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1. What was the name of the first constitution and first government in the United States? What were 2 weaknesses of this constitution? a. b. What powers were granted under this constitution? 2. What are the first 10 amendments called in the U.S. Constitution? 3. What document stated the reasons for the colonies to separate from Great Britain? Who was the 1 st signer of the Declaration of Independence, & his signature was the largest? Who is known as the main author of the Declaration of Independence? What was the date when the Declaration of Independence was approved? How did the Declaration of Independence embody Enlightenment ideals? 4. What country was the Americans number one ally during the Revolutionary War? 5. Who gave a fiery speech in the Virginia House of Burgesses (1 st popularly elected legislature in the American Colonies) and ended his speech with these words, Give me Liberty or Give me Death! 6. What was the name of the event that occurred in Boston on March 5, 1770 in which the British troops killed 5 American colonists? What was the name of the African American dock worker that was killed in the Boston Massacre? What Founding Father defended the British Troops in court following this Massacre? 7. What was the name of the event that occurred in Boston on December 16, 1773 in which the Boston Sons of Liberty boarded ships that carried tea and threw about 342 chests of tea into the Boston Harbor? 8. Who helped warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British were on the move and he alerted the people of Boston by shouting, The Redcoats are Coming! 9. Where did the Shot heard round the World get fired at? 10. In January 1776, a pamphlet was published that captured the American colonists attention and called for complete independence away from Great Britain, what was the name of this pamphlet? Who wrote this pamphlet? 11. Who was known as coming up with the Great Compromise? What issue did the Great Compromise resolve? 12. What was the series of clashes called that had the American Colonists fighting both the French and the Native Americans? What would the rest of the world call this war? Who were the Native American allies in this war? What would this war lead to in the American Colonies? 13. What is a good definition for mercantilism? 14. What is a good definition for imperialism? This was a cause of the American Revolution because little concern was shown for the rights of colonists by G. Britain. 15. Who was the United States first ambassador to France and really helped get the French to help the Americans during the Revolutionary War? 16. What did the Anti-Federalists argue about to be against the Constitution?
17. What was a movement that spread the idea that knowledge, reason, and science could improve society and it introduced the concept of equality because all men had natural rights? Who exemplified this time period in America? 18. What was the Compromise that came up with a way to count enslaved people in the U.S. Constitution? 19. The differences between Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson cause what? 20. Who feared that political parties could divide the American people and destroy the government and the country? 21. What were 3 early challenges that President Washington had to face during his presidency?1. 2. 3. Who did the Whiskey Tax anger? 22. What was the famous Supreme Court Case that happened right after John Adams left the Presidency and Thomas Jefferson came into the Presidency? Who was the Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court during this case? What important concept came from this case which allows the Supreme Court to review and rule on acts of other branches of the government? 23. What elects the President and Vice-President? What determines the number of electoral votes that a state gets? 25. The Treaty of ended the Revolutionary War? 26. What happened during Thomas Jefferson Presidency that helped double the size of our country? How much did the U.S. pay for this land? What country did the U.S. buy this land from? Who was this country s leader? 27. Who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in that famous duel? 28. What was the name of the group that really pushed President Madison to go to Congress to have them declare war on Britain? Who were the 2 leaders of this group? 1. 2. 29. What happened to Washington D.C. during the War of 1812? 30. Who wrote the Star-Spangle Banner? 31. What was the name of the very last battle of the War of 1812 that made Andrew Jackson a hero? 33. What peace agreement officially ended the War of 1812? 34. Where did the Industrial Revolution begin in the mid 1700 s? 35. Who invented the Cotton Gin? What was one important effect of the this invention? What other idea did this inventor introduce to the U.S that saw machines began to be used in great numbers, repairs could be made easier, good could be made faster, and factories could run with greater efficiency? 36. During the early years of the Industrial Revolution what was the new source of power? Who built a steamboat with a newly designed powerful engine?
37. What decided the election of 1824? Who influenced the vote as the Speaker of the House in the election of 1824? What two men struck a deal in which one would use his influence in the House of Representatives and then the other would give him the Secretary of State position once he became President? Who would win the election of 1824 to become the 6 th President? What did Andrew Jackson s followers call the deal that these 2 men made during the 1824 election? What type of people tended to support & vote for Andrew Jackson? 38. Who would win the Elections of 1828 & 1832 to be the 7 th President of the U.S.? What bill did this President veto that made many people angry? Since Andrew Jackson vetoed many bills, killed the Bank of the U.S., implemented the spoils system, and enforced the Indian Removal Act, many of his critics called him this? 39. Who would win the election of 1840 to become the first Whig President? How long was William Henry Harrison in office as President? 40. Who were two women that were born slaves and later they escaped slavery to work as abolitionists and fight for women s rights? Harriet Tubman led over 300 slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad. 41. Who wrote a very influential novel which explored the injustice and terrors of slavery? What was the name of her novel? 42. What term stated that the United States was blessed by God and intended to overspread the North American continent to expand its boundaries to the Pacific Ocean? 43. What Supreme Court decision outraged antislavery advocates in the North, but pleased Southerns, dividing the country more that ever? Who was the U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice during this case? 44. What was the subject of the Seneca Falls Convention of 1848? 45. Name four things that were true during the 1800 s about women s rights.1. 2. 3. 4. 46. What is a form of democracy in which the people elect their representatives? 47. What are taxes imposed on imported goods called? Remember this as well about tariffs, tariffs are designed to protect domestic industries, are bad for consumers, and Northern states favored them. 49. What term was used for the land west of the Mississippi River? 50. What is a loyalty to a region that differences arose over slavery, tariffs, national bank, and internal improvements 51. What was the name of a protective tax on imports named by southern opponents and South Carolina threatened to succeed rather than to have this law forced on it? 52. What is the term used for a dividing point in history that marks a great change? 53. What term refers to the right to vote? 54. What required all citizens to help capture and return slaves who had run away?
55. What river did Texas and the U.S. want as the boundary between Mexico and this border dispute was a cause of the Mexican War? 56. What was the Abolitionist Movement against? 57. What senator wanted to break the Missouri Compromise because both Kansas and Nebraska lay North of the latitude line & it was expected that these two territories would enter the Union as free states? What was it called that let settlers in a territory vote and decide for themselves on whether to allow slavery? 58. Who won the presidential election of 1860? Why did the Election of 1860 cause a lot of controversy? 59. What state was the first to secede or leave the Union? 60. What was name given to the states that left the Union and formed a new government called in 1861? Who was their first president? 61. What did President Lincoln suspend that protects the a person from being jailed with being charged a specific crime and could be imprisoned without the benefit of a trial? 62. What is another name for a military draft that helped replenish the ranks of depleted armies and the Confederate Government was the first to pass this law to force people to serve in the military? 63. Where did the first shots to the Civil War take place? 65. Name the 4 border states that were slave states that did not declare their secession from the U.S. 1. 2. 3. 4. 66. Name 2 advantages that the South had over the North during the Civil War. 1. 2. 67. What was the name of the first major battle that took place during the Civil War? Who won that battle? 68. What battle took place in which it was the single bloodiest day during the Civil War and this battle marked the 1 st major fighting on Union soil and it was the battle after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation? Who claimed victory in this battle? 69. What are 3 circumstances that make the Civil War a watershed event? 1. 2. 3. 70. Name 5 advantages that the North had over the South during the Civil War. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 71. What was the main role of the Union Navy in the Civil War? Why were the Monitor and Merrimack significant during the Civil War? 73. What did President Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863 that stated that it freed the slaves in the Confederacy? What will actually free the slaves that was ratified by Congress in 1865? 74. Who established the Red Cross Organization during the Civil War?
75. What was an impact of the Battle of Vicksburg? 76. What strategy was used by Union troops that includes striking civilian as well as military targets and the goal was to not only weaken the enemy s armies but also the economy that supports them? This is also known as the Scorched Earth Policy. What general employed this policy and Confederate soldiers surrendered to him in N.Carolina? 77. Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant at? 78. What caused the Civil War to be so very bloody? 79. Who assassinated President Lincoln? Where did the assassination take place? Who became the 17 th President? 80. What Act made the President get Senate approval to remove certain officials from office and when President Andrew Johnson violated this law, he was impeached by the House of Representatives? Hint: Think of the TV show, The Office. 81. What term is used to bring formal charges against or an accusation of wrong doings to an elected official while in office? 82. What House in Congress will accuse an elected official of wrong doings and will bring the formal charges against them? What House of Congress acts as the court and will conduct the impeachment trial? 83. How many votes was President Andrew Johnson found innocent of any wrongdoings in his impeachment trial in the U.S. Senate? 84. What were laws that sought to limit the rights of African Americans and keep them as landless workers in the South? 85. What grouped dressed up in white robes and hoods that formed to try to terrorize African Americans? They roamed the countryside burning homes, schools, churches, sometimes beating and killing African Americans and their white allies. What was the main goal of this group to prevent African Americans from exercising what new right? 86. Who was the first Grand Wizard of this group? 87. What were the members of President Lincoln s political party called that opposed his 10 Percent Plan & his approach to Reconstruction as to make it as painless as possible for the South to rejoin the Union? What did these individuals insist that needed to be done to the South after the Civil War? Why did this group feel that the Civil War had been fought? 88. What was President Abraham Lincoln s approach to Reconstruction? 89. What did the 13 th Amendment do in the United States? 90. What did the 14 th Amendment do in the United States? 91. What 2 things did Southern states pass to try to get around the 15 th Amendment to restrict African Americans from voting? 1. 2. 92. What did the Compromise of 1877 help the Democrats regain?
93. In what year was the frontier declared closed by the U.S. government which help spur the acquisition of an overseas empire? 94. What was the time period called that describe the post-reconstruction era which was characterized by façade of prosperity? Who coined this term? 95. Who founded the Hull House in Chicago? 97. The sinking of the USS Maine helped ignite the Spanish-American War. Where was the USS Maine located when it exploded? 98. Who was a hero of San Juan Hill and a member of the Rough Riders? 99. What Supreme Court case ruled that separate but equal facilities were Constitutional? 100. What political party pulled its strength from the American Farmer, called for free silver, 8-hour work day, and a progressive income tax? 101. What was made illegal by the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890? Who was the 1 st President to enforce the Sherman Anti-Trust Act? 102. What group was a tough, hard-hitting set of journalists that wrote about government corruption, unsafe working conditions, and unsanitary conditions in food processing plants? 103. Who was a muckraker that took photographs of crowded, unsafe, and dirty conditions of tenements in large cities? 104. Who wrote The Jungle which was about unsanitary conditions in the meat packing industry? 105. What Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granted suffrage to women? 106. What 4 countries were the allies that were known as the Big Four during WWI?1. 2. 3. 4. 107. Who was the archduke of Austria-Hungary that was assassinated on June 28, 1914 that led to a chain of events that helped start World War I? 108. What was Germany s plan that wanted a quick strike against France, then a full scale invasion of Russia and its objective was to avoid a 2-front war but it was unsuccessful? 109. What was the name of the telegram that proposed a Germany alliance with Mexico? 110. Who was the U.S. General in command of all U.S. Forces in Europe during WWI? What was the name given to U.S. troops in WWI? 111. What was the name of the treaty that officially ended WWI and it severely punished Germany? What term is used for compensation of payment required from defeated nations for damage or injury during a war? 112. What did President Wilson present that he believed the German Government should submit to and he thought that the total aim of the peace treaty should be to prevent war from ever again happening? What organization was formed to help nations settle their differences peacefully? 123. Who was the U.S. President during World War I that urged neutrality?