TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF U.S. HISTORY BY COMPLETING THE FOLLOWING.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 18
SECOND SEMESTER FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Using the information in UNIT 17, please answer the following questions. For any statement that is FALSE, please provide the correct informaton.
TRUE/FALSE _____ 1. With the election of Abraham Lincoln as President, the Northern states left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America in 1861.
_____ 2. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, after a Union victory at the Battle of Antietam. With the Emancipation Proclamation, the Northern goal of the war changed from keeping the Union together to endingslavery.
_____ 3. Southern victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July, 1863, were the turningpoints of the Civil War.
_____ 4. Reconstruction, rebuilding the South after the Civil War lasted from 1865 until 1877. The Civil War Amendments (13’th, 14’th and 15’th Amendments) were passed during this time. _____ 5. The Indian Wars began in 1860 as more Americans move west. The Indian Wars ended at Wounded Knee, S.D. in 1890. _____ 6. Reconstruction ended with the Compromise of 1777. The Jim Crow Era began in the South.
_____7. Immigrants moved in mass from Europe into Northern American cities beginning in 1871. The immigrants came to America for a better way of life. _____8. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed by Congress to bring an end to immigration from Asia. By 1921 Americans resented immigrants coming to America from Europe. _____ 9. Laissez-faire capitalism began in the late 1800’s which led to the creation of monopolies. Monopolies resulted in the Sherman Antitrust Act being passed in1890. _____ 10. In 1896, in the U.S. Supreme Court decided in the case “Plessy v. Ferguson”that “Separate, but Equal” was Constitutional. _____ 11. America won the Mexican-American War in 1898. Teddy Roosevelt was the hero of the Mexican-American War. _____ 12. Teddy Roosevelt became President after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1931. _____ 13. Technology made life for Americans easier with the invention of the light bulb, the telephone, the airplane and the assembly line which led to mass production and higher prices. _____ 14. The Virginia Movement led to the NAACP being founded in 1909. The NAACP is a civil rights organization. One of the founders of the NAACP is W.E.B. DuBois. _____ 15. World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. WW1 saw Germany and Austria-Hungary against England, France and the United States. _____ 16. With World War I, President Woodrow Wilson promised to, “Make the World Safe for Democracy.” _____ 17. The 19’th Amendment was passed in 1972. Women got the right to vote thanks to women like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. _____ 18. The “Roaring 20’s” ended with the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in American history. _____ 19. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany in the 1920’s. Hitler became Chancellor of Germany in 1933 and invaded Poland in 1939, beginning World War II. _____ 20. Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, bringing the U.S. into World War II. Germany then declared war on the United States. MATCHING: THE FOLLOWING PRESIDENTS ARE BEST KNOWN FOR THE FOLLOWING. _____ 21. Teddy RooseveltA. The New Deal _____ 22. Woodrow WilsonB. The Space Race, the Cuban Missile Crisis, Viet Nam _____ 23. Franklin RooseveltC. Ended Viet Nam, Watergate _____ 24. Harry TrumanD. The Panama Canal _____ 25. John KennedyE. The First Gulf War, Ended the Cold War _____ 26. Lyndon JohnsonF. Impeachment _____ 27. Richard NixonG. The League of Nations _____ 28. George H. BushH. America’s First Black President _____ 29. Bill ClintonI. War on Poverty, Civil Rights, Viet Nam _____ 30. Barack ObamaJ. Dropping the Atom Bomb K. None of the Above MATCH: THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE/EVENTS . _____ 31. “Rosie the Riveter”A. Leader Of America’s Civil Rights Movement _____ 32. The Baby BoomB. Roanoke Civil Rights Lawyer _____ 33. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.C. The First Woman Astronaut, 1983 _____ 34. Sandra Day O’ConnerD. First Black In Major League Baseball, 1947 _____ 35. Sally RideE. The Polio Vaccine _____ 36. Ronald ReaganF. Conservatism _____ 37. Jackie RobinsonG. Women Factory Workers In WWII _____ 38. Thurgood MarshallH. 1945-1961 _____ 39. Jonas SalkI. First Woman, Supreme Court, 1983 _____ 40. Oliver HillJ. First Black, Supreme Court, 1965 K. None Of The Above MATCH THE FOLLOWING EVENTS WITH THEIR IMPORTANCE. _____ 41. World War IA. U.S. v. Soviet Union, (1945-1989) _____ 42. World War IIB. America’s Military Lowest Point _____ 43. KoreaC. Victory In Europe, May, 1945 _____ 44. Viet NamD. Allied Invasion of Europe, June, 1944 _____ 45. The Cold WarE. Begins America’s “War on Terror” _____ 46. The Cuban Missile CrisisF. Victory Over Japan, August, 1945 _____ 47. D-DayG. Versailles Peace Treaty _____ 48. V-E DayH. Communist Invade South Korea _____ 49. V-J-DayI. Brings The World Close To A Nuclear War _____ 50. September 11, 2001J. Hitler Defeated K. None Of The Above
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 17
SOL REVIEW
THE TOP 50 EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY FROM 1860-2010 REVIEW * Jamestown was settled in 1607. The Puritans settle Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. * The Revolutionary War began in 1775. The Declaration of Independence written in 1776 by Thomas Jefferson and based on the ideas of John Locke and Thomas Paine declared independence from England. However the DOI excluded the right of women and African-Americans to have first class citizenship. * The Abolitionist Movement began in 1831. Women used the Abolitionist Movement to gain political power. * The Seneca Falls Declaration was issued at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848. The Women’s Suffrage Movement and/or the Women’s Rights Movement “officially” began. * Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States in 1860. * With the election of Lincoln as President, the Southern states leave the Union and form the Confederate States of America in 1861. * The Civil War began in April 1861 when Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. * Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, after a Union victory at the Battle of Antietam. With the Emancipation Proclamation, the Northern goal of the war changes from keeping the Union together to ending slavery. * The Union wins at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July, 1863, the turning points of the Civil War. * Lincoln wins reelection as President in 1864. * Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox, April, 1865. * John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln, April 12, 1865. * Andrew Johnson becomes President. Radical Republicans gain control of Reconstruction. * Reconstruction, rebuilding the South after the Civil War (1865-1877), begins; the Civil War Amendments (13’th, 14’th and 15’th Amendments) are passed. 1860-1899 1. The Indian Wars began in 1860 as more Americans move West. The Indian Wars ended at Wounded Knee, S.D. in 1890. The Buffalo Soldiers, a Black troop regiment, helped settle the west. 2. The Civil War ended and Reconstruction began in 1865. Americans move in mass to the lands west of the Mississippi River due to the Homestead Act of 1862. The Transcontinental Railroad was completed in 1869 with the help of Chinese immigrants and Black labor. The Transcontinental Railroad connected America from east to west. 3. Reconstruction ends with the Compromise of 1877. The Jim Crow Era begins in the South. 4. Immigrants moved in mass from Europe into Northern American cities beginning in 1871. The immigrants came to America for a better way of life. 5. The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 is passed by Congress bringing an end to immigration from Asia. The Immigration Restriction Act is later passed in 1921 as Americans resent immigrants coming to America from Europe. 6. Laissez-faire capitalism began in the late 1800’s. Big Business created monopolies resulting in the Sherman Antitrust Act being passed in 1890. The Sherman Anti-Trust Act was later expanded by the Clayton Anti-Trust Act in 1914. 7. The Great Migration took place from the late 1880’s to the early 1900’s as Blacks leave the South and move to Northern cities to escape racism and discrimination. 8. U.S. Supreme Court decided the case “Plessy v. Ferguson” in 1896. As a result of this case, “separate, but equal” becomes the law. Jim Crow segregation is formally legalized and the 14’th Amendment nullified. A debate on race began between W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington on how Blacks could best achieve the rights of full citizenship. Black newspaper publisher and former slave, Ida B. Wells, led an anti-lynching crusade beginning in 1892. 9. America won the Spanish-American War in 1898. “Yellow Journalism” and the sinking of the American battleship, “The Maine” in Havana Harbor were factors that led to the war. America’s victory over Spain in the Spanish-American War made America a world power. Helped by the Buffalo Soldiers, Teddy Roosevelt was the hero of the Spanish-American War. 1900-1999 10. Teddy Roosevelt became President after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. Roosevelt introduced the “Square Deal,” the belief that Americans should have equal opportunity to succeed. Roosevelt’s administration led to the Open Door Policy, (equal trading rights with China), Dollar Diplomacy (investment in Latin America) and Big Stick Diplomacy which leads to America building the Panama Canal, (1904-1914.) Roosevelt was also a leader in America’s new conservationist movement. 11. The Progressive Movement began in 1900. The Progressive Movement led to workers’ compensation, consumer protection, the Food and Drug Act, improved working conditions for workers and improved child labor laws. The Progressive Movement also led to improvement in government by adding the referendum, primary elections and the secret ballot to state and local elections. Muckrakers also tell the country about unsafe working conditions and unsafe food led by Upton Sinclair who wrote, “The Jungle” about the meatpacking industry. 12. The rise of labor unions began with bad working conditions, strikes and labor unrest in the late 1800’s (the Great Railroad Strike of 1877, the Haymarket Riot, 1886 are examples). Samuel Gompers began the American Federation of Labor in1886. Eugene Debs began the American Railway Union in 1893. The Industrial Ladies’ Garment Workers Union is founded in 1900. The court case, “Muller v. Oregon,” was decided in 1908, and improved working conditions for women. Labor unions are responsible for improved working conditions, the 8 hour day, collective bargaining and closed shops. 13. Technology made life for Americans easier with the invention of the light bulb, the telephone, the airplane and the assembly line which led to mass production and cheaper prices. The first Model T was produced by Henry Ford in 1908 and made the car more affordable for many Americans. The car also became America’s main form of transportation replacing the horse and the railroad. 14. The Niagara Movement led to the NAACP being founded in 1909. The NAACP is a civil rights organization. One of the founders of the NAACP is W.E.B. DuBois. 15. Woodrow Wilson was elected President in 1912. Wilson’s election was due to a split in the Republican Party between President William Taft and former President Teddy Roosevelt who was unhappy with Taft’s job as President. Roosevelt ran as a third party candidate of the Bull Moose Party, allowing Wilson to win. After he was elected, President Wilson started his, “New Freedom” program calling for the breakup of giant trusts to promote more competition and improved free enterprise. 16. World War I began in 1914 with the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary. After 3 years of neutrality, the U.S entered the war in 1917 after the sinking of American ships including “The Lusitania” by German U-boats and Germany making an offer to Mexico that if Mexico would ally itself with Germany and prevent U.S. troops from being sent to fight in Europe, Mexico would be able to reclaim the territory it lost during Mexico’s war with Texas and lost in the Mexican-American War. When entering the war, President Woodrow Wilson pledged, “To Make the World Safe for Democracy.” World War I, (the War to End All Wars) ended in 1918. 17. Germany and Austria-Hungary lost World War I to England, France and the U.S. England and France want to punish Germany for starting WW I. President Wilson does not and issues his “14 Points” to eliminate the causes of war. Wilson issues his “14 Points” during the Treaty of Versailles peace talks. The League of Nations was created from these talks. However, President Wilson failed in his efforts to get the U.S. to join the League of Nations as America returns to its isolationist views. 18. Jeanette Rankin is the first woman elected to Congress in 1916. Vladimir Lenin returns to Russia in 1917 to lead the Bolshevik Revolution. Race riots took place in Northern cities in 1919. The Red Scare took place as Americans fear a Communist takeover of America. The 19’th Amendment is passed in 1920. Women got the right to vote thanks to women like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 19. The “Roaring 20’s” or “The Jazz Age” begin in 1920. The decade ended with the Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Great Depression. The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in American history. Americans blamed President Herbert Hoover for the Great Depression. “Prohibition” began in America in 1919 with the passing of the 18’th Amendment and ended in 1933 with the passing of the 21’st Amendment. 20. President Franklin Roosevelt was elected President in 1932 and introduces the New Deal to fight the Great Depression. The New Deal gave America agencies like the CCC (the Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933) and the WPA (the Works Progress Administration, 1933 ) to put people back to work and the FDIC (the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 1933) to protect savings accounts in banks. The New Deal also gave the U.S. Social Security. In spite of America’s 25% unemployment rate, Roosevelt said, “We have nothing to fear, but fear itself,” and reassures Americans during his “fireside chats” that things in America will get better. 21. Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany in the 1920’s. Hitler became chancellor of Germany in 1933 and invaded Poland in 1939, beginning World War II. Germany, Italy and Japan became known as the Axis Powers. England, France, the Soviet Union (Russia) and eventually the U.S. became known as the Allied Powers. 22. Japan attacked the U.S. at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, Dec. 7, 1941, bringing the U.S. into World War II. Germany then declared war on the U.S. About 70,000 Japanese-Americans were put into American internment camps on the West Coast out of fear they would help Japan in World War II. War bonds were issued by the government to help fund the war for the U.S. “Rosie the Riveter” joined the American workforce during WWII as women replaced men who were fighting in World War II in American factories. 23. The D-Day Invasion at Normandy, France was launched on June 6, 1944. With D-Day and the loss of German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad earlier in 1942-1943, the tide of the war in Europe turns. The Tuskegee Airmen (Blacks pilots), Code Talkers (Navajo Indians) and Nisei Regiments (Asian-Americans) are important in helping with America’s war effort. 24. With U.S. victories over Japan at Midway, Iwo Jima and Okinawa, the tide of the war in the Pacific turns. 25. Germany surrenders to the Allies on V-E Day, May 7, 1945. Germany is partitioned by the Allied Powers. President Roosevelt dies while in office in 1945, Harry Truman becomes President and is told about the Manhattan Project. Truman orders the U.S. to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japan surrenders on V-J Day, August 15, 1945. World War II ends. 26. At the Yalta Conference in February, 1945 the Allied Powers decided to allow Poland to have a communist government and to divide Germany into 4 parts. At the Potsdam Conference, July, 1945, the Allies decided against heavy reparations from Germany and while England and America would control German industry. The world learned about the Holocaust (Hitler’s Final Solution) and the genocide in Nazi concentration camps. 12 million people including 6 million Jews were killed in Nazi concentration camps. The Nuremberg War Trials began in 1945 which led to the demand for the creation of a Jewish homeland which became Israel (1948). The Geneva Conventions protecting POW’s are issued in 1949. 27. American troops returning home after fighting in WW II caused the Baby Boom, (1945-1961). More than 65 million babies are born in America during this time period. Americans also began moving from the cities to the suburbs in the 1950‘s. 28. The Cold War began between the Soviet Union and the United States at the end of WWII, 1945, and lasted until 1989. The Cold War was caused by the Soviet Union takeover Eastern and Central Europe. This Soviet takeover formed what former Prime Minister of England, Winston Churchill, called the “Iron Curtain.” The United Nations is formed in 1945 to help stop future wars from happening. President Harry Truman develops the Truman Doctrine, (money to help foreign countries fight communism) and the Marshall Plan (money to help re-build their economies destroyed by WWII) in 1947 to help Europe recover from WWII and to help stop the spread of Communism. NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, is also established in 1949 to help prevent a Soviet attack. 29. Jackie Robinson became the first Black player in Major League Baseball in 1947. With Black troops returning to America after fighting in WW II and Robinson playing in the Major Leagues, the stage is set for America’s Civil Rights Movement to begin in 1955. 30. The Korean War began in 1950 as North Korea invades South Korea under President Truman. Dwight Eisenhower, general of the Allied forces during WW II, was elected President in 1952 and threatens the use of nuclear weapons in hopes of ending the war. The Korean War ends in a stalemate in 1953. 31. Americans fear communism in the 1950’s. “McCarthyism” (1950-1954) sweeps the land as U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy claims the United States government is being infiltrated with communists trying to take over the United States for the Soviet Union. While Alger Hiss, and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union, McCarthy’s claims were exposed as a fraud. 32. The Supreme Court issues “Brown v. Board of Education” which integrates public schools in May, 1954. Thurgood Marshall, lead attorney for the NAACP in the case would later become the first Black U.S. Supreme Court justice in 1965. Oliver Hill, who helped Marshall win the Brown case was raised in Roanoke, Va. Southern states threatened Massive Resistance in response to the Brown decision and closed schools to keep from integrating. Some Virginia schools were closed for 5 years. Southern Senators in Congress also issued The Southern Manifesto, calling the Brown decision an abuse of judicial power. 33. Jonas Salk developed the polio vaccine bringing an end to the most feared disease in the world at that time. Rock-n-Roll began in 1955. Middle America wanted the music banned. 34. The Civil Rights Movement, (1955-1965), began with Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott in December, 1955. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. formed the civil rights organization, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, the SCLC, in 1957. Also in 1957, “The Little Rock Nine” integrates Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas with the help of the National Guard. 35. The Space Race began when the Soviet Union launches Sputnik, the first space satellite on October 4, 1957. The world fears the Soviet Union will take over the world from outer space. Alan Shepard was the first American into space in May 1961. John Glen was the first American to orbit the earth in a rocket in February, 1962. The Space Race ended when America put a man on the moon in July, 1969. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. When stepping on the moon for the first time, Armstrong said, “That’s One Small Step For Man, One Giant Leap For Mankind.” 36. John Kennedy was elected President of the United States in 1960. At his inauguration, Kennedy asked America, “Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You; Ask What You Can Do For Your Country.” Kennedy increased America’s troop involvement in Viet Nam, (1950-1975) as North Viet Nam tried to take over South Viet Nam. 37. A CIA invasion of Cuba to overthrow Cuban leader, Fidel Castro, who took over Cuba in 1959, ended badly at the Bay of Pigs in April, 1961. The Soviet Union tried to put nuclear weapons in Cuba leading to The Cuban Missile Crisis in October, 1962. President Kennedy’s actions during this crisis prevents a full scale nuclear war. The Soviet Union agreed not to put nuclear missiles in Cuba and the U.S. agreed to take its nuclear missiles out of Turkey. 38. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. became an international figure after giving his, “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington in 1963 and by winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. The 1963 March on Washington was organized by A. Phillip Randolph, founder of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters labor union. 39. Lee Harvey Oswald assassinated President John Kennedy in November, 1963. Vice President Lyndon Johnson became President after Kennedy’s assassination. Johnson passes The Civil Rights Act of 1964, (first proposed by Kennedy in 1963) and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. President Johnson declares War On Poverty and creates his Great Society Programs with Medicare, Head Start, the Job Corps and other programs to help the poor. However, Johnson is best remembered for expanding the war in Viet Nam, a war the U.S. knew as early as 1964 it could not win. 40. Medgar Evers was assassinated in June, 1963. Malcolm X was assassinated in February, 1965. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in April, 1968. Robert Kennedy was assassinated in June, 1968. Race riots also swept across the U.S., as well as, violence brought about by social protests, civil rights protests and protests against the Viet Nam War. The 1960’s saw a decade of violence rarely seen in American history. 41. The Women’s Liberation Movement began in America in the 1960’s. Betty Friedan published “The Feminine Mystique” and helped begin NOW, the National Organization of Women. The Equal Rights Amendment is also discussed. Ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment eventually failed. 42. Richard Nixon is elected President in 1968. Nixon introduced affirmative action and begins Vietnamization, replacing American troops in Viet Nam with troops from South Viet Nam. North and South Viet Nam becomes one country in 1975. Nixon was forced to resign in 1974 because of the Watergate Scandal. Vice President Gerald Ford replaced Nixon as President. Ford then pardoned Nixon for any crimes he may have committed as President. The U.S. saw the first gas shortages during the Nixon Administration as OPEC, the Arab oil cartel, cut the production of oil in the Middle East. 43. America celebrated its 200 birthday, the Bicentennial, in 1976. Jimmy Carter was elected President in 1976. Carter’s Presidency brought peace between Egypt and Israel with the Camp David Accords in September, 1978. Carter’s Presidency took a hit when Iranian students seized 52 American hostages at the American Embassy in Iran in November, 1979. The hostages were released on January 20, 1981, while Ronald Reagan was being sworn in as President of the United States. 44. The Reagan Revolution brought about tax cuts, small government, trickle-down economics, an increase in the Federal debt, an increase in military spending and conservative values. Reagan also signed the bill that made Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday a National holiday and better relations with the Soviet Union and Soviet leader, Mikhail Gorbachev. This relationship leads to a reduction in nuclear arms between the two countries. 45. Sandra Day O’Conner became first woman Supreme Court Justice in 1981. Sally Ride became the first woman astronaut in 1983. 46. The Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1989 due to the policies of President Ronald Reagan and internal pressure in the Soviet Union. 47. George Bush is elected President in 1988. Bush is President during the fall of the Soviet Union and during the first Persian Gulf War, (Iraq) Operation Desert Storm. 48. Bill Clinton is elected President in 1992. Clinton passes NAFTA, (the North American Free Trade Agreement), and welfare reform. However, Clinton is impeached for lying to a federal grand jury during the Monica Lewinski scandal. Congressman Newt Gingrich changes American politics with his “Contract With America” in 1994, promising to give more government power to the states and by bringing an end to social welfare programs. 2000-PRESENT 49. George W. Bush became President in January, 2001. In the November, 2000 Presidential Election, Vice-President Al Gore won the popular vote. However, Bush won the Electoral vote and the election. Osama bin Laden attacked the U.S. in New York City and Washington, D.C. on 9/11/2001. As a response, Bush invaded Afghanistan and later Iraq. Congress passed the Patriot Act to protect America from terrorism and terrorist acts. 50. Barack Obama became the first Black President of the United States in January, 2009. Hillary Clinton became the first woman with a realistic chance to become President of the United States, ran against Obama in the 2008 Presidential Election. Clinton became Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. During the Obama Administration Sonya Sotamayor became the first Latina Supreme Court Justice and Eric Holder became the first Black Attorney-General in U.S. history.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 16
1. The student will watch the NBC News series, "Portraits of American Presidents." 2. The student will relate the events in the series to the units posted on this page. 3. The student will explain the major events that happened in U.S. History and name the Presidential administration each event happened in.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 15
THE WOMEN’S MOVEMENT FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT
IDENTIFY AND GIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Abigail Adams, Sacajawea, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Clara Barton, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Harriet Tubman, Ida B. Wells, Jane Addams, “Rosie the Riveter,” Ethel Rosenberg, Rose Parks, Sandra Day O’Connor, Sally Ride, Hillary Clinton, The Seneca Falls Declaration, Abolitionist Movement, Women’s Suffrage, the 19’th Amendment, the Industrial Ladies’ Garment Workers Union, Muller v. Oregon, Betty Friedan, Gloria Steinem, the ERA Amendment, Phyllis Schlafly, Shirley Chisholm, Women’s Liberation, NOW, sexism
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:
1. What was the role of women during colonial times?
2. Until the mid-20‘th century, if a woman got married, what usually happened to her wealth?
3. Why were women excluded in the Declaration of Independence?
4. How did women use the abolitionists movement to gain political power?
5. How did the Woman’s Suffrage Movement change America?
6. How did the Women’s Liberation Movement change America?
7. What has been the 3 central conflicts in the history of the Women’s Rights Movement?
8. Name 3 movements that women played an important but overlooked part in.
9. How have working conditions changed for women since colonial times?
10. What political changes have taken place for women since colonial times?
11. What social changes have taken place for women since colonial times?
12. Historically, how have men felt about women? Have these attitudes changed through the years?
13. Why don’t women workers make the same as men workers in 2008 America?
14. What type of sexism did Hillary Clinton face during her 2008 Presidential campaign?
15. Has America’s hip-hop culture hurt or helped women become equal?
TIMELINE:
* Jamestown settled in 1607, the Puritans settle in Plymouth Massachusetts in 1620. The rights a women has is determined by their fathers or their husbands.
* The Revolutionary War begins in 1775. The Declaration of Independence in 1776 excludes women from first class citizenship.
* The Abolitionist Movement begins in 1831. Women use the movement to gain political power.
* The Seneca Falls Declaration issued, in 1848. The Women’s Movement “officially” begins.
* Black newspaper publisher, Ida B. Wells, leads an anti-lynching crusade.
* Muller v. Oregon decided in 1908, improving working conditions for women.
* 19’th Amendment passes in 1920.
* The Civil Rights Movement begins with Rosa Parks in 1955.
* The Women’s Liberation Movement begins in America in the 1960’s.
* Sandra Day O’Conner becomes first woman Supreme Court Justice, 1981, Sally Ride becomes the first woman astronaut, 1983.
* Hillary Clinton runs for President of the United States, 2008.
* Sonya Sotamayor becomes the first Latina woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court in 2009.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 14
"BURY MY HEART AT WOUNDED KNEE"
The student will watch the DVD, "Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee," and answer the following questions.
1. What happened at "Custer's Last Stand?" 2. Who is Red Cloud? 3. Who is Charles Eastman? 4. Who is Sitting Bull? 5. Who is Sen Henry Dawes? 6. What was the purpose of Indian reservations? 7. What happened at the Wounded Knee Massacre? 8. What is Manifest Destiny? How did Manifest Destiny affect the relationship between the Indian's and the U.S. Government? 9. When were the Indian Wars fought? 10. To the Sioux Indians, what was the relationship with the Black Hills and the Dakota Territory?
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 13
AMERICA BECOMES A WORLD POWER, 1870-1910 IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TERMS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS: The Homestead Act of 1862, The Compromise of 1877, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Orville and Wilber Wright, Henry Ford, Andrew Carnegie, J.P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt, the Spanish-American War, the Rough Riders, the 10’the Cavalry, the Buffalo Soldiers, Ida B. Wells, Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, the NAACP, the Great Migration, Immigrants, Ellis Island, the Transcontinental Railroad, the Gilded Age, Anti-trust laws REVIEW:
Reconstruction, Hiram Revels, the Black Codes, the KKK, the 13’th Amendment, the 14’th Amendment, the 15’th Amendment, the Trail of Tears, Indian Removal QUESTIONS: 1. What was the mood of the country at the end of the Civil War? 2. What changes took place in the South as a result of Reconstruction? 3. What was the Compromise of 1877? 4. What was the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882? 5. Why did American cities grow so fast during this time period? 6. How did technology help America and American cities grow during this time period? 7. What is laissez-faire capitalism? How did this help business grow? 8. Why did Blacks move to Northern cities during this period? 9. What were working conditions like during this time period? Did unions help? 10. What is “muckraking” and how did “muckraking” bring about better working conditions for children in America? 11. Why did Americans move west after the Civil War? 12. As Americans moved westward, what were the 2 major conflicts? 13. Why was the “Wild West” called the “Wild West?” 14. What is the Progressive Movement? 15. How did the Spanish-American War make America a world power? TIMELINE: * The Indian Wars begin in 1860, ending at Wounded Knee, S.D. in 1890. * The Civil War ends. Americans move in mass to the land west of the Mississippi River. The Transcontinental Railroad is completed in 1869 with the help of Chinese immigrantand Black labor connecting America from the Atlantic to the Pacific Oceans. * Immigrants move in mass from Europe into Northern American cities. * The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 passed. * After the Civil War, Big Business creates monopolies resulting in the Sherman AntitrustAct being passed in 1890. * The Great Migration takes place in the late 1880’s and to the early 1900’s. * U.S. Supreme Court decides Plessy V. Ferguson in 1896; Separate but Equal becomes Constitutional, Jim Crow segregation is legalized, the 14’th Amendment nullified. * America wins the Spanish-American War in 1898. America becomes a world power. * The Progressive Movement begins 1900.
* The first Model T is produced in 1908. The NAACP is founded in 1909.
WORKSHEET: U. S. AMERICA BECOMES A WORLD POWER, 1870-1910
NAME ________________________________
IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TERMS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS:
1. The Homestead Act of 1862
2. The Compromise of 1877
3. The Spanish-American War
4. Immigrants
5. Ellis Island
6. The Great Migration
7. The Transcontinental Railroad
8. The Gilded Age
9. Anti-trust laws
10. The NAACP
MATCHING:
11. _____ The Rough Riders A. Black troop regiment
12. _____ The 10’the Cavalry B. Black female newspaper publisher
13. _____ The Buffalo Soldiers C. Invented movies, light bulb & phonograph
14. _____ Ida B. Wells D. Said Blacks should wait to get their rights
15. _____ Booker T. Washington E. “Souls of Black Folks,” wanted rights now
16. _____ W.E.B. DuBois F. Invented the telephone
17. _____ Thomas Edison G. Fought in the Indian Wars
18. _____ Alexander Graham Bell H. Fought in Spanish-American War
19. _____ Orville and Wilber Wright I. The car and the assembly line
20. _____ Henry Ford J. Steel
21. _____ Andrew Carnegie K. Shipping and the railroad
22. _____ J.P. Morgan L. Oil
23. _____ John D. Rockefeller M. Hero of the Spanish-American War
24. _____ Cornelius Vanderbilt N. The airplane
25. _____ Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt O. Banking
TRUE/FALSE:
26. _____ The country was unified after the Civil War.
27. _____ Black voting strength was a result of Reconstruction.
28. _____ The Compromise of 1877 ended Reconstruction.
29. _____ America passed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 to allow more Chinese to enter the country from China.
30. _____ American cities grew from 1870-1910 due to immigration.
31. _____ Technology helped America and American cities grow from 1870-1910.
32. _____ Government regulated businesses through laissez-faire capitalism from 1870-1910.
33. _____ Blacks moved to Northern cities from 1880-1910 to escape racism in the South.
34. _____ Working conditions during this period were good for the American worker.
35. _____ “Muckraking” brought better working conditions for children in America.
36. _____ Americans moved west after the Civil War for cheap land and a better way of life.
37. _____ Americans moved westward without causing conflicts.
38. _____ The “Wild West” was called the “Wild West” because it was wild.
39. _____ The Progressive Movement failed to improve the American way of life.
40. _____ By the end of the Spanish-American War America was a world power.
I.D. THE FOLLOWING:
Reconstruction:
Hiram Revels:
Jim Crow:
The 14’th Amendment:
The 15’th Amendment:
The 19’th Amendment:
The Trail of Tears:
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 12 THE CIVIL WAR & RECONSTRUCTION IDENTIFY THE FOLLOWING TERMS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS: States Rights, Free States, Slave States, Border States, Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass, the Confederate States of America, the Union, Johnny Reb, Billy Yank, Spies, Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Antietam, Gettysburg, the Gettysburg Address, Vicksburg, Sherman’s March to the Sea, Jefferson Davis, General Stonewall Jackson, General George McClellan, General William Sherman, Appomattox, John Wilkes Booth, Freedman, the Freedman’s Bureau, the Black Codes, Carpetbaggers, Impeachment, the Compromise of 1877 REVIEW; IDENTIFY TO FOLLOWING:
The Missouri Compromise, The Kansas-Nebraska Act, The Dred Scott Decision, The Compromise of 1850, John Brown, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Abolitionists, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison ANSWER THE FOLLOWOING QUESTIONS: 1. What were the main causes of the Civil War? 2. How long did most people think the Civil War was going to last? 3. What advantages did the North have over the South during the Civil War? 4. What was the role of African-Americans during the Civil War? 5. What was the major problem facing the Northern army during the Civil War? 6. How did the Emancipation Proclamation change the war? 7. What was Lincoln’s plan for the ex-slaves after the war? 8. What steps did Lincoln take to maintain Union support during the Civil War? 9. How did Lincoln feel about African-Americans and slavery? 10. What was the relationship between Lincoln and Frederick Douglass? 11. How did the views of Reconstruction differ between Lincoln and Johnson? 12. Why do historians consider Lincoln to be the greatest President of all time? TIMELINE:
* Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States in 1860. * The Confederate States of America formed. * Fort Sumter begins the Civil War. * Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation issued 1/1/1863. * The Union wins at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in 1863. * Lincoln wins reelection in 1864. * Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox, April, 1865. * John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln, April 12, 1865. * Andrew Johnson becomes President.
* Reconstruction, (1865-1877), begins; the Civil War Amendments are passed.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 11
BLACK HISTORY MONTH
PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING: In 1926, historian (1) ___?___ began (2) ___?___. It is celebrated in the month of (3) ___?___ because of the birthdays of two important people, (4)___?___ and (5)___?___. In 1976, this event became known as (6) ___?___. WORD BANK: Black History Month, Negro History Week, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglas, Booker T. Washington, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., February, March, Carter G. Woodson
PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THE CORRECT ORDER: A. The 1964 Civil Rights Act becomes law.B. Slavery begins in America.C. The Emancipation Proclamation is signed. D. Barack Obama is elected President of the United States.E. The Civil War Amendments are passed. F. The 1965 Voting Rights Act becomes law. 7.______8.______9.______10.______11.______12.______ MATCH THE FOLLOWING EVENT WITH THE YEAR IT HAPPENED: 1619,1776,1857,1863,the late 1860's,1877,1896-1954,1896,1954,1955,1955-1965,1963, 1964, 1965,1976, 2008 13. ______The Supreme Court decides in the "Dred Scott Case" that slaves and free Blacks have no Constitutional Rights. 14. ______ Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. gives his "I Have a Dream" speech at The March on Washington. 15. ______ Barack Obama becomes President of the United States. 16. ______ Slavery begins in America. 17. ______ The Supreme Court decides in "Plessy v. Ferguson" the concept of "Separate But Equal." 18. ______ Negro History Week becomes Black History Month. 19. ______ When was the Jim Crow Era? 20. ______ When were the Civil War Amendments are passed? 21. ______ Reconstruction Ends. 22. ______ The Montgomery Bus Boycott begins. 23. ______ When did the Civil Rights Movement happen? 24. ______ Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation. 25. ______ The Supreme Court decides in "Brown v. Board of Education" that school segregation is Unconstitutional.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 10
SOL REVIEW THE TOP 50 EVENTS IN U.S. HISTORY FROM 1607 UNTIL 1860 THE 1600’s 1.Jamestown is settled in 1607, becoming the first permanent English settlement in the New World. Jamestown is established by the Virginia Company of London as a business venture. 2.Slavery begins in 1619, providing the workforce for Southern plantations. Slaves from West Africa replaced indentured servants from England. From 1600 to 1850, at least 15 million slaves from West Africa were brought to the colonies and later America to work on the plantations. Tobacco became America’s first cash crop, but was later replaced by cotton. Tobacco remained the main cash crop in Virginia. Wealthy landowners and/or soldiers who had been given land grants by the King of England would become known as “Cavaliers.” Large landowners in Virginia also kept an allegiance to the Church of England and closer social ties to England than any other colonies. 3.The Va. House of Burgesses was established in 1619, becoming America’s first and oldest elected government body. Today, the Virginia House of Burgesses is known as the Virginia General Assembly. 4. The Mayflower Compact was written by the Puritans in 1620. The Mayflower Compact was the first plan of self government in the colonies. 5.The Puritans established Plymouth, Mass. in 1620, seeking religious freedom. Life in the Plymouth colony was based on religion, hard work and thrift. Due to the need for religious tolerance the Quakers settled in Pennsylvania and others settled in Rhode Island. Eventually there were 3 sets of colonies, (New England, Middle and Southern) with three different economies. The New England colonies had an economy based on lumber, manufacturing and ship building. The Middle colonies had an economy based on small farms and skilled artisans. The Southern colonies had an economy based on large plantations that grew cash crops. 6.In Virginia, Nathaniel Bacon led Bacon’s Rebellion in June, 1676. Bacon and his followers were unhappy with the Governor of Virginia because of bad economic condition brought about by a drop in the price of tobacco and Indian attacks in the western part of Virginia. The western part of Virginia, (where poor English immigrants settled), was hit hardest by the drop in tobacco prices. In spite of burning Jamestown, Bacon and his forces are not successful in their rebellion as Bacon died in October, 1676. THE 1700’S 7.The Great Awakening took place in Europe and in the colonies during the mid-1700’s. The Great Awakening started a rapid growth of evangelical religions. 8.In the French and Indian War (1754-1763), England and the colonies defeated the French and the Indians. By winning the war, England gained the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains to the Mississippi River. The French and Indian War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763. George Washington was the hero of the French and Indian War. 9.The Proclamation of 1763 was issued making the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains off limits to the colonists. The colonists were upset with the English government because they could not settle in these new lands. 10.“Taxation Without Representation, (Patrick Henry)” became the rallying cry in the colonies when The Stamp Act was issued in 1765. The English government told the colonists they must pay a “direct tax” on articles and documents. These articles and documents had to receive a “stamp” to show that the tax was paid. Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. Patrick Henry also said, “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death,” in 1775 when talking about American independence. Henry believed freedom was worth dying for. 11.The Townshend Act was issued in 1767. The Townshend Act placed a tax on import duties such as tea, paper, glass and paint. The Townshend Act was repealed in 1770 with the exception of the tax on tea. 12.The Boston Massacre happened in March, 1770. A group of Boston colonists taunted members of the British army who were protecting a tax collector’s office. The British army fired into the crowd killing 5 men, the first being Crispus Attucks. Crispus Attucks, a Black man, was the first man to die for American independence. 13.The Boston Tea Party happened in December, 1773. The British East Indian Company held a monopoly on tea imported to the colonies. Boston revolutionary leader, Sam Adams, and his members of the Sons of Liberty dressed as Mohawk Indians and boarded ships in the Boston Harbor. Adams and his men threw 342 chests of tea owned by the British East Indian Company into the Boston Harbor. 14.The First Continental Congress met in September, 1774. The First Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Rights and Grievances to King George III to protest violations of colonial charters and violations of the rights of colonists. 15.The Second Continental Congress met in May, 1775 and decided to gain independence from England. 16.The Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord, April, 1775 as Massachusetts Minutemen, (patriots), fired on the British redcoats after Paul Revere’s famous ride. The population of the colonies is equally split between the Tories (those who supported England), the patriots (those who supported the Revolutionary War) and those who supported neither. 17.The Battle of Bunker Hill, fought in June, 1775 showed that American troops could fight with the British. The Battle of Saratoga, fought in October, 1777, showed that American troops could defeat the British troops and helped lead to a military alliance with France which was negotiated by Benjamin Franklin. The winter at Valley Forge, 1777-1778, proved the American troops could withstand and overcome great hardships to win battles in the Revolutionary War (the Battle of Trenton). 18.Thomas Paine published “Common Sense” in January, 1776. Paine’s essay gave the colonists justification for American independence. 19.Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in July, 1776. Jefferson used the views of John Locke, (Social Contract Theory; all men are free, equal and have the natural rights of life, liberty and property that rulers cannot take away) and Thomas Paine, to write this document. The Declaration of Independence has been used around the world as the corner stone for the independence for new countries since it was published in 1776. 20.The Revolutionary War ends at the Battle of Yorktown in October, 1781. General George Washington, (who would become our first President and is called “The Father of our Country”) and French troops defeated the world’s most powerful army, the British and General Cornwallis. 21.The Articles of Confederation were written in 1777 are ratified in 1781. The Articles of Confederation failed due to the lack of a strong central government, no executive branch, the inability to levy taxes, no regulation of trade and no national court system. 22.The Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay in 1787. The Federalist Papers were 85 essays written to support ratification of the Constitution. The Federalists supported a strong central government. 23.The Virginia Plan, (the federal system of government, three branches of government, two houses of Congress,), The New Jersey Plan, (which led to smaller states being equal in the Senate), and The Three-Fifths Compromise, (slaves would count as three/fifths of a person in deciding representation in the House of Representatives) were used to create the United States Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land. 24.The Virginia Declaration of Rights, (the model for the Bill of Rights) was written by George Mason in 1776. The Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom, (separation of church and state) was written by Thomas Jefferson in 1786. Both of these documents influence the creation of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. 25.The Constitution, the Supreme Law of the Land, (which put into place a republican system of government through the election of representatives who make laws and a system of government that includes checks and balances), was ratified in 1788. James Madison is called the Father of the Constitution. The Bill of Rights, the first 10 Amendments, were ratified in 1791. 26.The cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney in 1794. The cotton gin led to an expansion of slavery as cotton became easier to produce. 27.The Alien and Sedition Acts were issued during President John Adams’ administration in 1798 in an attempt to place restrictions on aliens and to make it a crime for people to criticize the government and its federal system of government. THE 1800’s 28.“Marbury v. Madison” is decided by the Supreme Court and Chief Justice John Marshall, in 1803. “Marbury v. Madison” gave us the concept of judicial review. The Supreme Court decided “McCulloch v. Maryland,” in 1819. This case upheld the implied powers of the Federal government, established the supremacy of the Federal government over state governments and established tax immunity between governments. 29.President Thomas Jefferson bought the Louisiana Territory from France in 1803 for $10 million. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States. Jefferson asked Louis and Clark to explore the territory. Lewis and Clark, their Black guide York and the Indian guide, Sacjawea, take 2 years to explore the territory. Lewis and Clark return from their expedition as heroes. 30.The British and the U.S. fought to a draw in the War of 1812, (1812-1814). Andrew Jackson was the hero of the War of 1812 due to his victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans in January, 1815. The Battle of New Orleans was actually fought 2 weeks after the War of 1812 had ended with the Treaty of Ghent. Dolley Madison, wife of President James Madison, became a heroine in the War of 1812 for saving American artifacts as the British burned down Washington, D.C in August, 1814. Francis Scott Key wrote “The Star Spangled Banner” during the British bombardment of Fort McHenry in Baltimore in August, 1814. The War of 1812 proved the U.S. could hold its own against any country in war. 31.The Missouri Compromise was issued in 1820. Missouri came into the Union as a slave state. Maine came into the Union as a free state. Slavery is not allowed above the 36’th parallel, the southern boundary of Missouri. Also in the 1820’s the concept of Manifest Destiny begins as Americans believe it is God’s will that the U.S. reaches from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean. 32.The Monroe Doctrine was issued by President James Monroe in 1823. Monroe told Europe the Western Hemisphere is off limits to European influence, including colonization. In return, the U.S. said it would not interfere in European affairs. 33.President Andrew Jackson began Jacksonian Democracy in 1828 as the “Common Man” got the vote. Before Jacksonian Democracy, only White men who own property can vote. With Jacksonian Democracy, the property requirement to be able to vote is ended. 34.The Spoils System was created in 1829 by President Andrew Jackson as Jackson appointed friends and supporters to political office in his administration. 35.The “Trail of Tears,” took place in the 1830’s as President Andrew Jackson had Cherokee Indians removed from their native lands in the southeastern U.S. and placed on reservations in Oklahoma. More than 4,000 Native Americans died during the “Trail of Tears.” To this day, some Cherokee Indians refuse to carry a $20.00 bill because Jackson’s face is on the bill. 36.Abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison, publishes “The Liberator,” an anti-slavery newspaper on January 1, 1831. 37.Nat Turner, a slave who said he was inspired by God, led Nat Turner’s Rebellion in Virginia in 1831. Nat Turner’s Rebellion killed 60 Whites. Fear of slave revolts spread across the South as Southerners feared slaves were being inspired by abolitionist and anti-slavery propaganda. 38.In the 1830’s, Frederick Douglass became an abolitionist. Douglass was a runaway slave who bought his freedom. Douglass was so articulate that people did not believe he was a former slave. Douglas published two important works, the abolitionist newspaper, “The North Star” and “The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass.”Former slave, Harriet Tubman, the “Black Moses,” helps free more than 300 Blacks on the Underground Railroad in spite of a $40,000 reward for her capture. 39.Texas became a state in 1845. Texas first gained independence from Mexico and became a country/republic in 1836 after avenging its defeat at the Battle of the Alamo. Texas becoming a state and a dispute with Mexico over the southern boarder of Texas, led to the Mexican-American War, (1846-1848). The U.S. defeats Mexico in the Mexican-American War in 1848 gaining territory in the southwest U.S. including California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona and part of New Mexico. The U.S. paid Mexico $15 million for California and New Mexico. 40.The Seneca Falls Declaration was issued at the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 beginning the Women’s Suffrage/Women’s Right’s Movement. The Seneca Falls Convention was held to state the need for equal rights and voting rights for women. Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton led the convention issuing the Seneca Falls Declaration which stated, “All Men and Women Are Created Equal.” 41.The California Gold Rush began in 1849, when gold is discovered in California. People moved west looking for their fortunes. These people are called “49‘ers.” 42.The Fugitive Slave Act is issued in 1850. Under this act, all runaway slaves must be returned to their owners. 43.The Compromise of 1850 is issued saying California would come into the Union as a free state and the slave trade is forbidden in Washington D.C. 44.Harriet Beecher Stowe published “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” in 1852. The anti-slavery book widened the rift between the North and the South over slavery. 45.The Kansas-Nebraska Act was issued in 1854. Under this act the Nebraska territory is split into two territories, Nebraska and Kansas. People living in these two territories are given the chance to decide if they wanted to have slavery or not have slavery. This leads to a “civil war” in the Kansas territory as pro-slavery and anti-slavery fight against each other. Abolitionist, John Brown, is one of those people. Kansas becomes known as “Bloody Kansas.” The Kansas-Nebraska Act also led to the birth of the Republican Party. 46.The court case, “Dred Scott v. Sandford” was decided by the Supreme Court in 1857. The Supreme Court decided that slaves and free Black have no legal rights in America. The Supreme Court said the Founding Fathers had no intention of making Black people citizens of the U.S. The court also said banning slavery under the terms of the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. 47.The Lincoln-Douglas Debates during the Illinois Senate race between Stephen Douglass and Abraham Lincoln in 1858 make Abraham Lincoln a national figure. 48.John Brown led an anti-slavery raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859. Brown and 21 others tried to take over the national armory at Harpers Ferry. Brown hoped to steal weapons stored at the armory, give those weapons to slaves and start a slave revolt. Brown failed in his efforts. Brown was captured by Robert E. Lee and was put to death. Brown was considered a hero in the North and a madman in the South. 49.Abraham Lincoln is elected President in 1860. Lincoln becomes America’s first Republican President. Lincoln’s name is left off the ballots in Southern states and he is elected with less than 50% of the popular vote. Southern states began to succeed from the Union with the election of Lincoln as President. The Confederate States of America is formed by the 11 succeeding Southern states with Jefferson Davis as President and Richmond, Va. as its capitol. Robert E. Lee is named commander of the Southern army. 50.The Civil War begins in April, 1861, as Fort Sumter, a Union fort, is attacked by Confederate forces off the coast of South Carolina. The first Battle of Bull Run or Manassas soon follows on July, 1861. Most people think the Civil War will be a short war. The Civil War lasts until April, 1865. TIMELINE FOR THE CIVIL WAR
* Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States in 1860. * Southern states leave the Union and form The Confederate States of America. * The Civil War begins at Fort Sumter in 1861. * Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 after the Union victory atthe Battle of Antietam in September, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation makes ending slavery the goal of the Civil War for the North. * The Union wins victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg in July, 1863 turning the tide of the Civil War. * Lincoln wins reelection in 1864. * Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox, April, 1865. * John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln, April 12, 1865. * Andrew Johnson becomes President. Radical Republicans call for punishing the South for the Civil War. * Reconstruction, (rebuilding the South after the Civil War, 1865-1877), begins; the Civil War Amendments, 13’th, 14’th and 15’th Amendments are passed.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 9
SOL REVIEW; AMERICA, 1607-1860
As part of your SOL Review, please complete the following.
1. Create and explain a timeline listing the Top 50 people and events you think shaped America from 1607 through 1860. Answer the following. 2. Identify the economic, political and geographic factors that led to the development of America. 3. Explain America's territorial expansion and its impact on the American Indians. 4. Explain the development of American democracy, American government, and Jacksonian Democracy. 5. Describe the cultural, economic and political issues that divided the nation, including slavery, the abolitionist and women?s suffrage movements and the role of the states in the Union from Colonial times until 1860. 6. How did America develop from a British colony owned by England in 1607 to a divided nation on the brink of becoming a world power by 1860? 7. How did the American economy and military develop from 1775-1860? 8. What documents, agreements, doctrines, wars and compromises led to the development of America by 1860? 9. Who were responsible for these events? 10. How did slavery develop in America and what were slavery?s consequences? 11. How were the abolitionist movement and the women?s suffrage movement dependent upon each other? 12. What were the main causes of the Civil War? Could the Civil War been avoided?
THE TOP 50 EVENTS FROM 1607 UNTIL 1860
THE 1600’s
1.Jamestown Settled, 1607
2.Slavery Begins, 1619
3.The Va. House of Burgesses Established, 1619
4.The Mayflower Compact Written, 1620
5.The Puritans Establish Plymouth, 1620
6.Bacon’s Rebellion, 1676
THE 1700’s
7.The Great Awakening, Mid 1700’s
8.The French and Indian War, 1754
9.The Proclamation of 1763
10.The Stamp Act, 1765
11.The Townshend Act, 1767
12.The Boston Massacre/Crispus Attucks Dies For American Independence, 1770
13.The Boston Tea Party, 1773
14.The First Continental Congress, 1774
15.The Second Continental Congress, 1775
16.The Revolutionary War Begins At Lexington and Concord, 1775
17.Bunker Hill/ Saratoga/Valley Forge
18. Thomas Paine's “Common Sense” Published, 1776
19. Thomas Jefferson Writes The Declaration of Independence Written Influenced by the writings of John Locke and Thomas Paine, 1776
20.The Revolutionary War Ends At Yorktown, 1781
21.Articles of Confederation Ratified, 1781
22.The Federalist Papers Written By Alexander Hamilton and James Madison, 1787
23.The Virginia Plan/The New Jersey Plan/The Three Fifths Compromise Used To Make Our New Government
24.The Virginia Declaration of Rights, 1776/The Virginia Statue of Religious Freedom, 1786
25.The Constitution Ratified, 1788/The Bill of Rights Ratified, 1791
26.The Cotton Gin Is Invented By Eli Whitney, 1794
27.The Alien and Sedition Acts Passed, 1798
THE 1800’s
28.Marbury v. Madison, (Judicial Review), 1803
29.The Louisiana Purchase, 1803
30.The War of 1812
31.The Missouri Compromise, 1820
32.The Monroe Doctrine, 1823
33.Jacksonian Democracy, "The Common Man Gets The Vote," 1828
34.The Spoils System, 1829
35. The “Trail of Tears,” 1830’s
36.William Lloyd Garrison Publishes “The Liberator”, 1831
37.Nat Turner’s Rebellion, 1831
38.Frederick Douglass Begins His Abolitionist Career/ Harriet Tubman Establishes "The Underground Railroad," 1830’s
39. The Mexican- American War, 1846
40.The Seneca Falls Convention/Declaration, The Women's Rights Movement Begins, 1848
41.The California Gold Rush, 1849
42.The Fugitive Slave Act, 1850
43.The Compromise of 1850
44.Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published, 1852
45.The Kansas-Nebraska Act, 1854
46.Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857
47.The Lincoln Douglas Debates, 1858
48.John Brown’s Raid, 1859
49.Lincoln Elected President, 1860
50.The Civil War Begins, 1861
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 8
AMERICA, 1800-1860
GIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING TERMS, PEOPLE AND EVENTS FROM 1800-1860:
1. Marbury v. Madison 14. The Louisiana Purchase
2. McCulloch v. Maryland 15. The Trail of Tears
3. Plessy v. Ferguson * 16. The Cotton Gin *
4. The Virginia Declaration of Rights * 17. Jacksonian Democracy
5. The Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom * 18. The Panic of 1837
6. The Monroe Doctrine 19. The Mexican-American War
7. The Liberator 20. The Seneca Falls Declaration
8. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 21. The War of 1812
9. The Missouri Compromise 22. Manifest Destiny
10. The Compromise of 1850 23. Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
11. The Kansas-Nebraska Act 24. Westward Expansion
12. The Dred Scott Decision 25. The California Gold Rush
13. The Fugitive Slave Act
PEOPLE:
1. Chief Justice John Marshall 9. James Monroe
2. Lewis & Clark 10. Robert E. Lee
3. Sacajawea 11. Elizabeth Cady Stanton
4. Eli Whitney 12. Susan B. Anthony
5. Andrew Jackson 13. Frederick Douglas
6. William Lloyd Garrison 14. General Santa Anna
7. Harriet Beecher Stowe 15. Sam Houston
8. Nat Turner 16. John Brown
IDENTIFY AND DEFINE:
The Lone Star Republic, King Cotton, The Peculiar Institution, Slavery, The Middle Passage, The Slave Codes, The Spoils System, Abolitionist, Free State, Slave State, Slave Auction
TIMELINE; 1800 - 1860
1800 - Jefferson Elected President
1803 - The Louisiana Purchase
1812 - The War of 1812
1820 - The Missouri Compromise
1823 - The Monroe Doctrine
1828 - The “Common Man” gets the vote
1837 - The Panic of 1837
1846 - 1848 - The Mexican-American War
1850 - The Compromise of 1850
1854 - The Kansas - Nebraska Act
1861 - The Civil War
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 7
THE EVOLUTION OF VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: 1. Once America gained its independence from England, who could vote? 2. How did voting rights in America change in the 1820's? 3. How did voting rights in America change after the Civil War and Reconstruction? 4. How did voting rights in America change after the passing of the 19'th Amendment? 5. How did voting rights in America change after the passing of the 1965 Voting Rights Act? 6. How did voting rights in America change with the passing of the 26'th Amendment?
DEFINE OR GIVE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FOLLOWING: 1. Black Codes 2. Jim Crow Laws 3. Reconstruction 4. KKK 5. States's Rights 6. Jacksonian Democracy 7. The Civil Rights Act of 1866 & 1875 8. Grandfather Clause 9. Literacy Test 10. Poll Tax 11. Plessy v. Ferguson 12. Brown v. Board of Education 13. White Citizens Council 14. NAACP 15. SCLC 16. SNCC 17. Civil Disobedience & Nonviolence 18. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 19. Bloody Sunday 20. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 21. The 13'th Amendment 22. The 14'th Amendment 23. The 15'th Amendment 24. The 19'th Amendment 25. The 26'th Amendment
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 6
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR
I. BEGINNING WITH THE END OF THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR IN 1763, PLEASE PUT THE FOLLOWING EVENTS IN THE PROPER ORDER & GIVE THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF EACH EVENT.
* The Revolutionary War begins at Lexington and Concord * The Townshend Acts * The Boston Tea Party * The First Continental Congress * The Stamp Act * The Second Continental Congress meets. (The Declaration of Independence is written during the Second Continental Congress by Thomas Jefferson.) * Thomas Paine writes "COMMON SENSE" * Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, the United States wins the Revolutionary War * The Treaty of Paris ends the Revolution War * The Boston Massacre * The French and Indian War ends. The size of the colonies doubles as England gains control of the land between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi River from France.
II. PLEASE PUT THE FOLLOWING BATTLES/EVENTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR IN THE CORRECT ORDER & GIVE THE HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE OF EACH BATTLE.
* Saratoga * Bunker Hill * Lexington and Concord * Valley Forge * Yorktown
III. PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
1.What was the attitude of the Colonies after the French and Indian War?
2.What was the Proclamation of 1763? How did the colonists feel about it?
3.What is "taxation without representation?" How did this contribute to the beginning of the Revolutionary War?
4.Why was Massachusetts a "hotbed" of trouble for England?
5.Were the majority of the colonists for or against the Revolutionary War?
6.How did the British people and government feel about the Revolutionary War?
7.What was the role of Virginia, women, Blacks and Indians during the Revolutionary War?
8.Who should have won the War for Independence? Why?
9.Why did America win the War for Independence?
10.By winning the Revolutionary War, how did America set the stage for other revolutions?
IV. IDENTIFY:
The French and Indian War, Ben Franklin, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Sam Adams, the Sons of Liberty, the minutemen, Crispus Attucks, Paul Revere, the Second Continental Congress, John Locke, Thomas Paine, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abigail Adams, Marquis de Lafayette, Loyalists and Tories, King George III, Benedict Arnold, Lord Cornwallis, "The World Turn'd Upside Down"
MR. ARTIS
U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON
UNIT 5
THE COLONIES
NAME THE GROUP THAT THE FOLLOWING COLONY BELONGED TO; NEW ENGLAND, MIDDLE OR SOUTHERN.
1. Virginia
2. Massachusetts
3. North Carolina
4. New York
5. New Jersey
6. Georgia
7. South Carolina
8. Rhode Island
9. New Hampshire
10. Pennsylvania
11. Connecticut
12. Delaware
13. Maryland
SHORT ANSWER:
14. Name 4 countries that had colonies in the New World/America.
15. What were the three main reasons why settlers came to America?
16. What was the main economy of the New England Colonies?
17. What was the main economy of the Middle Colonies?
18. What was the main economy of the Southern Colonies?
19. What was the name of the first European settlement in America?
20. Why is the Roanoke Colony called the "Lost Colony?"
21. What is the name of the first permanent English settlement in America?
22. Where did the Pilgrims settle in 1620?
23. What role did religion play in the New England colonies?
24. What was the time period for Colonial America?
25. Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania? What was the main religion of this colony?
26. Why were slaves brought to Virginia in 1619?
27. How did each of the 13 colonies benefit from slavery?
28. Who were the first Americans?
29. Where were the first Americans from?
30. The major conflict between the colonists and the first Americans was over what?
31. What is the Virginia House of Burgesses?
32. What is the Mayflower Compact?
33. Who are the first Americans?
34. What is the importance of Sir Walter Raleigh? 35. What is Bacon’s Rebellion? Why is Bacon’s Rebellion important?
MR. ARTIS
U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON
UNIT 4
AMERICAN DOCUMENTS
MATCH THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT/AUTHOR WITH THE CORRECT STATEMENT
A. The Mayflower Compact B. The writings of John Locke C. The writings of Thomas Paine D. The Declaration of Independence E. The Articles of Confederation
F. The Virginia Declaration of Rights G. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
H. The Federalist Papers I. The Constitution J. The Bill of Rights
_____ 1. Stated our independence from England.
_____ 2. Helped support the American Revolution.
_____ 3. Called for “separation of church and state.”
_____ 4. The first form of self government in the New World.
_____ 5. Represents those rights that federal government cannot take away from you.
_____ 6. The “Law of the Land.”
_____ 7. Didn’t work due to a weak central government.
_____ 8. Written by George Mason.
_____ 9. Written by the Pilgrims.
_____10. Written by James Madison and Alexander Hamilton.
_____11. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776.
_____12. The document on which American government is based upon.
_____13. “Social Contract Theory”
_____14. “Common Sense”
_____15. All men are equally free and have certain rights. Led to the Bill of Rights.
_____16. Written to support the Constitution.
_____17. America’s first Constitution.
_____18. Written by Thomas Jefferson in 1777.
_____19. The first 10 Amendments.
_____20. Government gets its power from the people.
MR. ARTIS
U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON
UNIT 3
AMERICAN DOCUMENTS
Explain the significance and key parts of the following documents and publications in Virginia and United States History. Include the main author, if needed, the date published, and if these documents are still in use today.
1. The Mayflower Compact
2. The writings of John Locke
3. The writings of Thomas Paine & "Common Sense"
4. The Declaration of Independence
5. The Articles of Confederation
6. The Virginia Declaration of Rights
7. The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
8. The Federalist Papers
9. The Constitution
10. The Bill of Rights
MR. ARTIS
U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON
UNIT 2
THE CONSTITUTION & THE BILL OF RIGHTS
I. Explain, in your own words, each of the rights given in the Bill of Rights.
II. Answer the following questions.
1) What are the Bill of Rights?
2) According to the Bill of Rights, what rights do you have as an American citizen?
3) Can your rights, guaranteed as an American citizen, in the Bill of Rights ever change?
4) Can the American government do want it wants to do to keep your rights from you? Why or why not?
5) Why were the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?
6) Which Constitutional amendment is used to make the Bill of Rights apply to state government?
7) Why is the Constitution called the “Law of the Land?”
8) According the Constitution, how is American government set up?
9) What is the difference between expressed and implied powers?
10) Can the American government do anything it wants to do? Why?
11) How did America go from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution?
12) Who is considered to be the Father of the Constitution?
13) What are the Three/Fifth’s Compromise, the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan and the Connecticut Compromise?
14) Who are the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists?
15) Why did our Founding Fathers switch from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution?
16) In your own words, explain the Virginia Declaration of Rights and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom. Who wrote these documents?
17) What effect did these documents have on the Constitution and the Bill of Rights?
18) Explain the concept of “checks and balances.”
19) Explain the concept of “separation of powers.”
20) Explain how the system of “checks and balances” and “separation of powers” helps the Federal Government run smoothly.
MR. ARTIS U.S. HISTORY WEB LESSON UNIT 1
U.S. HISTORY PRE-TEST
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. This was the first elected legislative body in the New World in 1619. It has operated continuously and today is known as the Virginia General Assembly.
A. Va. House of Burgesses C. Va. General Assembly
B. Congress D. Parliament
2. The New England settlers agreed to live by a set of rules voted on by the majority of the covenant community. This was the
A. Virginia Pact C. Magna Carta
B. Mayflower Compact D. New England Constitution
3. When and why were the first African slaves brought into Jamestown?
A. 1621/to help with Indian problems C. 1719/to work VA cotton fields
B. 1619/ to work tobacco plantations D. none of these are correct
4. Fill in the Blanks:
We hold these ________ to be self-evident, that all men are created ______, that they are endowed by their _______, with certain unalienable rights, that among these are ______, ______, and the pursuit of happiness.
A. truths/equal/god/life/freedom C. ideas/evenly/spirits/property/money
B. truths/equal/creator/life/liberty D. laws/equally/creator/life/liberty
5. All men are free, equal and have the natural rights to life, liberty, and property that rulers can't take away were ideas written by
A. John Locke C. John Smith
B. Jefferson Locke D. Thomas Washington
6. During the mid 1700's, this pamphlet was read by many American colonists and contributed to growing sentiment for independence from England. What was it called and who wrote it?
A. Common Sense/Thomas Paine C. Common Knowledge/Thomas Paine
B. Common Sense/Thomas Jefferson D. None of the these
7. The system of checks and balances in the Constitution allows each government branch to
A. function independently. C. stop other branches from becoming too powerful.
B. make its own laws. D. impeach members of the other branches.
8. No executive branch, no levying of taxes, no regulation of trade and no national court system were all limitations of our national government under the
A. Articles of Confederation C. Second Continental Congress
B. U.S. Constitution D. Declaration of Independence
9. How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention settle the issue of counting slaves in determining a state's representation in Congress?
A. Three-Fifths Compromise C. Virginia Plan
B. New Jersey Plan D. Great Compromise
10. The Virginia Declaration of Rights was written by _?_ and the Virginia Statute of Religious Freedom was written by _?_ and they both _?_
A. John Locke, Thomas Paine, were original ideas to the world by Virginia leaders.
B. George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, restricted the new freedoms obtained as a result of the Revolutionary War.
C. Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, were weaker than similar provisions in the Articles of Confederation.
D. George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, influenced the creation of the United States Bill of Rights.
THE CONSTITUTION
DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:
11. The Constitution:
12. The Bill of Rights:
13. Amendments:
14. Implied Powers:
15. Enumerated Powers:
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
FILL IN THE BLANK:
16. There are _____ branches of government in the Federal Government.
17. The President is in charge of the ________________________________________ branch.
18. The Congress is in charge of the ________________________________________ branch.
19. There are _____ houses in Congress.
20. Each state has _____ Senators.
21. Membership in the House of Representatives is determined by a state?s _________________.
22. The Supreme Court is in charge of the ___________________________________ branch.
23. There are ________members on the Supreme Court.
24. Members of the Supreme Court are appointed for __________.
25. Each branch of the Federal Government is equal due to our system of __________________________.
YOU ARE RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES:
26, 27, 28. Name 3 major qualifications to be President of the United States.
29. How much money did Barack Obama raise for his Presidential campaign?
30, 31, 32. Name 3 qualifications to be a voter.
33. How many Electoral votes are needed to become President of the United States?
34, 35. Where do the first Presidential Caucus and the first Presidential Primary take place?
THE MONTGOMERY BUS BOYCOTT; FILL IN THE BLANK:
Most historians say the Civil Rights Movement began when 36)_____________________ refused to give up her seat on a public bus to a White man in the city of Montgomery, Alabama. Her act of defiance started the
37) ___________________________ on (date) 38) _____________. The boycott ended when the 39) ___________________________________ said segregation in public transportation was Unconstitutional. One other event that contributed to the start of the Civil Rights Movement was the murder of 40)__________________________.
MATCHING; MATCH THE FOLLOWING CASE WITH ITS IMPORTANCE:
41. Marbury v. Madison A. Slaves have no legal rights
42. Monroe Doctrine B. Judicial review
43. Manifest Destiny C. Indian removal by Andrew Jackson
44. The Missouri Compromise D. All men and women are created equal
45. The California Gold Rush E. "Common man" gets right to vote
46. The Trail of Tears F. God is on our side
47. Jacksonian Democracy G. No slavery above the 36 parallel
48. The Dred Scott Decision H. America gains California
49. The Seneca Falls Declaration I. Westward expansion
50. The Mexican-American War J. Western hemisphere off limits to European colonization
SHORT ANSWER:
51. In what year did American slavery begin?
52. The middle part of the Triangle Trade was called what?
53. How much did top male slaves cost?
54. Did Black people own slaves? Why or why not?
55. How many slaves did most people own?
TRUE/FALSE
_____ 56. Slave owners thought they were doing the slaves a favor by keeping them slaves.
_____ 57. According to the slave master, an offense against the slave master was also an offense against God.
_____ 58. The 13'th Amendment ended slavery in America.
_____ 59. The 14'th Amendment made the ex-slaves citizens.
_____ 60. The 15'th Amendment gave the ex-slaves the right to vote.
MATCH THE FOLLOWING CIVIL WAR BATTLES/EVENTS:
_____ 61. Fort Sumter A. Ended the Civil War
_____ 62. Bull Run B. Led to the Emancipation Proclamation
_____ 63. Antietam C. Turing point of the Civil War
_____ 64. Gettysburg D. First conflict of the Civil War
_____ 65. Appomattox F. First battle of the Civil War
TRUE/FALSE
_____ 66. States Rights was the main reason for the South leaving the Union.
_____ 67. Richmond, Virginia was the capital of the Confederacy.
_____ 68. Most thought the Civil War would be over in 90 days to 6 months.
_____ 69. The Emancipation Proclamation freed 3 million slaves.
_____ 70. Historians consider Lincoln to be our greatest President and his Gettysburg Address as one of the greatest speeches ever given.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON 9/11.
71. Why are the events of 9/11 important?
72. How has 9/11 impacted our lives?
73. Have the issues which led to the events of 9/11 been resolved?
74. What role has the United States played in a world confronted by international terrorism?
75. Should America continue its current policy toward terrorism or should a new policy be developed?
76. How are the terrorists funding their operations?
77. Have the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan been successful?
78. Should a mosque be built near Ground Zero?
79. What are the social, cultural and political results of 9/11?
80. Where was America attacked on 9/11, three places?
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