1st Exam Review

Who is known as the father of the U.S. Constitution?

During what war was the White House burned?

Which of the following is responsible for electing the U.S. president?

What war created debt for the colonists?

Who was the first American president assassinated?

What legislation allowed California to become a free state?

What state fought the excise tax placed on whiskey?

What was the range of a rifled musket in the Civil War?

When did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?

What treaty ended the Revolutionary War?

What did Southern soldiers call the first major land battle of the Civil War?

What fraction were slaves to be counted for representation in the U.S. Constitution?

Which of the following was a Civil War fought in Tennessee in April 6 and 7, 1862?

Which of the following is considered "taxation without representation"?

How many people are there in U.S. Senate?

What amendment guarantees you a right to a jury trial in civil cases?

Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill actually occur?

What president won the election in 1864?

What legislation added Maine to the U.S. as a free state?

How many members were there in the Beatles?

How many amendments are there in the U.S. Constitution?

What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?

Which member of the Beatles' was killed by a deranged fan?

What event caused the Constitutional Convention?

A tax on an imported good is a

How many electoral votes did NC have in the 2020 presidential election?

Who determines who will become president if no candidate receives enough electoral votes?

What battle was the bloodiest single day in American history?

What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?

What is the right to decide on the issue of slavery called in the Kansas-Nebraska territories?

What branch of government is responsible for making the laws for our country?

Who was the first U.S. president to survive an assassination attempt?

How many members are there in the U.S. Congress?

Who was responsible for the Great Compromise?

Who tries all cases of impeachment?

What is the capital of Delaware?

What killed the most soldiers during the Civil War?

Who was president the War of 1812 began?

Who beat Charles Sumner with a cane on the Senate floor May 21, 1856?

What is the capital of New Hampshire?

What year was the Indian Removal Act passed?

What was Lincoln's major reason to fight the Civil War?

What killed the most soldiers in battle during the Civil War?

What battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero?

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Where did Robert E. Lee surrender to General Grant?

What Native American tribe is most closely associated with the Trail of Tears?

What was the Beatles best selling album?

Which of the following was not a New England colony?

How many southern colonies were there?

Which of the following was the 2nd U.S. president?

Who took the first photographs west of the Mississippi River?

What state threatened to secede due to the Nullification Crisis?

What amendment prevents troops from entering your home?

Which term describes Gen. Sherman's "March to the Sea"?

What current day state was referred to as the Indian Territory?

The Civil War began April 9, 1861.

Who is known as the father of the Declaration of Independence?

Which of the following is the bloodiest war we have discussed this semester?

What woman is credited for starting the American Red Cross?

Which of the following is not a founding ideal for the U.S.?

What amendment protects people from cruel and unusual punishment?

Which of the following battles occurred first in the Civil War?

Who wrote the U.S. National anthem?

Which of the following presidents was impeached?

Who was known as the Great Compromiser?

What amendment protects individuals rights not listed in the Constitution?

What state boycotted the Constitutional Convention?

What is another name for the French and Indian War?

What year did the Civil War end?

Who is most responsible for the Bill of Rights?

What ruling stated that slaves weren't citizens and couldn't file a suit in federal court?

What famous Native American was killed during the War of 1812?

How many justices make up the Supreme Court?

How many votes did each state under the Articles of Confederation?

Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?

Who was the third U.S. president?

Which of the following amendments did the South use for its states' rights approach?

What abolitionist led an attack in Harpers Ferry Oct. 16, 1859?

How many years is a U.S. Senators term?

What year was the Louisiana Purchase?

Which of the following was responsible for the first national debate on the issue of slavery?

What amendment protects your property rights?

Who was the first American president impeached?

How many men signed the Declaration of Independence?

Mr. Smith has 2 grandchildren.

What amendment is the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury?

Which of the following was an effect of the Boston Tea Party?

Which of the following events came first?

Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?

What amendment gives you the right to own a handgun?

How many electoral votes does it take to win the presidential election?

Which of the following is another name for the French and Indian War?

What did the colonists send to King George III asking for peace?

Where was the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution written?

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?

How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?

What lady is pictured in John Gast painting of Manifest Destiny?

What amendment protects you from illegal seizures and searches?