American History



American History Name:

Quarter #3 and Quarter #4 Review Packet Date:

Teacher’s Name: Period #:

Directions: Complete the following questions with as much detail as possible.

Chapter 8 – The Federalist Era

1. Define precedent and list some of the precedents that George Washington set.

2. Complete the chart

|Policies or Events |George Washington’s Policies |

| |Explanation – What was it? Why is it important? |

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|1. Cabinet | |

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|2. Judiciary Act | |

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|3. Jay’s Treaty | |

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|4. Neutrality Proclamation | |

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|5. Whiskey Rebellion | |

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|6. Farewell Address | |

3. How did political parties develop?

4. Why was the Election of 1796 strange? Could this happen today?

5. Who was the Second President of the United States?

6. Explain the Alien and Sedition Acts.

7. Explain the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions.

Chapter 9 – The Jefferson Era

1. Define and apply the term to concepts to historical events.

• Democracy –

• Laissez-faire –

• Judicial review –

• Impressment –

2. Explain Thomas Jefferson’s view on government.

3. Explain the Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison.

4. Complete the following chart.

|Louisiana Purchase Process |Explanation |

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|1. Why was the Mississippi River and New Orleans | |

|important to the farmers? | |

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|2. Who was the French leader that sold the Louisiana | |

|Territory to the United States? Why did he agree to | |

|sell it? | |

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|3. How much did the United States pay for the | |

|territory? Why was it surprising? | |

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|4. Was the Louisiana Purchase constitutional? | |

|Explain. Was it a loose or strict interpretation of | |

|the Constitution? | |

5. What impact did the Louisiana Purchase have on the United States?

6. Who was sent to explore the Louisiana Territory? What were they told to do? Who helped them along the way?

7. Complete the following chart

Interference with American Trade

|Act Passed |What did it say? |How did it affect the United States economy? |

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|1. Embargo Act | | |

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|2. Nonintercourse Act | | |

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8. Why was the War of 1812 called the “Second American Revolution”?

9. Complete the following chart

|Causes of the War of 1812 |Developments during the War of 1812 |Results of the War of 1812 |

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|Impressment – |List Battles of the War of 1812 |Who won? |

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|Role of Native Americans - |Francis Scott Key – |Treaty of Ghent – |

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|Nationalism - |White House – |Role of Jackson – |

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|War Hawks – | |What did we learn from the Battle of New Orleans? |

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Chapter 10- Growth and Expansion

1. What is an Industrial Revolution?

2. In which region did the Industrial Revolution begin?

3. How did the United States get ideas for the textile industry?

4. Complete the chart.

|Vocabulary Word |Definition |How does the word relate to the Industrial Revolution? |

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|1. factory system | | |

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|2. interchangeable parts | | |

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|3. urbanization | | |

5. Describe the working conditions in the first factories.

6. Name the groups of people that began to work in the factories.

7. Complete the chart

|Causes of the Industrial Revolution |Effects of the Industrial Revolution |

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8. Complete the chart.

|List the attractions to the cities |List the hazards of the cities |

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9. Define Manifest Destiny.

10. Name all the ways you could travel out west in the middle 1800’s.

11. How did the American Revolution affect the countries of Latin America?

12. What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?

13. How did the United States gain Florida from Spain?

Chapter 11 – The Jackson Era

1. Who won the election of 1824?

a. How did he win?

b. Explain the corrupt bargain.

c. Was the winner of the Election of 1824 re-elected? Why?

d. Who became the President in 1828?

2. What were Jackson’s nicknames?

a. What was his political party?

b. Who were his political supporters?

3. Define suffrage.

a. Who received suffrage?

b. Which groups were denied suffrage?

4. Explain the differences between a caucus and nominating convention? Which one is more democratic?

5. Complete the following chart of Jackson’s important decisions.

|Jackson’s Important Decisions |Explain the policy |

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|Spoils System | |

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|2. Indian Removal Act | |

Chapter 12 – Manifest Destiny

1. Complete the following chart on the people who moved west.

|People or Group |Why did they move west? |Where did they settle? |

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|Native Americans | | |

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|2. Mountainmen | | |

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|3. Forty-niners | | |

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|4. Missionaries | | |

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|5. Mormons | | |

1. Define manifest destiny.

2. Define annexation.

a. Which state was annexed?

b. Why did they want to be annexed?

|Causes of the Mexican – American War |Results of the Mexican - American War |

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Chapter 13 – The North and South

1. Describe how the following invention effected the North.

a. Sewing Machine -

b. Reaper –

c. Telegraph –

d. Locomotive –

2. Describe the factory conditions.

3. Why were unions created?

4. What three changes did unions work to enact?

5. Complete the following chart on immigration.

|Causes of Immigration |Effects of Immigration |

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6. Explain how the Nativists and the Know Nothing Party were similar?

7. What is the purpose of the cotton gin?

a. How did the cotton gin effect the south?

b. How did the cotton gin affect slavery?

8. Explain the purpose of the slave codes.

a. Provide some of the codes that slaves had to follow.

Chapter 14 – The Age of Reform

1. Define reform.

2. Complete the chart on the different reform movements.

| |Name the Group or person who contributed to the | |

|Reform Movement |reform. |What changes were made because of the reform movement? |

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|Mentally Ill / Penal | | |

|System | | |

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|Education | | |

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|Temperance | | |

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|Abolition | | |

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|Women’s Rights | | |

3. Explain the importance of the Seneca Falls Convention.

Chapter 15 – Toward the Civil War

1. Complete the following chart.

|Event / Topic |Explain the event |Northern Perspective |Southern Perspective |

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|States’ rights | | | |

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|Tariff | | | |

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|Slavery | | | |

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|Annexation of Texas | | | |

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|(Compromise of 1850) | | | |

|Fugitive Slave Law | | | |

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|Election of 1860 | | | |

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|Kansas-Nebraska Act | | | |

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|Uncle Tom’s Cabin | | | |

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|John Brown’s Raid | | | |

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2. Explain the concept of popular sovereignty.

3.Who won the Election of 1860?

a. What was the main reason for the victory?

b. How did the South respond?

c. Define secede.

d. Name the country that the South formed?

e. Who was the President of the South?

Chapter 16 – The Civil War

1. Explain what happened at Fort Sumter.

2. What was the South’s reason for secession?

3. What was the North’s original reason for fighting in the Civil War?

4. Later on what became another reason for the North to fight in the Civil War?

5. Complete the chart

|Region |Advantages |Disadvantages |

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|North | | |

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|South | | |

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6. Complete the chart.

|North’s Plan for wining the Civil War |South’s Plan for wining the Civil War |

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7. Name the President of the North and leading Northern Generals.

8. Name the President of the South and leading Southern Generals.

9. What is a draft?

10. What is inflation?

11. Explain Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

a. Name the reasons for the proclamation.

b. Did it apply to all slaves?

c. Did it have an immediate impact in a slave’s freedom?

d. How did the slaves respond to the proclamation?

12. Explain the events leading to the end of the Civil War.

a. Battle at Vicksburg –

b. Battle at Gettysburg –

c. Gettysburg Address –

d. Total war –

e. Appomattox Courthouse -

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