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U.S History chapter 4 Questions and answers correct French and Indian War Was a war fought by French and English on American soil over control of the Ohio River Valley-- English defeated French in1763. Historical Significance: established England as number one world power and began to gradually change attitudes of the colonists toward England for the worse. Albany Plan Of Union plan proposed by Benjamin Franklin in 1754 that aimed to unite the 13 colonies for trade, military, and other...

U.S. History 101 Questions and Answers correct Who/how were you allowed to vote during this particular time. You had to have something in order to vote. Shays Rebellion People who had property. During the Revolutionary War, how did we run our Government, what was it called. C___ C___ Continental congress Know the amount of people needed to make an area into a state. Its in the thousands. 40,000 Where did Shays rebellion take place Massachusetts James Madison wa...

US History Final Exam Review Questions and answers correct Laissez-faire A french phrase meaning "let people do as they choose." SIG: Supporters if this believed that the government should not interfere in the economy other than to protect private property rights and maintain peace Rail Roads Allows nation to expand westward, allows agriculture to expand into the Great Plains. Allows cities and towns to expand. Provides easy ways to get raw materials to factory then finished good...

US History STAAR EOC 11th Grade Questions and Answers correct Gilded Age 1870s - 1890s; time period looked good on the outside, despite the corrupt politics and growing gap between the rich and poor Technological (Second Industrial) Revolution based on steel, railroads, electricity, oil-based products Alexander Graham Bell He was an American inventor who was responsible for developing the telephone. Thomas Edison American inventor best known for inventing the electric l...

US History State Test Questions and Answers correct Plessy vs. Ferguson Jim Crow laws; separate is equal Wabash vs. Illinois only federal government could regulate trade from interstate railroad commerce Muller vs. Oregon the Supreme Court upheld state's right to limit female employee working hours Schneck vs. US National securities over liberties; freedom of speech during WWI Korematsu vs. US WWII; Japanese Internment, rights can be denied in a time of war. ...

US History II Questions and Answers correct Reconstruction attempt to rebuild south freed people slaves; some literate, limited skill set *Local Republican accomplishment 1) try to get universal male suffrage 2) redo punishment code 3) public education system -at least elementary for all students 13th amendment abolishing slavery 14th amendment define citizenship 15th amendment defines who can vote *Gilded age -mark twain coined term -a tim...

U.S. History Semester 1 Questions and Answers correct Renaissance the revival of art and literature under the influence of classical models in the 14th-16th centuries. -Effect: people in US learned math and shipbuilding Protestant Reformation a religious movement of the 16th century that began as an attempt to reform the Roman Catholic Church and resulted in the creation of Protestant churches. Joint-stock company Business enterprise in which a group of stockholders pooled...

US History 1920s Questions and Answers correct Red Scare Most instense outbreak of national alarm, began in 1919. Success of communists in Russia, American radicals embracing communism followed by a series of mail bombings frightened Americans. Attorney General A. MItchell Palmer led effort to deport aliens without due processs, with widespread support. Did not last long as some Americans came to their senses. Sacco/Vanzetti trial demonstrated anti-foreign feeling in 20's. Accused of armed ...

100 American History Facts Questions and Answers correct Jamestown the first permanent English settlement, was founded in 1607 July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed 1607 Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement was founded 1787 the Constitution of the United States was written 1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased the Louisiana Territory from France The Civil War was fought Lexington, Massachusetts The first shots ...

VA US History Questions and Answers correct When and by who was Jamestown established in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London first permanent English settlement Jamestown Nickname for Virginia settlers Cavaliers What were "Cavaliers" English nobility who received large land grants in eastern Virginia from the King of England Where did poor English immigrants settle Shenandoah Valley or western Virginia What is an indentured servant servants who a...

US History Midterm Questions and Answers correct French & Indian War War between Britain and France that started in the Americas and moved to Europe. Fought from 1754 to 1763. Indians helped French. The British won the war and gained the control of eastern North America. Ended with a Treaty of Paris in 1763. Drove French out of North America. Mercantilism A Policy in which a Nation could accumulate wealth and become a richer and more powerful nation. They would do this by exporting mor...

11th Grade US History Review Questions and Answers correct Proclamation of 1763 A proclamation from the British government which forbade British colonists from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains, and which required any settlers already living west of the mountains to move back east. Sugar Act (1764) British deeply in debt due to the French & Indian War. English Parliament placed a tariff on sugar, coffee, wines, and molasses. colonists avoided the tax by smuggling and by bribin...

US History vocabulary words Questions and Answers correct Abolish to do away with; put an end to Abolitionist a person who wanted to end slavery Amend To alter, Modify, rephrase, or add to or subtract from; to change for the better Annex to attach or add to something larger or more important Antebellum used to describe a period of time before a war, especially the American Civil War Assimilation process of becoming part of another culture Blockade...

US History - 1960s Questions and Answers correct John F. Kennedy 35th President of the United States 35th President of the United States. Democrat; first president who was Roman-Catholic/Irish or won a Pulitzer Prize. Assassinated in Dallas, TX in 1963. Lyndon B. Johnson Became 36th president in 1963 JFK's assassination, reelected in 1964. Democrat; signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 & Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law. Promoted his "Great Society" plan, part of which includ...

US History – Constitution Questions and Answers correct Constitution documents that sets out the laws, principles, organization, and processes of a government Articles of Confederation first American constitution passed in 1777 Bill of Rights first 10 amendments to the US constitution Shays Rebellion 1768 revolt in Massachusetts led by farmers reacting to high taxes Constitutional Convention gathering of state representatives on May 25, 1787 to revise the Arti...

Reconstruction US history Questions and Answers correct Andrew Johnson He was the 17th president of the US and he became president to Abraham Lincoln's assassination. Reconstruction The period after the civil war in which the states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United States. The south was divided into military districts. Thaddeus Stevens Member of the US house of representatives and one of the leaders of the Radical Republican faction. He was ...

Basic US History Questions and Answers correct What is the supreme law of the land? the Constitution What does the Constitution do? sets up the government, defines the government, protects basic rights of Americas The idea of self-government is in the first three words of the Constitution. What are these words? We the People What is an amendment? a change to the Constitution, an addition to the Constitution What do we call the first ten amendments to the Constitu...

US History Test Questions Final Exam Questions & Answers correct Which state granted women the full right to vote in 1890? Wyoming What is another name for the right to vote? Suffrage This law banned the production, sale, and transpiration of alcoholic beverages throughout the US 18th Amendment Theodore Roosevelt's idea for balancing the interests of consumers, laborers and business people was called? Square Deal Who encouraged African Americans to improve the...

US History Unit 6 Questions and Answers correct assembly line a row of factory workers who put together a product, part by part, as it passes by on a conveyor belt installment plan the payment for an item in small, regular amounts over a period of time what was the main concern of the three the pool were elected president in the 1920s to improve the economy why did President Hoover believed in American industry and government working together because it could bring pros...

US History 8th Grade Questions and Answers correct John Adams American statesman, delegate to the Continental Congress, a member of the committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence, VP to George Washington, and the 2nd president of the US John Quincy Adams Son of President John Adams, largely formulated the Monroe Doctrine. 6th President of US Samuel Adams American Revolutionary leader and patriot, Founder of the Sons of Liberty and one of the most vocal patriots for ...