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Semester Exam Review part 2
From Constitution to Reconstruction questions 51-100
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History
8th Grade
05/23/2012

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
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organized the Seneca Falls Convention creating the Declaration of Sentiments and ultimately the Women’s Rights Movement in the U.S.
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Dred Scott vs Sanford
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Supreme Court decision that said slaves were property and not citizens.
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Harriet Tubman
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escaped slave who became a Conductor on the Underground Railroad and helped over 300 slaves to freedom in the North
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Popular Sovereignty
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Political theory that states the government is subject to the will of the people. This theory was seen in the practice of allowing each territory to decide for itself whether or not to allow slavery
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Harriet Beecher Stowe helped fuel the abolitionist movement in 1852 by writing _______. The book shined a light on the horrors of slavery.
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Suffrage
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the right to vote
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Abraham Lincoln
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16th President of the U.S. who successfully put the Union back together. He was assassinated 5 days after the Civil War ended by John Wilkes Booth
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Antietam
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bloodiest single day battle of the Civil War halting the first Confederate attack onto Northern soil. Lincoln declared the battle a victory and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Lincoln's First Inaugural address
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stated that “no state…can lawfully get out of the Union”, but pledged there would be no war unless the South started it.
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Lincoln's Second Inaugural address
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was meant to heal & restore the country after four years of Civil War.
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Civil War
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The ________was fought from 1861-1865.
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Jefferson Davis
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President of the Confederacy during the Civil War
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Robert E. Lee
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General of the Confederate Army
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Ulysses S. Grant
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General of the Union Army and was responsible for winning the Civil War for the North.
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Appomattox Courthouse
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the small town in Virginia where Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate Army to Ulysses S. Grant ending the Civil War
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Emancipation Proclamation
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Abraham Lincoln issued the _________on January 1, 1863, setting all slaves in the Confederate states free
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Fort Sumter
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The first shots of the Civil War were fired at ____
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Gettysburg Address
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short speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery for soldiers who died at the Battle of Gettysburg. It is considered to be a profound statement of American ideals
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Battle of Gettysburg
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was the turning point in the Civil War for the North. Confederate troops were forced to retreat and never invaded the North again.
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Gettysburg
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The capture of _____________ by the North in 1863, effectively split the Confederacy into two and gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.
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Why is the Reconstruction Era considered to have a great effect on the country?
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Three new amendments to the Constitution were approved
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. Which event occurred first?
A establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
B Andrew Johnson became president
C Radical Reconstruction Congress elected
D passage of the 13th Amendment
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establishment of the Freedmen's Bureau
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How did many Southern state governments respond to the demands of Reconstruction?
Definition
Some state governments passed laws to limit opportunities for African Americans.
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What was a result of the Homestead Act of 1862?
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Settlement of Western territories accelerated
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Which secret society of former Confederate soldiers used terrorism and murder to limit new opportunities for newlyfreed African Americans after the Civil War?
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Ku Kolux Klan
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
—Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, the U.S. Constitution

76. According to this amendment, which people were born in the United States, but were not subject mto the jurisdiction of the laws of the country or granted citizenship?
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American Indians
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All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
—Section 1 of the 14th Amendment, the U.S. Constitution

As a result of this amendment.....
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newly freed slaves gained citizenship
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That the moneys so invested or loaned shall constitute a perpetual fund . . . to the endowment, support, and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
—Section 304 of the Morrill Act of 1862
As a result of this legislation
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many states built their first colleges
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Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
—13th Amendment, U.S. Constitution

As a result of this amendment ....
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All enslaved peoples were freed
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Why was the Dawes Act devastating to American Indian tribes?
Definition
forced ownership of Indian lands among individual members
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The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution extended government protections of__________________________________
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Voting Rights
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When did the Reconstruction Era occur?¬ From _________to________
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1865-1877
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Describe scalawags
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Southerners who worked with Republicans
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In order to maintain their Southern way of life, some Southern Democrats used all of the following tactics A____________________________________________________________________B____________________________________________________________________C____________________________________________________________________
Definition
Enacting Black Codes
Using intimidation tactics
Enacting Jim Crow Laws
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Which act offered land grants for institutions of higher education?
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Morrill Act
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School officials in 1988 deleted from a particular issue of the school paper two pages that included an article describing students’ experiences with divorce. The newspaper was written and edited by a journalism class as part of the school’s curriculum. The teacher in charge of the paper submitted a copy of the issue to the principal who objected to some of the content and was concerned students might be identified by others reading the article. The Supreme
Court decided in favor of the school saying the rights of students were not violated because students in school do not automatically have the same rights of adults in other settings.


What amendment to the Constitution was the subject of this Supreme Court case?
Definition
1st Amendment
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A New York law in 1993 gave local school boards the right to place regulations on the after hours use of school property for only 10 specific purposes – none of which was for religious purposes. A district refused two requests by a local church to use its facilities for a film about family values. The district refused saying that to do so would violate the
___________________ Clause. The church sued the district and the case went all the way to the Supreme Court. The church claimed its right to _____________ was being denied.

What terms best complete the paragraph?
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Establishment, free speech
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Which democratic principle of the U.S. Constitution is the basis of the Tenth Amendment?
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Federalism
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In 1986, the state of Michigan started a program in which police officers would set up checkpoints to briefly question drivers to see if there was evidence of drinking alcohol. If the officer was suspicious the driver had been drinking in the car, the driver would be asked to pull over for additional tests. The average time a driver was stopped was 25 seconds. The program was challenged all the way to the Supreme Court claiming that the basic rights of drivers were being violated. The Court held that the state’s interest in preserving safety in this case outweighed a degree of intrusion on individual motorists who were briefly stopped. The Court held that when a car was stopped and drivers examined, there was, in fact, an issue with an individual's ________________________, but that the level of this program did not create a violation of that basic right.
Definition
freedom from illegal search and seizure
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In the scenario above, what was the likely reason for the traffic stops
Definition
While citizens have rights, they also have a responsibility to not behave in a way that could take the rights of others to life, liberty or happiness
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Which of the following is not an unalienable right mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
Alife
B liberty
C property
D pursuit of happiness
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property
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How do immigrants to the United States demonstrate a knowledge of U.S. history and government as well as an ability to read, write, and speak English?
Definition
by taking a citizenship test
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In 1969, the Vietnam War was a major political issue, especially with young people. Three students in Des Moines, Iowa, wore black arm bands to school to show their opposition to the war. The students were suspended because they broke a school policy banning the wearing of armbands. The Supreme Court held that the students were quiet and passive – that they were not disruptive, and that they did not bother the rights of others. Therefore, the Court sided with the students in stating that their behavior was protected by the First Amendment even though their demonstration was silent and not spoken.


This landmark case expanded the meaning of freedom of speech to include which of the following?
Definition
freedom of expression
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In 1969, the Vietnam War was a major political issue, especially with young people. Three students in Des Moines, Iowa, wore black arm bands to school to show their opposition to the war. The students were suspended because they broke a school policy banning the wearing of armbands. The Supreme Court held that the students were quiet and passive – that they were not disruptive, and that they did not bother the rights of others. Therefore, the Court sided with the students in stating that their behavior was protected by the First Amendment even though their demonstration was silent and not spoken.

The main issue in the court case discussed above represents which of the following?
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Individual Rights
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Which democratic principle of the U.S. Constitution is the basis of the Tenth Amendment?
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Federalism
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What are the unalienable rights mentioned in the Declaration of Independence?
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Life, Liberty and the pursuit of happiness
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I. Have a period of continuous residence in the United States
II. Be able to read, write, and speak English
III. Know and understand U.S. history and government
IV. Possess good moral character
V. Accept the principles of the U.S.Constitution

The above criteria are part of which process?
Definition
Naturalization
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Rights Responsibilities
To a jury trial Serve on juries
To choose leaders Vote in elections
? Obey laws

Complete the chart above.
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To be elected to political office
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In many court cases and legislation of the last 50 years, the federal government has offered federal funds to states, but only if the states carry out certain guidelines. Examples include guidelines for the minimum wage, a legal drinking age, and numerous education related directives. Through this method, the federal government has influenced state behavior because the state governments need the money.

Assume that the federal government distributes new educational funds, but only if states adopt a set of federal education guidelines. Your state has its own set of guidelines. In this case, which amendment to the Constitution may allow your state to try to sue the federal government?
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10th Amendment
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What are you going to be next year?
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a freshman!!!
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