Review Guide
For
Social Studies Final Exam
2016/2017
The Social Studies Multiple Choice Section of the Final Exam will be given on June 15th. The WRITTEN PORTION OF THE EXAM will be given in class on Tuesday, June 13th 2017.
The exam on June 15th will be Periods 1-2. The written portion on June 13th will be during ELA and SS classes.
You should use the following review guide to study from for the exam. Remember that this is 10% of you final grade for the year.
There will be a Multiple Choice section and a Short Response section. There will be maps, graphs, Primary Sources, and Political Cartoons that you will need to analyze. These are all things we have previously viewed throughout the year on your tests and quizzes.
You will need to bring SEVERAL NUMBER 2 PENCILS WITH ERASERS FOR THE WRITTEN PART OF THE EXAM. THERE ARE NO PENCILS AVAILABLE. THE MULTIPLE CHOICE PORTION OF THE EXAM IS ON EDVISTA. IPAD MUST COME CHARGED AND BE HERE!!!
You are not allowed any backpacks, handbags, pocket books, cell phones, IPODS, or any other items at your desk when you take the test.
If you talk during the test for any reason, other than raising your hand and talking to a proctor, you will receive a ZERO. If you have a question you must raise your hand and wait for a proctor to come over to answer your question.
You have plenty of time to study.
You should be studying a little each night.
Remember to study for short periods of time.
DO NOT CRAM!!!!
NAME:______DATE:______
Assignment #:______
Review Guide
For
Final Exam 2016/2017
Pre-Chapter 1: H # ed pages of textbook
1. What does the equator divide the Earth into?
2. What do the lines of latitude and longitude measure?
3. Definition of Longitude.
4. Definition of Latitude.
5. What is the 0 degree line of latitude called?
6. What is the definition of geography?
7. What is the definition of history?
8. What is a Primary Source?
9. What is a Secondary Source?
10. What is a peninsula?
11. Define Artifact.
12. Define the term archaeology.
13. What is the main reason we study other cultures?
14. What is the longest and most important river system in the United States?
15. What is the name of the five large inland bodies of water that form part of the border between Canada and the United States called?
16. What term is used to describe the height of mountains?
Chapter 1:
17. From which area of the world is it thought that the first people who settled the Americas came from?
18. What might archeologists use to study the first Americans?
19. What is the definition of culture?
20. What Native American group settled in New York and organized a confederacy?
21. To what type of organizational system does the Iroquois Confederacy refer?
22. What was a main reason why groups of Native Americans often developed different cultures?
Chapter 2:
23. Why did European explorers want to go to Asia in the 1400’s?
24. What group of people suffered from European diseases as a result of European exploration?
25. Define/explain mercantilism.
Chapter 3:
26. What did the Pilgrims sign when they landed in Plymouth? What was the importance of the above document? What was its purpose?
27. Name the New England Colonies:
28. Name the Middle Colonies:
29. Name the Southern Colonies:
30. Know the original Thirteen Colonies and be able to locate them on a map. Look at the map as shown in class or from the Chapter 3 Test.
31. What activities were important to economic industry during the colonial period?
32. What colonies were called the “Bread Basket” colonies because they produced large amounts of grain?
33. What was an important commercial activity in the New England colonies?
34. What was a long-term effect of European exploration of the Americas?
Chapter 4:
35. Describe how slaves were treated on the Middle Passage.
36. Where did American idea of government mostly come from?
37. Define the term, indentured servants. How were they different from slaves?
38. What was the main occupation in colonial America?
39. What was the Triangular Trade Route? What products were shipped and to where?
40. Define the term toleration.
41. Who fought for freedom of the press?
Chapter 5:
42. Why did the French and Indian War begin?
43. In what colony did the Battle of Lexington and Concord take place? Be able to locate this colony on a map.
44. When did the American Revolution begin?
45. What was the main cause of the American Revolution?
46. What did delegates agree to under the Albany Plan of Union?
47. Define the term Patriot.
48. Define the term Loyalist.
49. Define the term minutemen.
50. Who were the Sons and Daughters of Liberty? Why did they organize?
Chapter 6:
51. What was the major purpose of the Declaration of Independence? When was it written? Who wrote it?
52. Who rules the government according to the Declaration of Independence? What were the inalienable rights mentioned by Thomas Jefferson?
53. Why did many African Americans support the American Revolution?
54. Who did the Native Americans support during the American Revolution?
55. What piece of writing convinced colonists to support the idea of independence?
Who wrote this?
56. What was the Turning Point of the American Revolution? In what colony was this located?
57. Before the Battle of Saratoga what help did France give the United States?
And After:
Chapter 7:
58. What was the greatest problem facing the newly independent states?
59. What did the Great Compromise concern?
60. What issue was the Three Fifths Compromise about?
61. What are the First 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
62. What do the Amendments protect? Why were they added to the constitution?
63. Why did the authors of the constitution make the amendment process so difficult?
Chapter 8:
64. Who favored repaying the national debt, creating a national bank and passing the Whiskey Tax?
65. Define the term Cabinet.
66. George Washington advised the future presidents and young nations to do what in regard to foreign affairs?
Citizenship Handbook:
67. Define the term Due Process.
68. What process is used to change/modify the Constitution?
69. How many branches of government does the United States Constitution establish?
70. Define the term federalism.
71. What amendment protects the right of speech, religion and the press?
72. What is the element that is essential for the success of a true democracy?
73. The United States Constitution established a government based on the basic concepts of separation of powers and checks and balances. The authors of the Constitution included these two concepts because they…?
74. What part of government can tax? Federal or State?? Or both??
75. What is Congress composed of?
Chapter 9:
76. What views did Thomas Jefferson believe in? What groups of people did he want to see receive support?
77. What is it called when each government branch can prevent another from abusing power?
78. Define the term embargo.
79. What were the Embargo Act and Non-Intercourse Act both designed to do?
80. Why was the Embargo Act despised by most Americans?
81. What new method of choosing political candidates was developed during the Age of Jackson?
82. French control of Louisiana caused President Jefferson to fear France would do what?
83. Who were Lewis and Clark? Why were they famous?
84. How were the American Revolution and the War of 1812 similar?
85. Which war is often called the second war for independence?
Chapter 10:
86. How did the United States gain Florida?
87. Why was the use of the Mississippi River and the Port of New Orleans so important?
88. Why did Tecumseh and Prophet earn the respect of both Native Americans and white leaders?
89. What were Tecumseh and Prophet successful in doing?
90. What was the forced removal of Native Americans from the South to land far in the West commonly called?
91. Define the term nullification.
92. During the Age of Jackson what did more average people earn the right to do?
93. What the Monroe Doctrine?
94. What was a major reason for issuing the Monroe Doctrine?
95. South Carolina threatened to do what if the federal government did not recognize its right to nullify the Tariff of Abominations? What year?
Chapter 11:
96. Who invented interchangeable parts and the Cotton Gin?
97. What 2 groups of people usually worked in the textile mills?
98. Why were these groups of people mainly hired to work at the Lowell Mills?
99. What was the MAIN export of the United States in the early 1800’s?
100. How was transportation to the west greatly improved during the early
1800’s?
101. How did cities change during the Industrial Revolution?
104. Why was the Erie Canal important to the economy of New York State, New York City, and other areas of the United States?
105. Define the term capital.
106. Define the term skilled worker.
107. Why were many workers forced to accept bad working conditions in the mid-1800’s?
108. What was the time period when products moved from being hand made to being machine made called?
109. What was a problem produced by the Industrial Revolution?
110. In the mid 1800’s why did many immigrants come from:
Ireland
Germany
111. Who were the nativists? What was a complaint they had about immigrants?
112. What war helped spur the Industrial Revolution in the United States?
113. What did many whites feel was needed after the Nat Turner revolt in South Carolina?
114. What were the slave codes? List them.
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
115. What best describes the North and the South in the early 1800's?
116. Why did many southerners object to the end of the slavery/slave trade?
Chapter 13:
117. Define the term Manifest Destiny.
118. In the 1840’s which job did most Americans work?
119. What territories did the United States gain as a result of the Mexican American War?
120. What happened to the population of California after word of the Gold Rush got out?
121. What were the effects of westward expansion?
122. Why did the growth of the Railroad lead to a decline in farming in New England?
123. Why were mountain men going west?
124. Where did the mountain men go when they went west?
125. Who led the settlers into Texas?
126. Who led the Mexican forces against the Texans in the Battle of The Alamo?
127. What 2 nations jointly occupied Oregon Country in an 1818 agreement?
128. Which territory in the United States is associated with the slogan “Fifty-four, Forty, or Fight’?
129. How did Great Britain and the US agree to divide Oregon Country?
130. Besides cotton what were the other major cash crops in the South in the 1800’s?
131. Why did cotton planters constantly need new land to cultivate?
Chapter 14:
132. Know who Dred Scott was and the significance of the Dred Scott Decision.
133. What were the causes of the Civil War?
134. Define the following terms:
a. Duties
b. Mercantilism
c. Imports
d. Smugglers
e. Exports
f. Boycotts
g. Propaganda
135. Define the following terms:
a. Constitutions
b. elastic clause
c. natural rights
d. republic
e. checks and balances
f. ratification
g. judicial branch