U.S. History – Semester 1 Review I. The Colonies Develop A. Key Players: Why were Great Britain, France, and Spain interested in colonizing North America? B. Jamestown 1. Why did the colonists struggle at Jamestown when they first landed here? 2. Who was John Smith and why was he significant? 3. What was the crop that helped the colonists at Jamestown? C. Plymouth 1. Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World? 2. What was the Mayflower Compact? D. Massachusetts Bay Colony 1. Why did the Puritans call this the “City Upon A Hill”? 2. Why did some colonists leave this area to develop other colonies? E. New England vs. Middle vs. Southern Colonies 1. What were the characteristics of each of these regions? 2. What colonial area had the greatest diversity of people? 3. How did the environment impact their economic development? F. Mercantilism 1. What was mercantilism? 2. How was Great Britain going to achieve a favorable balance of trade? II. The American Revolution A. French and Indian War (1756-1763) 1. Who did the colonists fight with in this conflict? 2. How did the Treaty of Paris lead to future problems in the colonies? B. Proclamation of 1763 1. Why did Great Britain think this was a necessary policy? 2. How did the colonists react to this? C. Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765) 1. What was the purpose of these acts? 2. Who were the Sons of Liberty and how did they respond? 3. What was the Stamp Act Congress? 4. What was the most effective form of colonial protest during this time? D. Boston Massacre 1. Why were British troops stationed in Boston? 2. What happened at the Boston Massacre? 3. What did Paul Revere do that was significant shortly after the massacre? E. Boston Tea Party (1773) F. Important Documents 1. What were the terms of the Olive Branch Petition? 2. Why was Common Sense important? 3. When did the colonists issue the Declaration of Independence G. Know the following battles: 1. Lexington and Concord 2. Saratoga H. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783) III. A New Government A. Social Mobility 1. What this time period revolutionary for all people? 2. Did it allow people from the lower or middle classes the chance to improve their situation? B. The Articles of Confederation 1. Were these designed for a strong or weak central government? Why did the Articles fail? C. Shays’ Rebellion vs. Whiskey Rebellion D. The Constitution 1. What kind of men were at the Constitutional Convention? 2. Why did the states demand a Bill of Rights? E. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists IV. Nationalism and Sectionalism Divide The Country A. Era of Compromise 1. Explain the importance of each of the following a. Missouri Compromise of 1820 b. Compromise of 1850 c. Kansas-Nebraska Act 2. What was popular sovereignty? B. Dred Scott Case: What was the ruling? C. Who was John Brown and what is an aboliti ...

1. U.S. History – Semester 1 Review
I. The Colonies Develop
A. Key Players: Why were Great Britain, France, and Spain
interested in colonizing North America?
B. Jamestown
1. Why did the colonists struggle at Jamestown when they first
landed here?
2. Who was John Smith and why was he significant?
3. What was the crop that helped the colonists at Jamestown?
C. Plymouth
1. Why did the Pilgrims come to the New World?
2. What was the Mayflower Compact?
D. Massachusetts Bay Colony
1. Why did the Puritans call this the “City Upon A Hill”?
2. Why did some colonists leave this area to develop other
colonies?
E. New England vs. Middle vs. Southern Colonies

2. 1. What were the characteristics of each of these regions?
2. What colonial area had the greatest diversity of people?
3. How did the environment impact their economic
development?
F. Mercantilism
1. What was mercantilism?
2. How was Great Britain going to achieve a favorable balance
of trade?
II. The American Revolution
A. French and Indian War (1756-1763)
1. Who did the colonists fight with in this conflict?
2. How did the Treaty of Paris lead to future problems in the
colonies?
B. Proclamation of 1763
1. Why did Great Britain think this was a necessary policy?
2. How did the colonists react to this?
C. Sugar Act (1764) and Stamp Act (1765)
1. What was the purpose of these acts?
2. Who were the Sons of Liberty and how did they respond?
3. What was the Stamp Act Congress?
4. What was the most effective form of colonial protest during
this time?
D. Boston Massacre
1. Why were British troops stationed in Boston?
2. What happened at the Boston Massacre?

3. 3. What did Paul Revere do that was significant shortly after the
massacre?
E. Boston Tea Party (1773)
F. Important Documents
1. What were the terms of the Olive Branch Petition?
2. Why was Common Sense important?
3. When did the colonists issue the Declaration of Independence
G. Know the following battles:
1. Lexington and Concord
2. Saratoga
H. What were the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1783)
III. A New Government
A. Social Mobility
1. What this time period revolutionary for all people?
2. Did it allow people from the lower or middle classes the
chance to improve their situation?
B. The Articles of Confederation
1. Were these designed for a strong or weak central
government? Why did the Articles fail?
C. Shays’ Rebellion vs. Whiskey Rebellion
D. The Constitution
1. What kind of men were at the Constitutional Convention?
2. Why did the states demand a Bill of Rights?

4. E. Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists
IV. Nationalism and Sectionalism Divide The Country
A. Era of Compromise
1. Explain the importance of each of the following
a. Missouri Compromise of 1820
b. Compromise of 1850
c. Kansas-Nebraska Act
2. What was popular sovereignty?
B. Dred Scott Case: What was the ruling?
C. Who was John Brown and what is an abolitionist?
D. What was the impact of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, written by
Harriet Beecher Stowe?
V. The Civil War and Reconstruction
A. Who was expected to win the Civil War? Why?
B. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
C. Reconstruction
1. What were the different plans for Reconstruction?
2. What was the Reconstruction Act of 1867?

5. 3. What were the 13
th
, 14
th
, and 15
th
Amendments?
VI. Struggle For Equality
A. What is the difference between defacto and dejure
segregation?
B. African-Americans
1. How were the Black Codes similar and how were they
different from Jim Crow Laws?
2. What was the significance of the Plessy vs. Ferguson
decision?
3. Compare/Contrast W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington
4. Compare/Contrast Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X –
Who were the Black Panthers and
what did they have in common with Malcolm X?
5. What was the Brown vs. Board of Education Decision?
6. What happened during the Montgomery Bus Boycott?
C. Women
1. How did Alice Paul help get the 19

6. th
amendment passed?
2. What is the glass ceiling?
3. What are the goals of the National Organization of Women
(N.O.W.)?
D. Native Americans
1. Anasazi vs. Mississipian Culture
2. When and why were Indians taken as slaves?
3. What was the Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears?
4. What happened at the Sand Creek and Wounded Knee
Massacres?
5. What did the Dawes Act say?
6. What is the American Indian Movement (AIM)?
E. Immigrants
1. What is assimilation?
2. What was the impact of The Jungle by Upton Sinclair?
3. How was the 1
st
wave of immigration different from the 2
nd
wave of immigration?

7. Consumer Education Final Review Sheet
I. Effective Consumerism
a. Setting a Goal, Thinking Critically, Doing Research,
Managing Daily Finances, Planning for Financial Security
i. Be able to identify situation in which people are being
effective consumers
II. Unit One: Credit
a. Credit: what is it? What is principal and interest?
i. Types of credit available:
1. Unsecured credit vs. secured credit
2. Private labeled cards vs. general purpose cards.
ii. Pros and cons of credit
1. Temporary extension of income, convenience, and financial
responsibility.
2. Interest, security questions, impulse buying, and
overspending
iii. How do you obtain and maintain credit?
iv. What are the three “C’s” of credit?
v. Credit Bureaus and reporting.
1. What is in your credit report? How do they determine your
credit score? Range of a score?
vi. Credit card terms
vii. How do you use credit wisely?

8. viii. Types of consumer bankruptcy and foreclosure
b. Safeguarding your Privacy:
i. Identity theft: what is it? How do you prevent it?
ii. What do you do if your identity is stolen?
iii. Financial Identifiers: SS #, credit card #s, bank accounts
III. Unit Two: Personal Finances
a. Budgeting
i. Fixed vs. variable costs, impulse purchases, disposable vs.
discretionary spending
b. Saving
i. Reasons for saving: emergencies, recurring expenses, future
purchases, financial goals, and retirement
ii. How do you develop a savings plan?
iii. What is the FDIC and what do they do?
iv. Savings options:
1. Savings account, money market account, certificate of
deposit, stocks, mutual funds, and bonds
2. When determining what savings plan is best, you should
compare: liquidity, interest, risk, taxes, and restrictions.
c. Investing
i. Strategies: risk, return, volatility, diversification, and
portfolio.
ii. Stock Market basics:
1. What are the three major indexes and what do they measure?

9. 2. Who regulates the stock market?
IV. Unit Three: Buying Goods and Services
a. Buying a Car:
i. Understanding Financing: Buying vs. Leasing, shopping for a
loan, down payment (usually 20%), costs of leasing a vehicle.
ii. Shopping for a vehicle: researching makes and models
(safety, gas mileage, comfort, power, etc.)
1. New Car Prices: invoice, base price, MSRP, sticker price, and
options.
2. Where to buy a vehicle: private owners, dealerships, and
internet.
3. Negotiating the Price
iii. Owning a Vehicle
1. Cost of ownership (depreciation, insurance, fuel costs,
maintenance, etc.)
2. Maintenance, services, and types of insurance.
b. Housing Options:
i. Types of housing: single- family detached, duplex, row house,
town house, and apartment. Know the advantages and
disadvantages of all.
ii. Costs of ownership: individual responsibility, HOA (home
owners association)
iii. Renting vs. Buying:
1. Advantages and disadvantages of renting.
2. Advantages and disadvantages of buying.
3. Understanding a lease
4. Costs of buying a home: down payment (usually 20%),
closing costs, and other costs.
5. Types of mortgages

10. c. Shopping for Food:
i. Planning for Food Purchases: saves money, saves time, and
promotes better nutrition.
1. Make a grocery list, shop once a week, shop when the stores
aren’t crowed, and don’t shop when you’re hungry.
ii. Using consumer information:
1. Unit Price: price/measurement
iii. Types of stores: club warehouse store, grocery store, and
convenience store.