Tuesday 8 May 2012

U.S. History FINAL: 140 points. (Each question is worth 10 points). 1) Describe the Cherokee removal from their lands. Make sure you include the following: a) How the Cherokee lived in 1830. b) The previous treaties made to the Cherokee by the U.S. Government. c) The Cherokee suing the state government and the ruling in the Supreme Court by John Marshall. d) Andrew Jackson's reaction to John Marshall. e) General Winfield Scott's role. f) The Trail of Tears. 2) How did the crusades change European and how did it lead to the exploration of the "New World"? 3) When did the 1st Africans come to the English colonies? Where? What was the purpose of importing them? 4) The French and Indian War began over what area of land? 5) What are the reasons the French lost? 6) List five reasons why the Americans won the Revolution. 7) List three important battles of the revolution and discuss why they were important. 8) List and explain the three compromises to the constitution. 9) What was Jefferson Embargo Act? Why was it unpopular and what was it supposed to do? 10) Discuss the importance of the Battle of New Orleans. 11) Discuss the elections of 1800 and 1824. 12) List the importance of the following people: a) Anne Hutchinson b) John Rolfe c) James Wolfe d) Alexander Hamilton e) John Adams 14) Who were the three biggest losers of the Revolutionary War? 15) According to Zinn why were Africans easier to force into labor than Native Americans? 16) What was the Missouri Compromise?

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