11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Unit 3 Benchmark Study Guide
Name ____________________________________________ Period # ______ Date ___________
Directions: Use the textbook to answer the questions below. Every question is directly correlated with the benchmark
test that you must pass to receive your credits.
Page 96-97: Section Title: The Bill of Rights and Amendments 11-27
Page 96: Answer all Critical Thinking questions in the margin area of your text, the first question asked is
from the maroon font color before each Amendment is described: A) Do Americans have an absolute right
to free speech? ____. A) Why is there controversy over feedom of speech today? ___________________
___________________________________________. B) Can the police search your car without a courtordered search warrant when they stop you for speeding? ______________________________________
_______________. B) Why do you think the right against unreasonable searches and seizures is highly
important to most people? ______________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
C) Can you be tried twice for the same crime? ______________________________________________
___________________________________________________. C)What do you think could happen if a
person could be tried twice for the same offense? ____________________________________________
________________________________. D) What are the Miranda rights? ________________________
.________________________________________________________. D) How do the Miranda rights
affect you? ___________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________. Do you have a
right to privacy? ______________________________________________________________________
_____________________________. Page 96: The Establishment Clause in the First Amendment prohibits
the government from establishing a ___________ ______________.
Page 96: Preventing people who believe in certain religions from holding office would be a violation by the
government of the __________ ___________________ Clause?
Page 131: Explain why the Mormon community moved from New York to Utah? __________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 142: What religious reason caused many Irish immigrants to be persecuted in certain cities between
1830 and 1860? _______________________________.
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 144: Chapter 3 Section 5 Title: _________________________________________________
Main Idea: ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Why it Matters Now: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Define the following terms:
Abolition - ___________________________________________________________________________ .
Unitarians - ___________________________________________________________________________ .
Ralph Waldo Emerson - ________________________________________________________________ .
Transcendentalism - ____________________________________________________________________ .
Frederick Douglass - ____________________________________________________________________ .
Nat Turner - ____________________________________________________________________ .
Page 144: The Second Great Awakening insisted that people could improve ______________________ and
__________________.
Page 145: Who was William Lloyd Garrison and what did he want? _______________________________
__________________________________________________________________________.
Page 144-145 & 123: How were the ideas of the Second Great Awakening similar to the ideas of Jacksonian
democracy? They both emphasized the importance of the ______________________________.
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 252-253: Chapter 7 Title: ____________________________________________
Page 254: Section 1 Title: ________________________________________
Main Idea: ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Why it Matters Now: __________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________
Page 255: Geography Skillbuilder: What is the title of this graphic? _____________________________
_____________________. How many Irish settled in Massachusetts? ___________. How many Russians
settled in Illinois? __________. Which state received the highest number of Irish? ___________________.
From which country did the most immigrants arrive? _______________.
Page 256: Analyzing Causes: What reasons did people from other parts of the world have for immigrating
to the United States? ____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 258-259: Explain the idea of the melting pot? It is the idea held by many _____________________
Americans that immigrants should abandon their native ____________________ and _________________.
When many new immigrants resisted blending into American culture, Nativism gave rise to a demand for
______________________ restrictions. Nativists thought that problems were caused by immigrants coming
in from the “_____________” countries. Many native-born American _____________________ thought
that Roman _____________________ and Jewish immigrants were going to undermine the country’s
________________________ institutions.
Anti-Asian Sentiment: In the West, native-born workers feared that ___________________ immigrants
would get their jobs because they were willing to work for _________________ wages.
Chapter 7 section 1 Guided Reading worksheet – see Teacher
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 340: Chapter 10 Title: ___________________________________________
Page 346: Chapter 10 Section 2 Title: ____________________________________________________
Page 347: Analyzing Motives: Why did José Martí encourage Cuban rebels to destroy American-owned
sugar mills and plantations in Cuba? ________________________________________________________
____________________________________________.
Page 348: Summarizing: What events increased the tension between the United States and Spain? ______
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 349: Geography Skillbuilder – What is the title of the map graphic? _________________________ .
Where does Cuba lie in relation to the United States? _________________________________________.
Turn to the Rand McNally Atlas in the front of the book on page A5. How many miles would you estimate
the Philipine Islands are from the west coast of the United States? _______________________________.
Page 350: Summarizing: What three country’s came under U.S. control as a result of the Spanish American
War? _______________________________________________________. How long did the actual
fighting last during the Spanish American War? _____________________________.
Page 352: Chapter 10 Section 3 Title: ___________________________________________
Main Idea: _________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Why it Matters Now: _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
Page 352: Which country’s residents became citizens of the United States in 1917? ___________________
Page 353: Why was Puerto Rico important to the United States? For keeping a presence in the
________________________ and for protecting a future ______________ in Panama.
Page 353: Analyzing Issues: Why was Puerto Rico important to the United States? ______________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________ .
Page 354: Summarize the provisions in the Platt Amendment: ________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 355: What were the aims of the Filipinos after the Treaty of Paris? What were the aims of the
Americans after the Treaty of Paris? The Filipinos wanted _________________________, the Americans
wanted to __________________ the islands.
Page 355: Contrasting: What were the aims of the Filipinos? Of the Americans? ________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________ .
Page 356: Geography Skillbuilder: What is the title of this map graphic? U.S. Imperialism. Read all of the
stories in the little white boxes. What did the Hawaiians give the United States in 1887? __________
__________________________________________________________________________________ .
Where is Samoa? _____________________________________________________________________.
What happened in the Congo in 1885? _____________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Page 356: Foreign Influence in China – U.S. Imperialists saw China as a vast potential market for
American ___________________. Why did Secretary of State John Hay issue the policy statements known
as the Open Door notes? ________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________.
Turn to page R24 in the Skillbuilder Handbook to learn how to interpret a political cartoon.
Page 357: In the event known as the Boxer Rebellion, resentful __________________ persons formed
__________ groups to kill “foreign ____________.” They were motivated because ____________________
were dominating most of China’s large cities. Troops from 4 Western countries came in and killed
thousands of ________________ to put down the rebellion. The second series of Open Door notes
announced that the United States would __________________ for the world the principle of equal and
impartial __________ with all parts of the Chinese Empire. This policy reflected three deeply held beliefs
about the United States economy: 1) Growth depended on _____________, 2) The U.S. had the right to
____________________ to keep markets open, 3) The closing of an area to ________________________
____________________ threatened U.S. survival.
Chapter 10 section 3 Guided Reading worksheet – see Teacher
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 359: Chapter 10 Section 4 Title: ___________________________________________________
Main Idea: ____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Why it Matters Now: ____________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Page 360: Analyzing Effects: What were the results of Roosevelt’s negotiations with the Japanese and the
Russians? _____________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Page 361: Identifying Problems: What problems did canal workers encounter in constructing the canal?
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
Page 362: The proverb "Speak softly and carry a big stick" was reflected in the ______________________
Corollary and said that the United States would now use _____________ to protect its __________________
interests in Latin America. To protect U.S. interests in Latin America and elsewhere, President Theodore
Roosevelt announced that the United States could act as "an international ______________ power."
Page 363: Explain Woodrow Wilson’s moral diplomacy: It stated that the United States had a ___________
responsibility to deny recognition to any to any Latin American government that was __________________,
______________________, or hostile to U.S. interests. Why did Presidency Wilson refuse to recognize
Huerta’s government? Wilson was following his policy of “___________________ diplomacy.” He
considered Huerta a murderer because Huerta had ordered rebel leader ______________________
______________ executed. Big Stick Diplomacy, Dollar Diplomacy, and Moral Diplomacy were all
intended to protect U.S. business interests in ____________ _______________________.
Page 363: President Roosevelt's Latin American policy is known as ___________________ Diplomacy
because he quoted a _______________________ proverb that talked about ____________________ softly
and carrying a big stick.
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11.3.5 - Describe the principles of religious liberty found in the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses of the First
Amendment, including the debate on the issue of separation of church and state. 11.4.4 - Explain Theodore
Roosevelt's Big Stick diplomacy, William Taft's Dollar Diplomacy, and Woodrow Wilson's Moral Diplomacy,
drawing on relevant speeches.
Page 434: Chapter 13 Section 1 Title: ___________________________________________
Main Idea: ___________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Why it Matters Now: ___________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Page 434: Define the following terms:
Prohibition – __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Speakeasy – __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Bootlegger – __________________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ .
Page 438: Summarize the beliefs of fundamentalism: They were skeptical of science and _______________
Darwin’s theory of _________________. They believed that the _____________ was inspired by God and
thus was ______ true.
Page 438: List the two sides opposing each other in the John T. Scopes trial and describe what the conflict
was about? The fight was between Bible believing fundamentalists and the ____________. The fight was
over evolution and the role of ________________ and _______________ in public schools.
Page 439: Critical Thinking - Analyzing Issues: How might the overall atmosphere of the 1920’s have
contributed to the failure of prohibition? ____________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________.
Chapter 13 section 1 Guided Reading worksheet – see Teacher
Chapter 13 section 1 Political Cartoon: – see Teacher
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