U.S. History Exam

Review

Describe the following amendments to the Constitution:

13th amendment-

14th amendment-

15th amendment-

Identify the following:

Jefferson Davis-

Abraham Lincoln-

Robert E. Lee-

Ulysses S. Grant-

Anaconda Plan-

Appomattox Courthouse-

New Orleans/Vicksburg-

Compromise of 1850-

Watergate scandal-

Uncle Tom’s Cabin-

Confederate States-

Booker T. Washington-

John Brown-

Republican Party-

Black Codes-

Watergate Scandal-

Cold War-

Answer the following questions:

What was the main reason some native-born Americans exhibited prejudice against immigrants?

What was life like for women in the west?

What happened when the Southern states seceded?

Northern Strategies for winning the Civil War-

Advantages of the North during the Civil War-

Slaveholding states that seceded from the union were called-

Why was the Emancipation Proclamation issued and who issued it?

How did population effect the North during the Civil War?

What did the North and South agree on?

What event started the fighting between the north and south?

What made army life difficult?

What were the causes of the Great Depression?

What event brought the U.S. into World War II?

What event brought World War II to an end?

During World War II, ______ found factory jobs when Americans were fighting in the war.

The ______ experienced discrimination in the U.S. as a result of World War II.

Geography:

Describe the following:

Compass Rose-

Absolute location-

Relative location-

Physical maps-

Movement-

Human Adaptation-

Natural Resources of the United States-

Landforms/landscape of the United States-

Physical Geography-

This court case ruled that segregation was constitutional as long as the facilities for black and whites were “separate but equal”.

What did Jim Crow laws establish?

What Supreme Court decision overturned the Plessy case by declaring that segregated facilities were inherently unequal and ordered the integration of the nation’s public schools?

What future Supreme Court Justice argued the Brown v. Board of Education case?

What name was given to the crisis that ensued when nine African-American students tried to enroll in an Arkansas high school which had been all-white?

Who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, sparking the Civil Rights Movement?

What Indian patriot did Martin Luther King emulate, especially with respect to the philosophy of non-violent resistance?

What organization was founded in 1909 to help with the political and socio-economic advancement of African-Americans?

What was the name given to student protests which were designed to elicit service at segregated lunch counters in the South?

What law was signed by President Lyndon Johnson prohibiting discrimination of all kinds based on race, color, religion or national origin?

What law passed in 1965 abolished poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures designed to prevent African-Americans from voting?