Standard III: The student will understand the eras of revolution, expansion, and reform prior to the

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Standard III The student will understand the
eras of revolution, expansion, and reform prior
to the U.S. Civil War.
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What act of colonial protestation resulted in the
Coercive (Intolerable) Acts being passed by the
British parliament?
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Boston Tea Party
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What document was sent to King George III as a
final attempt at peace by the colonists in 1775?
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Olive Branch
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What American colonist gave the famous speech
stating, give me liberty or girve me death?
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Patrick Henry
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Who served as the commander of the Continental
Army during the Revolutionary War?
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George Washington
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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
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Samuel Adams
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Who made the famous ride warning colonists that
the Redcoats were coming?
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Paul Revere
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What battle was the turning point in the
Revolutionary War (resulting in France becoming
our ally)?
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Saratoga
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Where were Washingtons troops encamped during
the harsh winter of 1777-1778?
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Valley Forge
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What was the last major battle of the
Revolutionary War (Cornwallis surrendered to
Washington)?
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Yorktown
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What was the treaty called which gave the U.S.
its independence from Great Britain?
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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The U.S. fought the British again in what war?
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War of 1812
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What law was passed by Jefferson that disallowed
trade with other nations (including Britain) and
led to the War of 1812?
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Embargo Act
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What term was used to describe the British navy
forcing Americans into service?
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Impressments
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What ordinance was passed in 1785 that divided
territory in the old northwest into townships?
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Land Ordinance of 1785
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What ordinance passed in 1787 disallowed slavery
in the old northwest?
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Northwest Ordinance
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What action allowd Jefferson to double the size
of the U.S. in 1803?
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Louisiana Purchase
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Who did Jefferson hire to explore the west?
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Lewis Clark
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The post-War of 1812 years were called what
(because of prosperity, one political party,
etc.)?
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Era of Good Feelings
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What year did Alabama become a state?
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1819
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What congressional agreement allowed Missouri to
become a slave state and Maine to become a free
state?
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Missouri Compromise
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What famous speech outlined American foreign
policy in 1823?
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Monroe Doctrine
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What law forced the five civilized tribes of the
southeast to evacuate? (Jacksons tenure)
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Indian Removal Act
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What event resulted in the Cherokees marching at
gunpoint from GA to OK (1838)?
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Trail of Tears
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List four major trails used by settlers in the
western part of the U.S..
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Santa FeOregonMormanCalifornia
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Describe the southern economy before the Civil
War. Agriculture
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Mainly cotton
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Describe the northern economy before the Civil
War.
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Balanced Industrial and agricultural
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What country did Texas gain its independence from
in 1836?
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Mexico
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What was the U.S. goal (or fate) named which
called for the acquisition of territory in the
west (extending the country from sea to sea)?
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Manifest Destiny
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Why did the U.S. fight Mexico (Mexican War) in
1846-1848?
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Land acquisition California and New Mexico
territories
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What famous meeting in 1848 called for women to
demand greater equality and opportunity in the
U.S.?
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Seneca Falls Convention
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Who hosted this convention?
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Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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What white abolitionist from Massachusetts
produced The Liberator?
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William Lloyd Garrison
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What black abolitionist from Maryland produced
The North Star?
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Frederick Douglass
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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
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To aid the escaped slaves
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What black woman used the Underground Railroad to
help liberate hundreds of slaves?
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Harriet Tubman
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During the reform period of the 1830s and 1840s
much of the public called for abstinence from
what?
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Alcohol consumption
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What woman led reform in prisons in the U.S.?
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Dorothea Dix
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Who led reform in education in the 1800s?
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Horace Mann
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What religious movement in the early 1800s
influenced people to help others (leading to all
of these reform movements)?
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Second Great Awakening