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Poston Butte US History Department Semester 1 Final Review
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The Dred Scott decision on the issue of slavery upheld the Southern viewpoint that
Slaves were not considered American citizens.
The Supreme Court should not be swayed by special interests.
The Supreme Court voted on the legality of slavery.
Slavery would be protected
2
How did completion of the Erie Canal in 1825 affect United States trade?
The Midwest became the center of textile production
NYC lost business as manufacturing centers grew in the West
United States exports to European countries declined
Western farmers gained better access to East Coast markets
3
This term describes a complex culture, city life, specialized labor, under complex Government?
Progressivism
Civilization
Suburbanization
Eliteism
4
One Major reason the American Colonies fought the English for Independence was?
Foreign Alliances
"Taxation w/out Representation"
Native American Indian uprisings
A right to bare arms
5
This image is an example of...
Presidential Campaigning
Yellow Journalism
Muckraking Journalism
Minority Report
6
The Articles of Confederation included all of the following institutional weaknesses EXCEPT…
The lack of an executive or president
Unanimous consent to amend the Articles of Confederation
The inability to tax the states
The power to regulate commerce
7
From the period of 1880 to 1920 this caused the population to boom in US cities...
Invention of Cotton Gin
Immigration
Start of WWI
New tax laws
8
Alexander Hamilton is responsible for the creation of
National Park Service
Tax collection agency
The National Bank.
National Monument Committee
9
A sensational writing style that exaggerates the facts is called....
white writing
yellow journalism
red journalism
plaigerism
10
According to the Declaration of Independence, the purpose of government is to
establish a system of free public education
protect people’s natural rights
equalize opportunities for all citizens
provide for the defense of the nation
11
From the 1820's America grew and expanded based on these 2 political ideals ...
Slavery & Servitude
Isolationism & Imperialism
Free Enterprise & laissez faire
Manifest Destiny & Monroe Doctrine
12
This style of fighting dominated WWI.
trench warfare
naval combat
hand to hand combat
cannon fire
13
Who wrote and delivered the "Gettysburg Address?"
Washington
Jefferson
MLK Jr.
Lincoln
14
Which of the following was NOT a reason for exploration?
Obtaining new ideas
Getting Glory
Gaining wealth
Spreading God
15
Which of the following is a secondary source?
Textbook
Speech
Government Documents
Autobiography
16
What was the disastrous winter of 1610 in Jamestown called?
Dark Winter
Starving Time
Great Blizzard
Winter Wonderland
17
The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in
Northern states
Border states
Rebelling states
Western states
18
What are the Northern colonies most known for?
Excellent trading, religiously tolerant, mild climate.
Good harbors, rocky soil, short growing season.
Rocky soil, Long growing seasons, religiously tolerant.
Hot and humid climate, fertile soil, cash crops.
19
The Louisiana Purchase, purchased during the administration of Thomas Jefferson
was strongly opposed by Mexico
annexed territory formerly held by Spain
doubled the size of the United States
included land in present-day Arizona
20
Which 19th-century business practice does this cartoon illustrate?
expanding global markets
establishing trade zones
creating monopolies
forming cooperatives
21
During the presidency of Andrew Jackson, the spoils system resulted in
elected officials rewarding their supporters with gov. jobs
the end of political corruption in the federal government
federal laws being nullified by the states
all free males being given the right to vote
22
What was one long-term change due to the invention of the cotton gin?
Natives living in the south worked the cotton fields
cotton farming spread to the colonies of New England
the demand for cotton and slaves increased
The demand for cotton and slaves decreased
23
What was the first established colony in the America before the US became a country?
Jamestown
Maryland
Yorktown
Charlestown
24
Which nation aided the Colonials fight for Independence after their victory at Saratoga?
England
Germany
Spain
France
25
Suffrage refers to...
feeling pain
the right to vote
suffering
discrimination
26
He was known as the "robber baron" and head of Standard Oil Co.
Vanderbilt
Lincoln
John D. Rockefeller
Carnegie
27
This place was the first stop for many immigrants.
Angel Island
Freedom Island
Liberty Island
Ellis Island
28
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
Ended the French and Indian War.
Colonists were encouraged to settle west of the Appalachians
Proclaimed independence for America.
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachians
29
13th amendment granted slaves freedom, but what lingered until Civil Rights in the 1960's?
Southern Hospitality
Isolationism
Nomophobia
Jim Crow laws
30
When newly discovered civilizations are discovered by modern world... What is one result?
Both cultures are fully embraced by the other
Discovered civilizations suffer & die disease exposure
People are better looking due to mixing races
Empires are formed immediately
31
This is the policy of not getting involved in foreign affairs.
militarism
nativism
alliances
isolationism
32
One factor that led to the creation of political parties in the US in the 1790 was the conflict
acquisition of lands from France and Spain
spread of slavery into the western territories
amount of power between the federal and state governments
control of interstate commerce
33
Due to geography, moral beliefs, & opportunity, this issue divided our nation into Civil War...
Government by the people for the people
Women's rights
Slavery
Voting rights
34
The southern colonies were best know for?
Cash Crops (tobacco)
Rocky soil (land)
Abundant Forests (timber)
Short growing season (crops)
35
What is an example of a primary source?
Dictionary
Biography
Journal
Online Article
36
This assassination is the shot that ignited WWI. Who was assassinated?
Dictator Benito Mussolini
President Abraham Lincoln
Fuhrer Adolf Hitler
Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand
37
What is one argument for the claim that the War of 1812 was partly a war for U.S. expansion?
The U.S. captured the city of New Orleans.
The U.S. took land from Native Americans.
The U.S. bought a lot of land from Napoleon.
The U.S. desired and invaded Canada.
38
The main purpose of the Monroe Doctrine (1823) was to
force the British out of the Oregon Territory
establish full control over Canada
limit European influence in the Americas
stake a claim to Mexican territory
39
The phrase
manifest destiny
refers to the belief that
the US should expand across the entire continent
the US should trade with Mexico and Canada
the US should abolish slavery
the US should be 2 separate nations
40
Which of the following was not a cause of WWI?
Immigration
Nationalism
Alliances
Militarism
41
One of the few social issues of the Gilded Age NOT addressed by the Progressive Movement was…
Unsanitary and dangerous practices in the food industry
Gender inequality, especially in terms of suffrage.
Discrimination against African-Americans in the South.
The use of child labor in dangerous industries.
42
The man is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
43
During the late 1800s, why did children often work in factories?
Employers offered high wages to skilled children
Families needed the income to survive
There were no public schools for children to attend
Their parents believed in the process of “natural selection”
44
Which of the following is NOT a reason the North won the Civil War?
Better economy (factories)
Better transportation (railroads)
Better military generals
Larger military force
45
The last major battle of the American Revolution was...
Yorktown
Philadelphia
Saratoga
Chicago
