US History A Final
Thomas Jefferson Correct Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence; Set forth a nation based on
ideals
"Five Founding Ideals" Correct Answer: Equality
Rights
Liberty
Opportunity
Democracy
Mayflower Compact Correct Answer: The first written framework for self-government in what is now
the United States, made by the Mayflower passengers in 1620
Patriots vs. Loyalists Correct Answer: Patriots: Wanted to separate from Britain, and tore down the
statue of the king
Loyalists: Supported British government
Stamp Act Correct Answer: An act passed by Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a stamp tax
on newspapers and documents; the first direct tax imposed on the colonies, prompting protests of "no
taxation without representation"
Tea Act Correct Answer: Gave the British East India Company the right to sell tea in the colonies. The act
was intended to help the struggling company, but angry colonists saw this complete control of the tea
trade as a threat to colonial merchants. Led to Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts Correct Answer: Laws passed by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the
Boston Tea Party by closing Boston harbor, shutting down civilian courts, forcing colonists to house
British troops, and placing the colony under the rule of an appointed governor.
Declaration of Independance Correct Answer: The document approved in 1776 by the Second
Continental Congress declaring that the 13 former colonies were free and independent states
"No taxation without representation" Correct Answer: Colonial protests; Stamp Act was repealed
Treaty of Paris Correct Answer: Signed by British and American representatives; ended the
Revolutionary war
Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: The nation's first constitution, which was drafted in 1777 and
created a framework for a loose confederation of states
Shay's Rebellion Correct Answer: Falling crop prices led farmers into debt; Farmers took over MA
courthouses; Weak Congress?
, Great Compromise Correct Answer: The compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention on
representation in Congress, with each state represented equally in the Senate and with representation
in the House based on state population
Three-fifths Compromise Correct Answer: For representation in the House, 5 slaves = 3 white people
Baron de Montesquieu: Separation of Powers Correct Answer: The division of government power into
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Baron de Montesquieu: Checks and Balances Correct Answer: The system by which each branch of the
federal government can limit, or check, the power of the others; Created to make sure one branch didn't
take over
Constitution: Preamble Correct Answer: The first part of the Constitution, which states the purposes of
the new plan of government
Bill of Rights Correct Answer: First 10 amendments in the Constitution
First Amendment Correct Answer: Protects five freedoms: the freedoms of religion, speech, the press,
and assembly, and the right to petition the government.
Manifest Destiny Correct Answer: The belief, held by many Americans in the 1840s, that the United
States was destined to spread across the North American continent and beyond
Indian Removal Act Correct Answer: A law passed by Congress in 1830 to authorize the forced
resettlement of Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River in an area west of the Mississippi known
as Indian Territory (later to become Oklahoma)
Abolitionist Movement Correct Answer: Movement working to end slavery
Social Status of Women: Suffrage Correct Answer: Women could not vote (1820s)
Northern vs. Southern Economy Correct Answer: North: More industrialized, more job opportunities,
railroads
South: Agriculture, little industry, rice/corn/cotton,
Sectionalism Correct Answer: Strong concern for local interests
Missouri Compromise Correct Answer: Measures passed by Congress in 1820 to admit Missouri into the
Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state (to keep Congress fair); drew line-north = free state,
south = slave state
Popular Sovereignty Correct Answer: Rule by the people
Free-Soilers Correct Answer: Antislavery activists who formed a new political party
Compromise of 1850 Correct Answer: It admitted California into the Union as a free state, which
pleased the North. It divided the rest of the Southwest into two territories—New Mexico and Utah—and
Thomas Jefferson Correct Answer: Wrote the Declaration of Independence; Set forth a nation based on
ideals
"Five Founding Ideals" Correct Answer: Equality
Rights
Liberty
Opportunity
Democracy
Mayflower Compact Correct Answer: The first written framework for self-government in what is now
the United States, made by the Mayflower passengers in 1620
Patriots vs. Loyalists Correct Answer: Patriots: Wanted to separate from Britain, and tore down the
statue of the king
Loyalists: Supported British government
Stamp Act Correct Answer: An act passed by Parliament in 1765 requiring colonists to pay a stamp tax
on newspapers and documents; the first direct tax imposed on the colonies, prompting protests of "no
taxation without representation"
Tea Act Correct Answer: Gave the British East India Company the right to sell tea in the colonies. The act
was intended to help the struggling company, but angry colonists saw this complete control of the tea
trade as a threat to colonial merchants. Led to Boston Tea Party.
Intolerable Acts Correct Answer: Laws passed by Parliament in 1774 to punish Massachusetts for the
Boston Tea Party by closing Boston harbor, shutting down civilian courts, forcing colonists to house
British troops, and placing the colony under the rule of an appointed governor.
Declaration of Independance Correct Answer: The document approved in 1776 by the Second
Continental Congress declaring that the 13 former colonies were free and independent states
"No taxation without representation" Correct Answer: Colonial protests; Stamp Act was repealed
Treaty of Paris Correct Answer: Signed by British and American representatives; ended the
Revolutionary war
Articles of Confederation Correct Answer: The nation's first constitution, which was drafted in 1777 and
created a framework for a loose confederation of states
Shay's Rebellion Correct Answer: Falling crop prices led farmers into debt; Farmers took over MA
courthouses; Weak Congress?
, Great Compromise Correct Answer: The compromise reached during the Constitutional Convention on
representation in Congress, with each state represented equally in the Senate and with representation
in the House based on state population
Three-fifths Compromise Correct Answer: For representation in the House, 5 slaves = 3 white people
Baron de Montesquieu: Separation of Powers Correct Answer: The division of government power into
executive, legislative, and judicial branches
Baron de Montesquieu: Checks and Balances Correct Answer: The system by which each branch of the
federal government can limit, or check, the power of the others; Created to make sure one branch didn't
take over
Constitution: Preamble Correct Answer: The first part of the Constitution, which states the purposes of
the new plan of government
Bill of Rights Correct Answer: First 10 amendments in the Constitution
First Amendment Correct Answer: Protects five freedoms: the freedoms of religion, speech, the press,
and assembly, and the right to petition the government.
Manifest Destiny Correct Answer: The belief, held by many Americans in the 1840s, that the United
States was destined to spread across the North American continent and beyond
Indian Removal Act Correct Answer: A law passed by Congress in 1830 to authorize the forced
resettlement of Indian tribes living east of the Mississippi River in an area west of the Mississippi known
as Indian Territory (later to become Oklahoma)
Abolitionist Movement Correct Answer: Movement working to end slavery
Social Status of Women: Suffrage Correct Answer: Women could not vote (1820s)
Northern vs. Southern Economy Correct Answer: North: More industrialized, more job opportunities,
railroads
South: Agriculture, little industry, rice/corn/cotton,
Sectionalism Correct Answer: Strong concern for local interests
Missouri Compromise Correct Answer: Measures passed by Congress in 1820 to admit Missouri into the
Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state (to keep Congress fair); drew line-north = free state,
south = slave state
Popular Sovereignty Correct Answer: Rule by the people
Free-Soilers Correct Answer: Antislavery activists who formed a new political party
Compromise of 1850 Correct Answer: It admitted California into the Union as a free state, which
pleased the North. It divided the rest of the Southwest into two territories—New Mexico and Utah—and
