U.S. History Mid-term Review (2014)

The inability of the  Articles of Confederation to maintain public order was shown by

The Reconstruction Era Amendments were passed to benefit

Which war was started over impressments, a blockade, arming Native Americans, an embargo?

They supported the ratification of the Constitution, a strong central gov't, a strong president

The 15th Amendment granted

What ended with the Compromise of 1877 that removed federal troops from the South?

An example of social mobility & individualism in America; an inventor, writer, ambassador.

The site of the winter quarters of the American army during the Revolution where many men died

Lincoln issued this document after the Battle of Antietam in an effort to cripple the South?

How did geography play a role in Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown?

French colonists came to North America mainly in order to 

What connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean & caused the growth of big cities like NYC

Compromise over the issue of counting slaves for the purpose of representation in Congress.

The involvement of Marquis deLafayette in the Revolutionary War meant that 

Who is given credit for writing the Declaration of Independence?

A system of government in which poorer white men got the right to vote and participate in gov't

The cash crop that allowed Jamestown to become the 1st successful English colony in America.

Elizabeth Cady Stanton is most associated with which movement?

Lee's most trusted general, won the battle at 1st Bull Run, accidentally shot by his own men

What factor affected the settlement of New England in the 1600s?

Which event was a response to an unpopular excise tax being imposed by the federal gov't?

Which of the following can be described as violent and anti-slavery?

William L. Garrison, Frederick Douglass, the Grimke Sisters were associated with 

Which bloody battle made the South give up hope of invading the North and was a turning point?

In which area did the South have an advantage over the North during the Civil War?

Which Supreme Court case established the principle of "separate but equal"?

Which British law angered colonists when it forbade them from settling west of the Appalachians

The removal of a cabinet member without the consent of Congress was one factor leading to

A compromise reached to determine a state's representation in Congress was

The belief that America should extend to the Pacific Ocean was called

Which was the 1st facility for higher education offered to African American males?

The Missouri Comp., the Wilmot Proviso, the Comp of 1850 were designed to deal with

The growth of the African American population in colonial America could be attributed to

What was the 1st elected representative body in the New World?

Which rebellion occurred because new land owners were forced to settle near hostile Indians.

One result of the French & Indian War was that dominance in North America was achieved by

Which Amendment made "all people born or naturalized in America" citizens of the US

This stated that America would not allow European intervention in the Western Hemisphere

Which law set up a system for new territories to become a state?

When the Civil War began, President Lincoln's goal was to

John C. Calhoun believed a state should be able to nullify federal laws - this was called

How did Radical Republican Reconstruction differ from Presidential Reconstruction?

Eli Whitney transformed the economies of the North and South with his inventions of the

Which group would not help ratify the Constitution until it contained a Bill of Rights?

According to the system of mercantilism, a favorable balance of trade exists for a country when

The "middle passage' refers to that part of the trans-Atlantic trade system that carried_____:

New Amsterdam became New York when the English took it from the__________?

Which publication below urged Americans to declare independence from England?

Which group formed to protest British taxes placed on the colonists without representation?

 In writing the Dec of Independence Jefferson relied on the ideas in Two Treatises of Govt by

Which war caused the Native American population to be virtually wiped out in New England?

The Articles of Confederation gave the gov't very little power,  but it did have the power to

Roads, canals, bridges and railroads,etc., represented advancements in the nation's

The Compromise of 1850 was written to settle the issue of slavery in

During Washington's Farewell Address he warned against becoming allied with foreign powers and

Which Amendment abolished slavery in the United States?

For $15 million dollars the US bought the Louisiana Territory from

The  general most associated with 'total warfare', the Battle of Atlanta, and March to the Sea