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History Final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Finish this phrase “No Taxation Without | Representation |
| Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence? | Thomas Jefferson |
| Why did the French wait so long before entering the war to aid the colonists during the Revolution. | They did not want to join a loosing cause |
| This group of people wanted to purify the Church of England and left for the Americas for religious freedom. | Puritans |
| This is the place where witches were put on trial and many were executed. | Salem |
| This is the ship that the Pilgrims came to America on. | Mayflower |
| This term means power of the people to vote on an issue, such as slavery. | Popular Sovereignty |
| This man was a radical abolitionist who murdered proslavery people and was later executed for his crimes. | John Brown |
| This man was elected President in 1860. | Abraham Lincoln |
| What state was the first to secede from the Union? | South Carolina |
| Who was chosen as President of the Confederate States? | Jefferson Davis |
| What was Lincoln’s main goal when he becomes President? | Preseve the union |
| Explain the Anaconda plan. | Lincoln wanted to cut them off from the outside world. Surround them/ suffer them like a snake. |
| This battle is often thought of as the turning point of the Civil War. | Gettysburg |
| This is the place that Lee surrenders to Grant. | Appomattox courthouse |
| This battle is important because it is the first large battle of the war and shows both North and South the war will not be easy. | Bull Run |
| This battle was important because it gave the North control of the Mississippi. | Vicksburg |
| The 1st inhabitants in the Americas were called | Paleo Indians |
| Who was the leader of the continental army during the American Revolution? | George Washington |
| These first Americans got here by crossing a | Land Bridge |
| What other continent did these early Americans cross over from? | Asia |
| This man sailed for Spain and believed he had reached Asia when actually he had discovered a new world. | Christopher Columbus |
| America is named after whom? | Amerigo Vespucci |
| This man conquered the Aztecs. | Hernán Cortés |
| This man conquered the Inca. | Francisco Pizarro |
| What was the name of the 1st permanent English settlement in the new world? | Jamestown |
| This group of settlers founded the colony of Plymouth. | Pilgrims |
| How many original English colonies were there? | 13 |
| The forced removal of the Cherokee from their home land in 1838 came to be known as the | Trail of Tears |
| This act forced colonists to house British troops. | The Quartering Act |
| This was a tax on all goods printed in the colonies. | Stamp Act |
| Who is put in charge of the continental army during the American Revolution? | George Washington |
| This is the event where the Sons of Liberty dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor | Boston Tea Party |
| Large farms in the South where many enslaved African Americans were forced to work the fields were called what? | Plantations |
| Explain the importance of the Cotton Gin. | The Cotton Gin was a machine that separated 50 times more cotton than slaves could do by hand. |
| How did the Cotton Gin affect Slavery? | It increased a need for slaves because they needed to harvest just as much cotton that was separated. |
| Explain Eli Whitney’s Idea for interchangeable parts. | Now you can mass produce weponds |
| How did interchangeable parts help the military? | It was easier to fix the interchangeable parts because it was easier to understand. In the past skilled workers had to work on these guns but now the uneducated could as well. |
| Who was Samuel FB Morse, describe his invention. | Samuel FB Morse was a physicist. Samuel studied and made many different versions and a prototype of the telegraph. |
| Who was John Deer, Describe his invention? | John Deer was a blacksmith. John developed the first successful steel plow. |
| The idea that it is America’s God given right to settle from sea to shining sea was the idea of what. | Manifest Destiny |
| Why were Mountain Men important? | They opened the west ( mapped mountains ) |
| When was our Declaration of Independence adopted? | July 4, 1776 |
| What country gave the most aide to the USA. | France |
| The first ten amendments to the constitution are known as the | Bill of rights |
| This man won battles on the frontier including on at Vincennes. | George Rogers Clark |
| Who was the famous traitor wounded at the turning point battle? | Benedict Arnold |
| Who was the first man to sign the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock |
| Name the large land acquisition made in 1803 by Thomas Jefferson. | The Louisiana Purchase |
| How much did this massive amount of land cost the United States? | 15 million or 3 cents per acre |
| Give the names of the two frontiersmen that were hired to explore this land acquisition. | Lewis & Clark |
| Name the Shoshone Indian women that aided Lewis and Clark on there Journey. | Sacajawea |
| How many men died during the Lewis and Clark Expedition? | 1 |
| Which side during the Civil War was an industrial power? | North |
| This side during the Civil War remained focused on agriculture and plantation life. | South |
| This called for a ban on slavery in all lands won from war with Mexico. | Wilmot Proviso |
| This political party was dedicated to stop the expansion of slavery. | The free soil party |
| What was the constitution and why was it important? | The constitution gives us our rights cannot be taken away, it also set up the government |
| Describe the Bill of Rights | The first 10 commandments |
| Describe the importance of the Lewis and Clark expedition | The Lewis and Clark exposition helped to map out a lot of land, Lewis and Clark discovered and brought back many things such as plants, animals, new ideas, but they did not find a water route to the pacific |
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