Democracy and Diversity Study Guide
The final will consist of 10 questions from each unit – 6 multiple choice, 3 short answer, and 1 political
cartoon or graph.
Democracy
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Puritan role in democratic America – they didn’t seem to be democratic, but some things about
them helped spread democratic thought in the colonies. What were these? And why?
Impact of the 1st and 2nd Great Awakening – how did these religious experiences contribute to
the expansion of democratic thought?
The Declaration of Independence - major themes
The Articles of Confederation – what were some strengths and weaknesses?
Themes of the Preamble – what does it say?
Principles of the U.S. Constitution - remember the cartoons?
Immigration
1607-1798:
Who came and why? Where did they settle, and how were they treated? Impact?
1815-1860:
Who came and why? Where did they settle, and how were they treated? Impact?
1885-1924:
Who came and why? Where did they settle, and how were they treated? Impact?
Make sure you understand the immigrant journey to America, especially Ellis Island.
Immigration Act of 1924
1920s reaction against immigrants: New vs. Old Immigrants
1965-present: Who came and why? Impact?
Immigration Act of 1965
Current immigration patterns
African-American History
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Reconstruction policies – Presidential vs. Congressional
Black Codes, Sharecropping, and terroristic organizations
Plessy v. Ferguson impact; Jim Crow laws
Difference between Booker T. and W.E.B.
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Harlem Renaissance themes and impact
Major events of the Civil Rights Movement
o Brown v. Board of Education
o Montgomery Bus Boycott
o The Little Rock Nine
o Formation of the CORE, SCLC, and SNCC: Differences and Impacts
o Greensboro Four and the sit-in Movement
o Letter from Birmingham City Jail and the Children’s March
o March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom (I Have a Dream Speech)
o Malcolm X