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A:B: It was the end of the American Revolution It was the birth of our governmental system. #1 What is significant about the year 1787? C:D: It was the year Benjamin Franklin died. It was the year George Washington became the first President.

B: It was the birth of our governmental system. (The Constitution)

A:B: EconomicPolitical #2 The people who came to Jamestown, Virginia and to the other parts of the South came for what reasons? C:D: ReligiousAvoid war

A: Economic

A:B: Fishing, Whaling, and Shipbuilding Subsistence Farming #3 How did Southerners like the ones in Jamestown Make their livings? C:D: Cash Crops like tobacco and later cotton Trading with Indians

C: Cash Crops like tobacco and later cotton.

A:B: Mayflower Compact Georgia Reserves #4 The practice of self government originated in the United States where? C:D: The Declaration of Independence The Constitutional Convention

A: The Mayflower Compact

A:B: The Appalachian Mountains and the American Revolution The Mississippi River and the War of 1812 #5 The Proclamation of 1763 infuriated colonists because It forbade them to cross which natural barrier and Helped build up their feelings of resentment for which war? C:D: The Rocky Mountains and the War with Mexico The Sierra Nevada and the French and Indian War

A: The Appalachian Mountains and the American Revolution

A:B: The causes of the Western Wars with the Sioux in Indian Territory. The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes. #6 C:D: The signing of the Iroquois Confederacy’s peace treaty with Western settlers in Andrew Jackson’s criticism of his opponents and subsequent election. Indian Removal Act Trail of Tears What does this chart represent?

B: The discharge of the Cherokee and other Southeastern tribes from their homes.

A:B: ExecutiveJudicial #7 Which branch of government was responsible for making the decision that slavery should be legal everywhere in Scott v. Sanford? C:D: LegislativeSenate

B: Judicial

A:B: Boycott on teaExport tax #8 Northerners favored a strong ______ while Southerners felt that it was unfair to them. C:D: Restrictions on imports Tariff

D: Tariff

A:B: Secret Groups, Amendment I Militias, Amendment II #9 The practice of having citizen _________ and the right to bear arms comes from which section of the Bill of Rights? C:D: Voters, Amendment 5 Committees of Correspondence, Amendment 10

B: Militias and The 2 nd Amendment (Amendment II)

A:B: SaratogaThe Battle of New Orleans #10 Which of the following occurred during the Civil War? C:D: The Alamo Vicksburg

D: Vicksburg

A:B: The Gettysburg Address Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox #11 Which of the following occurred first? C:D: Lincoln’s Assassination Firing at Fort Sumter

D: The Firing at Fort Sumter

A:B: The Emancipation Proclamation The 13 th Amendment #12 Which document freed ALL slaves? C:D: The 14 th AmendmentThe 15 th Amendment

B: The 13 th Amendment to the Constitution

A:B: Monroe DoctrineNullification #13 What was the name of the belief most Americans held that the continent was their gift from God as well as the inspiration for the Texas Annexation, travel to the Oregon territory, and the Mexican War. C:D: Laissez FaireManifest Destiny

D: Manifest Destiny

A: Cotton gin, Eli WhitneySteamboat, Robert Fulton #14 What was the invention that caused slavery to triple In the South, and who was its inventor? C:D: Telegraph, Samuel Morse Interchangeable Parts, Eli Whitney

A: Cotton Gin and Eli Whitney

A:B: Common SenseThe Constitution #15 In what document can you find the following words: “We the people of the United States of America in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, ensure the domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, and secure the blessings of liberty…”? C:D: The Declaration of Independence The Gettysburg Address

B: The Constitution (The Preamble)

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