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| The beleif that the people living in a region should decide key issues is.... |
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| Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches? |
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| People who come to a country to settle are called.... |
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| What idea of Eli Whitney transfered manufacturing by making each of a copy of manufactured item exactly? |
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| What did Sequoya invent for the Cherokee people? |
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What branch of government has the power to pass laws? |
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| What practice became known as the "spoils system"? |
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| ELECTED OFFICIALS REWARDING POLITICAL BACKERS WITH GOVERNMENT JOBS |
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| A person who puts the intrests of his/her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation is demonstrating... |
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| What was the name for the journey made by the Cherokee after they were removed from their land by force? |
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| Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political priniple of... |
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| Which document set up the federal court system? |
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THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY ACT OF 1789 |
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| Why did Hamilton place tariffs on foreign goods? |
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| TO ENSURE A STEADY FLOW OF INCOME, ENCOURAGE AMERICANS TO BUY AMERICAN GOODS, AND ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF AMERICAN INDUSTRY. |
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| Which invention did Samuel B. Morse creat and what was it's effect? |
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| TELEGRAPH--IT ALLOWED PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE OVER LONG DISTANCES |
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| Which of the following is true about James Madison? |
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| HE SUCCEEDED JEFFERSON AS PRESIDENT |
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| What was one northern stratagy for wnning the civil war? |
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| TO CUT OFF THE SOUTH'S IMPORTS AND EXPORTS WITH NAVAL BLOCKADE |
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| Who commanded the Texas forces atthe battle of the Alamo? |
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| What impact did Sacagawea have on American history? |
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| SHE HELPED THE U.S. EXPEDITION OF THE WEST. |
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| The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was an example of... |
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| For what period of time is the president's term in office? |
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| People who went to California during the Gold Rush were called.... |
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| The person who assasinated Lincon was... |
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| A staes representations in the House of Representatives is based on... |
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| How did Congress finnally decide to address George Washington? |
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| Who operated schools to educate former slaves? |
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| What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the west? |
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| The 15th Amendment allowed what group of people to vote? |
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| What were the "Black Codes"? |
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| SOUTHERN LAWS TO LIMIT THE RIGHTS OF AFRICAN AMERICANS |
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| What did South Carolina threaten to do because of the Tariff of Abominations? |
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| How are members of the Supreme Court chosen? |
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| APPOINTED BY THE PRESIDENT AND CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE |
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| Which of the following has the power to form treaties with forign countries provided 2/3 of the Senate agree? |
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| The Confederate States of America were... |
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| THE SLAVEHOLDING STATES THAT SECEEDED FROM THE UNION |
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| Who is the president of the senate but has no vote unless the senate is equally divided? |
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| Appottomax Court House is important because it was... |
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| THE SITE WHERE ROBERT E. LEE SURRENDERED TO ULYSSYS S. GRANT |
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| What gave African Americans full citizenship? |
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| A severe food shortage that leads to hunger and death is known as.. |
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| Who was the first vice-president and second president? |
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| What situation is which the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended? |
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| CASES OF REBELLION OR INVASION |
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| Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court's desision in the case or Marbury vs Madison? |
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| iT ESTABLISHED THE SUPREME COURT'S POWER OF JUDICIAL REVEIW |
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| What did the Compromise of 1877 do? |
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| What towm groups make up the Congress? |
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| HOUSE OF REPRESENTITIVES AND SENATE |
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| The author of UNcle Tom's Cabin was... |
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| For what was Nat Turner best known? |
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| LEADING AN ARMED REVOLT OF SOME 70 SLAVES |
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| What was true about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? |
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| THEY WERE A GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS WHO FOUGHT WITHOUT PAY, RATHER THAN ACCEPT LESS THAN THAT OF WHITE SOLDIERS, INCREASED THE POPULARITY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN THE UNION ARMY, AND WON FAME FOR BRAVELY FIGHTING AT FORT WAGNER |
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| How many members of Congress must agree after a bill is vetoed? |
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| For what reasoin is Harriet Tubman famous? |
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| SHE WAS A CONDUCTER ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD |
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| What event triggered fighting between the southand north? |
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| What was George Washington's veiw on political parties? |
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| POLITICAL PARTIES WOULD SPLIT THE NATION |
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| Who founded a releif agency that later became the Red Cross? |
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| Who saved important items when the British burned the White House? |
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| Which of th following is an example of radical? |
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| SOMEONE WHO TAKES AN EXTREME POSTION ON A POLITICAL ISSUE |
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| How did the War of 1812 streagthen the growth of US manufacturing? |
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| AMERICANS HAD TO MAKE THEIR OWN PRODUCTS BECAUSE A BRITISH BLOCKADE KEPT THE EUROPEAN PRODUCTS OUT OF THE US. |
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| Which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill? |
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| Which battle was considered the turning point in the civil war? |
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| What did the Supreme Court rule in the case of Gibbonsvs. Ogden? |
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| A STATE COULD NOT TAX A NATIONAL BANK |
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| Which battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all of American history, with neither side having gained any ground? |
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| What did the fifteenth Amentdment do? |
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| GAVE AFRICAN AMERICANS THE RIGHT TO VOTE |
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| What was the only amaendment to be repealed and what amendment repealed it? |
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| THE 18TH WAS REPEALED BY THE 21ST |
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| What roles does the Congress play in the introduction of a new bill? |
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| The may work together to approve a bill, they may rewrite or stop a bill passed by the other house, or they may vote to pass a vetoed bill. |
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| What did the Adams-Onis treaty of 1819 accomplish? |
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| GAVE FLORIDA TO THE UNITED STATES |
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| The point of the 13th Amendment was... |
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| TO END SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES |
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| What is the name of the first 10 amendments to the constitution? |
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| To whom did Washington turn to for help in solving the challenges of facing the nw nation? |
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| The cotton gin was invented in 1793 by... |
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| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
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| A PLAN TO ALLOW SLAVERY TO SPREAD INTO SOME AREAS BUT NOT OTHERS |
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| The power of the Supreme Court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of... |
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| The songs in which enslaved people of the South expressed their religous beleifs or passed coded messages were called... |
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| The author of th poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the United States was... |
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| the Kasas-Nebraska act called for... |
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| THE RESIDENTS OF KANSAS AND NEBRASKA TO VOTE ON THE ISSUE OF SLAVERY |
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| The president of the confederacy was... |
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| Who has the power o declare war? |
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