MIDTERM REVIEW VA./U.S HISTORY LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL
The Civil War began with the bombardment of the Federal Fort at _______
Ft Sumter, SC
What document began the idea of separation of church and state?
The VA Statute of Religious Freedom written by Thomas Jefferson
Jim Crow laws were designed to…..
separate blacks and whites in the South - segregation
The US Constitution was written to replace the ___________
Articles of Confederation
The War of 1812 was unpopular with the New England Federalists threatening to ….
secede
The Louisiana Purchase, Gadsden Purchase, Mexican Cession and the ceding of the Oregon Territory all were examples of ___________
Manifest Destiny
After the Civil War, federal policy was marked by what amendments to assist newly freed slaves (“Civil War Amendments”)
13th / 14th / 15th
Frederick Douglass was the most famous escaped slave to become an …
abolitionist
Who influenced Lincoln to allowed freed slaves to fight in the Civil War for the north?
Frederick Douglass
What amendments gave the government more power to protect the rights of minorities, esp. African-Americans?
The 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote….
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
What two documents invoke ideas of equality, liberty and pursuit of happiness?
The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence
It is our God given right to spread our democracy and culture across the continent
Manifest Destiny
Abolitionists believed that slavery should be abolished……….
immediately
After the French and Indian War, the British succeeded in driving the _____from most of North America
French
Virginia at first had a House of Burgesses for its government and it is now called the……
General Assembly
The principles of “all men are created equal” and are ruled by a government “of, by, and for the people” are in what documents?
Declaration of Independence Gettysburg Address DEMOCRACY should rule
What guarantees all citizens equality before the law?
The 14th Amendment
What organization called for full political equality for African-Americans?
The NAACP
Europeans settled in Jamestown, the Mid-Atlantic, and New England regions for what 2 reasons?
economic opportunity and religious freedom
The religious movement that led to the growth of evangelical religions and laid the foundation for the American Revolution was the______________
Great Awakening
Who was a firm believer of all people have certain rights (life, liberty, and property) that cannot be taken away
John Locke
Patrick Henry’s famous speech in favor of the Revolution ended with the immortal words…….
“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”
North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia were all colonies who grew….
cash crops
Victory in the American Revolution was helped in part by B Victory in the American Revolution was helped in part by B. Franklin’s treat of alliance with France and the French support at …..
Yorktown
Sectional disagreements, the extension of slavery into the territories and states’ rights all were factors in the start of the ……..
Civil War
Who wrote the VA Declaration of Rights indicating that basic human rights cannot be violated by government?
George Mason Virginia Declaration of Rights
Who urged a transition to peace and unity with the South while he was President (after Reconstruction)?
Ulysses S. Grant
The practice where successful politicians reward their supporters by appointing them to office is called the…..
spoils system
Immigration laws in the 1800s and 1900s discriminated most against the ……..
Chinese
Did the Reconstruction governments fail or succeed in changing white attitudes towards newly freed slaves or change the social structure in the South?
Fail
The policy where the government should not be imposing regulations on business is called….
Laissez-faire economic policy
What two people disagreed over the strength of the government and the type of economy that it would have leading to the first two political parties?
Hamilton and Jefferson
What signaled an end to Reconstruction?
Compromise of 1877