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Final Exam, Civil War & Reconstruction Review
Final Exam, Civil War & Reconstruction Review
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Who benefitted from tariffs?
Northern manufacturers
Southern farmers
British importers
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He led a violent slave revolt in 1831 killing roughly 60 southern whites?
Nat Turner
William Garrison
Frederick Douglass
3
'Anti-federalists' supported?
adding the bill of rights
strong central government
strong central government
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His presidency suffered from the controversy surrounding the XYZ affair & Alien & Sedition Acts
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
5
What idea best illustrates the concept of nullification?
States' rights
Nationalism
Judicial review
6
Two American Civil War battles that marked a major turning point were Gettysburg and?
Vicksburg
Bull Run
Shiloh
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The British lost at Yorktown. Why?
desertion of Hessians from British army
fresh Spanish soldiers helped Washington's army
the French fleet and troops supported Washington's army
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Which event demostrated the power of the federal gov't to restore order & uphold its authority?
Shays Rebellion
Whiskey Rebellion
XYZ affair
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Two reasons that brought settlers to Jamestown and Plymouth.
Freedom of press & religion
War and adventure
Profit and freedom religion
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The Great Awakening caused some colonists to?
seek spirituality through the use of reason
question authority of religious leaders
shift loyalty from England to France
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The 15th amendment?
Abolished slavery
Provided 'equal protection under the law'
Prevents the denial of the right to vote based on one's race
12
He was the first and only President of the Confederate States of America.
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Thaddeus Stevens
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He had faith in the 'common man' and feared the power of the national government.
John Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
14
Which scenario best represents 'Federalism'?
power divided between State and National governments
national law passed by both houses of Congress
President selected by the electoral college
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Which part of Government was instituted to respond DIRECTLY to the people?
the Supreme Court
the House of Representatives
the Senate
16
What amendment allows citizens not to testify against themselves?
6th amendment
1st amendment
5th amendment
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Purpose of the navigation acts?
expand the 13 colonies' trade with other nations
make the colonies self-sufficient
restrict the 13 colonies' trade with other nations
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Northern citizens who opposed the Civil War and challenged Abraham Lincoln were called?
Copperheads
Confederates
Scalawags
19
What group was forcibly relocated by means fo the 'Trail of Tears'?
African slaves
Cherokee indians
Mexicans
20
He feared 'mob rule', distrusted the common man & favored a strong national government.
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
21
He is known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?
George Washington
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
22
Ottawa chief who attacked English forts in the Ohio valley following the Seven Years War?
Pontiac
Powhatan
Tecumseh
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He published, 'The Liberator', focused on ending slavery & founded the Am. Antislavery Society
Frederick Douglass
Nat Turner
William Garrison
24
When war is waged not only against armies but against a peoples' resources & will to resist.
total war
habeas corpus
war of attrition
25
The President is elected by a majority vote of the?
Electoral College
General public
Senate
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What power is reserved to the STATES?
overseeing public education
raising and lowering tariffs
printing money
27
The 'Federalist Papers' argued in favor of?
adopting the U.S. Constitution
keeping the Articles of Confederation
becoming a federated unit of the British empire
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The 'Great Compromise'?
solved problem of representation between big & small states
created the Supreme Court
separated the government into 3 branches
29
'Federalists' and 'Anti-Federalists' disagreed over?
powers of the National and State governments
how to amend the Constitution
method for admitting new states
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Union general who was successful at Vicksburg. He would later serve two terms as President.
William Sherman
Robert E. Lee
U.S. Grant
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Why did the U.S. go to war with England in 1812?
British troops burned D.C
England was interferring with U.S. foreign trade
England was becoming too friendly with France
32
The first amendment guarantees?
free religion, assembly, petition, press and speedy trial
free religion, assembly, petition, press and defense counsel
free religion, assembly, petition, press and speech
33
Virginian who stated, "Give me liberty or give me death"?
George Washington
Patrick Henry
Thomas Paine
34
His decision in Marbury v. Madison helped establish the principle of judicial review.
Alexander Hamilton
John Adams
John Marshall
35
The goal of 'mercantilism' is?
a country is dependent on products from other countries
imports are greater than exports
exports are greater than imports
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The Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
established requirements for admitting new states
transferred ownership of western lands to the national gov't
set up a plan for surveying western lands
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Confederate general who authorized massacre of 300 black and white Union troops at Ft. Pillow
Nathan Bedford Forrest
'Stonewall' Jackson
Robert E. Lee
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She was a pioneer in nursing during the Civil War who transformed it into a profession .
Dorothea Dix
Clara Barton
Elizabeth Stanton
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Belief that married women's activities should be limited to housework and family?
temperance
feminism
cult of domesticity
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Union general, the 'Virginia Creeper'. Won the battle of Antietam but was fired by Lincoln.
William Sherman
U.S. Grant
George McClellan
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Union general who ordered Atlanta burned during his famous 'March to the Sea'.
George McClellan
William Sherman
U.S. Grant
42
What geographic area did the Monroe Doctrine apply to?
the Western Hemisphere
Texas
North America
43
The formal withdrawal of a state from the Union is known as?
secession
popular soveriegnty
confederacy
44
"City on a Hill" refers to?
America's geography
American's commitment to build cities
America's attempt to be example to other nations
45
Term used to describe the American interest to expand across the continent?
Manifest Destiny
Secession
Suffrage
46
John Locke?
believed in separation of church and state
argued government derives power from consent of the people
proposed dividing government into 3 branches
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He urged Ams to avoid permanent alliances & established precedents future presidents followed.
John Marshall
George Washington
John Adams
48
The 13th amendment?
Prevents the denial of the right to vote based on one's race
Abolished slavery
Provided 'equal protection under the law'
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During the American Civil War the South hope to gain financial and military support from?
France and Spain
England and Spain
England and France
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The Battle of Saratoga resulted in?
the treason of Benedict Arnold
defeat of the Continental army
France deciding to support the colonies against England
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The most important topic fo the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
slavery in the territories
nullification
secession
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What was the stated aim of the Emancipation Proclamation?
free slaves in rebel controlled territory
free all slaves in the U.S.
free slaves in border slave states
53
This event was the first national meeting to establish equal rights for women?
the Seneca Fall Convention
the Utopian Community
the Second Great Awakening
54
What principle did Marbury v. Madison establish?
Congress could declare war
Supreme court could declare laws unconsitutional
States could nullify national laws
55
The Compromise of 1850 resulted in the following?
California joins the Union as a slave state
Fugitive slave law abolished
California joins the Union as a free state
56
In order to keep the border states from leaving the Union Lincoln?
suspended habeas corpus
outlawed slavery
instituted the death penalty for anybody who was pro-Union
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"Strict Interpretation" of the Constitution would have prevented Thomas Jefferson from?
commissioning military officers
receiving ambassadors
making the Louisiana Purchase
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What term means 'being tried for the same crime twice?"
Habeas Corpus
Double Jeopardy
Ex Post Facto
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He bacme President by agreeing to end Reconstruction in return for 20 disputed electoral votes.
Thaddeus Stevens
Rutherford B. Hayes
Charles Sumner
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The 14th amendment?
Abolished slavery
Prevents the denial of the right to vote based on one's race
Provided 'equal protection under the law'