U.S. History Semester 1 Final Exam

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  • 1. 
    What kind of homes did the Algonquians live in?
  • 2. 
    What was the effect of the Caravel for the Portuguese?
  • 3. 
    Law set by Washington as President?
    • A. 

      National Bank

    • B. 

      Taxes

    • C. 

      Cabnet

    • D. 

      Social Security

  • 4. 
    Increased public opinion against France? 
  • 5. 
    Who was the State Department head under Washington?
  • 6. 
    What were the accomplishments of John Marshall as Chief Justice?
    • A. 

      Established Judicial Review

    • B. 

      Established National Bank

    • C. 

      Increased influence of blacks in government

    • D. 

      Created the president's "cabinet"

  • 7. 
    Southern & Westerners who wanted a strong nation?
    • A. 

      Marylands

    • B. 

      Southwest Birds

    • C. 

      Wig Party

    • D. 

      War Hawks

  • 8. 
    What did the McCulloch vs. Maryland case do?
    • A. 

      Increased State Power

    • B. 

      Said slaves ARE property of their owners

    • C. 

      Increased Federal Power

    • D. 

      Said slaves were free after entering the northern states

  • 9. 
    The Wig Party was created in response to?
    • A. 

      The National Bank's creation

    • B. 

      An increase of taxes by the Federal Government

    • C. 

      Andrew Jackson voted to renew the National Bank

    • D. 

      The Declaration of Independence being signed

  • 10. 
    Settlement area of a successful Mormons
  • 11. 
    What was the importance of the Seneca Falls Convention?
    • A. 

      Dorthea Dix's first sermon was made here

    • B. 

      Wig party was formed at this convention

    • C. 

      First woman's rights confention

  • 12. 
    Who taught religion in jails and mental institutes and fought for better conditions? 
  • 13. 
    Who seized power in 1834 in Mexico City revolt?
    • A. 

      Antonio Banderas

    • B. 

      Carnegie

    • C. 

      Antonio Lopex de Santa Anna

    • D. 

      Grant

  • 14. 
    President during Mexican-American War?
  • 15. 
    Banned slavery in the south?
  • 16. 
    Why did "Uncle Tom's Cabin" anger the south?
    • A. 

      It spread Wig ideals to politicians.

    • B. 

      It spread Anti-Slavery ideals.

    • C. 

      The book was written by a freed slave

    • D. 

      It contained anti-Christian views.

  • 17. 
    Free-Soil candidate for President? 
    • A. 

      Ulysses S. Grant

    • B. 

      Robert E. Lee

    • C. 

      Wig Party

    • D. 

      Martan van Buren Party

  • 18. 
    Dred Scott case said that?
    • A. 

      Saves who escaped to the North were free

    • B. 

      Slaves that entered Canada were free

    • C. 

      Slaves are property of their owners

    • D. 

      Slaves were worth 3/5th of a person

  • 19. 
    What was the the significance of the Appomattox Court House?
    • A. 

      McCulloch vs. Maryland was held here

    • B. 

      Dred Scott case was held here

    • C. 

      Lee surrendered to Grant here

    • D. 

      Washington was sworn in here

  • 20. 
    Who started the American Federation of Labor?
  • 21. 
    Booker T. Washington's "catch phrase"
    • A. 

      "Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses"

    • B. 

      "Pull them up by their own bootstraps"

    • C. 

      "Getter' Done"

  • 22. 
    Who viewed integration as the key to everything?
  • 23. 
    Case that granted limited work hours for women? 
    • A. 

      Muller vs. Oregon

    • B. 

      Dred Scott

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