1. War Dates Quiz 1. ___World War II 2. ___War of 1812 3. ___American Revolution 4. ___Mexican-American War 5. ___World War I 6. ___Spanish-American War 7. ___Civil War 8. ___French Indian War ò A. 1914-1918 ò B. 1941-1945 ò C. 1846-1848 ò D. 1756-1763 ò E. 1775-1783 ò F. 1812-1814 ò G.1860-1865 ò H. 1898

2. Bell Work ò ___French Indian War ò ___American Revolution ò ___War of 1812 ò ___Mexican-American War ò ___Civil War ò ___Spanish-American War ò ___World War I ò ___World War II ò A. 1914-1918 ò B. 1941-1945 ò C. 1846-1848 ò D. 1756-1763 ò E. 1775-1783 ò F. 1812-1814 ò G.1860-1865 ò H. 1898

3. Alabama High School Graduation Exam Flash Cards

4. Define Crusades: ò Regain Holy lands from Muslims for Christians

5. Crusades were also called: ò Holy Wars

6. Crusades led to growth of _____ and ______. òTòTowns, trade.

7. Define Renaissance: ò Rebirth of learning.

8. Which happened first, Crusades or Renaissance? ò Crusades

9. Define Reformation: ò Protestants (Lutherans) breaking away from the Roman Catholic Church.

10. Explain the Columbian Exchange: ò Trade of ideas and goods between Africa, Europe, and America.

11. Who discovered America? ò Christopher Columbus

12. Define Conquistadors: òSòSpanish explorers.

13. Name the first successful settlement in America. What country started it? ò St. Augustine, Spain.

14. Name the first English settlement: ò Jamestown.

15. The French Indian War was between: òTòThe French & Indians vs the English

16. The French and Indian War was fought over the: òOòOhio Valley

17. The British imposed a tax on all documents, what was this called? ò Stamp Act

18. The British passed an act declaring the colonies must use British ships and buy British goods. What was this called? òNòNavigation Act

19. The Treaty of Paris in 1763 ended which war? ò French and Indian War

20. This happened when colonist were harassing and throwing snowballs at a British soldier and shots were fired on the crowd. ò Boston Massacre.

21. Colonist threw tea overboard to protest British taxes: ò Boston Tea Party

22. Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty? òSòSamuel Adams

23. What is the significance of Lexington and Concord? ò First shots and battles of the Revolutionary War.

24. What is mercantilism? ò Country’s wealth is based on the amount of gold and silver they had.

25. Columbus sailed to America looking for: ò A trade route to Asia.

26. The British approved an act that required colonists to house British soldiers if needed: ò Quartering Act

27. Day Two

28. What was England’s constitution called? ò Magna Carta

29. What was the Great Awakening? ò Religious Revival

30. What did the first Continental Congress propose? ò Boycott English goods.

31. What did the second Continental Congress propose? ò Declared Independence.

32. Who was the commander of the Continental Army? ò George Washington.

33. Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? òTòThomas Jefferson

34. When was the Declaration of Independence signed? òJòJuly 4, 1776

35. States would not ratify the Constitution until the ___________was added. òBòBill of Rights.

36. The Elastic Clause of the Constitution allows: ò For amendments to be added as times change. Also called the “necessary and proper” clause.

37. Explain the Great Compromise: ò Senate 2 per state, House of Representatives based on population.

38. Explain the Three-Fifths Compromise: ò 5 slaves count as 3 people.

39. What were the Federalist Papers? ò Newspaper articles explaining how the Constitution would work.

40. What did George Washington’s farewell address say? ò Avoid political parties and avoid foreign alliances.

41. Who shaped the Supreme Court? ò John Marshall

42. What was significant about the supreme court case Marbury vs. Madison? ò Allowed for judicial review.

43. What is judicial review? òSòSupreme Court decides if a law is unconstitutional.

44. What are the first Ten Amendments called? òBòBill of Rights

45. Define Separation of Powers: ò No branch of government is more powerful than another. Executive: enforce laws, Legislative: make laws, Judicial: interpret laws.

46. Who wrote Common Sense? ò Thomas Paine

47. What theory did Thomas Jefferson base the Declaration of Independence on? ò Social Contract Theory

48. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense said “it only makes sense to ______________.” ò Declare independence from Britain.

49. Who made up the Progressive Party and what did they want to do? ò Made up of Townspeople (city/urban dwellers) and they wanted to correct the problems in society.

50. Who made up the Populist Party? ò Farmers, mainly western farmers.

51. Day 3

52. Explain the Social Contract Theory: ò If government is bad, people can overthrow it. People give up some rights in order to be governed.

53. “We the people…” are the opening words to: òPòPreamble to the Constitution

54. What is the supreme law of the land? òCòConstitution.

55. What are the three branches of government? ò Executive, Legislative, and Judicial.

56. Coining money, regulating trade, and making treaties with other countries are powers reserved for the: ò National government. (Federal government.)

57. Explain Federalism: ò Sharing of power between Federal, state, and local governments.

58. The 13 th Amendment: ò Abolished Slavery

59. The 14 th Amendment: ò Made slaves citizens.

60. The 15 th Amendment: ò All men can vote. Including former slaves.

61. The 18 th Amendment: ò Prohibited sale of alcohol.

62. The 19 th Amendment: òGòGave women the right to vote.

63. Explain Black Codes or Jim Crow Laws: òWòWithheld rights from Blacks and separated blacks and whites.

64. Define Suffrage: ò Earning the right to vote. (commonly associated with 19 th amendment.)

65. Define Prohibition or Temperance: ò Against the sell of alcohol.

66. Separation of Powers was used to keep any branch of government from gaining too much power. This is also known as: ò System of “checks and balances.”

67. Define boycott: ò Refuse to buy or use a product.

68. Define embargo: ò Restriction of trade.

69. Define siege: ò To surround by land and attack until they surrender.

70. Who said: “Give me liberty or give me Death?” òPòPatrick Henry

71. Who warned the colonist that the British were headed to Lexington and Concord? òPòPaul Revere

72. Where did George Washington and the Continental Army camp and train during the winter? ò Valley Forge

73. What was the turning point of the American Revolution? ò Saratoga

74. After Saratoga, who decided to help the colonies? ò France

75. George Washington defeated General ________ at ________. ò Cornwallis, Yorktown

76. What ended the American Revolution? ò Treaty of Paris 1783.

77. Day 4

78. Explain the Land Ordinance: òDòDeed method of dividing and selling land.

79. Who was President when US bought the Louisiana Purchase? ò Thomas Jefferson

80. Who sold the Louisiana Purchase to the US and where was he from? ò Napoleon, France.

81. Who did Thomas Jefferson send to explore the Louisiana Purchase? ò Lewis and Clark

82. Who was Lewis and Clarke’s guide and interpreter? ò Sacagawea

83. The Monroe Doctrine declared: ò No more colonies in the Western Hemisphere

84. Who invented the Cotton Gin? ò Eli Whitney

85. Who invented the steam boat? òRòRobert Fulton

86. Settlers moved west to get: ò Free land

87. Explain the Indian Removal Act? ò Moved Native Americans from the southeast to the west.

88. Explain the Trail of Tears: òTòThe route used to move Native Americans from the southeast west to Oklahoma. Thousands died along the way.

89. Who used the Oregon Trail? ò Fur traders.

90. Who used the Mormon Trail? ò Religious groups, Brigham Young.

91. What was discovered in California? ò Gold, at Sutters Mill.

92. People in the north worked in ______. ò Factories.

93. People in the south worked on ______. ò Farms, plantations.

94. Texas gained independence from _________. ò Mexico.

95. The belief that the US should own land from the Atlantic to the Pacific is known as _______________. ò Manifest Destiny.

96. In the Mexican War, the US gained land from _____ to _______. ò Texas, California.

97. Who were the “49ers?” ò Gold miners who went to California in 1849.

98. What double the size of the US? òLòLouisiana Purchase.

99. A tax on imported goods: òPòProtective Tariff.

100. Day 5

101. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin? ò Harriet Beecher Stowe

102. _______ had an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator. ò William Lloyd Garrison

103. What did Dorothea Dix do? ò Helped people in mental institutions and prisons.

104. Who were Fredrick Douglas and Sojourner Truth? ò Former slaves.

105. Who led the underground railroad? ò Harriet Tubman.

106. What was the underground railroad? òHòHelped runaway slaves get to freedom.

107. Define Utopia: òIòIdeal, perfect.

108. What was the Seneca Falls Convention? ò About women’s rights.

109. What did Horace Mann heavily influence? ò Education.

110. What did Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony fight for? ò Women’s Rights

111. Who defeated the Native Americans at Horseshoe Bend? ò Andrew Jackson

112. Where is Horseshoe Bend? ò East-central Alabama.

113. Who wrote the “Star-Spangled Banner?” What war was going on when he wrote it? ò Francis Scott Key, War of 1812.

114. Who defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans and became a national hero? òAòAndrew Jackson.

115. Define Nationalism: òPòPride in one’s country.

116. Explain the Spoils System: ò Placing friends in office regardless of ability.

117. Who wrote the American Dictionary? ò Noah Webster

118. Who was President during the War of 1812? ò James Madison

119. Day 6

120. What was the Compromise of 1850? ò Helped keep the balance between slave and free states.

121. Define popular sovereignty? ò People vote on whether to be slave or free state.

122. Explain the Fugitive Slave Act: ò Northern free states had to return runaway slaves.

123. The Republican Party ______ the spread of slavery. ò Opposed.

124. Slaves were not citizens, they were _______. òPòProperty

125. This court cased ruled: once a slave always a slave, unless you bought your freedom or freedom is given to you. ò Dred Scot v. Sanford Decision

126. Who seized the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry? Why? ò John Brown, Get guns for slaves. Tried for treason and hanged.

127. Lincoln and Stephen Douglas debated the issue of slavery. Lincoln was ________ and Douglas believed in _________. ò Against the spread of slavery. Popular sovereignty.

128. Who was the first state to secede? ò South Carolina

129. Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired? ò Fort Sumter, Charleston South Carolina.

130. The Southern Constitution was based on ________ and __________. òSòStates Rights, Right to own slaves.

131. Where was the first capital of the Confederacy? Where was it moved to? ò Montgomery, AL. Richmond, VA

132. Who was the first president of the Confederate States of America (CSA)? ò Jefferson Davis

133. This act would give you 160 acres of land if you lived on it for 5 years. ò Homestead Act. Helped settle the west.

134. The act was a land grant to build colleges. ò Morrill-Land Grant Act

135. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? òFòFreed Slaves in the south. Didn’t actually do anything, b/c Lincoln was not the president over the southern states at the time.

136. Explain the writ of Habeas Corpus: ò Cannot be held more than 3 days without being charged with a crime.

137. Who won the Battle of Vicksburg and why was it important? ò Union, gave the union control of the Mississippi River.

138. What battle was the turning point of the Civil War? ò Gettysburg. ò If on the AHSGE, if they ask for the two battles that were the turning point of the war, they were Gettysburg and Vicksburg.

139. Who marched through Georgia destroying everything between Atlanta and Savannah? ò William Tecumseh Sherman

140. “Four score and seven years ago…” is the beginning line of the_________. Who made this speech? ò Gettysburg address. President Lincoln

141. Who surrendered to whom to end the Civil War? ò Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant

142. Where did the surrender take place? ò Appomattox Courthouse, VA

143. During reconstruction, ______ wanted to punish the south. ò Radical Republicans

144. Northerners who came south to get rich during Reconstruction were known as ________. ò Carpetbaggers.

145. Southerners who helped the north or sided with Radical Republicans were known as _________. ò Scalawags.

146. What was the KKK? ò Secret organization, used violence to control blacks.

147. What was the “solid south?” ò The south always voted democratic. ò The election of 2010 is the first time since Reconstruction that Alabama has had a Republican controlled state legislature.

148. Define segregate: ò Separate.

149. What is the boundary between the US and Mexico? òRòRio Grande River.

150. The poll tax, literacy tests, and the Grandfather clause were methods to keep _______ from voting. These are examples of ___________. ò Blacks. Black codes, Jim Crow laws.

151. Day 7

152. Define monopoly (or trust): ò Total control of a product.

153. Who started Standard Oil Company? ò John D. Rockefeller.

154. Who started US Steel? ò Andrew Carnegie

155. Define rural: ò country

156. Define urban: ò city

157. What are Muckrakers? òWòWriters who exposed corruption.

158. Who wrote The Jungle? What was the book about? òUòUpton Sinclair. The unsanitary conditions in Chicago meat packing plants.

159. Who wrote the history of Standard Oil Co? ò Ida Tarbell

160. Who started the NAACP? ò W.E.B. Dubois

161. Who started Tuskegee Institute? òBòBooker T. Washington, as a trade school for blacks.

162. Who was George Washington Carver? òBòBlack scientist at Tuskegee Institute that researched the peanut and its uses.

163. This court case upheld segregation on the basis “separate but equal.” ò Plessy vs Ferguson.

164. Teddy Roosevelt and the “Rough Riders’ fought in the _________. ò Spanish American War.

165. Who improved (developed) the assembly line? ò Henry Ford

166. Day 8

167. Define Imperialism: ò When one country takes control of another country.

168. US helped overthrow Queen Liliuokalani and annexed ______. ò Hawaii

169. Hawaii provided the US with _____ and _______. ò Sugar, naval bases.

170. Writing sensational (wild) stories that may be untrue is known as ____________. ò Yellow journalism.

171. The Battleship Maine was sunk in Cuba’s harbor in this war: ò Spanish American War.

172. The opinion of the US that all countries should be able to trade with China is known as: ò Open Door Policy.

173. The Panama Canal connects: ò The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

174. Teddy Roosevelt’s belief that the US should be the “policeman” of the world is known as: ò Roosevelt Corollary

175. What event started WWI? ò Assassination of Francis Ferdinand.

176. Who sank the Lusitania? How? ò Germany, U-Boat

177. The Zimmerman Note was sent from ________ to ________. ò Germany, Mexico.

178. Define the Selective Service Act: ò Draft US men.

179. Machine guns, submarine warfare, poison gas, airplanes, and tanks were all first used in what war? ò World War I

180. The Treaty of Versailles ended _______. òWòWorld War I

181. _______ had to accept responsibility for starting the war. òGòGermany

182. Germany had to pay _______, payments for starting the war. ò reparations

183. Germany invaded France in WWI through the neutral country of ________. ò Belgium.

184. President Wilson’s peace plan for WWI was called ____________. ò 14 points.

185. Who built the tank in WWI? ò Great Britain.

186. Day 9

187. The stock market crash of 1929 led to the _____________. ò Great Depression.

188. The day of the crash is known as _____________. ò Black Tuesday.

189. Farmers out west plowed up grass that held soil and great winds blew it across the US. This is known as: òTòThe Dust Bowl.

190. FDR created the TVA to provide: òCòCheap electricity.

191. The FDIC: ò Insures bank deposits up to $100K

192. What three things did Social Security provide? ò Unemployment insurance, Old age pensions, Helped handicapped.

193. What three things did the Fair Labor Standards Act provide? ò 40 hr work week, Must be 16 to work, minimum wage.

194. Who created the Civilian Conservation Corp (CCC)? ò Franklin D. Roosevelt

195. What did the CCC do? ò Put young men to work in national parks.

196. FDR talked to Americans over the radio about how he was going to help Americans during the depression, what were these called? ò Fireside chats

197. President ______ was blamed for the depression. ò Hoover

198. When was the Jazz Age? ò 1920s

199. What other name is given to the 1920s? ò Roaring 20s.

200. Who was the “Father of the Blues?” Where was he from? ò W.C. Handy, Florence, AL.

201. Who made the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic? What was the name of his plane? ò Charles Lindbergh, Spirit of St. Louis.

202. What was the red scare? ò Fear of the spread of communism.

203. Define lynching: ò Death by hanging.

204. In which period would you find flappers? òJòJazz Age 1920s.

205. Day 10

206. What event started WWII? ò Germany invading Poland.

207. Who attacked the US at Pearl Harbor? ò Japan

208. What event led the US to enter WWII? ò Japanese attack at Pearl Harbor.

209. Explain rationing: ò Limited amount of goods you could buy.

210. When the men left for the war, who worked in the factories? ò Women.

211. What was Japanese internment or relocation? ò Japanese-Americans were forced to live in camps.

212. Who was the president of the US during WWII? ò Franklin D. Roosevelt.

213. Who was the leader of Russia during WWII? ò Joseph Stalin

214. Who was the leader of Great Britain during WWII? òWòWinston Churchill

215. Who was the leader of Germany during WWII? òAòAdolf Hitler.

216. What was the name of Hitler’s political party? ò Nazi

217. Who was the leader of Italy during WWII? ò Benito Mussolini

218. What was the turning point of WWII in the Pacific? ò Battle of Midway. Was a naval battle, in which the US got the upper hand over Japan.

219. What was D-Day? ò Allied invasion of Europe in Normandy, France. ò General Dwight D. Eisenhower was in charge, later became President.

220. Who was the commander of the forces in the Pacific? ò General Douglas MacArthur

221. Hitler’s plan to exterminate all of the Jews is known as: ò Holocaust.

222. Where did Hitler put the Jews during the Holocaust? òCòConcentration camps

223. What two Japanese cities did the US drop atomic bombs on? òHòHiroshima and Nagasaki

224. Who was “Rosie the Riveter?” ò Fictional character representing women who worked in factories during WWII.

225. The End. ò You better pass the AHSGE!!!!