soldiers who intimidated people by attacking their homes and families to enforce white supremacy.
Ku Klux Klan
Radical Republicans
Carpetbaggers
Scalawags
When Hayes became President in 1877, what was one of his first actions?
He pulled all federal troops out of the South ending reconstruction
He raised taxes on the South
He reinstated the Freedman's Bureau
He abolished the 13th Amendment
Who vetoed the Freedman's Bureau?
President Johnson
President Lincoln
Radical Republicans
Democrats
