Title: 10th grade
110th grade
2You must make a 52 to pass
3United States History
- Alabama High School Graduation Exam Questions
4Holy wars between Muslims and Christians
5 6List four inventions that the Europeans got from
the Muslims
7- Compass
- Caravel
- Sextant
- astrolabe
8What was the rebirth of learning
9 10List some Renaissance people
11- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Johannes Gutenberg
- Martin Luther
- Ferdinand Magellan
12Who started the Protested Reformation
13Martin Luther
14According to Martin Luther what was three things
wrong with the Catholic Church
15- Selling Indulgences
- Accumulating lands
- Selling Church jobs
16Who started a school of navigation in Portugal
17Prince Henry
18Who discovered the Pacific Ocean?
19Nunez Balboa
20What two countries started European Exploration
21Spain and Portugal
22Who discovered Florida looking for the fountain
of youth?
23Juan Ponce de Leon
24What was the first permanent European Settlement
in the New World?
25St. Augustine
26What was the first permanent English settlement?
27Jamestown
28Who was given credit for saving Jamestown?
29John Smith
30What did he save Jamestown from?
31The Starving Time
32What crop saved Jamestown?
33Tobacco
34What year was the English colonies settled?
351600s
36What part of North America did the English settle?
37eastern
38What is Spanish for conquerors or explorers?
39Conquistadors
40Who conquered the Aztecs indents?
41Cortez
42Who conquered the Incas?
43Francisco Pizzarro
44Who discovered the area of present day Alabama,
Mississippi, and Louisiana?
45Hernando Desoto
46Who was looking for the Seven Cities of Gold in
present day Southwest United States?
47Coronado
48What were four reasons the the Spanish were able
to conquer the Native Americans?
49 - Better weapons
- Horses
- Diseases
- The native Americans thought they were gods
50What was the lost colony?
51Roanoke
52What was the first representative form of
government in United States History
53House of Burgesses
54What was the interchange of foods and plants
between Europe and North America?
55Columbian Exchange
56Were was Christopher Columbus sailing to when he
discovered the New World?
57Asia/West Indies
58What is the theory that if a nation builds up
its gold supply then it will become more
powerful?
59Mercantilism
60Who fought in the French and Indian war?
61France and Great Britain
62Why was the French and Indian War fought?
63Over land
64Laws that limited the American ships from trading
with any other country
65Navigation Acts
66How many people were killed in the Boston
Massacre?
675
68Who was the most famous free black sailor killed
in the Boston Massacre?
69Crispus Attucks
70What did the Europeans call the French and Indian
War?
71Seven Years War
72Who said the Redcoats are coming?
73Paul Revere
74Who was the leader of the sons of liberty at the
Boston Tea Party?
75Samuel Adams
76What colony was established by the Catholics?
77Maryland
78Who said give me liberty or give me death?
79Patrick Henry
80The British informed settlers that the could not
move west because the colonies had to respect the
rights of the Native Americans nations
81Proclamation of 1763
82What was the Main cause of the American
revolution?
83taxation without representation
84List examples of taxation without representation
85- Tea Act
- Sugar Act
- Townshend Act
- Stamp Act
86What laws were passed by the British after the
Boston Tea Party?
87Intolerable Act
88Who fought in the American Revolution?
89- Great Britain vs. Colonists
- Loyalists vs. Patriots
90What was the first battle of the American
Revolution?
91 92What was the first major Battle of The American
Revolution?
93Battle of Bunker Hill
94Who was the general for the Americans?
95George Washington
96What was the turning point of the American
Revolution?
97Saratoga
98Were did George Washington and his men survive a
harsh winter were some of the men froze to death?
99Valley Forge
100At what battle did Nathaniel Greene lead forces
in South Carolina
101Battle of Cowpens
102Where did General Cornwallis Surrender to George
Washington?
103Battle of Yorktown
104Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?
105Thomas Jefferson
106Who wrote the pamphlet Common Sense that urge the
Americans to fight for freedom?
107Thomas Paine
108What does the Declaration of Independence and the
Constitution have in common?
109Power comes from the consent of the governed
110What date was the Declaration Of Independence
written
111July 4th 1776
112What Treaty was signed that ended the American
Revolution?
113Treaty of Paris 1783
114What was the boundaries of the United states in
the Treaty of Paris of 1783
115- North-Canada
- South- Florida
- West- Mississippi River
- East- Atlantic Ocean
116What was two major causes of the war of 1812?
117- Impressment- British Soldiers forced American
sailors to serve in British Navy - Embargo
118What two Indian allied themselves with the
British during the War of 1812?
119Tecumseh and the Prophet
120What battle with the help of the Cherokee did
Andrew Jackson defeat the Creek Indians?
121Horseshoe Bend
122What Battle did Francis Scott Key write the Star
Spangled Banner?
123Battle of Fort McHenry
124What Battle did Andrew Jackson Become famous?
125Battle of New Orleans
126What Treaty ended the war of 1812?
127Treaty of Ghent
128What was the first document in the history of the
world to limit the power of the king?
129Magna Carta
130List three Enlightment Thinkers
131- Locke
- Rousseau
- Montesquieu
132What was a religious revival that swept the
colonies in the 1740s?
133Great Awakening
134What was the importance of the First Continental
Congress?
135- It was the first time the state representatives
met together
136What was the nations first Constitution?
137Articles of Confederation
138What was a major weakness of the Articles of
Confederation
139Could not Tax
140What was the purpose of the Constitutional
Convention?
141To revise the Articles of Confederation?
142What were three major compromises of the
Constitutional Convention?
143- Great Compromise
- 3/5 Compromise
- Electoral college
144Shared power between national and state is called?
145Federalism
146What are the three branches of government and
describe each?
147- Legislative-make the laws
- Execute carries out the laws
- Judicial- interprets the laws
148What was the purpose of the preamble?
149It States the goals of the Constitution
150What were the first two political parties?
151Federalist and Anti-federalists
152Who was the Leading federalists?
153- Alexander Hamilton
- John Jay
- James Madison
- They wrote the Federalist Papers in support of
the Constitution
154Who was the leading anti- federalist?
155Thomas Jefferson
156What are the first ten amendments to the
Constitution called?
157Bill of Rights
158Name the amendment
- Freedom of speech, press, petition, religion,and
assembly
1591st
160Freed the slaves
16113th
162Rights of the accused persons, such as the right
to remain silent and to have a lawyer?
163Slaves received the right to vote
16415th
165Right to bear arms
1662nd
167First secretary of treasury
168Alexander Hamilton
169What was the major difference between Alexander
Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?
170Federal power
171What amendment give you the right to remain
silent, no double jeopardy?
1725th
173Women received the right to vote
17419th
175People who promised to work from 4 to 7 years in
return for a trip to the new world
176Indentured servants
177Trip across the Atlantic for the slaves
178Middle Passage
179Who wrote the Constitution
180James Madison
181What were hit and run tactics used in the
American revolution
182Guerilla war tactics
183What document was sent to King George III wanting
peace?
184Olive Branch Petition
185Who was the first poor president?
186Andrew Jackson
187What branch of government has the power to do
what is necessary and proper?
188Legislative
189What three amendments are known as the slavery
amendments?
19013,14,15,
191What law passed under the Articles of
Confederation established how new states would
enter the United States?
192Land Ordinance of 1785
193This law established the states of Illinois,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Indiana
194Northwest Ordinance of 1787
195Who bought the Louisiana Purchase?
196Thomas Jefferson
197How much was the Louisiana Purchase?
19815 Million
199What was one of George Washingtons Advice in his
farewell address?
200Dont argue over politics
- Dont have foreign alliances
201Who did we buy Louisiana from?
202Napoleon/France
203Who led a revolt in Haiti?
204Toussant L overture
205Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
206Lewis and Clark
207Who was the Indian Guide that help them?
208Sacajawea
209Where did they start and finish their trip?
210St. Louis, Missouri to Astoria, Oregon
211Who was the president during the Era of Good
Feelings?
212James Monroe
213Who proposed the American System?
214Henry Clay
215What was the American System?
- National Road
- Erie canal
- Tariff
216What was it called when Andrew Jackson hired all
of his loyal supporters?
217Spoils System
218This doctrine stated that if a state did not like
a law then it did not have to obey it.
219Doctrine of Nullification
220What law was passed by Andrew Jackson that stated
that all the native Americans should be sent to
Oklahoma?
221Indian Removal Act
222What was the trip called for native Americans to
Oklahoma
223Trail of Tears
224What year was the California Gold Rush?
2251849
226What trail west was established due to religious
persecution because of the practice of polygamy?
227Who was the leader for Mexico during the war for
Texas Independence?
228General Santa Anna
229What was the name of the country of Texas?
230Lone Star Republic
231At what battle did all the Texans get killed and
became a rallying cry of the war?
232Alamo
233What battle did General Santa Anna surrender?
234San Jacindo
235What is the believe that the America should
settle all the land from the Atlantic to the
Pacific?
236Manifest Destiny
237Who wrote Americas first dictionary?
238Noah Webster
239Who was the leader of the Transcendentalist
Movement?
240Ralph Waldo Emerson
241Who wrote Walden and Civil Disobedience?
242Henry David Thoreau
243Who wrote the Scarlet letter and The House of
Seven Gables?
244Nathaniel Hawthorne
245Who wrote the Legend of Sleepy Hollow?
246Washington Irving
247Who wrote the Raven and Tell-Tale Heart?
248Edgar Allen Poe
249Who wrote the Last of the Mohicans?
250James Fenimore Cooper
251Who wrote Moby Dick?
252Herman Melville
253Who wrote Paul Reveres Ride
254Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
255List 4 Utopias
256- Quakers
- Shakers
- Amish
- Mennonites
257Who promoted education for both Boys and Girls
in school?
258Horace Mann
259Who fought for the rights of mentally ill?
260Dorthea Dix
261What was the movement to outlaw alcohol?
262Temperance Movement
263What was the movement to outlaw slavery?
264Abolition
265Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
266Harriet Tubman
267Where was she taking the slaves to?
268North to Canada
269Who was the leading Abolitionist?
270Frederick Douglas
271Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin?
272Harriet Beecher Stowe
273I was born into slavery but was freed in 1828. I
am known for my public speaking.
274Sojurner Truth
275I wrote the Liberator. I was an abolitionist.
276William Lloyd Garrison
277Organized the first womens right convention
known as Seneca Falls Convention?
278Elizabeth Cady Stanton
279Most famous suffragette. Fought for womens right
to vote?
280Susan B. Anthony
281Two states admitted to the union in the Missouri
Compromise
282Missouri and Maine
283What states were admitted in the Compromise of
1850?
284California
- Utah and New Mexico could decide by popular
sovereignty - Fugitive slave law was passed
285Mandated that northern states forcibly return
escaped slaves to their owners in the south.
286Fugitive slave act
287After the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed settlers
rushed to the territory. Violence broke out,what
was this called?
288Bleeding Kansas
289This slave sued for his freedom and lost. What
did the Supreme Court rule in this Case?
290Dred Scott
- No slave was a citizen
- Dred Scott was a slave and therefore could not
bring a lawsuit - Under the Fifth amendment Congress could not
deprive anyone of property, Dred Scott was
Property
291Who did Lincoln debate to make him famous.
292Stephen Douglas
293Who Led a raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
294John Brown
295What was the first state to secede from the Union?
296South Carolina
297What was the Capital Of the Confederate States Of
America?
298Montgomery, Alabama
299Who was the President of the Confederate States
of America?
300Jefferson Davis
301What was the first Battle of the Civil War?
302Fort Sumter
303What County in Alabama decided that they would
form there own state and stay neutral during the
Civil War?
304Winston County
305What part of the State of Virginia decided to
stay neutral during the Civil War?
306West Virginia
307What was the plan of the north to defeat the
south before the Civil War began?
308Anaconda Plan
309What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
310Bull Run
311What was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
312Shiloh
313What was the single day bloodiest Battle Of the
Civil War?
314Antietam
315After what battle did Lincoln issue the
Emancipation Proclamation?
316Antietam
317What was the turning point in the south during
the Civil War?
318Vicksburg
319What was the turning point of the Civil War in
the north?
320Gettysburg
321What was the purpose of the Gettysburg Address?
322To honor the dead
323Who burn a 60 mile wide area of the south from
Chattanooga to Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia?
324General Sherman
325Where did General Lee surrender to General Grant?
326Appomattox Courthouse
327What act promised settlers 160 acres of free land
if they would live on the land for 5 years?
328Homestead Act
329The act allotted each of the states thousands of
acres of land based on the number of senators and
representatives. Each state was required to use
this land for public Universities?
330Morrill Land Grant Act
331People who would farm a piece of land for the
landowner and pay him for the seed, land, and
materials with a portion of the crops?
332Sharecroppers
333This bureau provided clothing and food and helped
educate blacks after the Civil War?
334Freedmans Bureau
335What were the three cultural foundations of the
black community?
336 337What was the first organized black church, also
the largest?
338African Methodist Episcopal Church
339Two laws passed that were aimed at limiting black
participation in government after the Civil War?
340- Jim Crow Laws
- Black Codes
341These were republicans that supported
reconstruction
342Radicals
343Who shot and killed Abraham Lincoln?
344John Wilkes Booth
345What two reasons did the Ku Klux Klan hate people?
346 347Democrats said they would let Rutherford B. Hayes
become president if they would end Reconstruction
348Compromise of 1877
349Where did the Union Pacific and the Central
Pacific meet to connect the first
transcontinental railroad?
350Promontory Point, Utah
351What was the number one food supply of the Great
Plains Indians?
352Buffalo
353At what battle was General Custer defeated by
Native Americans?
354Battle of Little Bighorn
355Who was the leader of the Nez Perce who was
topped 30 miles from Canada and forced to move to
Oklahoma?
356Chief Joseph
357What law gave 160 acres of land to native
American family?
358Dawes Act
359What was the last battle of Indian resistance?
360Battle of Wounded Knee
361Who came up with a cheap way to make steel?
362Henry Bessemer
363What was the number one industry in Alabama In
the early 1900s
364Steel/Iron
365List several important development that was used
in westward expansion
366- Bessemer Process
- Windmill
- Steel Plow
- Barbed Wire
- Revolver
- Railroad
367What development had the greatest impact?
368Railroad
369What was form by farmers to help purchase cheaper
farm equipment?
370The Grange
371Political Party formed to address the concerns of
farmers?
372Populist Party
373What insect led Alabama Farmers to diversify
their crops after it destroyed the cotton crop?
374Boll Weevil
375Who invented the first electric power plant?
376George Westinghouse
377Who financed the first Transatlantic Cable?
378Cyrus West Field
379Who invented the first telephone?
380Alexander Graham Bell
381Who invented the radio?
382Guglielmo Marconi
383One owner, one supplier
384Monopoly
385List three robber barons.
386- Andrew Carnegie-Gospel of wealth-Steel
- John D. Rockefeller- Standard Oil Company
- Cornelius Vanderbilt- railroads
- All were Robber Barons
387Wrote Children stories about people gaining
wealth through hard work
388Horatio Alger
389What was two thing that our first labor unions
wanted?
390- 40 hour work week
- Higher wages
- Better working conditions
391List Three laws passed to limit immigration.
392- Chinese Exclusion Act
- Emergency Quota Act
- National Origins Act
393This political group fought for whoever was being
oppressed in society
394Progressive Movement
395What was the Jungle about?
396The meatpacking industry
397Who wrote the Jungle?
398Upton Sinclair
399Who wrote the History of The Standard Oil Company?
400Ida Tarbell
401What were some progressive amendment passed?
402 403List some accomplishment of Theodore Roosevelt
404- National Park System
- Sherman Antitrust Act
- Square Deal
- Pure Food and Drug Act
405What group in the Spanish-American War did
Theodore Roosevelt Become famous when they
charged San Juan Hill?
406Rough Riders
407Who became President as a result of the
Compromise of 1877?
408Rutherford B. Hayes
409List two laws that were passed during Woodrow
Wilsons Administration.
410- Federal Trade Commission
- Clayton Antitrust act
411Who was the founder of the Tuskegee Institute?
412Booker T. Washington
413Who came up with over one hundred ways to use the
peanuts?
414George Washington Carver
415What year was the Alabama Constitution Written?
4161901
417I was a black intellectual who believed that
blacks should become just as educated as blacks?
418W.E. B. Dubois
419What is it called when a stronger country takes
over a smaller or weaker country?
420Imperialism
421What was two reasons that the United States took
over countries?
422- New Markets
- Raw Materials
- Gain More land to keep balance as a world power
423This was a type of sensational writing which was
used to start the Spanish-American War
424Yellow Journalism
425An agreement between Great Britain, Japan,
Germany, Russia, and Italy to keep China open to
trade with all nations
426Open Door Policy
427Who came up with a way to eradicate Yellow fever
and Malaria in the building of the Panama Canal?
428William C. Gorgas
429A foreign policy that added to the Monroe
Doctrine?
430Roosevelt Corollary
431What was the four long term causes of World War I
432- Nationalism-Love or devotion to ones country
- Imperialism
- Military Expansion
- Alliances-Secret
433Who was the members of the triple Alliance?
434- Germany
- Austria-Hungary
- Italy
435Who was the members of the Triple Entente?
436- Great Britain
- France
- Russia
437What single event started the World War I?
438Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand
439Identify some weapons of World War I ?
440- Airplane
- Trench warfare-No Mans Land
- Poison gas
- Machine guns
- Tanks
441How was World War Iand World War II paid for?
442War Bonds
443List causes for the United States entry into
World War I?
444- Sinking of the Lusitania
- Zimmerman Note
- U-Boats sinking U.S Merchant ships
- Russian Revolution
445What was the United States policy before WWI and
WWII?
446 447What were the consequences of World War I?
448- Germany, Austria Hungary, Ottoman Empire gave up
the lands that they had taken over - The United States enlist a draft in case of
future wars - Germans had to pay for war-War Reparations
449What idea did Woodrow Wilson come up with to
settle future country problems?
450- League of Nations
- The United States did not join so it did not work
451Who wrote the Great Gasby?
452F. Scott Fitzgerald
453Who wrote The Sun Also Rises, A farewell to Arms,
For whom the Bell tolls, the old man and the Sea?
454Ernest Hemingway
455A Black movement that had an increase in racial
pride and awareness that led many black
intellectuals to write works portraying the daily
lives of working class blacks
456Harlem Renaissance
457Two form of music brought about during the Harlem
Renaissance?
458 459Identify some Harlem renaissance writers and
entertainers
460- Langston Hughes
- Zora Neale Hurston
- Claude McCay
- Jean Toomer
- Louis Armstrong
- Jelly Roll Morton
- W. C. Handy-Born in Florence, Alabama
461Where were movies made in the 1920s?
462 463With the invention of the automobile where did
people moved to?
464 465People that do not believe in any form of
government
466Anarchists
467A time of hysteria in the United States where
people had a fear of communism
468Red Scare
469A case involving atheists and immigrants
470Sacco vs. Vanzetti
471Who was the most famous Gangster who became rich
off of the illegal sale of alcohol?
472Al Capone
473People who sell alcohol illegally
474Bootleggers
475People went to secret or hidden bars
476Speakeasies
477Who government decided who sells alcohol in
Alabama?
478 479Who came up with the first birth control clinic,
protested the Comstock Laws?
480Margaret Sanger
481What was the cause of the Stock market crash?
482- Investors bought stocks on margin(10)
483What was the date of the stock market crash?
484October 29,1929
485Two reasons the the farm economy collapsed
486- Farmers produced to much food, prices fell
- Dry weather
487Two causes of the Dust Bowl
488- Dry weather
- Poor soil conservation
489What present was blamed for the Great Depression?
490Herbert Hoover
491What president proposed the New Deal?
492Franklin Roosevelt
493Identify Roosevelts New deal program and
describe each
494- AAA- Loans to farmers
- TVA- electricity and flood control
- SSA- Provided retirement for workers over age 65
- NLRA or Wagner Act- protected workers from being
fired for joining labor unions - FLSA- minimum wage of 40 cents per hour
495- FDIC- insured depositors in our banks up to
100,000 - WPA- provided jobs for unskilled workers
496What was the most expensive and the most popular
movie during the 1930s?
497Gone with the Wind
498Franklin Roosevelt spoke to the nation directly
by passing the press on the radio
499 500Who was the fascist leader of Italy?
501Benito Mussolini
502Who was the leader of Japan
503Hirohito
504Who was the leader of Germany?
505Adolph Hitler
506Who was the dictator of the Soviet Union?
50763 nations signed the agreement to negotiate
rather than war to resolve political differences.
508Kellogg-Briand Peace Pact
509Italy, Germany, and Japan signed this agreement
to oppose communism
510Rome-Berlin- Tokyo AXIS
511Opponents of the Axis were called?
512Allies
513Who were the allies during WWII?
514Britain,France,Russia at the start of the War
515To avoid war Britain and France came up with this
policy
516Appeasement
517What German term refers to Hitlers strategy to
defeat his enemies?
518Blitzkrieg
519What was the United states position about
entering WWII?
520Stay neutral
521What event led to the United States entering WWII?
522Pearl Harbor was attacked
523What were women nicknamed that worked in
factories during WWII?
524Rosie the Revote
525The law place Japanese-Americans in concentration
camps in California
526Executive Order 9066
527What was the black pilots in World War II called?
528Tuskegee Airmen
529What was the turning point in the Pacific theater
in WWII?
530MIDWAY
531Identify three United States generals in WWII?
532- PATTON
- EISENHOWER
- MacArthur
533Where did the Germans surrender in Russia?
534Battle of Stalin grad
535What was the planned invasion of Northern Africa
called?
536Operation Torch
537What best describes D-Day?
538Allied invasion of Normandy,France
- Turning point of European Theater
539Why did Harry S Truman decide to drop the
Atomic-Bomb on Japan?
540To save American lives
541What two cities did the United States drop the
Atomic Bomb?
542Hiroshima and Nagasaki
543Auschwitz and Nuremberg Trials are associated
with what event
544Holocaust
- Final solution
- 6 million Jews were killed
545What was the name of the project to build the
Atomic Bomb?
546Manhattan Project
547What were the Nickname of the atomic Bombs?
548Fat Boy and Little Man
549What was the name of the airplane that dropped
the Atomic Bomb?
550Enola Gay
551What was some differences in the U.S.
involvement in WWI and WWII?
552- WWI was fought in one theater(Europe)and WWII was
fought in Europe and the Pacific - WWII the U.S. used the Atomic Bomb
- WWI 126,000 were killed, WWII 290,000 were killed
553Good Luck on your Graduation Exam
554Remember to take your tests three times
- First time through, Answer the question that you
know for sure - Second time, answer the questions that you are
pretty sure about or can get them down to a 50/50
guess - Third time through, take a guess
555What was the turning point in favor of the allies
in World War I?
556The halt of the German Army on its march to Paris
557What was the date of Pearl Harbor?
558December 7, 1941
559What was the main Purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
560To prevent further European influence in the
Western Hemisphere
561I developed the first steamboat. Who am I?
562Robert Fulton
563I developed the first Steam Locomotive. Who am I?
564George Stephenson
565Who flew the first successful airplane in United
States History?
566Wilbur and Orville Wright
567What Supreme Court decision gave states the right
to trade freely?
568Gibbons vs. Ogden