Final Exam- Social Studies

Question 1

1492-1500s-

Answer 1

European exploration and discovery of the Americas.

Question 2

1500s-1600s-

Answer 2

European settlement in the New World.

Question 3

1754-1763-

Answer 3

French and Indian War.

Question 4

1750s-1770s-

Answer 4

English tyranny over the colonies

Question 5

1765-1770-

Answer 5

Stamp Act and Boston Massacre

Question 6

1776-

Answer 6

Declaration of Independence

Question 7

1776-1781-

Answer 7

American Revolution

Question 8

1787-

Answer 8

Constitutional Convention

Question 9

1789-

Answer 9

George Washington becomes the first president.

Question 10

1791-

Answer 10

Bill of Rights

Question 11

1796-

Answer 11

Washington’s Farewell Address

Question 12

1797-

Answer 12

John Adams becomes 2nd president

Question 13

1803-

Answer 13

Louisiana Purchase

Question 14

1812-1815-

Answer 14

War of 1812

Question 15

1823-

Answer 15

Monroe Doctrine

Question 16

George Washington-

Answer 16

Leader of the Continential Army. 1st president. He warned against political parties and permanent foreign alliances.

Question 17

Alexander Hamilton-

Answer 17

1st Secretary of the Treasury. Supported the idea of the national bank and an alliance with England. Created financial plan to address our national debt.

Question 18

Thomas Jefferson-

Answer 18

Writerof the Declaration of Independence. 3rd president. Approved a land purchase from France that doubled the size of the US. Feared a strong central government and strictly interpreted the Constitution.

Question 19

John Marshall-

Answer 19

Longest serving Chief Justice of the Surpreme Court. Ruled on the first opportunity to exercise judicial review with Maybury vs. Madison in 1803
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Question 20

Northeast-

Answer 20

Are where the Industrial Revolution begins. Source of most Federalist support.

Question 21

South-

Answer 21

The South was most dependent on slave labor and farming. Source of the most Republican support.

Question 22

West-

Answer 22

Louisiana Purchase between Jefferson and Napolean doubled the size of the nation. Lewis and Clark and Zebulon Puije explored the region.

Question 23

1st and 2nd Continential Congress-

Answer 23

Convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that appointed George Washington as the leader of the continential army and helped the unify the colonies against England.

Question 24

Articles of Confederation-

Answer 24

1st form of government that led to the Constitutional Convention due to concerns of weakness in dealing the issues such as Shay’s Rebellion and the ability to collect taxes.

Question 25

US Constitution-

Answer 25

The surpreme law of the United States. Was created by using compromises that resolved issues over the structure of Congress and how the president is to be chosen. Its ratification was debated between Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Question 26

Bill of Rights-

Answer 26

The name for the first ten amendments of the US Constitution. Protects the basic rights of the citizen.

Question 27

Amendmants-

Answer 27

Laws added to the US Constitution. Example: Freedom of speech, abolishment of slavery, womens rights to vote.

Question 28

Judicial Review-

Answer 28

Surpreme Court rulings that become law.

Question 29

Separation of Powers-

Answer 29

The division of government into three branches. Executive, legislative, and judical.

Question 30

Triangular Trade-

Answer 30

Route that entailed the Middle Passage and a force migration from Africa. Operated from the late 16th to early 19th centuries, carrying slaves, cash crops, and manufactured goods between West Africa, Carribean or American colonies and European.

Question 31

French and Inidan War-

Answer 31

The war between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. This war forced the French out of North America.

Question 32

Louisiana Purchase-

Answer 32

New acquired and purchased from France that benefited trade, also created tension with shifts in congressional power and the opportunities for the increased immigration.

Question 33

War of 1812-

Answer 33

A second war for independence in America that ended in a military tie with England.

Question 34

Monroe Doctrine-

Answer 34

Stated that furthur efforts by European countries to colonize land of infer with states in the Americas would be viewed as acts of aggression requiring U.S. intervention. Prohibited and future colonization on the Americas.

Question 35

Industrial Revolution-

Answer 35

A period where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transporation, and technology occured.

Question 36

Missouri Compromise-

Answer 36

Act of Congress that added Missouri as a slave state and Maine a free state.