Name: Date: SS American History Study Guide Test: Thursday, Jan What does an archeologist study to help learn about ancient people?

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1 Name: Date: SS American History Study Guide Test: Thursday, Jan What does an archeologist study to help learn about ancient people? 2. List the country who settled each colony or area: St. Augustine was settled by the Jamestown was settled by the Canada was settled by the 3. List four events that led to America wanting independence from Britain

2 4) Read the passage below. The road to a new government was not smooth. Large and small states wanted the same amount of power. Eventually, the states made a A that established two bodies in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Still, some people believed the new Constitution did not protect the rights of the people. As a result, amendments were written, leading to the creation of the B. Circle the correct word for each blank which makes the sentence complete. A: compromise delegate territory B: Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Proclamation of ) Read the list of people and ideas in the box having to do with the Union or the Confederacy during the Civil War. Write each person or idea under the side it belongs to, either the Union or the Confederacy. Union President: General: Resource: Confederacy President: General: Resource: Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant enslaved Africans working in cotton fields factories that needed cotton to make cloth

3 6) What was a negative effect of the idea of Manifest Destiny? 7) List 3 effects of the large amount of immigration in the late 1880s: ) Complete the graphic organizer. 9) The Cold War was cold in that the leaders

4 10) List 3 details that support the idea that the 1950s and 1960s were a time when different groups gained equal rights: Read each question and write your answer on the lines. 11) What was the Columbian Exchange, and how did it affect the lives of people living in Europe and the Americas?

5 12) Who were Lewis and Clark, and what impact did they have on the United States? 13) What role did new inventions play during the Industrial Revolution?

6 Name: Answer Key Date: SS American History Study Guide Test: Thursday, Jan What does an archeologist study to help learn about ancient people? artifacts found in dig sites 2. List the country who settled each colony or area: St. Augustine was settled by the: Spanish Jamestown was settled by the: English Canada was settled by the: French 3. List four events that led to America wanting independence from Britain. 1. The Proclamation of Stamp Act 3. Townshend Acts 4. British soldiers sent to the colonies

7 4) Read the passage below. The road to a new government was not smooth. Large and small states wanted the same amount of power. Eventually, the states made a A that established two bodies in Congress: the Senate and the House of Representatives. Still, some people believed the new Constitution did not protect the rights of the people. As a result, amendments were written, leading to the creation of the B. Circle the correct word for each blank which makes the sentence complete. A: compromise delegate territory B: Bill of Rights Declaration of Independence Proclamation of ) Read the list of people and ideas in the box having to do with the Union or the Confederacy during the Civil War. Write each person or idea under the side it belongs to, either the Union or the Confederacy. Union Confederacy President: A. Lincoln President: J. Davis General: U. Grant General: R. Lee Resource: enslaved Africans working in cotton fields Resource: factories that needed cotton to make cloth Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Robert E. Lee Ulysses S. Grant enslaved Africans working in cotton fields factories that needed cotton to make cloth

8 6) What was a negative effect of the idea of Manifest Destiny? One negative effect was it caused conflict with American Indians already living in the area. 7) List 3 effects of the large amount of immigration in the late 1880s: 1. Populations of cities grew. 2. Immigrants faced discrimination. 3. Laws were passed limiting the number of newcomers. 8) Complete the graphic organizer. People lost jobs and the Great Depression began. 9) The Cold War was cold in that the leaders avoided dropping an atomic bomb.

9 10) List 3 details that support the idea that the 1950s and 1960s were a time when different groups gained equal rights: 1. Brown v. The Board of Education declared segregation in public schools illegal. 2. The Civil Rights Act said it was illegal to discriminate based on gender. 3. Congress changed immigration laws so certain countries would no longer be discriminated against. Read each question and write your answer on the lines. 11) What was the Columbian Exchange, and how did it affect the lives of people living in Europe and the Americas? The Columbian Exchange was the exchange of plants, animals, and other resources between Europe and the Americas. Some positive changes were the Europeans had new foods to eat and American Indians learned to ride horses as a kind of transportation. There were negative effects, too. American Indians suffered and died from European diseases.

10 12) Who were Lewis and Clark, and what impact did they have on the United States? Lewis and Clark were sent to explore the land of the Louisiana Purchase. They explored many of the nation s western rivers and learned that there was no river route to the Pacific Ocean. They made contact with American Indians and brought back important information about the land and the people of the west. 13) What role did new inventions play during the Industrial Revolution? New inventions changed farm and factory work during the Industrial Revolution. Industries grew as new machines were invented to replace work that had been done by hand. Also, inventions led to changes in transportation. Railroads and canals helped people and goods travel faster.