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Regents Midterm Review

  • Writer: Rosie Jayde Uyola
    Rosie Jayde Uyola
  • 5 hours ago
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Instructions: Read the story of American history below. Fill in the numbered blanks using the correct historical concepts. These 28 missing pieces are the exact answers you will need to win today's Blooket!



The story of the United States government begins with compromise. At the Constitutional Convention, the framers were forced to include the 3/5ths and fugitive-slave clauses in order to (1) __________________________. The 3/5ths Clause specifically resolved heated debates over how to (2) __________________________. To ensure the new government survived any crisis, the framers established rules for succession, determining that if both the Presidency and Vice Presidency are vacant, it is (3) __________________________ who constitutionally designates the next acting President. Years later, to prevent any one person from holding power for too long, the 22nd Amendment altered the rules for the presidency by (4) __________________________.


As the young nation found its footing, George Washington advised the country in his Farewell Address. He recognized that America's greatest advantage, which kept it insulated from Europe, was its (5) __________________________. Because of this advantage, he warned the nation to strictly avoid (6) __________________________.

Instead of looking to Europe, Americans looked West. The sequence of 1800s Western land acquisitions reflects the ideology of (7) __________________________. Looking at maps of this era with labels like "Ceded" and "Annexation," it is clear that American (8) __________________________.


However, this expansion deepened the divide over slavery, leading to the Civil War. As the war came to a close, President Lincoln delivered his 2nd Inaugural Address. With "malice toward none," Lincoln advocated for a post-war climate of (9) __________________________. He chose this path because his ultimate goal for the states was (10) __________________________.


While the nation healed, citizens continued to fight for their rights. By refusing to pay an unjust penalty for voting, Susan B. Anthony modeled (11) __________________________. The "rebellious actions" she referred to were tied specifically to the fight for (12) __________________________. But not all movements of this era were inclusive. In the late 1800s, the passage of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act was a major victory for (13) __________________________, as the explicit objective of the act was to (14) __________________________.


By the turn of the century, America began stepping onto the world stage. When President McKinley waited for Congress to act on his war message regarding Cuba, it showed his respect for the (15) __________________________. However, his ultimate call to intervene marked a pivot toward a new era of (16) __________________________. This transition was famously encapsulated by an 1898 cartoon of an eagle stretching from the Caribbean to the Pacific, representing (17) __________________________. Critics reacted strongly to this expansion, and (18) __________________________ increased.




Back home, the fight for civil rights continued even as the globe plunged into World War I. The 1917 White House "Silent Sentinels" fought relentlessly for (19) __________________________. However, many Americans viewed their protests as inappropriate because they were (20) __________________________.

Following the war, the nation plunged into the Great Depression, which was worsened by an ecological disaster. Accounts of "swirling whirlwinds of soil" described the (21) __________________________. The major demographic consequence of this disaster was that (22) __________________________. To mitigate this damage, prevent wind erosion, and restore agriculture, President Franklin D. Roosevelt established a New Deal agency called the (23) __________________________ / (24) __________________________.


FDR's aggressive New Deal policies eventually led to conflict with the Supreme Court. The conflict that drove FDR to suggest reorganizing the judiciary was that the (25) __________________________. Critics were furious at this "court-packing" plan, arguing that it undermined the constitutional safeguard of (26) __________________________.


After pulling through the Depression and World War II, the United States faced a new global threat: Communism. By reviving Europe's working economy through the Marshall Plan, the US sought to protect (27) __________________________. Ultimately, Marshall's strategy of economic aid to prevent chaos was a key instrument of (28) __________________________.



Time

You have 30 minutes for 28 questions total

EXIT TICKET


THE BIG QUESTION: Who has more power to change American history?


STEP 1: Pick your side (Check one box)

[ ] I think EVERYDAY CITIZENS (like protesters) have more power to change history.

[ ] I think THE GOVERNMENT (like the President) has more power to change history.


STEP 2: Pick your evidence (Circle ONE person or group from today's game to prove your point)

If you picked Citizens, circle one: Susan B. Anthony OR The 1917 White House Picketers

If you picked Government, circle one: President Lincoln OR President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR)


STEP 3: Write your answer (Use the blanks to build your sentence)

I believe that ___________________________________________ has more power to change history.

My evidence from today's review is ______________________________________________________.

This proves my point because they were able to _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.




 
 

“Our histories never unfold in isolation. We cannot truly tell what we consider to be our own histories without knowing the other stories. And often we discover that those other stories are actually our own stories.”

Angela Y. Davis

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