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WorksheetsSemester 2 Review (22)
Total questions: 115
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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 did the SCOTUS decisions of McCulloch v. Maryland and Gibbons v. Ogden have in common?
States could not interfere with federal institutions or violate federal law
Congress does not have the implied powers of the Constitution
State legislatures have the power to void federal laws deemed unconstitutional
The SCOTUS could declare a law unconstitutional
What was the primary issue in Gibbons v. Ogden court case?
Interstate Commerce
The National Bank
Indian Removal
Taxation without representation
Who was the Supreme Court Justice that ruled in Gibbons v. Ogden and McCulloch v. Marlyland?
John Marshall
Thomas Jefferson
Roger Taney
Andrew Jackson
Which court case enabled the right of the federal government to create a national bank and reinforced the supremacy of the federal government?
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Brown v. Board of Education
Any time a state and federal law is in conflict with one another which law is followed?
Federal Law
State Law
Since no single candidate won a majority of electoral votes, how was the election of 1824 decided?
House of Representatives elections committee
Senate Vote Committee
A second election was held
A runoff in each state
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 in 1824
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?
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Which President was considered the champion of the "common man"?
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
The act of rewarding political supporters with public government offices after a presidential victory is called...
The Spoils System
Laissez-faire
Nullification
Secession
Jacksonian Democracy
an informal group of trusted advisers who sometimes met in the White House kitchen
The practice of giving government jobs to political backers
The period of expanding democracy that gave voting rights to all white males
The Court ruled that the national bank was constitutional
Andrew Jackson was seen as a national hero after defeating the British at what battle?
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Little Big Horn
Battle of Saratoga
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 event does the image above represent?
Trail of Tears
nullification crisis
Bank Crisis
Manifest Destiny
Why did the U.S. government want to move the Native Americans west of the Mississippi?
White settlers wanted their land for gold
Tribal members refused to comply with U.S. Law
The government wanted to return natives to their ancesteral homes
The SCOTUS ruled they had to leave
Using the Map, where did the Native Americans settle after their journey on the Trail of Tears?
They were forced to live on Reservations in Oklahoma
They settled in the swamplands of Florida
They headed west to California
In the Northeastern part of the US.
What constitutional principle was at the heart of the nullification crisis?
The Supremacy Clause
Judicial Review
States rights
Checks and balances
During Andrew Jacksons time as POTUS he greatly increased the power of the Executive branch.
True
False
What was the big issue surrounding the 1832 Nullification Crisis?
States ignoring a federal law
states managing federal mandates
Taxes on state incomes
Immigration
Which constitutional principle was at the heart of the nullification controversies?
Supremacy Clause
Elastic Clause
Preamble
Checks and Balances
The idea that a state can nullify federal laws that are considered "unconstitutional"
Doctrine of Nullification
Doctrine of ignorance
Doctrine of Avoidance
Doctrine of Secession
Which eventual state (shaded on the map) was the destination of the Cherokee natives on the Trail of Tears?
Oklahoma
Kansas
Tenessee
Wyoming
During Andrew Jackson's time in office he greatly expanded the power of the ________________ branch.
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Which event is most closely related to the text?
Trail of Tears
Nullification Crisis
National Bank Charter
Jacksonian Democracy
What Supreme Court Case did Andrew Jackson ignore leading to the Trail of Tears?
Worcester v. Georgia
McCulloch v. Maryland
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
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 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 is Manifest Destiny?
The idea that the USA is destined by God to overspread and possess all of the American continent
The idea that the destiny of our nation lay in agriculture and livestock
The idea that the American destiny lays in manufacturing and trade
The idea that slavery must be spread to the entire world
What does the image portray?
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Mexican Cession
What line would was used to determine whether a state would be free or slave?
36 30 line
45 70 line
mason-Dixon line
Proclamation line
What was the primary reason for the Missouri Compromise?
To settle the question of slavery expansion into the Louisiana Purchase Territory
To prevent the expansion of slavery into California
To allow setters the right to settle in California
To allow Missouri to become a free states instead of a slave state.
Reasons why the Texas War of Independence began (CHOOSE 3).
Mexicans confiscated (took) Texan's firearms
Texans forced to learn Spanish and become Catholic
Mexico banned slavery
Texans forced to house Mexican soldiers
Mexican taxation without representation
Famous battle in which Davy Crockett was killed
Battle of The Alamo
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Gonzales
Battle of Mexico City
Which river did Mexico claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Rio Grande
Nueces River
Rio Bravo
Mississippi River
What river did the U.S. claim was the international border between the U.S. and Mexico?
Nueces
Rio Grande
Rio Bravo
Mississippi River
Individuals involved in the Texas War for Independence? (CHOOSE 2)
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
Daniel Boone
John C. Fremont
John Sutter
First man to bring American settlers into Texas?
Stephen Austin
Sam Houston
Davy Crockett
Santa Anna
These people blazed trails westward for others to follow.
Mormon and Christian Missionaries
Mountain Men
Lewis and Clark
49ers
Group of wagons who traveled westward in large groups
Wagon Trains
Wagon Groups
Herd of Wagons
Wagon Missionaries
What was the primary land route that pioneers used to head west during the 19th century (1800s)?
Oregon Trail
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
California Trail
Where did the Mormons mostly settle in the west?
Utah
Nevada
Oregon
California
What famous battle is being depicted in the image?
Battle of the Alamo
Battle of New Orleans
Battle of San Jacinto
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Who made their living out west by trapping and trading furs?
Mountain men
Politicians
Western tribes
Eastern Merchants
Which trail is being represented?
Santa Fe Trail
Mormon Trail
Oregon Trail
Oklahoma Trail
President who acquired California and annexed Texas into the Union.
James K. Polk
Thomas Jefferson
Franklin Pierce
Abraham Lincoln
Which number represents the Gadsden Purchase that was purchased by President Franklin Pierce?
1
2
3
4
5
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
What term best describes number 1?
Oregon Territory
California
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
What term best describes number 2?
Oregon Territory
California
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
What term best describes number 4?
Oregon Territory
California
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
What term best describes number 5?
Oregon Territory
California
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
What was the final boundary for the Oregon Territory?
49th Parallel
54' 40'
36' 30'
Rio Grande River
What piece of land is #2
Mexican Cession
Gadsden Purchase
Oregon Territory
Texas
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
The Missouri Compromise, the compromise of 1850, and the Kansas-Nebraska Act were all efforts to
end fighting between midwestern farmers and native American Indians
encourage manufacturing in the west
increase the number of people who voted in presidential elections
settle disputes over the spread of slavery to the western territories
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 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.
A series of hiding places where those who were escaping slavery traveled.
conductor
suffrage
abolition
underground railroad
Who wanted states to decide the issue of slavery using popular sovereignty?
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Harriet Tubman
Frederick Douglas
Which event led to the rise of the Republican Party?
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Missouri Compromise
Compromise of 1850
Gadsden Purchase
Who would have viewed John Brown as a hero?
Abolitionist
Slave owners
Government officials
small family farmers in the south
Who led the failed raid on Harpers Ferry Virginia?
John Brown
Elihu Embree
Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
What book enflamed tensions between the North and South over the issue of slavery?
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The Bible
One flew over the Cuckoos nest
Common Sense
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
What was one of the main effects of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
Several more southern states seceded
More states joined the Union
Abraham Lincoln wanted a peace treaty
Slavery was immediately abolished.
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
Analyze the map: How did sectionalism effect the outcome of the election of 1860?
The different sections of the country cast their votes based on their beliefs about slavery
The Southern states were strongest
The Northern states wanted slavery
There was widespread support for popular sovereignty
Who won the election of 1860 causing southern states to begin seceding (leaving) from the Union?
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Johnson
Which state was the first to secede from the Union?
South Carolina
Tennessee
North Carolina
Virginia
How would the large amounts of railroad mileage help the North in the Civil War?
The North was able to transport supplies and troops more easily
The North had to maintain all of the railroad lines
The North was able to retreat more quickly after major losses
The railroad had very little impact in the Civil War.
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.
One of Lee's most trusted generals. Won many battles early in the war. Lee's 'right arm"
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
Robert E. Lee
J.E.B. Stuart
Beauregard
Which African American Union Regiment gained fame because of their attack on Fort Wagner?
The 54th Massachusetts Regiment
The 13th U.S. Colored Troops
The 42nd Infantry
101st Airborne Division
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 Civil War because Lee could no longer mount an offensive?
Antietam
Gettysburg
Shiloh
Bull Run
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
Appomattox Courthouse, VA
Chattanooga, TN
Richmond Virginia
Washington D.C.
Which military leader helped to capture New Orleans
David Farragut
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Stonewall Jackson
Why did the Union Army's capture of Vicksburg so important?
It gave the Union control of the Mississippi River (Anaconda)
It gave access to the upper Mississippi Delta Region
It cut off all supplies to Robert E. Lee in Virginia
It allowed the Union to attack Richmond
Union General who conducted his famous "March to the Sea" through Georgia?
William Tecumseh Sherman
Ulysses S. Grant
Nathan Bedford Forrest
Robert E. Lee
Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to the Army of The Potomac (Union)?
Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Washington, D.C.
Richmond, Virginia
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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
Who gained power in Congress after Lincolns assassination?
Radical Republicans
Democrats
Whigs
Southern Democrats
Which amendment abolished slavery in the United States?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
Which amendment gave African Americans citizenship?
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
Black Codes in southern states led to which amendment being passed?
13th Amendment
14th Amendment
15th Amendment
16th Amendment
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 was President Johnson impeached?
He had violated the Tenure of Office Act
He wanted to forgive the South
He had packed the Supreme Court
He suspended constitutional rights for ex-confederates
What law make it illegal to remove cabinet officials who had already been approved by Congress?
Tenure of Office Act
Reconstruction Acts
Intolerable Acts
Dawes Act
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
How was the controversial election of 1876 determined?
Electoral College
Special Electoral Commission chose the winner
A coin flip
Congressional vote based on popular sovereignty
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
According to the chart, why was the Election of 1876 controversial?
Tilden won the popular vote but lost the election
Hayes lost the election due to corruption
Hayes won the popular vote but lost the election
Tilden won the election but lost the electoral college
Why were laws that established literacy tests, poll taxes, and grandfather clauses were passed by Southern states?
limit the rights of formerly enslaved persons
To support Radical Republicans
To raise money for the south
to improve education for former slaves
What did Jim Crow laws enforce?
Segregation
Equality
Slavery
Indentured Servitude
