Name: _______________________________________

SSPA 3 Study Guide

1. A primary document or primary source is ____________________________________________

_______________________________________________________.
2. The Dred Scott case ruled that ___________ had no rights. It protected the
___________________ instead of the slaves.
3. Manifest Destiny is the belief that our country should __________ from Sea to Shining ____ for
the good of our ____________.
4. The main cause of the American Revolution is _____________________________________
5. The biggest purchase for Westward expansion was the __________________________________.
6. Lewis and Clark set out to explore this newly bought land because _________________________
_____________________________________________________________.
7. Two big aids for the population growth within Westward Expansion are the uses of _______________ and ____________.
8. A system of checks and balances means _____________________________________________
________________________________________________________. This was important to our
Founding Fathers because ________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________.
9. The ______________________ of the constitution states . We the People of the United States,
in Order to form a more perfect _________, establish __________, insure domestic Tranquility,
provide for the common ___________ , promote the general __________, and secure the
Blessings of _________________ to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this
Constitution for the United States of America.
10. Before the Civil War, the North was known for being an ________________ area while the South
was known for being an _____________________ area.
11. Causes of the Civil War are.
a. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
b. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
c. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
d. _________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
12. At the beginning of the war, the North had the advantages of having more ___________,
________________, ____________ and __________.
13. At the beginning of the war, the South had the advantages of _____________
__________________ and _________________________________.
14. The first shots of the Civil War rang out at the Battle of Fort ___________. Here, a supply ship
was being sent to replenish supplies when the _____________s attacked it seeing it as a threat.
15. The first major Union victory in the Civil War was at the Battle of ____________________.

16. On January 1, 1863, Abraham Lincoln freed all of the slaves in states that rebelled against the
Union through the __________________________________. Oddly, it did not free slaves in
_____________ because the state had never succeeded from the Union.
17. After the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln made a very famous speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
called the ______________________________.
18. The Battle of Gettysburg was important in the war because it was a turning point for a
___________ victory. After Gettysburg, thousands of men surrendered at the Battle (or seize) of
_______________.
19. Reconstruction was ______________________________________________.
20. A struggle during reconstruction was protecting the rights of former ______________ who were
now considered _________________ citizens.
21. Describe the physical characteristics of the
a. Northern/New England Colonies - _______________________________
_______________________________________________________
b. Middle Colonies - ___________________________________________
c. Southern Colonies - __________________________________________
________________________________________________________.
22. The debate on slavery before the Civil War resulted in the ____________________ Compromise
where Missouri entered the Union as a slave state and Maine entered as a free state. This was a
decision based on states _____________.
23. Europeans settled in America during the 1700 and 1800 because________________
____________________________________________________________.
24. Federalism is ___________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________.
25. Railroads and canals helped the United States grow by _______________________
____________________________________________________________.
26. Relative Location - ________________________________________________ Absolute Location
- _______________________________________________
27. The Southwest region of the United States has _____________________________
_______________________________________. The Great Plains region has
_____________________________________________________________.
Amendment
1st
2nd
6th
10th
13th

Freedom of ___________, __________ & _____________

The right the bear (grrrr) ______________.
The right to a speedy __________________.
Remember, the states have _________________ too!
No more ____________________!