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REVIEW FOR 2 REVIEW FOR 2 ND ND BENCHMARK BENCHMARK WHAT AM I? WHAT AM I? SOL 1.6, 1.7 & 1.8 SOL 1.6, 1.7 & 1.8 6 6 TH TH GRADE GRADE

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REVIEW FOR 2REVIEW FOR 2NDND BENCHMARKBENCHMARK

WHAT AM I?WHAT AM I?

SOL 1.6, 1.7 & 1.8SOL 1.6, 1.7 & 1.8

66THTH GRADE GRADE

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• One of the 5 territories added to the U.S. after 1801

• Located in the northwest

• Divided between the U.S. and Great Britain

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• Oregon Territory

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• Provided a weak national government

• Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce

• Provided for no common currency

• Gave each state one vote regardless of size

• Provided for no executive or judicial branch

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• The Articles of Confederation

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• Written by James Madison

• Written guarantee of individual freedoms

• The first ten amendments to the Constitution

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• The Bill of Rights

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• Occurred in 1774

• Delegates from all the colonies met

• The delegates discussed problems with England and promoted independence

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• The First Continental Congress

Carpenters Hall, where the first Continental Congress took place

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• War between England and France

• Fought over land in the Ohio River Valley

• England would go on to tax the colonists to pay for this war

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• The French and Indian War

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• Occurred in 1775

• Happened in Massachusetts

• Site of the first armed conflict of the Revolutionary War

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• Lexington and Concord

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• Occurred in 1803

• Bought from France

• Happened when Thomas Jefferson was President

• Meriwether Lewis and William Clark explored it

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• The Louisiana Purchase

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• One of the 5 territories acquired by the U.S.

• Acquired with the Onis-Adams Treaty of 1819

• Acquired it from Spain

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• Florida

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• States that people establish government to protect their rights

• Government derives power from the people• People have a right to change a government that

violates their rights• States people have unalienable rights to life,

liberty, and the pursuit of happiness• Inspired by John Locke• Thomas Jefferson was the major author

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• The Declaration of Independence

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• Happened during the Revolutionary War

• Boston

• 1770

• Colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers

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• Boston Massacre

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• Occurred during the Revolutionary War

• 1773

• Led by Samuel Adams and Paul Revere

• Patriots threw tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes

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• The Boston Tea Party

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• Battle during the Revolutionary War

• 1777

• Turning point of the war

• Americans won

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• Battle of Saratoga

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• Pamphlet written during the Revolutionary War

• Written by Thomas Paine

• Stated that independence from Great Britain made common sense

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• Common Sense

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• Revolutionary War event

• 1781

• Happened in Virginia

• American and French forces defeated the forces of Lord Cornwallis

• Marked the end of the Revolutionary War

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• Surrender at Yorktown

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• One of the new territories gained by the U.S. after 1801

• Became an independent republic

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• Texas

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• Time period

• Many people migrated during this time

• The Abolitionist and Suffrage Movements began

• The U.S. acquired 5 new territories during this time frame

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• Westward Expansion Era

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• Leaders included both men and women

• Demanded immediate freeing of slaves

• Felt slavery was morally wrong, cruel, inhumane, and a violation of democracy

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• Abolitionist Movement

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• Favored a strong national government

• Favored limit on states’ powers

• Favored development of industry on a national scale

• Favored a national bank

• Led by Alexander Hamilton

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• The Federalist Party

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• 1783

• Document

• England recognized American independence

• Treaty

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• Treaty of Paris

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• Favored a weak national government

• Supported states’ powers

• Favored small businesses and farmers

• Opposed a national bank

• Led by Thomas Jefferson

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• Democratic Republicans or Anti-Federalists

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• Many people flocked to California

• Earned the nickname “49ers”

• In search of a precious metal

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• California Gold Rush

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• Allows each branch of government to check the power of the other

• Prevents any one branch from gaining too much power

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• Checks and balances

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• Increased the productivity of the American farmer

• Invented by Cyrus McCormick and Jo Anderson

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• The reaper

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• One of the 5 territories added to the U.S. after 1801

• Gained this territory as a result of a war with Mexico

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• California and the Southwest Territory

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• Structure of the government

• Based on James Madison’s “Virginia Plan”

• Consists of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial

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• The Three Branches of Government

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• Specific time period

• War

• 1775-1781

• Americans fought against the British

• Fought for independence

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• Revolutionary War

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• Led by strong women who began their campaign before the Civil War and continued after the war ended

• Declared “all men and women were created equal”

• Believed women were denied basic rights such as the right to vote, educational opportunities, equal opportunities in business, and limited in rights to own property

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• The Suffrage Movement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony

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• Increased the production of cotton

• Increased the need for slave labor

• Invented by Eli Whitney

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• Cotton gin

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• Provided faster river transportation

• Connected Southern farms and plantations to Northern industries

• Invented by Robert Fulton

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• Steamboat

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• Invention

• Provided faster land transportation

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• Steam locomotive

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• Overland trails

• Allowed people to migrate westward

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• Oregon and Santa Fe Trails

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• In the late 1840s, a gold rush led many people to move to —

• A Texas

• B Kansas

• C California

• D Louisiana

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• C California

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Colonial Protesters, 1773Which of the following took place before the event shown in this picture?A The signing of the Declaration of IndependenceB The meeting of the First Continental CongressC The Stamp ActD The Battle of Saratoga

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• C The Stamp Act

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• The War of 1812 resulted in the United States gaining —

• F trade agreements with France

• G respect from other countries

• H use of the Mississippi River

• J land for growing cash crops

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• G respect from other countries

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• What was the most important result of the 1783 Treaty of Paris?

• A Britain gained American territory.• B France agreed to fight with the

Americans.• C Britain recognized American

independence.• D France decided to trade with the

Americans.

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• C Britain recognized American independence

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• The Monroe Doctrine was a warning to —

• F American Indians (First Americans)

• G European nations

• H rebellious colonists

• J slave owners

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• G European nations

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What Do You Know?What Do You Know?• By the mid 1700s, American colonists were

unhappy with English rule because —

• A England refused to protect them from the French

• B they thought the British king was weak• C England would not buy colonial-made goods• D they had no representation in Parliament

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• D they had no representation in Parliament

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• England passed the Stamp Act in the colonies to —

• F raise money to pay for a war

• G take control of foreign trade

• H put governors in total control

• J give people the right to vote

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• F raise money to pay for a war

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What Do You Know?What Do You Know?• What contribution did Phyllis Wheatley

make to the American Revolution?• A She wrote poems that supported

independence.• B She helped African Americans escape

to freedom.• C She taught soldiers in the Continental

Army.• D She served as a member of the colonial

legislature.

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• A She wrote poems that supported independence.

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Which country’s name replaces the question mark?F SpainG FranceH HollandJ Mexico

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• F Spain

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• In which movement was Isabel Sojourner Truth an active leader?

• A Suffrage

• B Temperance

• C Independence

• D Progressive

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• A Suffrage

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• The legislative branch is responsible for —

• A judging laws

• B making the laws

• C interpreting laws

• D carrying out the laws

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• B making the laws

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• One weakness of the United States government under the Articles of

• Confederation was that the —

• F Congress could not collect taxes

• G large states had too many votes

• H Supreme Court had too much power

• J small states had no independence

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• F Congress could not collect taxes

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What Do You Know?What Do You Know?• One of the reasons the Erie Canal was

important was because it —

• A made it easier to bring water to farms

• B was a route to the Gulf of Mexico

• C made it easier to cross the Rocky Mountains

• D provided a faster route westward

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• D provided a faster route westward

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• Which political idea of John Locke influenced American independence?

• F Natural rights

• G Secession

• H Strong leaders

• J Federalism

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• F Natural rights

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• The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution of the United States to

guarantee —

• A separation of powers

• B individual freedoms

• C federal control

• D rule of law

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• B individual freedoms

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• What inventor developed a form of transportation that connected different

regions of the United States?

• A Frederick Douglass

• B Benjamin Franklin

• C Robert Fulton

• D Cyrus McCormick

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• C Robert Fulton

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• Which of the following best completes the chart?

• F Farmers became more productive

• G Production of cotton increased

• H Land transportation was faster

• J Amount of taxes decreased

Cause

___________________

Invention of the Reaper

Effect

?

_________

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• F Farmers became more productive

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Territorial Expansion, 1801–1861What territory did President Thomas Jefferson ask Meriwether Lewis andWilliam Clark to explore?F 1G 2H 3J 4

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• H 3

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Which sign would most likely have been carried by an abolitionist?A 1B 2C 3D 4

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C 3

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Territorial Expansion, 1801–1861

What is the darker shaded area on the map?A Louisiana PurchaseB CaliforniaC Oregon TerritoryD Texas

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• C Oregon Territory