STUDY GUIDE

1. STUDY GUIDE • There is no more bellwork in 2009!  • Get out your study guide and START WORKING!!! • You will only have 20 minutes to work on it before we start the review game. • Your COMPLETED study guide is due the day of your final. • Remember: All make up work, tests, and extra credit must be turned in by the day of your final!!!

2. FOUR CORNERS • A question will appear on the screen with four possible answer choices. • You must walk to the corner of the room that corresponds with your answer choice • Follow YOUR mind, not the mind of your classmates • Those people that chose the correct corner get to stay in the game, the rest must quietly sit down and pay attention • If everyone goes to one corner then you must chose red or black. • I will randomly draw a card and depending on the color, those people still remain in the game. • The person remaining gets extra credit!!!

3. Question #1 • Why did conservatives support the abstinence from alcohol? • It caused men to hit their wives/children • Children were drinking too much • It increased crimes • The taxes on it were too high

4. Question #1 • Why did conservatives support the abstinence from alcohol? • It caused men to hit their wives/children • Children were drinking too much • It increased crimes • The taxes on it were too high

5. Question #2 • Which of the following was NOT a reason for Westward expansion? • Gold • Escape Native Americans • More job opportunities • Escape growing population

6. Question #2 • Which of the following was NOT a reason for Westward expansion? • Gold • Escape Native Americans • More job opportunities • Escape growing population

7. Question #3 • Why did the election of 1824 became known as a “corrupt bargain?” • Clay used his power to make Jackson win • There was clear vote tampering and election fraud • Clay used his power to make Jackson lose • The House of Representatives had to decide the election

8. Question #3 • Why did the election of 1824 became known as a “corrupt bargain?” • Clay used his power to make Jackson win • There was clear vote tampering and election fraud • Clay used his power to make Jackson lose • The House of Representatives had to decide the election

9. Question #4 • Besides being elected by the House of Rep, why else was the election of 1824 important? • Henry Clay, a 3rd party candidate, won • It was elected by popular votes • It split the Democratic-Republican Party • Jackson beat Adams by a landslide

10. Question #4 • Besides being elected by the House of Rep, why else was the election of 1824 important? • Henry Clay, a 3rd party candidate, won • It was elected by popular votes • It split the Democratic-Republican Party • Jackson beat Adams by a landslide

11. Question #5 • This court case declared African Americans were NOT U.S. citizens • U.S. vs Cruikshank • Plessy vs Ferguson • U.S. vs Jim Crow • U.S. vs Dred Scott

12. Question #5 • This court case declared African Americans were NOT U.S. citizens • U.S. vs Cruikshank • Plessy vs Ferguson • U.S. vs Jim Crow • U.S. vs Dred Scott

13. Question #6 • Consumerism caused a shift in the economy that can best be described as • People stopped buying at smaller stores and focused on department stores • Ma and Pa shops stayed in equal competition with departments stores • High department store prices caused people to buy at smaller stores • Low prices at Ma and Pa shops made them unpopular and bankrupt

14. Question #6 • Consumerism caused a shift in the economy that can best be described as • People stopped buying at smaller stores and focused on department stores • Ma and Pa shops stayed in equal competition with departments stores • High department store prices caused people to buy at smaller stores • Low prices at Ma and Pa shops made them unpopular and bankrupt

15. Question #7 • What best describes how people felt during the Industrial Age? • Upset at the down turning economy • Excited for the growing agricultural sector • Focused on the importance of wealth; materialistic • Focused on the lower classes; wanted improvement

16. Question #7 • What best describes how people felt during the Industrial Age? • Upset at the down turning economy • Excited for the growing agricultural sector • Focused on the importance of wealth; materialistic • Focused on the lower classes; wanted improvement

17. Question #8 • How did people demonstrate their wealth during the Industrial Age? • Built lavish mansions • Imported butterflies for parties • Purchased multiple houses • All of the above

18. Question #8 • How did people demonstrate their wealth during the Industrial Age? • Built lavish mansions • Imported butterflies for parties • Purchased multiple houses • All of the above

19. Question #9 • The Populist Party platform included all of the following EXCEPT: • Election of U.S. Senators by the people • Abolishment of the Gold standard • Establishment of an 8 hour work day • Wealthy should bear proportion of sales tax

20. Question #9 • The Populist Party platform included all of the following EXCEPT: • Election of U.S. Senators by the people • Abolishment of the Gold standard • Establishment of an 8 hour work day • Wealthy should bear proportion of sales tax

21. Question #10 • The purchase of Alaska proved to be a bargain because • Alaska had many natural resources • Alaska had an important coaling station • Canada later offered more money to buy it • The area lay strategically near Asia

22. Question #10 • The purchase of Alaska proved to be a bargain because • Alaska had many natural resources • Alaska had an important coaling station • Canada later offered more money to buy it • The area lay strategically near Asia

23. Question #11 • What was an accomplishment of President Taft? • Sherman Antitrust Act • Federal Budget • Meat Inspection Act • Clayton Antitrust Act

24. Question #11 • What was an accomplishment of President Taft? • Sherman Antitrust Act • Federal Budget • Meat Inspection Act • Clayton Antitrust Act

25. Question #12 • In order for Roosevelt to construct the Panama Canal, we had to obtain Panama from which country? • Spain • Venezuela • Colombia • Mexico

26. Question #12 • In order for Roosevelt to construct the Panama Canal, we had to obtain Panama from which country? • Spain • Venezuela • Colombia • Mexico

27. Question #13 • Which of the following was NOT an achievement of President Roosevelt? • Federal Trade Commission • U.S. Forrest Service • Meat Inspection Act • Sherman Antitrust Act

28. Question #13 • Which of the following was NOT an achievement of President Roosevelt? • Federal Trade Commission • U.S. Forrest Service • Meat Inspection Act • Sherman Antitrust Act

29. Question #14 • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire caused NY to • Improve working conditions • Pass building codes for safety • Change women’s labor laws • Create worker’s compensation

30. Question #14 • The Triangle Shirtwaist Fire caused NY to • Improve working conditions • Pass building codes for safety • Change women’s labor laws • Create worker’s compensation

31. Question #15 • The Potato famine caused the immigration of which group? • Italian • Irish • German • Chinese

32. Question #15 • The Potato famine caused the immigration of which group? • Italian • Irish • German • Chinese