Interim 4 Test Review

Question 1

The North and the South fought against each other in the

Answer 1

Civil War

Question 2

What was the main cause of the civil war?

Answer 2

They North and South disagreed on slavery

Question 3

The Kansas-Nebraska act was a compromise that let states decide if they wanted slavery or not. _______________________ was a violent conflict that resulted from the compromise. This showed that ___________.

Answer 3

The Kansas-Nebraska act was a compromise that let states decide if they wanted slavery or not. BLEEDING KANSAS was a violent conflict that resulted from the compromise. This showed that COMPROMISES WERE NOT ENOUGH TO HOLD THE UNION TOGETHER.

Question 4

Many southerners wanted to protect states’ rights and maintain slavery so they seceded and formed the _________

Answer 4

Confederacy

Question 5

The North and the South had two very different sources of ______________________________. The North had _________________________, while the south had _____________________________.

Answer 5

The North and the South had two very different sources of WEALTH. The North had FACTORIES/INDUSTRIES, while the south had FARMING/PLANTATIONS.

Question 6

An abolitionist is __

Answer 6

Someone who wanted to end slavery

Question 7

The Confederate States of America were the ________________________ states that seceded from the United States.

Answer 7

Southern

Question 8

How did the railroad system help the North win the Civil War?

Answer 8

It allowed them to easily move resources and soldiers.

Question 9

In the ________________________________ President Lincoln freed all slaves that lived in slave states and territories.

Answer 9

Emancipation Proclamation

Question 10

The commander of the confederate Army surrendered at the courthouse in …

Answer 10

Appomattox, Virginia

Question 11

____ started after the Civil War ended.

Answer 11

Reconstruction

Question 12

What is sharecropping?

Answer 12

When former slaves continued to work on farms of former owners, but they shared the profits.

Question 13

Abolishing Slavery is part of the _____________ Amendment to the Constitution

Answer 13

13th

Question 14

What is suffrage?

Answer 14

The right to vote

Question 15

What was the Great Depression?

Answer 15

A period of time when many were unemployed and needed financial assistance.

Question 16

The Civil Rights movement fought against…

Answer 16

racial segregation

Question 17

Urbanization is defined as the…

Answer 17

growth of cities due to industrialization

Question 18

Political cartoons started becoming more of a thing during the…

Answer 18

Cold War

Question 19

The War on Terrorism was declared …

Answer 19

After the attacks in September 11, 2001

Question 20

The largest river in the US that runs from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico is

Answer 20

Mississippi River

Question 21

The largest mountain range in the west is

Answer 21

Rocky Mountains

Question 22

The largest mountain range in the east is

Answer 22

Appalachian Mountains

Question 23

What were the economic reasons for European exploration of the Americas?

Answer 23

Gold, glory, God, discoveries, and establishing colonies as trading centers

Question 24

The British closed the Boston harbor after the

Answer 24

Boston Tea Party

Question 25

What act angered colonists who didn’t want British soldiers living in their home?

Answer 25

Quartering Act

Question 26

The _________________________________ is part of the constitution to help make sure the central government is not too strong or powerful.

Answer 26

Bill of Rights

Question 27

Examples of checks and balances include:

Answer 27

The Executive branch can veto laws passed by congress.

Question 28

The Florida Acquisition, Louisiana Territory, Texas Annexation, Oregon Country, and Mexican Cession are all examples of westward expansion or...

Answer 28

... Manifest Destiny