United States History Final Study Guide (Part to 1865)

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1 United States History Final Study Guide (Part to 1865) Name: Period: Directions: Answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper to prepare for the final test on June 14 th. 1 The principles of judicial review were established in A. Marbury v. Madison. C. Gibbons v. Ogden. B. McCullough v. Maryland. D. Plessy v. Ferguson. 2 What are the six principles of our government outlined in the Preamble of the Constitution? 4 The Louisiana Territory was purchased from? For how much? 5 What treaty ended The War of 1812? The country is, as yesterday, beautiful in the extreme. Meriwether Lewis 6 What area or country is Lewis referring to in this excerpt from his journals? 7 One of the goals of Lewis and his partner William Clark was to A. find and map a Northwest Passage. C. deliver documents to French officials B. establish trade with Canada. D. build a college. O! say can you see by the dawn s early light, What so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming, Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight, O er the ramparts we watch d, were so gallantly streaming? And the Rockets red glare, the Bombs bursting in air, Gave proof through the night that our Flag was still there;... The Star-Spangled Banner, 1812

the city. A. Charleston, South Carolina C. Washington, D.C. B. Baltimore, Maryland D.

2 8 While Francis Scott Key, the author of this song, watched anxiously through the night of September 13 14, the bombardment from Fort McHenry in the, harbor successfully prevented British forces from entering the city. A. Charleston, South Carolina C. Washington, D.C. B. Baltimore, Maryland D. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 9 Based on the map, during what year did Lewis and Clark travel on different routes some of the time?

3 10 The ship icons on the War of 1812 map represent what aspect of that war? A. British naval blockade C. American whaling fleet B. American naval blockade D. British trading centers 11 In which year did American forces win the battle of Lake Champlain? 12 Who invented the cotton gin? How did it keep slavery in the United States alive? 13 Which president's popularity with the "common man" changed politics? A. Martin Van Buren C. John Quincy Adams B. Andrew Jackson D. William Henry Harrison 14 The Cherokee Trail of Tears began in which state? What was the Trail of Tears? 15 Mountain men made their living doing what? 16 What is the name of the group that took the law into their own hands in Gold Rush society? 17 What philosophy meant that the United States was set apart to extend its boundaries all the way to the Pacific? A. rendezvous C. joint occupation B. emigrant D. Manifest Destiny We reached the camping place. What first struck our eye was several long rows of Indian tents (lodges), extending along the Green River for at least a mile. Indians and whites were mingled here in varied groups. Of the Indians there had come chiefly Snakes, Flatheads and Nezperces, peaceful tribes, living beyond the Rocky Mountains. Of whites the agents of the different trading companies and a quantity of trappers had found their way here, visiting this fair of the wilderness to buy and to sell, to renew old contracts and to make new ones, to make arrangements for future meetings, to meet old friends, to tell of adventures they had been through, and to spend for once a jolly day. Adolph Wislizenus, a German traveler in the West

4 18 A. B. C. D. Who came to this meeting of mountain men? agents of trading companies, settlers, soldiers trappers, church leaders, Native Americans Native Americans, agents of trading companies, trappers settlers, soldiers, trappers, agents of trading companies 19 The yearly meeting of mountain men was known as the. 20 Based on the chart, what was the cost to a miner for one pound of flour, one pound of coffee, two pounds of butter and one-half pound of rice? 21 The admission of Missouri as a slave state was controversial in the Senate because A. the Senate was proslavery. C. it would upset the balance. B. it would create sectionalism. D. the Senate was antislavery. 22 What Supreme Court decision divided the nation even more? A. Fugitive Slave case C. Clay's ruling B. Dred Scott case D. John Brown case Slave hunters there go the slave hunters.

5 23 When antislavery groups followed federal agents in the early 1850s and shouted this quotation at them, against which recent law were they protesting? A. the Alien and Sedition Acts C. the Compromise of 1850 B. the Fugitive Slave Act D. the Dred Scott decision 24 What network, which helped runaway slaves to escape, was established in opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act? 25 Based on the two maps, which of the following statements is correct? A. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 abolished slaveholding in United States territories. B. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased the amount of territory open to slaveholding in the United States. C. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 decreased the amount of territory open to slaveholding in the United States. D. The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 increased the number of free states in the United States. 26 Based on the two maps, how did Oregon Territory change between 1850 and 1854? A. It became open to slaveholding. B. It became a free state.

C. D. It doubled in size. Part of it was declared Washington Territory. 27 Based on the map, in 1860 Kentucky and West Virginia were both. A. Union free states C. Union territories B. slave states D.

6 C. D. It doubled in size. Part of it was declared Washington Territory. 27 Based on the map, in 1860 Kentucky and West Virginia were both. A. Union free states C. Union territories B. slave states D. Union slave states 28 The bloodiest day of the entire Civil War was the Battle of. 29 In the Civil War, for the first time, thousands of women served as what? 30 What guarantees accused individuals the right to a hearing before being jailed? A. bounties C. draft B. greenbacks D. habeas corpus 31 The plan to gain control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two was called what? 32 The main goal of the North at the beginning of the war was to A. end slavery. C. punish the South. B. be recognized as independent. D. reunite the country.

7 33 Pickett s Charge took place during the Battle of. 34 Appomattox Court House is famous because it is the site of what? A cruel, crazy, mad, hopeless panic possessed them.... The heat was awful... the men were exhausted their mouths gaped, their lips cracked and blackened with the powder of the cartridges they had bitten off in the battle, their eyes staring in frenzy. Representative Albert Riddle, observing the First Battle of Bull Run 35 This excerpt describes at the battle of First Battle of Bull Run. A. terrified observers of the battle C. retreating Union soldiers B. courageous Confederate soldiers D. civilians fleeing to Washington, D. C. No terms except unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. at the capture of Fort Donelson, February 16, This quotation provided a nickname for which new hero of the North? A. Ulysses S. Grant C. David Farragut B. Albert Sidney Johnson D. George McClellan... That on the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state, the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States, shall be then, thenceforward, and forever, free; and the Executive Government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons, and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom This announcement by the President of the United States is a quotation from what proclamation? 38 According to this excerpt, anyone holding a person enslaved after January 1, 1863, would be A. arrested and jailed. C. in rebellion against the United States. B. given a fair trial. D. recognized by the government.

8 39 The greatest difference between resources of the North and South in this graph is in which category? 40 Based on the graph, the South was most nearly equal to the North in which of the following resources? A. railroad mileage C. exports B. number of farms D. manufactured goods 41 According to the circle graph, which war cost the most American lives after the Civil War? 42 What is a primary source? What is a secondary source? 43 What is supply and demand? Describe how it works.

9 44. Reflect on your learning this year. Write an essay describing how you have grown as a historian and social scientist over the year.

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