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MULTIPLE CHOICE

ON YOUR TEST YOU WILL FIND 3 TYPES OF QUESTIONS

PRIMARY = EYE

WITNESS

SECONDARY = NON-EYE WITNESS

Question #1What is the difference between a primary and secondary source?

Question #2How do historians deal with historical bias?

Use primary AND secondary sources

Question #3How were European countries able to send explorers on long voyages to find possible trade routes?

ADVANCES IN LEARNING

AND TECHNOLOGY

Question #4Describe the land of the New England colonies.

BEST SUITED

FOR TIMBER, FISHING, MODERAT

E FARMING

Question #5Describe representative government.

GOVT. WHERE THE PEOPLE

ARE REPRESENTED

BY DEMOCRACTICALLY ELECTED OFFICIALS

Question #6Give two examples of representative governments in the English Colonies.

NEW ENGLAND TOWN

MEETINGS

VA HOUSE OF BURGESSES

MAYFLOWER COMPACT

Question #7What was the MAIN reason for the French and Indian War?

CONFLICT BETWEEN ENGLISH & FRENCH

FUR TRADERS IN THE

OHIO RIVER VALLEY

Question #8Why did the British establish the Proclamation of 1763?

AVOID CONFLICTS BETWEEN AMERICAN

COLONISTS & NATIVE

AMERICANS

Question #9Why did Britain pass a series of tax laws in the English Colonies after the French and Indian War?

TO HELP REDUCE

ENGLAND’S DEBT FROM THE FRENCH AND INDIAN

WAR

Question #10Explain the phrase, “no taxation without representation”.

IT IS UNJUST TO TAX

PEOPLE IF THE PEOPLE BEING TAXED HAVE NO VOICE IN THE GOVT.

Question #11Give a couple examples of how the British punished Massachusetts after the Boston Tea Party.

INTOLERABLE

ACTS• PORT OF BOSTON CLOSED

• LIMIT ON TOWN MEETINGS

• QUARTERING ACT

Question #12List advantages AND disadvantages of the Patriots entering the Revolutionary War.

*FAMILIAR W/LAND

*RESOLVE*FRENCH

HELP

Question #13What was the purpose of Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense?

CONVINCE AMERICANS TO REBEL AGAINST

THE BRITISH!

Question #14According to the Declaration of Independence, Americans felt they were being denied their N _ _ _ _ _ _ R _ _ _ _ _.

NATURAL RIGHTS

Question #15Which battle prompted the French to aid the American cause during the Revolutionary War?

BATTLE OF

SARATOGA

Question #16Which European nations helped the American cause during the American Revolution?

FRANCE&

SPAIN

Question #17What was the MAIN weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

WEAK CENTRAL

GOVERNMENT

Question #18Describe how states would be represented in the U.S.

Constitution according to the Great Compromise.

SENATE =2 Senators per state

HOUSE OF REPS = Reps based on size of state population

Question #19Why did Antifederalists want a bill of rights added

to the U.S. Constitution?

PROTECT INDIVIDUAL LIBERTIES

AGAINST THE ABUSE OF

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMEN

T

Question #20What purpose does the Preamble serve in the Constitution?

SETS GOALS OF THE

CONSTITUTION

Question #21Explain the idea of federalism in the U.S. Constitution.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS CERTAIN POWERS …

AND THE REST ARE

RESERVED FOR THE STATES

Question #22Why was the amendment process included in the U.S. Constitution?

SO THE CONSTITUTION CAN BE CHANGED … TO FIT THE CHANGING

TIMES

Question #23List the freedoms of Americans protected under the First and Second Amendments

* FREEDOM OF SPEECH* FREEDOM OF RELIGION* FREEDOM OF PRESS* RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS

Question #24What does President George Washington say about foreign policy in his Farewell Address?

DO NOT GET INVOLVED OR

FORM PERMANENT ALLIANCES

WITH FOREIGN

COUNTRIES

Question #25Give a few examples of how President Washington strengthened the federal government.

Really, just know …

WASHINGTON

STRENGTHENED THE

FEDERAL GOVT.

Question #26Identify why Alexander Hamilton wanted to

establish a national bank.

PROVIDE LOANS

TO FARMS & BUSINESS

ES

Question #27Describe Hamilton’s view on the power of the federal government.

THE RICH & WEALTHY

MUST RUN THE

GOVERNMENT

Question #28What is the MAIN reason for the formation of the first two political parties in America in the 1790’s?

DISAGREEMENTS OVER

THE FEDERAL & STATE POWERS

Question #29Describe how Republicans responded to the

Alien and Sedition Acts.

ATTEMPTING TO

CANCEL THE ACTS

BY ISSUEING

THE VIRGINIA & KENTUCKY RESOLUTIO

NS

Question #30Give a few examples of Thomas Jefferson’s democratic style demonstrated during his time as President.

RELAXED, INFORMAL TONE

Question #31What power did the Supreme Court establish in

Marbury v. Madison?

THE SUPREME COURT TO

DETERMINE THE CONSTITUTIONALI

TY OF THE LAW

Question #32Why was the Louisiana Purchase from France significant?

*2X U.S. SIZE

*PRESIDENT MADE TREATY

Question #33What was the purpose of the Lewis and Clark Expedition?

*SEEK A NORTHWEST

PASSAGE

*INCREASE KNOWLEDGE

OF NEW LANDS

Question #34Describe a few results from the War of 1812.

• Restore pre-war conditions

• Border dispute in Canada was settled

• Manufacturing increased

Question #35What impact did the Industrial Revolution have on where Americans lived in the 1800’s?

MORE AMERICA

NS MOVED

TO CITIES

Question #36Why did President James Monroe issue the Monroe Doctrine?

PROTECT LATIN

AMERICA AGAINST

EUROPEAN ATTACKS

Question #37Identify a few examples of how roads were improved during the early 1800’s.

• TURNPIKES (TOLLROADS) BUILT

Question #38Since no candidate won a majority in the Presidential Election of 1824, how was the winner determined?

THE HOUSE OF

REPS. CHOSE JOHN QUINCY

ADAMS AS PRESIDENT

Question #39Describe the principle of “Jacksonian Democracy”.

SPREADING POLITICAL

POWER TO THE

COMMON PEOPLE

Question #40What type of people would have supported Andrew Jackson?

AVERAGE, POOR WHITE PEOPLE

Question #41Describe how the spoils system worked.

ELECTED OFFICIALS

AWARDED THEIR

SUPPORTERS WITH

GOVERNMENT JOBS

Question #42Describe Andrew Jackson’s feelings towards the Bank of the United States.

DISLIKED IT;

DISMANTLED THE

NATIONAL BANK

Question #43What was the purpose of a protective tariff?

PROTECT YOUR

COUNTRY’S MANUFACTUR

ERS FROM CHEAPER FOREIGN GOODS

Question #44What caused South Carolina to pass the Nullification Act?

TO PROTEST THE TARIFF OF 1832

Question #45Identify examples of why the Oregon territory appealed to settlers.

FERTILE LAND, MILD

TEMPS., PLENTIFUL RAINFALL

Question #46What caused Americans living in Texas to go to war with Mexico?

MEXICO ENFORCED

LAWS TEXANS DID NOT

WANT

Question #47What did the Texans’ defeat at the Alamo encourage?

MORE AMERICANS

VOLUNTEERED TO JOIN

THE TEXAN

FORCES TO FIGHT MEXICO

Question #48Describe a few challenges of the Lone Star Republic.

* Mexico did not accept the treaty * Texas was nearly bankrupt* Local Indian tribes threatened Texans

Question #49Explain the idea of the Manifest Destiny.

AMERICANS DESIRE TO

EXPAND THE U.S. TO THE

PACIFIC OCEAN

Question #50Identify a few results of the Mexican War.

*THE U.S. GAINED

CALIFORNIA AND NEW MEXICO; U.S. PAID

MEXICO $15 MILLION

Question #51Why did the Mormons move to Utah?

TO ESCAPE RELIGIOUS PERSECUTI

ON

Question #52What effect did the discovery of gold in California in 1849 have on westward expansion?

RAPID WESTWAR

DEXPANSIO

N

Question #53As industry in the U.S. grew during the early 1800s, what role did immigrants play in the economy?

IMMIGRANTS SUPPLIED MUCH OF

THE FACTORY LABOR

Question #54How did the Cotton Gin change life in the South?

COTTON IS NOW

CLEANED FAST …

DEMAND FOR ENSLAVED

PEOPLE WENT UP.

Question #55Explain the connection between Cotton & Slavery; and

why they expanded in the South and not the North.

COTTON & SLAVERY

TOGETHER

PRODUCE BIG

PROFITS

Question #56What was the purpose of the “Slave Codes”?

EXERT CONTROL

OVER ENSLAVED PEOPLE

Question #57How did African Americans resist and fight back against slavery?

BURNT CROPS, VIOLENCE, BREAKING TOOLS, SLAVE

REVOLTS

Question #58Identify 3 of the major areas of reform in the mid-1800s.

*TEMPERANCE

*EDUCATION*PRISONS

Question #59Who was Frederick Douglass?

*FORMER SLAVE*PUBLIC SPEAKER*ABOLITIONIST

Question #60Why is Harriet Tubman significant to the abolitionist movement?

CONDUCTOR OF THE

UNDERGROUND

RAILROAD

Question #61Who was SOJOURNER TRUTH?

*FORMER SLAVE*PUBLIC SPEAKER*ABOLITIONIST

Question #62What were the goals the 200 women & 40 men of the

Seneca Falls Convention hoped to achieve?

MORE RIGHTS

FOR WOMEN

Question #63Some people wanted the slavery issue to be decided in the new territories by “Popular Sovereignty”, which would mean what?

THE PEOPLE DECIDE!

People decide

Question #64What was the primary goal of the Free Soil Party?

PREVENT SLAVERY

FROM EXPANDIN

G

No slavery

Question #65What were the details of 1850 Fugitive Slave Act?

NORTH MUST HELP

CAPTURE RUNAWAYS

Question #66What popular book was written in response to the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act?

UNCLE

TOM’S

CABIN

Question #67Why did Kansas get the nickname “Bleeding Kansas”?

VIOLENCE ERUPTS

OVER THE SLAVE ISSUE

Question #68What decision did the Supreme Court reach in the Dred Scott case AND how did this decision impact Congress’s ability to decide the slavery issue out West?

SUPREME COURT RULES:

AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE

PROPERTY;CONGRESS CANNOT BAN SLAVERY OUT

WEST

Question #69In his “House Divided” speech, what does Abe Lincoln suggest?

AMERICA CANNOT

SURVIVE HALF SLAVE / HALF

FREE

Question #70How was the new Republican Party similar to the Free Soil Party?

PREVENT SLAVERY

FROM EXPANDIN

G

No slavery

Question #71What series of debates helped make Abe Lincoln known all across the United States?

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS

DEBATES

Question #72Refer to the Election of 1860 map. What do the four candidates in the election tell us about the state of the Union?

SECTIONAL DIFFERENC

ES ARE DIVIDING

THE COUNTRY

Question #73In his first inaugural address, Abe Lincoln makes his primary goal as president clear – what is it?

PRESERVING THE UNION

Question #74Abe Lincoln argued that individual states could not leave the Union because the country was united from the start …W _ the P _ _ _ _ _ and not “we the states”.

WE THE

PEOPLE

Question #75The dispute over slavery resulted in the formation of the C _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ; the creation of new P _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ parties; and violence in the U.S. S _ _ _ _ _ .

*CONFEDERACY*POLITICAL*SENATE

Question #76Which occurs first: Abe Lincoln’s election OR Civil War?

LINCOLN’S

ELECTION

THEN…

1

2

Question #77Identify CONFEDERATE Strengths AND Weakness during the Civil War.

+HOME FIELD+GENERALS+BELIEF IN CAUSE

-RAILROADS-FACTORIES-MONEY

Question #78Identify UNION Strengths AND Weaknesses during the Civil War.

+LINCOLN+4X FREE POPULATION+FACTORIES

-GENERALS-TRAVEL DISTANCE-HARDER GOAL

Question #79How did the Civil War benefit the Northern economy?

PRODUCTION OF GOODS & INDUSTRY IS

ALL TIME HIGH

Question #80Why was the Union victory at Vicksburg so important?

*CAPTURE MISSISSIPPI;*COMPLET

ES ANACOND

A PLAN

Captures the Miss. River

Question #81What do many historians consider the turning point for the Union of the Civil War?

BATTLE OF GETTYSBU

RG

Question #82What is Ulysses S. Grant’s plan to end the Civil War?

TOTAL WAR