REVIEW SHEET
FINAL EXAM
U.S. HISTORY 2483
Carnes (Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16); Davidson (Chapters 7, 8)
General instructions: Use your textbooks and information from my lectures to identify, define, and answer the questions on this review sheet.
PEOPLE:
1)
Identify each of the people in this category.
2)
Focus on their background (if applicable), their occupations, and their
major accomplishments
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Nat Turner |
Dred Scott |
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Cyrus Hall McCormick |
James B. D. DeBow |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe |
William Walker |
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Franklin Pierce |
Stephen A. Douglas |
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John Brown |
Charles Sumner |
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James Buchanan |
Abraham Lincoln |
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George B. McClellan |
Ulysses S. Grant |
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William T. Sherman |
Jefferson Davis |
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Robert E. Lee |
Thomas J. (“Stonewall”) Jackson |
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Andrew Johnson |
Rutherford B. Hayes |
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Thaddeus Stevens |
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GROUPS:
1)
Identify each of the groups in this category and answer
each of the following two questions:
2)
What kind of people comprised each group?
3)
What were the political beliefs of the Republicans, the Democrats, and
the Know-Nothings in the 1850s?
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Republicans |
Democrats |
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Know-Nothings |
Radical Republicans |
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Scalawags |
Carpetbaggers |
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Ku Klux Klan |
Freedmen |
TERMS:
1)
Identify each of the terms in the category and answer the
following question.
2)
What are the provisions of each law and treaty listed in this category?
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Nat Turner Revolt |
Uncle Tom’s Cabin |
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“Young America” |
“Bleeding Kansas” |
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Underground Railroad |
Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) |
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Dred Scott Decision (1857) |
Lecompton Constitution |
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Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858) |
John Brown’s Raid (1859) |
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Texas “slave insurrections” (1860) |
Election of 1860 |
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Secession crisis |
Fort Sumter (1861) |
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Battle of Antietam (Sharpsburg) |
Siege of Vicksburg (1863) |
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Battle of Gettysburg (1863) |
Siege of Chattanooga (1863) |
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Emancipation Proclamation (1863) |
Eastern Theater |
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Western Theater |
Trans-Mississippi Theater |
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Presidential Reconstruction |
Wade-Davis Bill |
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Freedman's Bureau |
Civil Rights Act of 1866 |
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Black Codes |
13th Amendment |
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14th Amendment |
15th Amendment |
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Reconstruction Acts |
Sharecropping |
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Compromise of 1877 |
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ESSAY TOPICS:
1)
The essay topics relate to information from your textbooks and/or the
lectures. In other words, the
answer to these questions may be found in your textbooks and/or the lectures.
2)
Hints for studying: examine
your textbooks and your lecture notes for historical facts that will help you
write about the questions.
3)
Always make an outline of your answers and memorize your outlines
before your exam.
4)
What I expect on your essay—
a.
Good grammar
b.
No contractions
c.
No vague words
d.
An introductory paragraph
e.
At least three paragraphs for the body of your essay
f.
A concluding paragraph
g.
The use of accurate historical facts to demonstrate that you know about
the topic
h.
Your essay should be between 500 and 600 words—WARNING:
do not expect an excellent grade just because you have written between
500 and 600 words! You must also meet my expectations as mentioned above.
How did the railroads transform America's economy and society from the early to mid 19th century? Also analyze any effects railroads had on sectional tensions.
Compare and contrast the economic, political, and social experiences of
the Union and the Confederacy on the home front. Discuss the similarities and
differences.
What were the major successes and failures of Reconstruction? Also
evaluate the long- term results of Reconstruction for all Americans.
Format of the Final Exam
NOTE: You must take the final exam.
Your final exam grade is never dropped!
Multiple choice:
30 questions (2 points each) = 60 points
15
of the questions will be from the previous three exams
15
of the questions will relate to the last unit
Matching: 25 questions (2
points each) = 50 points
10
of the matching questions will be from the previous three exams
15
of the matching questions will be from the last unit
Essay:
1 question (40 points) = 40 points