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Unit 1 Test Review

Unit 1 Test Review. Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4. Why was the development of agriculture important?. Allowed people to stay in one place, make larger groups and build societies. Explain the concept of Columbian Exchange. Global transfer of living things that began with Columbus and continues today.

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Unit 1 Test Review

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  1. Unit 1 Test Review Chapters 1, 2, 3 and 4

  2. Why was the development of agriculture important? • Allowed people to stay in one place, make larger groups and build societies

  3. Explain the concept of Columbian Exchange • Global transfer of living things that began with Columbus and continues today

  4. How did Montezuma lead his people to destruction? • He accepted Cortes and his men as Gods

  5. What group of people made up the labor force after Native Americans were no longer useable? • Blacks or Africans

  6. What did John Smith force the people to do in order to ensure survival through the winter? • Farm and seek help from the Natives

  7. What crop “saved” Jamestown? • Tobacco

  8. What was the purpose of the Navigation Acts? • To ensure the colonies made money for England

  9. The large farms in the South that only grow one crop are called what? • Plantations

  10. What ideas did the Enlightenment emphasize? • Science, reason, logic…

  11. What two European countries were fighting for control of the Ohio River Valley during the French and Indian War? • France and England

  12. The Proclamation of 1763 instructed colonists to stay East of what natural boundary? • Appalachian Mountains

  13. In addition to placing duties onthings that had never been taxed before, the Sugar Act did two other things, name one. • Lowered the taxes on sugar or made it so smugglers would be tried by a vice admiralty court

  14. What was the first direct tax placed on the colonists that was protested so heavily it led to the founding of the Sons of Liberty? • Stamp Act

  15. What highly propagandized event was the first deadly clash between colonists and British soldiers? • Boston Massacre

  16. What was being protested in the Boston Tea Party and how was it being protested? • Tea Act, dumped tea into the harbor

  17. Rumors of what led British soldiers to march to Concord? • Colonists storing weapons

  18. Why is Paul Revere more famous than the other two riders that were sent out on the night of April 18, 1775? • Because a poem was written about him

  19. Who wrote Common Sense and why? • Thomas Paine, encourage independence

  20. Why was it so important to Washington that his troops were victorious at the battle of Trenton? • Because their contracts were about to expire and he needed them to reenlist

  21. What happened after Saratoga to make it the turning point of the Revolution? • The French begin to openly support the Americans

  22. Why did the Articles of Confederation fail? • They didn’t give the federal government enough power, they didn’t make a strong enough government, they were too weak…

  23. In the Hamilton/Jefferson debate which political party wanted a strong central government led by the educated elite of upperclass citizens? • Federalists

  24. Why did Virginia and Kentucky want to nullify the Alien and Sedition Acts? • They felt they were unconstitutional

  25. What precedent does Marbury v Madison set? • Judicial Review, it is the Supreme Court’s job to interpret the Constitution

  26. The Monroe Doctrine was a warning to Europe to do what? • Stay out of our hemisphere

  27. Explain how the Industrial Revolution led in part to the Civil War. • It hit the North hard and made them richer, kind of skipped over the South and made them poorer

  28. What crop helped to entrench slavery in the South? • Cotton

  29. Explain all three parts of the Missouri Compromise. • Maine free, Missouri slave, split Louisiana Territory

  30. Under the “spoils system” who did Jackson appoint to government positions? • His friends or political supporters

  31. How did the Cherokee protest the Indian Removal Act? • By suing the state

  32. What led to the panic of 1837? • “Pet banks” printed more paper currency than they had gold and silver to back up

  33. What idea was used as justification for westward expansion? • Manifest Destiny

  34. During the time period of Manifest Destiny name two events that gave the U.S. more land • Louisiana Purchase • Texas Annexation • War with Mexico • Gadsden Purchase • Gold Rush • Mormon Migration • Convinced Great Britain to sell Oregon

  35. During the Market Revolution people began to buy more goods instead of what? • Making their own

  36. Commonwealth v Hunt protects a worker’s right to do what? • Strike

  37. Explain why the Second Great Awakening is tied to the Abolition Movement. • Second Great Awakening is a renewed interest in religion, when people get more religious they start thinking about and wrong, they begin to believe slavery is wrong, makes them want to abolish slavery

  38. Name one thing women fought for before fight for their own rights. • Abolition • Temperance • Better treatment of the mentally ill • Better treatment of prisoners

  39. What does Popular Sovereignty mean and what issue was it meant to solve? • Majority Rules, slavery

  40. What was the Underground Railroad? • A system of routes and people that helped slaves escape the South

  41. Explain how the Dred Scott decision guaranteed the expansion of slavery. • Said slave owners can take their property into new territories

  42. How many slaves did the Emancipation Proclamation actually free on the day it was given (explain your answer)? • None, because it only freed the slaves in the rebellious South where Lincoln had no authority

  43. Why was the Gettysburg Address significant? • United the nation • Made people say “The United States is…” instead of “The United States are…”

  44. What happened at Appomattox Court House, Virginia? • South surrendered or the Civil War ended

  45. What does the 13th amendment do? • Abolishes slavery

  46. Why is John Wilkes Booth famous? • He assassinated Lincoln

  47. What does the term “Reconstruction” refer to? • Rebuilding the South, or putting the country back together after the Civil War

  48. What do the 14th and 15th amendments do? • 14th defines citizens as all those born or naturalized in the U.S. (meaning makes the newly freed slaves citizens) • 15th says people cannot be kept from voting based on race, religion or previous condition of servitude (meaning tries to enforce blacks being able to vote)

  49. How does Reconstruction lead the the KKK? • The KKK was first formed to protest Reconstruction and the Radical Republicans

  50. Who was the first president to undergo the impeachment process and why was he impeached? • Andrew Johnson • Official: he violated the Tenure of Office Act • Unofficial: he kept blocking Reconstruction or vetoing Reconstruction legislation

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