US History Final Questions
John Paul Jones
"I have not yet begun to fight!"
Woodrow Wilson
"New Freedom"
Theodore Roosevelt
"The Square Deal"
What year did African slaves first arrive in North America?
1619
The Pilgrims landed at Plymouth Rock in Massachusetts in what year?
1621
Jamestown, Virginia was settled by England in what year?
1634
Frederick Douglass
Abolitionist/Began own newspaper
What 3 continents were involved in the Transatlantic triangular trade?
Africa, North America, and Europe
Name the 11 confederate states.
Alabama, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, Florida, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee
If your ancestors immigrated on the west coast, they would have entered which immigration port? a.) Angel Island b.) Ellis Island c.) Castle Garden d.) Martha's Vineyard
Angel Island
Banished from Massachusetts Bay Colony for religious teachings
Anne Hutchinson
Thomas Jefferson
Anti-Federalist
The movement to have Native Americans move into villages, become farmers, be educated in Euro-American schools, convert to Christianity and live as Euro-Americans was called __________________.
Assimilation
The feud between T. Roosevelt and W. H. Taft stemmed from not only Taft's approach to T. R.'s original agenda, but also from his appointment of Mr. Ballinger, who did what that angered Roosevelt and other environmental Progressives?
Ballinger removed an area of land that was not supposed to be touched.
Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle in US history
Andrew Carnegie began his work career as a _____________ working in a textile mill.
Bobbin Boy
The name of the shortcut trail used by settlers through Native American territory that led to Red Cloud's War. It was protected by the US army, though eventually closed.
Bozeman Trail
Sitting Bull and Annie Oakley joined his Wild West Show, which influenced many outside the geography of the West in their perception. _______ ____ Cody.
Buffalo Bill
What was the name of Theodore Roosevelt's new political party during the election of 1912?
Bull Moose Party
The bloodiest battle of the Revolutionary War was the Battle of...
Bunker Hill
Sitting Bull initially fled to _______________ after the Battle of Little Bighorn, but did not stay due to the winters and conflicts with other tribes.
Canada
If your ancestors came through New York prior to January 1, 1892, they would have entered in modern-day Battery Park where ___________ ____________ Immigration Center stood.
Castle Garden
The Statue of Liberty greatly resembles a wonder of the Ancient World named the _________ of _________.
Colossus, Rhodes
Robert E Lee
Confederate General
Stonewall Jackson
Confederate general
Which of the following treaties did not apply to the area of Western studies?
Council Oak
"Earning respect by touching an enemy or taking his horse, usually without killing him."
Counting Coup
An African American who was the first to be killed in the Boston Massacre was named...
Crispus Atticks
A tribe which chose to ally with the United States against their enemy, the Sioux.
Crow
The Battle of Little Bighorn was also known as ___________________________.
Custer's Last Stand
Molly Pitcher
Declared a noncommissioned officer by General George Washington for bravery
James Garfield
Died 11 weeks after being shot. Succeeded by Chester A. Arthur
Who was the First Lady who saved President Washington's portrait as the White House was burned by the British during the War of 1812?
Dolly Madison
The Saint Joseph's Indian Normal School was built with funds from St Katherine _______________.
Drexel
Abraham Lincoln
Emancipation Proclamation
Battle of Yorktown
Ended the Revolutionary War
From which continent did the most immigrants come from to the United States?
Europe
Charles Guiteau
Fantasized of political appointment under Garfield
In 1902, the __________ Building was completed in NYC and was, at the time, the world's tallest building, demonstrating the new architectural accomplishments of the era of urbanization.
Flat Iron
Secession
Formally withdrawing from membership
Clara Barton
Founder of the American Red Cross
The Statue of Liberty was a gift from __________ and was erected on Liberty Island in ________.
France, 1886
The Commander of the Continental Army was...
General George Washington
John Brown
Harper's Ferry Uprising
The _________ Act offered 160 acres of land to any citizen or intended citizen who was the head of a household in 1862.
Homestead
Andrew Jackson
Indian Removal Act
The agricultural communities in the South were the opposite of the _______________ Northern communities.
Industrialized
Eli Whitney
Inventor of the Cotton Gin
National Reclamation Act (1902)
Irrigation
What did the Triangle Shirt Factory physically change about future buildings and safety precautions?
It established safer structures for buildings instead of being made out of wood which is very flammable.
What happened to the Colossus of Rhodes?
It was destroyed by an earthquake.
Who is considered "The Father of the Constitution?"
James Madison
Inspired "Right to life, liberty, and property"
John Locke
President Ronald Reagan harkened back to the words of what Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
John Winthrop
How did the English fund their colonies?
Joint-stock companies
Name the three branches of government established with the new Constitution.
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Sacajawea
Lewis and Clark expedition
City/County Council - Manager Style of government is....
Local
The "moral duty to expand the culture of the United States across the continent" was also known as ____________________.
Manifest Destiny
The phrase ______________ _______________ refers to the belief that the United States was "ordained to expand from the Pacific Ocean and into Mexican and Native American territory" and that it was "predestined"
Manifest Destiny
What are the original thirteen colonies?
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Delaware
Death ended King Philip's War
Metacom
Which tribe was not indigenous to present day Montana?
Miami
NLU stands for the ______________.
National Labor Union
The colonists who dumped 18,000 lbs of tea into the Boston Harbor disguised themselves as ____________ __________________.
Native Americans
Renamed from Dutch heritage to English
New York
Chief Joseph was a leader in which tribe?
Nez Perce
Meat Inspection Act (1906)
Passed with inspiration from The Jungle
An antiquated Native American food made from fat, berries, and dried meat.
Pemmican
Why did California's population rise significantly throughout 1848 and 1849?
People moved to California to find gold and settled there.
A tribe native to the Jamestown colony was the...
Powhatan
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy
Carry Nation
Prohibition
Name the four goals of the Progressive Movement in America.
Protecting social welfare, promoting moral improvement, creating economic reform, fostering efficiency
The Saint Joseph's Indian Normal School was located in...
Rensselaer, IN
In defiance of the power of John D Rockefeller, describe how 2 buildings in modern-day Rockefeller Center stand as testaments to defying big business.
Rockefeller tried to bribe the owners, increasing the money so that they would sell it to Rockefeller. The owners refused which stayed there, showing defiance of the power that Rockefeller did not have.
Quaker who believed in compensating Natives for their land
Roger Williams
William T Sherman
Scorched earth march through GA
17th Amendment
Senators directly elected by voters of the state
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Seneca Falls Convention
In 1890, which of the following was passed to regulate trade? a.) Clayton Antitrust Act b.) Sherman Antitrust Act c.) Hayes Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act
British officers retaliated against Ottawa Chief, Pontiac, by giving him an offering of...
Smallpox infested blankets
Upton Sinclair
Sometimes referred to as a "muckraking" novelist
Rockefeller owned the ________________ Company. His contribution include establishing the University of ____________.
Standard Oil, Chicago
Throughout this era of urban growth, anchor industries became a staple of cities. A relatively close city to Winamac, IN during this time was South Bend. What was the major anchor industry in South Bend, which employed around 7,000 people?
Studebaker car industry
William McKinley
Succeeded by Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Clay
The "Great Compromiser"
Circle all those that apply... These were directly correlated to reactions to immigration. a.) The Americanization Movement b.) The Gentleman's Agreement c.) Chinese Exclusion Act d.) Pure Food and Drug Act
The Americanization Movement, The Gentleman's Agreement, Chinese Exclusion Act
What were the Separatists wanting to separate from?
The Anglican Church and its similarity to the Roman Catholic Church
What trail was not a legitimate trail used in US westward expansionism?
The Appalachian Trail
_________________ failed due to the lack of a strong central government.
The Articles of Confederation
What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution referred to as...
The Bill of Rights
How did the French treatment of Native Americans differ from the English?
The English wanted to take over the Native Americans' land but the French thought it belonged to them.
What intellectual movement inspired Benjamin Franklin's electricity experiment by focusing on the laws of Mathematics and Science?
The Enlightenment
What two movements "caused people to question traditional authority?"
The Great Awakening and the Enlightenment
Which of the following occurred on May 4, 1886? a.) The Great Strike b.) The Homestead Strike c.) The Triangle Shirt Factory Fire d.) The Haymarket Affair
The Haymarket Affair
Signed in 1620, the Pilgrims of Plymouth agreed and signed the first written document which shall form a framework for the government of what will become the Unites States of America. What was the name of this document?
The Mayflower Compact
The 1837 financial crisis which caused numerous bank closures and a collapsed credit system was called ______________.
The Panic of 1837
The Unites States gained New Mexico and California territories through...
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
Why did the Lowell Textile Mills hire primarily females?
The men were off in the war and needed workers so they hired women. Plus, cheaper pay.
Explain how the Sugar Act, Stamp Act, and Townshend Act collectively led to the Boston Tea Party
There was an unreasonably high tax on sugar, stamps, and other things. This caused the people to be angry so they went against it, resulting in the Boston Tea Party.
How did minutemen get their name?
They were ready at a minute's notice.
Explain the political climate and the results of the election of 1912.
This election was a heated, awful, and messy election. The parties are the Bull Moose Party which is Theodore Roosevelt and the Democratic Party which is Woodrow Wilson. The votes are split and Wilson wins the election.
Author of Common Sense
Thomas Paine
This Civil War tactic was utilized in the West combating Native Americans.
Total Welfare
True or False: A positive trait of treaties was that they acknowledged that tribes were the legal owners of their lands.
True
True or False: Native American families often had extended family stay in one household.
True
True or False: The First Continental Congress determined that if the British used force, the colonists would retaliate.
True
True or False: The Spanish introduced horses to North America, having the positive effect on Native Americans for transportation and hunting.
True
True or False: there was a wage gap between men and women's pay as early as 1899.
True
James Polk
US War with Mexico
Harriet Tubman
Underground Railroad
Ulysses S Grant
Union General/Later a President
Thomas Jefferson
Virginia lawyer employed to draft the Declaration of Independence
A tribe native to the Plymouth colony was the...
Wampanoag
Gained land from King Charles II in payment for debt to father
William Penn
Federal Income Tax (16th Amendment) was passed under which presidency?
Wilson
19th Amendment
Women's Suffrage
During this era, there was the birth of the "department store." What is the purpose and point of a store? Hint: Think of the advantages of shopping in a department store.
Workers specialized in certain areas which is a benefit to the customers.
What effectively stopped Progressivism in both parties?
World War 1
The Battle/Massacre of ____________ _______ marked the end of "The Indian Wars."
Wounded Knee
Conscription
a draft
Republic
a government in which citizens rule through their elected representatives
The four basic problems with treaties were... a.) The Euro-American notion that land could be bought and sold. b.) Language differences. c.) The assumption that Native American chiefs spoke for the entire tribe. d.) Violence e.) Agreements of treaties not being lived up to.
a,b,c,e
Treaties often provided for ________________. These were annual payments in the form of food, supplies, or money.
annuities
The _______ were nearly extinct by 1900 in America, having a tremendously deleterious effect on Native Americans.
buffalo
Loyalists
continued support for the English Crown
Alexander Hamilton
federalist
George McClellan
fired by President Lincoln
Democracy
government directly by the people where power is placed into the hands of the uneducated masses
What additional attractions did places such as South Bend's "Palace" Theatre offer that exemplify this expansion of economic growth and development.
lounge area, ball room/dinners, movie stage
Cities developed their downtowns into shopping centers with attractions to draw the public to the city center in order to expand economic growth. Part of this attraction was in the entertainment industry, such as the development of __________ theatres. (Hint: Palace, Granada, etc.)
movie
The Proclamation of 1763 by Great Britain prohibited colonists from...
moving west of the Appalachian Mountains
"Indigenous" means...
native
"Overt favoritism towards native-born Americans" was called __________.
nativism
The Southern colonies specialized in...
practical, self-sustaining crops
Patriots
rejected British rule over the colonies
____________ were established, often from remnants of a tribe's territory, to keep for lands.
reservations
Name 2 of the 6 problems we analyzed from THE AMERICANS concerning problems with Urbanization.
sanitation, water
The 3/5th's Compromise was settled between North and South over population size and the issue of...
taxation of slave population
One of the causes of the War of 1812 was...
the British policy of impressment
What war resulted in Great Britain claiming Canada and most of the North America east of the Mississippi River?
the French and Indian War
Jamestown, Virginia was significant because it was...
the first permanent English Settlement in North America
The goal of the __________ railroad was to connect the West Coast to the East Coast for faster and better transportation and trade.
transcontinental
Gettysburg
turning point of the Civil War
Why did wealthy donors, such as Mr. Studebaker, choose to invest in city development such as the Studebaker Electric Fountain in South Bend, IN?
wanted to be known for the future
