1. The main reason for the Crusades and the Protestant Reformation in Europe religion 1

2. Which is NOT a main result of the Columbian Exchange? 1.Native American population declined because of European diseases 2.A new trade route between Europe and the Far East was discovered 3.Europe began trading gold and silver for new foods 4.European settlers began moving to the New World 2

3. What was the first successful English settlement in North America? Jamestown, VA 3

4. Which war left England heavily in debt? The English wanted the American colonies to help pay for the war. The French & Indian War 4

5. Where was the first gunfire exchanged between American colonists and British soldiers to begin the Revolutionary War? Lexington & Concord 5

6. What is significant about the Virginia House of Burgesses to the future USA? It was the 1 st representative body in the colonies 6

7. Which of the following taxed the English colonies on imports from England and kept the colonies from trading freely with other European nations? a.The committees of correspondence b.The Massachusetts Bay Colony c.The Navigation Acts d.The Quartering Acts 7

8. The idea of dividing the powers of government among the three branches (Executive, Judicial, Legislative) was first introduced by... Montesquieu 8

9. What was one of the greatest weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? They were too weak; gave too little power to the central government 9

10. What did President Washington warn against in his farewell address? Division caused by political parties Dangers of making foreign alliances 10

11. One of the first debates during the Constitutional Convention concerned representation in Congress. This debate, primarily between large states and small states, was settled by... The Great Compromise 11

12. Which of the following acted as the federal government of the colonies during the Revolutionary War? 12 a.First Continental Congress b.Congress formed by Articles of Confederation c.President d.Second Continental Congress

13. Why were some states concerned about ratifying the US Constitution? They didn’t want to lose state rights to a strong central government 13

14. I was a key founder of the 1 st American Political System. I believed in a strong central government. I thought the economy should favor trade and manufacturing. I believed the federal gov’t should pay the Revolutionary War debt for all the states. Who am I? Alexander Hamilton 14

15. What was the most important outcome in the case of Marbury v. Madison? It established ________ ________. 15 Judicial review

16. Which of the following BEST describes the belief stated within the Social Contract Theory? a.People should help one another to exist in social harmony b.People should accept majority rule c.People have individual freedom but they must surrender some of the freedom for the common good of the society 16

17. The philosophical ideals of the Constitution were strongly influenced by... Enlightenment 17

18. The first ten amendments to the US Constitution are known as... The Bill of Rights 18

19. The name of the power given to Congress to make necessary and proper laws elastic clause 19

20. Near the end of the Civil War in 1865 the 13 th Amendment was passed by Congress. What did this amendment do? Abolished (or banned) slavery in the USA 20

21. The first three articles of the US Constitution establish.... separation of powers 21

22. _______________ ______________ were laws passed in Southern states that limited the rights of ex-slaves. Black Codes 22

23. * Called for a Continental Army to fight anywhere in the colonies * Appointed George Washington as commander of Cont. Army * Asked colonies to draw up Constitutions * Sent Olive Branch Petition to King George III The list of actions was approved during... Second Continental Congress 23

24. I was in the “Sons of Liberty.” I escaped Lexington when I heard I might be arrested for treason. Samuel Adams 24

25. This document ended the Revolutionary War and recognized the USA as an independent nation. Treaty of Paris 1783 25

26. Which battle marked the end of the Revolutionary War when British commander General Cornwallis surrendered? Yorktown 26

27. The white section of this map indicates land owned by the US in 1783. Mississippi River 27 After the Revolutionary War, the new boundaries of the USA extended from the Atlantic Ocean to which river?

28. * Impressment of US sailors * Seizing US ships & cargo headed to France * Arming Native Americans with guns and encouraging attacks on US settlers * Blockading American ports These actions resulted in which war? War of 1812 28

29. What law established the pattern for growth in the US as western territories were admitted as new states? Northwest Ordinance of 1787 29

30. The green shaded region on the map indicates... Louisiana Purchase 30 ?

31. This was the main purpose of the ______________________ Expedition Explore the Missouri River and other waterways to find the best route to the Pacific Ocean for purposes of commerce 31 Lewis & Clark

32. Study the list: * Establish national bank * Pass protective tariffs to help US industries * Use federal funds to make internal improvements (building roads & canals) This list best describes ____________________ American System Henry Clay’s 32

33. Study the list: * Missouri was admitted as a slave state * Maine was admitted as a free state * Slavery would be prohibited in states formed from LA Purchase to southern border of MO What agreement in 1820 led to these decisions? The Missouri Compromise 33

34. Read statement: “... as a principle in which the rights and interests of the US are involved, that the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintain, are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers... ” This statement given by the US President in 1823 became known as the Monroe Doctrine 34

35. The popular idea in the early 19 th century that the US should expand and occupy all of North America (from Atlantic coast to Pacific Coast) Manifest Destiny 35

36. During which era was Alabama admitted as a state in the union? a.Era of Jacksonian Democracy b.Civil War Era c.Era of Good Feelings 36

37. Which BEST completes the diagram? 37 Henry David Thoreau Walt Whitman Ralph Waldo Emerson Nathaniel Hawthorne Writers Influenced by Transcendentalism

38. During the War of 1812, Andrew Jackson’s troops won the Battle at New Orleans. What was an unfortunate fact concerning this battle? The war had already ended, but both sides were unaware of it 38

39. Women’s Rights: * Sojourner Truth * Susan B. Anthony * _____________________ Which name BEST completes the list? Harriet Tubman Dorothea Dix Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton 39

40. I was born a slave but escaped to a free state. My supporters purchased my freedom. I published an abolitionist newspaper called the North Star. I spoke against slavery as a moral issue. Who am I? Frederick Douglass 40

41. Which of the following was the BEST indication of nationalism after the War of 1812? A. The Seneca Falls Convention was held in New York B. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin. C. Americans supported Tariff of 1816 to protect American industries c 41

42. Study the list of Supreme Court Cases below: * Marbury v. Madison * Gibbons v. Ogden * McCulloch v. Maryland Who was S.C. Chief Justice during these cases? John Marshall 42

43. When Andrew Jackson was elected President in 1828, what idea did he bring to the White House? Helping the “common man” 43

44. Compromise of 1850 Uncle Tom’s Cabin KS-NB Act & Formation of Republican Party Dred Scott Decision John Brown’s raid-Harper’s Ferry 44 1850 1852 1854 1857 1859 These events are associated with - next page

45. a. Causes of World War I b. Sectional division in USA c. Era of Good Feelings d. Manifest Destiny 44 b. Sectional division in USA

46. What was the primary issue in the 1860 Presidential election of Abe Lincoln? expansion of slavery into new territories 45

47. What did Winston County (Drake goes there every weekend) and the western counties of Virginia have in common during the Civil War Era? Neither wanted to secede and join the Confederate States of America 46

48. In 1785, Congress passed a law that made all western land public land that could be sold by the federal government to raise money. In 1860, another law was passed that offered western land for “free.” What was this new law called? Homestead Act 47

49. How did suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus affect the Civil War? It silenced anti-war critics and Southern sympathizers in border states 48

50. Read the statement: “On the first day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then thenceforward, and forever free …” Emancipation Proclamation 49 This statement is part of the _________________________________

51. What does the “Anaconda Plan” refer to? The Northern strategy to win the Civil War by cutting off supplies to the South 50

52. Which Confederate General surrendered at Appomattox, VA to end the Civil War? Stonewall Jackson Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee 51 Robert E. Lee