Straighter Line Us History 101 Final Exam With Complete Solution

Checks and Balances {Ans: A system that allows each branch of government to limit the powers of the other branches in order to prevent abuse of power}Alexander Hamilton recommended that the federal goverment raise revenue through {Ans: an excise tax and an important tax}Brigham Young {Ans: United States religious leader of the Mormon Church after the assassination of Joseph Smith. Led Mormon's from Illinois to Utah}Black Hawk {Ans: Sauk leader who in 1832 led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (1767-1838)}Dorothea Dix {Ans: A reformer and pioneer in the movement to treat the insane as mentally ill, beginning in the 1820's, she was responsible for improving conditions in jails, poorhouses and insane asylums throughout the U.S. and Canada. She succeeded in persuading many states to assume responsibility for the care of the mentally ill. She served as the Superintendant of Nurses for the Union Army during the Civil War.}Abraham Lincoln {Ans: U.S. statesmen, 16th president. Led Union to victory in Civil War. assassinated April 14, 1865, by john Wilkes Booth. Sometimes called "Honest Abe".}