U.S. HISTORY SEMESTER 1
FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A boundary established by the british that forbade any colonial settlement west of the
appalachian mountains - ans proclamation line of 1763
an event in which british guards opened fire on a crowd of protesters, killing five american
colonists and causing many american colonists to favor independence from britain -
ans boston massacre
this rebellion in britain's virginia colony was led by a wealthy planter that raised an army of
poor black and white colonists and indentured servants who were upset about the lack of rights
and protections being provided by the colonial government. after the rebellion was defeated,
britain decided to decrease the use of white indentured servants and increase the use of black
enslaved people for labor in an effort to prevent poor white and black people from working
together and organizing uprisings against the colonial government. - ans bacon's rebellion
what was the purpose of the seneca falls convention (ny 1848)? - ans to create a national
movement for gender equality and begin the women's suffrage movement
trail of tears - ans as a result of andrew jackson's indian removal act, thousands of cherokees
died as they were forced west on a death march & cherokee land opened up to white settlers
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, what does manifest destiny mean? - ans the u.s. was destined to expand its territory and its
expansion was supported by god; it was bound to happen
the ___________ was an attempt to assimilate american indians into white american society -
ans dawes act
what were the results of the events at wounded knee 1890? - ans indian women & children
were massacred, marked the end of major armed indian resistance, became a tragic symbol of
us-indian relations
a runaway slave that served as a conductor on the underground railroad and led over 300
enslaved people to freedom - ans harriet tubman
this northern radical abolitionist raised an army that included former slaves and attempted to
create a slave rebellion by killing southern slave owners, recruiting their slaves, and then
arming his followers by raiding an arsenal at harper's ferry. although he would be captured and
executed, his actions are regarded by many as one of the main causes of the civil war. -
ans john brown
what book played a significant role in the anti-slavery movement by describing the terrible
conditions of slavery to the public? - ans uncle tom's cabin
which supreme court ruling made slavery legal in the territories until 1862 and declared that
congress could not forbid slavery in any part of the territories because it would violate
slaveholders' right to own property (the 5th amendment)? - ans dred scott
in 1860, which event caused southern states to secede from the union and create the
confederacy? - ans the election of abraham lincoln
after the civil war, what group fought for the civil rights of newly freed black people by creating
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the freedmen's bureau, impeaching andrew johnson, and the passing of the reconstruction
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amendments? - ans radical republicans in congress
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FINAL EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
A boundary established by the british that forbade any colonial settlement west of the
appalachian mountains - ans proclamation line of 1763
an event in which british guards opened fire on a crowd of protesters, killing five american
colonists and causing many american colonists to favor independence from britain -
ans boston massacre
this rebellion in britain's virginia colony was led by a wealthy planter that raised an army of
poor black and white colonists and indentured servants who were upset about the lack of rights
and protections being provided by the colonial government. after the rebellion was defeated,
britain decided to decrease the use of white indentured servants and increase the use of black
enslaved people for labor in an effort to prevent poor white and black people from working
together and organizing uprisings against the colonial government. - ans bacon's rebellion
what was the purpose of the seneca falls convention (ny 1848)? - ans to create a national
movement for gender equality and begin the women's suffrage movement
trail of tears - ans as a result of andrew jackson's indian removal act, thousands of cherokees
died as they were forced west on a death march & cherokee land opened up to white settlers
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, what does manifest destiny mean? - ans the u.s. was destined to expand its territory and its
expansion was supported by god; it was bound to happen
the ___________ was an attempt to assimilate american indians into white american society -
ans dawes act
what were the results of the events at wounded knee 1890? - ans indian women & children
were massacred, marked the end of major armed indian resistance, became a tragic symbol of
us-indian relations
a runaway slave that served as a conductor on the underground railroad and led over 300
enslaved people to freedom - ans harriet tubman
this northern radical abolitionist raised an army that included former slaves and attempted to
create a slave rebellion by killing southern slave owners, recruiting their slaves, and then
arming his followers by raiding an arsenal at harper's ferry. although he would be captured and
executed, his actions are regarded by many as one of the main causes of the civil war. -
ans john brown
what book played a significant role in the anti-slavery movement by describing the terrible
conditions of slavery to the public? - ans uncle tom's cabin
which supreme court ruling made slavery legal in the territories until 1862 and declared that
congress could not forbid slavery in any part of the territories because it would violate
slaveholders' right to own property (the 5th amendment)? - ans dred scott
in 1860, which event caused southern states to secede from the union and create the
confederacy? - ans the election of abraham lincoln
after the civil war, what group fought for the civil rights of newly freed black people by creating
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the freedmen's bureau, impeaching andrew johnson, and the passing of the reconstruction
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amendments? - ans radical republicans in congress
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