U.S. History Final Review

Multiple Choice
1. Chinese Inventions
2. Machu Picchu
3. Incan Capital
4. 1588-great naval battle
5. tobacco in Jamestown
6. shipbuilding improvements/caravels
7. witchcraft trials
8. colony established to help England’s poor
9. Wamanoags and Squanto
10. the importance of the Mayflower Compact
11. Bacon’s Rebellion
12. dangerous part of the triangle of trade
13. Alexander Hamilton’s top priority
14. Whiskey Rebellion
15. Bill of Rights
16. cabinet departments under G.W.
17. judicial branch and judicial review
18. main author of the Declaration of Ind.
19. the battle that ended the Revol. War
20. the author of Common Sense
21. name of people true to the throne during the Rev War
22. temperance movement
23. focus of the 2nd Great Awakening
24. Monroe Doctrine
25. Era of Good Feelings
26. area of the country with most Abolitionist support
27. name of communities that were formed to create a perfect society
28. most important fort in the South at the start of the Civil War
29. Confederate strategy
30. victory that led to Lincoln’s Emancip Procl
31. annexation of Texas concerned what group?
32. motive for Mexican American War
33. Black Codes

Matching
1. Union League
2. Carpetbaggers
3. segregation
4. 14th Amend
5. Ulysses S. Grant
6. Compromise of 1877
7. Andrew Johnson
8. Juneteenth
9. Nathan Bedford Forrest
10. Thaddeus Stevens


T/F
1. Cause of Fr and In War
2. Reason for Chesapeake settlement
3. Victor in Fr and In War
4. Indentured slaves
5. Initiator of the 1st Great Awakening
6. Location of Mayan civilization
7. Founder of Islam
8. Henry Clay
9. Beringia
10. Agricultural Revolution

Fill in the Blank
1. 1st battles of the Rev War
2. what colonists lacked in the Brit Parl
3. the main leader of the Sons of Liberty
4. the two hills that saw battles on the same day in Boston
5. a duel between Burr and Hamilton
6. the judicial principle that declares a law unconstitutional
7. the seller in the L.P. deal
8. L and C’s Shoshone helper
9. a large peak in Colorado named after one of America’s explorers
10. a class of people the included artisans, farmers, lawyers, and ministers
11. a network of abolitionists who helped slaves escape
12. a common labor union tactic
13. the largest group of mid 1800s immigrants
14. what was banned in 1808
15. a prison that was isolated and very structured
16. name for the simple, country farmer
17. a term that means before the war
18. part of the country that did not need slaves


Short or Paragraph Answer-This section is worth 85 points. If every question is answered correctly, 95 points can be earned.
1. Why were the Navigation Acts both good and bad for the southern colonies? (3 points)
2. What was the Mercantile System? What were the provisions (three aspects) of the Navigation Acts? How did the Navigation Acts initially help the colonists? (5 points)
3. Describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States. (3 points)
4. What influential role did Alexander Hamilton play in the establishment of the federal government? (4 points)
5. How did the fighting method of the colonists differ from that of the British? (2 points)
6. Why was Saratoga considered a turning point in the war? (3 points)
7. Why did Britain pass the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act? (2 points)
8. Describe how the separation of powers prevents each branch of government from becoming too strong. (3 points)
9. In what ways were the Articles of Confederation weak? (4 points)
10. What roles were played by the men and women of the new middle class? (3 points)
11. What were the two largest groups of immigrants from during the ante-bellum period? (2 points)
12. Give three reasons why cotton was a successful cash crop in the South. (3 points)
13. Describe one of the ante-bellum utopian or religious communities that was unique from mainstream religion. (3 points)
14. Who was the author of the American System? What were the three problems and solutions that the American System was trying to address? Write your answer in paragraph form. (4 points)
15. Who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, what was is about (one sentence) and what was its effect on the North and the South? (5 points)
16. Explain the battles of the Alamo and San Jacinto. Use the names of Sam Bowie, Davy Crocket, Sam Houston, and Santa Anna to aid your explanation. (5 points)
17. Giving four examples, explain how the Civil War was the first modern war. (5 points)
18. Why was the Union more likely to win the war? Give at least four reasons to support your answer. (page 371 and notes) (5 points)
19. Thoroughly describe the Anaconda plan. (3 points)
20. Why did the draft of 1863 spark riots in the north? (2 points)
21. Give two reasons why the battle of Gettysburg was a significant battle in the Civil War. (2 points)
22. Summarize the Gettysburg address in two sentences. (3 points)
23. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the sharecropping system. (5 points)
24. Describe the positive points and the shortcomings of the 15th Amendment. (4 points)
25. Why was the location of the East African city-states beneficial to their development as trading centers? (2 points)
26. Why did Christopher Columbus sail west from Europe instead of east? (2 points)
27. What was the Protestant Reformation, and how did it affect colonization in the Americas? (3 points)
28. Religion in ante-bellum America was very influential and was visible in virtually every aspect of American life. In your answer support the idea that religion was a significant force during this time. Draw on your knowledge of reform movements, utopian communities, and the Great Awakening. (5 points)