Final Review for History final 8th grade

Question 1

Why is John Smith important to the new world?

Answer 1

He was in the first group to in the new world and started the colony.

Question 2

Why was John Rolfe important to the new world?

Answer 2

Because when he moved to the new world he was the first person to grow and sell tobacco. He also married Pocohontas

Question 3

Why was William Penn important to the New world?

Answer 3

Because he founded Philly because he wanted religion freedom. Also the king of England owed his dad land and when he died William Penn Jr. got the land

Question 4

Why was Pocohontas important to the new world?

Answer 4

Because without her there would be no New colony because she help the new settlers build houses, grow food and manage it, also built the first houses.

Question 5

What impact did the Pilgrams have on the new world?

Answer 5

They started the new colony but on there way over they created the Mayflower compact that started them to leave England and start a self runned goverment

Question 6

What was the Mayflower Compact?

Answer 6

The mayflower compact stated that they are free form England and they are started to govern themselves

Question 7

What is the importance of the Declaration of Independence (D.O.I.)

Answer 7

This Document decalared freedom from England because they put taxes on the people of England. Signed July 4, 1776 – August 2, 1776

Question 8

What is the importance of the pamphlet Common Sense?

Answer 8

This was a pamphlet by Thomas Paine and stated that how an island should not rule a continent and said how the U.S. should be free from England. This was written January 10, 1776.

Question 9

What was the importance of the U.S. Constitution?

Answer 9

This listed the rights for the U.S. citizens and was the framework of the U.S. government and started Checks and Balances so that each branch of government should not overthrow each other.

Question 10

Who was Lewis and Clark?

Answer 10

These men and there crew went to the new bought Louisiana Purchase gathered info. on the plants, animals and mapped the area out

Question 11

Who was James K. Polk?

Answer 11

He was the 11th president of the U.S. He expanded the U.S. and got the final 3rd. He also got the Mexican Session after the Mexican american war. Lastly he started Manifest Destiny

Question 12

Who is Andrew Jackson?

Answer 12

He was the 7th president and he was the first president who did not come from a rich background. He also passed the Indiana removal Act that forced Indians to move of there land. Lastly he started state banks instead of on country bank.

Question 13

Who was Thomas Jefferson?

Answer 13

He was the 3rd president and he was the person who bought the Louisiana Purchase and expanded the U.S. to 2/3 rds

Question 14

Who was Eli Whitney?

Answer 14

was an engineer who created the cotton gin and interchangeable parts. The cotton gin was made to lower the amount of slaves but owners wanted more cotton so they bought more and got more slaves.

Question 15

What started the American Civil War?

Answer 15

Because the north did not want slaves and the south did so, it got so intense it lead to a war. Also it couldn’t relate anymore since the south was all farming and the north was all business

Question 16

What was the Era of Good feelings?

Answer 16

Where there was no wars in the U.S. and it was a peaceful period.

Question 17

What was Manifest Destiny?

Answer 17

This is when the northers expanded with tech. land and land etc.

Question 18

What is the importance of Harrit Tubman?

Answer 18

She escaped slaves going from the south to the north from running in the night using the underground railroad.

Question 19

What was industrial revolution?

Answer 19

The advancements in tech. for farming made by the north.

Question 20

Why was Harrit B Stowe important?

Answer 20

Wrote Uncle Tom´s Cabin which showed the north what slavery was like in the south.

Question 21

What battle gave the Union control of the Mississippi River?

Answer 21

The battle of Vicksburg

Question 22

What was presidential reconstruction?

Answer 22

this was after the civil war when all the soldiers who fought got to leave as long as the north got there ammo guns and any supplies they had. After that they got to go back home and that ended the war.

Question 23

What was the Trail of tears and who made it happen?

Answer 23

This is when Andrew Jackson forced Native Americans off there land to move across the U.S. and to 1/16th the size of there land. They had to walk across the U.S. to Arizona.

Question 24

What war in the civil war broke the south´s back and started the norths win streak?

Answer 24

The Battle of Gettysburg because Lee lost half of its army.

Question 25

What did the 13,14 and 15 amendments say and why was it important?

Answer 25

The 13th provided slavery, the 14th gave citizenship to African American slaves born in the U.S. and the 15th stopped voting laws against race, religion and gender.

Question 26

What are the Jim Crow laws and the Black Codes?

Answer 26

Laws that segregated against African Americans. Series of laws for the African Americans.

Question 27

What were the causes of the war of 1812?

Answer 27

britain taking and kidnapping U.S. sailors and also britain aiding Native Americans.

Question 28

Why was Sacagawea important to the U.S.?

Answer 28

Helped Lewis and Clark map out the Louisiana Purchase.

Question 29

What was The Monroe Doctrine?

Answer 29

It was a treaty between the U.S. and England stating that they will stay out of U.S. and U.S. will stay out of England