Semester 2 Review

What was a result of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?

Who was the commanding general for the Confederate forces?

Which term describes conflicts among geographic areas of the country due to to local interests?

Which was a Northern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

The Star-Spangled Banner was written by Francis Scott Key during which event?

Andrew Jackson fought in the Revolutionary War, but earned war hero status during...

A person who supports the end of slavery is known as a….

By what name do we refer to the wave of religious fervor which swept the nation in the 1800s?

After the War of 1812, which group would favor free labor, high tariffs, and low land prices?

What was the name of the time after the Civil War to bring the Southern states back to the US?

Who was the Seminole leader that fought against the US during the Seminole Wars?

What was a major impact of the War of 1812?

Which of the following amendments made slavery illegal?

The Adams-Onis Treaty gave the United States control over which territory?

This portrait of Washington was saved from the British burning of the White House by whom?

What was the first major battle of the Civil War?

Famine caused a million people from which country to immigrate to the US beginning in 1847?

Which group was responsible for electing Andrew Jackson president?

What is the primary reason that President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine (1823)?

Where would General Lee surrender to the union?

What document did Lincoln refer to in his Gettysburg Address?

Which contributed to the U.S. declaring war on Great Britain in 1812?

Which MOST contributed to closing the Western Hemisphere to European colonization?

Why was the Ku Klux Klan able to obtain a great deal of power in the South before 1870?

What major conflict was settled by the Missouri Compromise?

What treaty with Spain gave Americans access to the Mississippi River?

Which Native American tribe is associated with the trail of tears?

According to the political cartoon, why is Andrew Jackson a tyrannical king?

What led the Southern states to secede?

What term is used for the government permit to operate the Bank of the United States?

Which education leader campaigned to lengthen the school year to six months?

During his presidency, in what direction was Thomas Jefferson trying to move government?

What marked the beginning of the Civil War?

What act did the U.S. government pass in order to push Native Americans off their lands?

What consequence did revolutions in industry and transportation have in the 1800s in the US?

What is the term used to describe a fee paid by merchants who import goods?

What was the Supreme Court's decision in the Dred Scott case?

The world's supply of gold doubled in the 1840s due to a gold “rush” in what region?

How did the 15th Amendment impact former slaves?

The name of the list of grievances that were given at the 1^st women’s rights convention.

A slave rebellion in Haiti ruined which European ruler's plan for an empire in the Americas?

The United States went to war with Britain in 1812 for which of the following reasons?

Established in 1865, the Freedmen's Bureau was formed for what purpose?

Which of the following battles was considered the turning point during the war to Union favor?

Pioneer legends Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie died defending what historic fort in Texas?

Which Native American nation fought against the US government to protect its land in Florida?

What country did Texas gain their independence from?

Which of the following statements is true?

What challenges did 19th century engineers and mechanics face while building railroads?

What controversial issue was the focus of the Seneca Falls Convention?

Nat Turner led a rebellion of slaves against slaveholders for what reason?