U.S. HISTORY SEMESTER 1 FINAL REVIEW EXAM LATEST
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Antifederalists
Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government,
generally.
Thomas Jefferson v. Alexander Hamilton
Disagreed on many other issues of governmental powers- Jefferson supported
farmers and small, state governments. Hamilton supported strong central
government, distrusted the masses.
Assimilation of Native Americans
Process of making Natives "America"; Dawes Act - assimilated through cutting
hair, changing tribal identities, providing individual land plots
Declaration of Independence
Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.
Included a list of "grievances" against King George and Great Britain.
Thomas Paine and Common Sense
A British citizen, he wrote Common Sense, published on January 1, 1776, to
encourage the colonies to seek independence. It spoke out against the unfair
treatment of the colonies by the British government and was instrumental in
turning public opinion in favor of the Revolution.
Electoral College
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice
president. The presidency is won through these votes and NOT through the
, popular vote (as seen in the 2000 election of Bush over Gore- Bush won the
electoral vote, Gore won the popular vote).
Checks and Balances
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Executive Branch
Enforces/carries out the laws. President of the United States.
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution- include personal rights and
liberties like freedom of speech, right to bear arms, etc.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for
a redress of grievances.
Federalism
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central government. (Hamilton)
Reservations
A designated area of land that Native American Tribes lived on
Manifest Destiny
A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was
destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Civil War (1861-1865)
UPDATES -2025/2026- ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+ GUARANTEED SUCCESS
Antifederalists
Opponents of ratification of the Constitution and of a strong central government,
generally.
Thomas Jefferson v. Alexander Hamilton
Disagreed on many other issues of governmental powers- Jefferson supported
farmers and small, state governments. Hamilton supported strong central
government, distrusted the masses.
Assimilation of Native Americans
Process of making Natives "America"; Dawes Act - assimilated through cutting
hair, changing tribal identities, providing individual land plots
Declaration of Independence
Signed in 1776 by US revolutionaries; it declared the United States as a free state.
Included a list of "grievances" against King George and Great Britain.
Thomas Paine and Common Sense
A British citizen, he wrote Common Sense, published on January 1, 1776, to
encourage the colonies to seek independence. It spoke out against the unfair
treatment of the colonies by the British government and was instrumental in
turning public opinion in favor of the Revolution.
Electoral College
A group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice
president. The presidency is won through these votes and NOT through the
, popular vote (as seen in the 2000 election of Bush over Gore- Bush won the
electoral vote, Gore won the popular vote).
Checks and Balances
A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other
branches in order to prevent abuse of power
Executive Branch
Enforces/carries out the laws. President of the United States.
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the Constitution- include personal rights and
liberties like freedom of speech, right to bear arms, etc.
First Amendment
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for
a redress of grievances.
Federalism
A system in which power is divided between the national and state governments.
Federalists
Supporters of the Constitution and a strong central government. (Hamilton)
Reservations
A designated area of land that Native American Tribes lived on
Manifest Destiny
A notion held by a nineteenth-century Americans that the United States was
destined to rule the continent, from the Atlantic the Pacific.
Civil War (1861-1865)
