U. S. History CFE Review

In what speech did Washington warn of the dangers of political parties?

What were the 1st battles of the Revolution that were fought in Massachusetts?

Invented by Fulton, used a steam engine to move against the current & wind

What was representation based on with the New Jersey Plan?

Who was the militia officer that was sent to push the French out of the Ohio River Valley?

Who wrote Pennsylvania's constitution?

Which colonial American region was known for fishing, whaling & shipbuilding?

Farming equipment that increased the amount of land that could be planted & harvested

Union general who wanted to show Georgia what Total War really was

What term means allowing the Supreme Court to determine if a law violates the Constitution?

What was NOT a precedent set by Washington?

What was NOT an advantage of the Union?

Which was NOT an effect of French colonization on the Native Americans?

What was discovered in California in 1848?

Invented by Whitney, machine that removed seeds from picked cotton

What document explained the reasons why the colonists were separating from Britain?

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

What ended the Revolutionary War?

What was NOT an advantage of the Confederacy?

Where Lee surrendered to Grant in 1865

What was the "stopping point" for Lewis & Clark as they traveled west?

Who was the patriot from VA famous for saying 'Give me liberty or give me death'?

What was Washington's "plan" for U.S. involvement in the affairs of other countries?

Which compromise resolved the issue of representation with a 2 House legislature?

What occurred when farmers were upset over the tax on whiskey because it lowered their profits?

What did James Monroe issue that said that European countries should stay out of N & S America?

What is the term for the idea that it is America's right & duty to expand to the Pacific Ocean?

What did Jefferson buy from the French for 15 million dollars in 1803?

Single bloodiest day in American history

Supreme Court case that ruled that only the federal gov't had authority over the Cherokee.

Which compromise resolved how slaves were going to be counted for taxation & representation?

What was NOT a goal of the Anaconda Plan?

Man-made waterways used for travel & shipping

Which amendment was passed to prevent another tie in a presidential election?

What Supreme Court case established the power of Judicial Review?

This amendment was originally intended to protect the rights of freed slaves as citizens

Who was chosen as the commander of the Continental Army?

Who attempted to unite the colonies to work together to fight the French?

Here Washington & his troops suffered a terrible winter.

What was NOT a problem with the Articles of Confederation?

What was the 1st written constitution in the colonies?

What native American served as a guide to Lewis & Clark?

What act established the nation's first court system?

Which party supported the French?

Which was NOT an effect of Spanish colonization on the Native Americans?

Who was one of the leaders of the Federalists?

Who was one of the leaders of the Democratic-Republicans?

Which colonial American region was "home" to the Mayflower Compact & the Fund Orders of CT?

What was NOT an advantage of the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

Lee's last attempt to invade the North

Who sent the army to end the Whiskey Rebellion to show the Constitution could protect citizens?

Which president represented the poor, common, ordinary American?

Which party supported the British?

How did the British plan to pay off their war debts after French & Indian War?

What was NOT a disadvantage of the British during the Revolutionary War?

What was the 1st representative assembly in the colonies?

Which representation plan did smaller states favor?

What is the term for the examples Washington set as the 1st president?

Which colonial America region had slaves, debtors that settled in GA & Catholics in MD?

Which colonial American region was known for their production of iron products?

Which was NOT a motivation for Spanish colonization of the new world?

Major battle in which the Confederacy lost control of the Mississippi River

What ended the French & Indian War?

What was NOT true of the Mexican American War?

What was NOT a consequence of the French & Indian War?

What law allowed the government to pay Native Americans to move west?

This act placed a tax on imported good such as glass, tea & paper.

Which plan called for a 1 house legislature (Congress)?

What took place in Philadelphia in 1787?

Which party wanted an economy based on manufacturing & trade?

Lincoln's decree that freed slaves in Confederate states

What was the name for the group of officials who advised President Washington?

Who is considered to be the "Father" of the Constitution?

What was America's first constitution called?

Invented by Lowell, hired young women to work long hours for low pay in horrible conditions

In which treaty did Spain agree to cede Florida to the United States?

Which party wanted a national bank?

What was NOT a cause of the War of 1812?

Which party believed in strong state governments with a weak national government?

Which colony was settled as a haven for debtors?

Which party wanted a strict interpretation of the Constitution?

Who did Washington assign the duty of dealing with the debt from the Am Revolution?

Who was the Br Prime Minister whose planning helped the British in the Fr/Ind War?

This amendment prohibited denying a person's right to vote based on race

Which party wanted an economy based on agriculture?

This act placed a tax on almost all printed materials.

What war was caused by Jefferson refusing to pay tribute to pirates from Tripoli?

What was NOT an advantage of the British during the Revolutionary War?

1st battle of the Civil War

A strategy of bringing war to the entire society, not just the military.

Speech in which Lincoln assured the states he would not allow secession

What was created to officially elect the President and VP based on popular vote in each state?

Which group of settlers were the natives more inclined to help?

Dedication speech given by Lincoln at a cemetery

Who did Jefferson send to "scope" out the newly acquired Louisiana Territory?

Which party was supported by northern manufacturers & merchants?

What guaranteed religious freedom to Catholics & Protestants in Maryland?

Which colonial American region was known for having rocky soil?

What was NOT a key point of the Declaration of Independence?

Which plan called for a 2 House legislature (Congress)?

This was the last major battle of the Revolution; Cornwallis was surrounded had to surrender.

What group of people landed in Massachusetts Bay in 1630 seeking religious freedom?

James Gadsden arranged this purchase for $10 to buy land for a railroad.

What French ruler sold the Louisiana Purchase to the U.S. in 1803?

First major land battle of the Civil War

Which religious group lived in Pennsylvania, believed in equality & was against war?

The forced removal of the Cherokee to Indian Territory is known as what?

What is the term for Jackson firing many federal workers & replacing them with his supporters?

Which party was against a national bank?

What were the colonists who wanted to fight for their independence called?

What law of Jefferson prohibited Americans from trading with European countries?

Which colonial American region had plantations and an economy based on agriculture?

The Missouri Compromise added Missouri as a slave state and what state as a free state?

This amendment abolished slavery in all states

What form of government has power divided between federal (national) & state governments?

Which was NOT a British motivation for colonizing the new world?

Which party supported a loose interpretation of the Constitution?

A method of mass production that brought many unskilled workers & machines together.

What colonist was sent to France to convince them to become our allies?

This act lowered the tax on molasses to convince the colonists to pay the tax?

This created a nation-wide transportation network connecting the East to the West

This British act said that colonists could not settle W of the Appalachian Mtns.

What were the colonists who remained loyal to Britain called?

This battle was the turning point of the Revolutionary War

What requirement for voting did Jackson remove?

Which was NOT an effect of Dutch colonization on the Native Americans?

What was the 1st written agreement of self-government by the Pilgrims?

Which party was supported by farmers & laborers?

The election of 1800 ended with a tie between which 2 candidates?

What was added as the 28th state as a result of President Polk's belief in Manifest Destiny?

What was created as punishment for the Boston Tea Party?

Which representation plan did larger states favor?

Which was NOT a motivation for the French to colonize the new world?

What 2,000 mile journey led from Independence, MO to the Oregon Country?

What allowed printing of $, created an army and made Washington the commander?

Who did the Embargo Act hurt more?

Which party believed in a strong central government?

Who was the author of the Declaration of Independence?

What was NOT a disadvantage of the colonists during the Revolutionary War?

Which was NOT a cause of the French & Indian War?

This gave the British East India Company sole right to sell tea in the colonies.

What group of people landed in Plymouth in 1620 seeking religious freedom?

Which was NOT a motivation for Dutch colonizing of the new world?

What was representation based on with the Virginia Plan?

Who wrote Common Sense, a pamphlet written to convince the colonists to separate from Britain?

Which Native American helped the British colonists with growing crops, hunting & fishing?