US History - Semester 1 Final Exam Review

In this case, the Supreme Court held that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court.

Which of the following was an example of nullification?

This law created a system for admitting new states to the Union.

The division of power between the federal gov't, state gov'ts, and local gov'ts.

The removal of the Cherokee Nation from is homeland in Georgia resulted in the __________.

Those colonists who supported independence from Great Britain were known as ______.

Why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War?

The final straw that led many Southern states to leave the union in 1860-1861 was ________.

Which of the following was a contributing factor in Southern secession from the Union?

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the court's power of Judicial Review?

Which landmark Supreme Court case established the Supremacy of the federal gov't over states.

Which of the following was NOT an argument made by supporters of the institution of slavery?

The most important challenge facing Abraham Lincoln when he took office was ____________.

This President  was the first from the Democratic-Republican Party & favored farmers interests.

American colonists who wanted remain loyal British subjects were known as _________.

Which of the following was NOT a challenge black Union soldiers faced during the Civil War?

The Confederacy hoped to receive support from which European nations during the Civil War?

The 3/5 Compromise stated that slaves would be __________.

Both the VA House of Burgesses & New England town hall meetings were examples of _____.

_____ refers to the time period when British gov't provided little oversight in America.

Why did American settlers move to Texas in large numbers while Texas was still part of Mexico?

President Washington used the increased power of the executive to stop ______.

Philosophers from the European _______ influenced early American thought on government.

The formal withdrawal of a state from the United States.

What was Lincoln's goal after being elected President?

What action during the Adams administration violated citizens 1st Amendment rights?

_______ led a violent slave revolt in 1831 that caused great fear amongst Southern slaveowners.

One of the main reasons American colonists were upset with Britain was their lack of ______.

______ published the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator."

Which group most objected to the protective tariff implemented in 1828?

Strict Constructionists would have _______ Jefferson's Louisiana Purchase.

Clara Barton, nicknamed the "Angel of the Battlefield" founded which organization?

He was the George Washington of the Supreme Court, setting many precedents with his opinions.

The division of gov't powers (making, enforcing, and interpreting laws) into 3 different groups

Which of the following battles marked a turning point in the Civil War?

The belief by American settlers that the country should extend all the way to the Pacific Ocean

How did people in the North resist slavery in the South?

The division of power between the national government and state governments.

This created our bicameral legislature, solving the problem of representation in Congress.

Which of John Locke's ideas was present in the Declaration of Independence?

Which states remained NEUTRAL during the Civil War?

The _______ demanded the addition of the Bill of Rights before they supported the Constitution.

The first attempt at self-government by the United States that had a weak central government.

Which of the following was NOT a reason that settlers came to the New World in the 1600s?

A power of one branch of government that limits the power of a different branch.

______ warned European powers against interfering in the Western Hemisphere.

The movement that promoted ending the institution of slavery.

This law allowed territories to vote on the issue of slavery before entering the Union.

The Seneca Falls Convention was a national meeting of people who wanted equal rights for _____.

Which of the following was NOT a result of the Seven Years' War?

The ______ refers to the transatlantic trip slaves were forced to make form Africa to America.

Britain interfering with U.S. foreign trade & its forts in the Northwest Territory led to ____.

The _____ was/were passed by Parliament to restrict American trade with other European nations.

Famous abolitionist who escaped slavery & later published the newspaper "North Star".

Which of the following was NOT a way that Jackson expanded the power of the Presidency?

The practice of destroying your opponent's resources & infrastructure during war.

The American colonists successfully fought against British taxes through _______.

The idea of ______ refers to the belief that America should be an example to other nations.

Abraham Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in Maryland, a border state, to prevent it from . . .

During the Election of 1860, Lincoln said slavery would ____________.

The Mayflower Compact was the first example of ________ in America.

Each branch of government has powers that limit the power of the other branches.

Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe made a strong argument against _________.

This event demonstrated the weakness of the Articles of Confederation.

_____ describes a system where colonies provide  raw materials in exchange for finished goods.

California joined the Union as a free state as a result of _____________.

The Lincoln-Douglas Debates mainly focused on which issue?

This strong proponent of independence famously said "Give me liberty, or give me death."

Which part of the Federal Government was designed to most directly represent the people?

The invention of the cotton gin led to a great increase in the number of _____ in the South.

The main result of the Boston Tea Party was the ______.

Why did slavery persist in the South longer than the North?

The ____________ kept the balance of slave & free states in the Union in 1820.

Which of the following was NOT a precedent set by President Washington?

Giving states the ability to decide whether they want to be slave or free by a vote, or "____"