2015-2016 MIDTERM REVIEW VA./U.S HISTORY LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL

The Supreme Court Case of Plessy v The Supreme Court Case of Plessy v. Ferguson decided that segregation was legal as long as facilities were _______

“separate but equal”

The Civil War began with the bombardment of the Federal Fort at _______

Ft Sumter, SC

Anti-Federalists believed that the Constitution created a central government that was…

strong

What document began the idea of separation of church and state?

The VA Statute of Religious Freedom

Jim Crow laws were designed to…..

separate blacks and whites in the South

Abraham Lincoln believed that the union (north and south) should be held together by _____if necessary

Force

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

He was named President of the Constitutional Convention

George Washington

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

What gave immigrant children help in assimilating into American society?

Public schools

Name 3 Industrialist who grew rich from the money of others

John D Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie

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

After the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation, the North switch to a war goal of ………..

ending slavery in the South

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 two documents?

Gettysburg Address

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 South _______as a result of Lincoln’s election in 1860

seceded

The religious movement that led to the growth of evangelical religions and laid the foundation for the American Revolution was the______________

Great Awakening

Where did the American Revolution start?

The battles at Lexington and Concord

Who was a firm believer of all people have certain rights (life, liberty, and property) that cannot be taken away

John Locke

The greatest advantage the North had in the Civil War was its large population and ……..

diversified industry

What officially ended slavery?

The 13th Amendment

What 3 major activities did the New England Colonies have in common?

Building ships, fishing and a strong sense of religion

Patrick Henry’s famous speech in favor of the Revolution ended with the immortal words…….

“Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”

Suffrage means …

the right to vote

The purchase of the ……doubled the size of the United States

Louisiana Territory

North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia and Georgia were all colonies who grew….

cash crops

What group believed that the South should be severely punished after the Civil War

Radical Republicans

Who reduced the price of automobiles by putting the assembly line into practice

Henry Ford

The Bessemer process revolutionized what industry?

steel

What were the main Southern cash crops during colonial times ?

cotton, indigo, rice and tobacco

A technological revolution combined with financial investments and improved transportation led to …….growth in the late 1800s

industrial

What grew as a result from: transportation improvements, influx of new immigrants, building of skyscrapers?

cities

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

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

The idea of political participation founded in the Dec The idea of political participation founded in the Dec. of Independence resulted in the ____Amendment allowing women the right to vote.

19th

Immigration laws in the 1800s and 1900s discriminated most against the ……..

Chinese

Who believed that equality could be gained by vocational education and economic success?

Booker T Washington

After the Civil War, the south’s plantation system was destroyed, people moved west and north because of the strong ……..economy

industrial

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