US History Semester Exam Review

What did the US Constitution replace to make the central government stronger?

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Magna Carta

What was the purpose of the Preamble/Bill of Rights?

• To establish the judicial system

• To list guaranteed freedoms added to the US Constitution

• To outline the structure of the government

• To declare independence from Britain

What was the significant effect of the Northwest Ordinance?

• Set up the process of turning land into states

• Created proportional AND equal representation

• Highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

• Established the federal banking system

Which event highlighted the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

• The Great Compromise

• Shays’ Rebellion

• The Northwest Ordinance

• The Boston Tea Party

What is the significance of the Thirteenth Amendment?

• Granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States

• Abolished slavery

• Gave women the right to vote

• Established the income tax

What was the Compromise of 1877 and how did it affect African Americans in the South?

• It ended Reconstruction and led to the withdrawal of federal troops, negatively impacting African Americans.

• It granted African Americans the right to vote and hold public office.

• It provided land grants to African Americans in the South.

• It abolished segregation laws in the Southern states.

Who felt that African Americans should fight immediately for political rights?

• Booker T. Washington

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Frederick Douglass

• Harriet Tubman

What did Booker T. Washington believe African Americans should accept?

• Segregation

• Political rights

• Economic opportunities

• Social equality

What was the Supreme Court decision in Plessy v. Ferguson about?

• Legalized segregation as long as accommodations were separate but equal

• Abolished slavery in all states

• Granted women the right to vote

• Ended the Civil War

What did the Homestead Act provide?

• Free land to settlers after living on it for 5 years

• Free land to Natives if they agreed to assimilate

• Free education to settlers' children

• Free transportation to the West