Parker 8th SS Final Exam Prep B

Country which agreed to give supplies, soldiers and ships in the Treaty of Alliance after the battle of Saratoga.

What 2 very famous landmarks were set on fire in Washington D.C.?

The executive branch of the U.S. government is responsible for:

General who was forced to face Burgoyne alone at the Battle of Saratoga

The Constitution was signed on:

Wrote the majority of the Declaration of Independence

In the Dec of Independence the main writer wrote that the govt. should be based on the:

Most of the delegates to the Constitutional Convention were

Mission attacked during the Texas Revolution

where Grant surrounded a city for 6 weeks and starved them out. A pivotal battle to cut off the Mississippi River.

Supported a strong central government

The U.S. fought ______ in the War of 1812

Site of 1st major defeat of the British Army after a series of blunders by leaders....

The legislative branch of the U.S. government is responsible for:

Location where George Washington said farewell to his troops

The Gettysburg Address was actually a:

Leader of Mexico during the Mexican-American War

Battle in C.W led by Southerner P.G.T Beauregard in Charleston won by Southerners

The colonists shouted, "No taxation without: __________ Did they really want this?

Union leader who devastated South Carolina and Georgia burning down everything in his track.

Battle led by McClellan in the North and Lee in the South in Sharpsburg, Maryland

The tenets of the Compromise of 1850 were:

Missouri would be a slave state; Maine a free state, no slavery above the 36 -30 latitude line... was part of the :

Why did Lincoln choose McClellan to lead the Army of the Potomac?

Who was noticeably absent from the Constitutional Convention?

Tariff crippling South economically, caused a political crisis over states rights and almost Civil War in late 1820's:

People who urged war with Great Britain

Labor force of the south was made up of

Reason Dred Scott lost Supreme Court Case

Supported States Rights/Civil Rights in early U.S. History

Complete the following: The government works for the people, if not it is the right of the people:

Jackson's V.P who was pro states rights and a leading War Hawk

Abolitionist and founder of the Liberator newspaper who worked his entire life to free slaves

Captain of the Bonhomme Richard who when faced with a dilemma said, "I have not yet begun to fight"

Most men who died in the Civil War died from

The last formal battle of the American Revolution was at:

The most famous orator from Kentucky, youngest Speaker of the House, and leading War Hawk

Bold Statement by the U.S. to the world which stated, "Stay out of the Hemisphere or face war"

George Washington's home is called:

Brought soldiers pitchers of water during the hot Battle of Monmouth and took her husband's place at the cannon..

Preventing the movement of goods into ports

Location /site where the treaty to end the Civil War was signed:

He sieged the British Fort Vincennes in present day Indiana

Trusted Am. soldier/general popular in the North who was labeled a traitor after helping the British

The Bill of Rights is:

Led American troops at the Battle of New Orleans

Former slave, taught himself to read/write, orator, abolitionist, and advisor to Lincoln

Where American soldiers spent a very harsh winter in Pennsylvania with few supplies and food

The 1st Secretary of the Treasury was:

Section of the Dec. of Independence which stated why the document was written

The 1st Secretary of State was:

One of the signers of the Treaty of Paris who traveled to sign the document

Called the Moses of her people, saved over 300, and was the main conductor of the Underground Railroad

Vermont Blacksmith who led the militia group the "Green Mountain Boys"

Patriot who spoke out against Stamp Act and the south resisting opposition to British

Ignored protests from the colonists

Site of New York Battle during the Am. Rev which took place in the beginning of the war

Captured on a ship at Ft. McHenry during a prisoner exchange during the War of 1812

The judicial branch of the U.S. government is responsible

Author of Common Sense

Reason Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation

Spy for G.W. in New York City , who was caught and stated, "I regret that I have but one life to give for my country"

Battle in which Lee move north against Meade in Penn. The hot July sun did not help the south who had to surrender

"I graduated from the institution of slavery .. a diploma on my back" said by fr. slave when questioned about his past

The first battle of the American Revolution

Elected President of the U.S. in 1828

The _______ which stated the H.O.R would be decided by population and the 2 reps per state for the Senate

Hero of Tippecanoe and President who died one month into office

Why was the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 considered a travesty?

Was known as the "Swamp Fox" for his unorthodox tactics in the south during the Am. Rev.

Colonists who supported Britain during the Amer. Revolution

The 1st Vice President was:

Who refused to attend the convention because he "smelled a rat"

Battle on the Mississippi/Tennessee border led by Grant for the north and Johnson for the south.

Paul Revere is famous for his "midnight ride" because

Demanded suffrage for women at Seneca Falls and "legs" of the women's suffrage movement

Area of the Declaration which is a list of complaints..

Paul Revere was a:

The practice of giving political supporters, contributors, and friends political positions

The idea that for every 5 slaves, 3 would be counted as population was called the :