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VIRGINIA / UNITED STATES MIDTERM REVIEW 1
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How did the Kansas- Nebraska Act resolve the issue of slavery in the territories?
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Popular sovereignty would be permitted in the territories.
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The publication of what book inflamed anti-slavery feelings in the North?
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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What event formally ended slavery in the United States?
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the passage of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution
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Andrew Jackson’s presidency was known as
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the Age of Democracy
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What was the most important result of the Mexican War?
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The US gained control of a vast amount of territory in the Southwest
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Why did seven states seceded from the Union in 1860 and 1861?
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to protest the election of Abraham Lincoln as President
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What was the event that actually started the Civil War?
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the bombing of Ft. Sumter
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What were the greatest advantages for the North during the Civil War?
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the large population and diversified industrial base
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Who directly influenced Abraham Lincoln to allow freed slaves to fight in the Civil War?
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Frederick Douglass
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He was a Northern Army general in the Civil War:
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Ulysses S. Grant
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The Compromise of 1877 accomplished which of the following?
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Agreement reached to allow Rep. Rutherford B. Hayes to become president
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Fifty-five delegates from twelve states convened in Philadelphia in 1787 for the Constitutional Convention, choosing ___ to preside over the convention:
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George Washington
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Membership in the ___ is based on population, while membership in the ___ has equal representation.
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House of Representatives; Senate
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The First Amendment to the Bill of Rights was influenced by this document written by Thomas Jefferson of Virginia.
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Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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The forced journey of slaves from Africa to the New World was called
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the Middle Passage
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The purchase of the Louisiana Territory
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doubled the sized of the United States
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Maryland, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania were Colonies formed to escape religious persecution Characteristics: Virginia – Cavaliers; Maryland – Religious Tolerant; Massachusetts - Puritans
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What was affirmed in the Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison?
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The right of the Supreme Court to declare an act of Congress unconstitutional
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After the surrender at Appomattox Court House, what did Robert E
After the surrender at Appomattox Court House, what did Robert E. Lee encourage Southerners to do?
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Admit defeat and rejoin the Union
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The Monroe Doctrine established an imaginary boundary line around the Americas. The purpose of the line was to
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ban further European colonization inside the line
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Which Supreme Court decision rejected efforts to limit the spread of slavery?
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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Which state was the site of Robert E. Lee’s surrender?
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Virginia
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Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address remarks were meant to serve as a guide for what event?
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Reconstruction
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State’s Rights, slavery, and slavery were Reasons for tension between the North and South in the 1800s
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The Missouri Compromise is described by:
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Maine admitted as a free state, Missouri as a slave state, line of 36 30’ drawn through the Louisiana Territory
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What would most likely have been said by a believer in Manifest Destiny?
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“It is our God-given right to spread our democracy and culture across the continent.”
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The growth of the “cotton kingdom” resulted from
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Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin
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As a result of Nat Turner’s rebellion whites used their fear of rebellion to justify stricter enforcement of the Slave Codes
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The founder of the influential anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator, was
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Supporters of popular sovereignty believed that residents of a territory should decide the issue of ________
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slavery
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The Compromise of 1850 is accurately described by:
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enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act, California as a free state, southwest decided by popular sovereignty
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In the controversial Dred Scott decision, the Supreme Court declared that because slaves were not _____of the United States, they had no rights
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citizens
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The Great Awakening is best described as
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a series of religious revivals
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One of the results of the French and Indian War was Britain began to tighten its control on its North American colonies
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The Revolutionary War began with the Battles of
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Lexington and Concord
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One of the reasons for the American victory in the American Revolutionary War was Benjamin Franklin negotiated an alliance with
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France
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The Articles of Confederation proved to be ineffective because they created a _______ national government
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weak
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President Lincoln’s view of secession is best expressed by
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states did not have the constitutional right to leave the Union
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The Emancipation Proclamation, issued after the battle at _______freed the slaves of all states in rebellion
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Antietam
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The Fourteenth Amendment guaranteed
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all citizens equality before the law
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The Fifteenth Amendment to the U. S
The Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gave male citizens the right to vote regardless of race, color, or former status as a slave. Later methods of depriving citizens of their 15th Amendment rights included
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poll taxes and literacy tests
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The Preamble illustrates the constitutional principle that people
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are the true source of political power
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The first political parties in the United States were
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Federalists and Democratic-Republicans
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The territories of Oregon and Florida were acquired by America
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after the War of 1812
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Who is associated with the abolitionist movement as an escaped slave?
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Frederick Douglass
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Which statement best described the relationship between Eli Whitney’s invention of the cotton gin and slavery?
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Increased cotton production necessitated an increase in the number of slaves
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The Bill of Rights include basic rights as freedom of speech, right to have a jury trial, and the right to have an attorney
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The First Continental Congress was the first example of the colonies coming together for a common cause
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Those who supported ratifying the Constitution promised to add a Bill of Rights in order to persuade the
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Anti-Federalists to sign the Constitution
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A major intention of the framers of the Articles of Confederation was to limit the national government’s power over the people
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What document written by George Mason established the premise of basic human rights which cannot be violated by governments?
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Virginia Declaration of Rights
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The main purpose of the Jim Crow laws was
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to discriminate against blacks in the South
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson disagreed over the issue of a strong vs. weak national government and the type of
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economy
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The chief guide for Lewis and Clark’s exploration of the Louisiana Territory was
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Sacajawea
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Which region’s states seceded from the union as a result of the Election of 1860?
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South
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_________believed that the institution of slavery should immediately cease
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Abolitionists
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After the Civil War, federal policy was marked by what?
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The passage of amendments designed to assist newly freed slaves
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The term “suffrage” refers to the right to
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vote
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The women’s suffrage movement began with the
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Seneca Falls Declaration
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The Emancipation Proclamation changed the goal of the Civil War for the North to
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ending the institution of slavery
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What result did the Civil War have on the South?
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The economy was ruined, and a large class of poor tenant farmers developed.
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Abraham Lincoln’s assassination impacted the South in what way?
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It led the way to Radical Reconstruction, which was harsher than Lincoln’s moderate plans for Reconstruction.
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What balance were the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850 designed to maintain?
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representation of slave and free states in Congress
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