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| The Albany Congress of 1754 was convened for the major purpose of getting colonies to form... |
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| a council to mutually plan for defense against Native Americans and future expansion |
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| Britain's immediate purpose of the Proclamation of 1763 was to... |
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| save money by avoiding conflict with Ohio Valley Indians |
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| The North American colonies took advantage of Britain's salutary neglect to... (pre-rev) |
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| work out trade agreements with other countries besides Britain |
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| The tax on tea was retained after the Townshend Acts were repealed primarily because it... |
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| kept alive the principle of parliamentary taxation |
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| When parliament passed the Tea Act, colonists... |
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| suspected it was a trick to get them to violate their principle of," No taxation without representation" |
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| Britain passed the "Coercive Acts" in response to... |
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| The most important decision made by the second continental congress was to... |
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| select George Washington to head the army |
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| Which presidential first lady privately advocated for the equality of women in keeping with the spirit of revolutionary change? (pre rev) |
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| The basic strategy of the British in 1777 was to... |
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| In seeking diplomatic recognition from foreign nations, the American govt. found it necessary to first demonstrate... |
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| a determination and potential to win independence |
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| As part of the egalitarian philosophy underlying the American Revolution, several... |
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| Northern states gradually abolished slavery |
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| George Washington was able to use his public popularity to stop the "Newburgh Conspiracy" at the end of the revolution, an event which involved... |
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| Continental Army officers threatening the confederation to demand back pay and a stronger central government |
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| The group most likely to approve the Articles of Confederation was... |
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| those who feared a strong central government |
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| The delay in approving the Articles of COnfederation finally ended in 1781 when... |
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| all states claiming western lands surrendered them to the national government to appease states without claims |
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| Something major that the Articles of Confederation specifically lacked was... |
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| the authority to require payment of taxes |
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| Shay's Rebellion convinced many Americans of the need of... |
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| a strong central government |
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| The founding fathers in 1787 would believe that the key to a republic's success is... |
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| widespread protection and ownership of property |
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| The original constitution ratified shortly after the 1787 was built on a series of... the bill of rights was NOT involved |
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| As originally written and ratified, the U.S. constitution provided for... and not a presidential... |
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the indirect election of a president,
...not a presidential cabinet |
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| In 1788-1789, the group most likely to OPPOSE ratification of the new constitution were... |
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| farmers in isolated areas |
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| Hamilton's economic policy is known as assumption, meaning...it was designed primarily to... |
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...the federal government would assume the states' debts,
...establish the financial stability and credit of a new government |
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| Hamilton's economic policy is known as assumption, meaning...it was designed primarily to... |
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...the federal government would assume the states' debts,
...establish the financial stability and credit of a new government |
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| The Bill of RIghts was intended to protect... it didn't involve (involve/include) ... |
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individual liberties against potential corruption of a strong central gov.
...it didn't involve expanding voting rights |
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| Hamilton believed that national debt was a... |
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| good thing because then the public would work hard in order to see the gov. do well |
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| Jefferson opposed some of Hamilton's economic programs because he believed... |
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| the programs overly favored the wealthy financial interests |
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| President Washington's "Neutrality Proclamation" of 1793 was in direct responce to... |
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| French diplomats calling to impose the Franco-American alliance originally signed during the Revolutionary War |
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| The issue of "loose" vs "strict" interpretation of the constitution was first brought up with... |
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| Hamilton's decision to create the first national bank |
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Hamilton = "_______" interp. of constitution, believer in _____ central gov.
Jefferson = "_______" interp. of the constitution, believer in _____ central gov. |
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H = loose, strong central government
J = strict, loose central government (state power) |
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| The federalist congress' main purpose in passing the Alien and Sedition Acts of the 1790's was to... |
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| silence and punish critics of the federalists |
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| AAccording to the "compact theory" advocated for by Jefferson and Madison in their arguments against the Alien and Sedition Acts passed under president Adams were... |
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| that the national government was the creation of thirteen sovereign states |
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| The Virginia and Kentucky resolves took the position that the state governments... |
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| had the authority to decide whether an act of the federal government was constitutional |
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| During the first two administrations under the U.S. constitution, the largest seperating factor between federalists and republicans were whether... |
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| they favored the french revolution or opposed it |
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| Federalist JohnAdams was defeated by Jefferson in the 1800 campaign because of... |
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| divisions in the federalist party after Adam's refusal to declare war on France |
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| The election of 1800 is best known for the fact that it was the first... |
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| peaceful and orderly transfer of power, something associated with the term "Jefferson's 'Revolution of 1800'" |
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| When it came to major Federalist economic programs, Jefferson... |
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| As chief justice of the U.S. supreme court, John Marshall hoped to ensure that political and economic systems were based on... |
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| a strong central government |
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| The case of Marbury vs. Madison ultimately decided that... |
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| the court had the power to determine if an act of congress was unconstitutional |
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All of the following describe... :
- opening up the Missouri river for farmers
- made possible by a slave revolt in Haiti
- it showed Jefferson's flexibility
- it violated Jefferson's view of "strict construction" |
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| The most unpopular and least successful of Jefferson's policies was his... |
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| adherence to neutrality in dealing with France and England |
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| The 1807 "Embargo Act" disrupted... |
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| America's infant commercial shipping and trade |
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| Two military leaders who gained a natioinal reputation for their victories in the War of 1812 were... |
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| William Harrison and Andrew Jackson |
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| American ineptitude of fighting the 1812 war is best exemplified by the... |
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| burning of Washington D.C. |
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| The Shawnee leader Tecumseh attempted to create... |
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| a trans-Mississippi Native American Tribal Confederation |
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| In general, the Hartford Convention was a manifestation of... |
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| New England Federalists' opposition to the War of 1812 |
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| The U.S.'s most successful diplomat during the "Era of Good Feelings" was... |
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| In 1811 there were 88 state banks; by 1816, there were 256. This growth can be explained by the loss of... |
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| loss of restraining influence of the National Bank AFTER it's charter was allowed to expire by the Republicans |
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| In the case McCulloch vs. Maryland, the constitutionality of the... was under question. In this case, as well as in Cohens vs. Virginia and Gibbons vs. Ogden, John Marshall limited... |
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2nd Bank of the United States,
states' rights |
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| Most importantly, the Monroe Doctrine... |
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| asserted America's growing independence in its foreign policy |
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| John Quincey Adams could best be described as a politician often... |
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| lacking the necessary art of flexibility |
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| In Democracy in America, de Tocqueville wrote that American individualism resulted from the absence of a... |
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| As a candidate running for president, Andrew jackson's political philosophy was based on his... |
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| suspicion of the federal government |
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| Southerners feared the "abominable" Tariff of 1828 because they believed... |
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| the federal power this bill represented could be used to surpress slavery |
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| The nullification crises started by South Carolina over the Tariff of 1828 ended when... |
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| Henry Clay's 1833 Compromise Tariff was passed |
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| One of the positive aspects of the Bank of the United States (1830's) was that it... |
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| promoted national economic expansion by making secure credit available |
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| Americans who were suspicious of elites and societies believed that the... party was most appealing in 1832 |
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Both the Democratic party and the Whig Party were similar in being...
yet, the whigs differed because they supported... |
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mass-based political parties,
...supported internal improvements and the American System |
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| The "Know-Nothings" fear of and opposition to immigration is known as... |
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The American system of manufacturing was successful in the early 1800's because of its' use of...
Samuel Slater made an impact on the industrial revolution by helping...become successful |
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interchangeable parts,
textile mills |
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| In the case of Commonwealth vs. Hunt, the court ruled that... |
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| "peaceful" labor unions were constitutional |
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| The opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 was important because it... |
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| strengthened the economic ties between the western and northern regions |
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| Deists like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin believed in a... |
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| supreme being who created a universe governed by natural law |
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| The religious sects that gained the most from the Second Great Awakening were... |
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| The 1848 Seneca Falls conference demanded a greater...for women |
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| "Utopian" societies like Brook Farm and New Harmony held.... as a founding ideal |
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| cooperative social and economic practices |
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| William Llyod Garrison called for "immediate and uncompensated emancipation of slaves" in... |
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| The invention of the...was the greatest impact on the institution of slavery in the early 1800's |
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| The most prominent issue in national politics in the 1840's was the... |
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| westward expansion of U.S. territory |
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| members of the WHig party during the Mexican War would...the idea of Manifest Destiny |
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| Some people hoped for a British alliance with Texas because then they could... |
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| attempt to end slavery in Texas |
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| Texas was annexed to the U.S. due to President Tyler's... |
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| desire to help his troubled administration |
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| The group that was instrumental in expanding and promoting American claims to Oregon were... |
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| American missionaries to the Indians |
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| The nomination of James K. POlk in 1844 was secured by... |
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| IN the Oregon treaty with Britain in 1846, the northern boundary of the U.S. was set at the... |
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| "spot resolutions" were proposed by... during the Mexican War |
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| The terms of the Guadalupe-Hidalgo treaty, ending the Mexican War, included... |
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| U.S. payment of 15 million dollars for the cession of northern mexico |
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The Wilmont Proviso, introduced into Congress during the Mexican War, declared that...
The Wilmont Proviso was most supported by... |
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slavery would be banned from all territories that Mexico ceded to the United States
...the free soil party |
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| The slogan "54-40 or flight" that helped Polk get elected in 1844 referred to a... |
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| dispute with Britain over the Canadian/Oregon border |
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| "From the beginning of settlement in America the frontier regions have exercised a steady influence towards democracy..." This statement is part of a historical theory known as... |
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| IN the 1850's the South differed from the North in that the South had... |
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| fewer European immigrants |
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| The main issue of the 1850's Free Soil Party was that the... |
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| the federal government should stop the further spread of slavery in territories |
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| The Dred Scott decision stated that... |
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| black people were not citizens of the U.S. |
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| In the famous Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Lincoln noted...while Douglas created the... |
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Lincoln noted the contradiction between popular sovereignty and the Dred Scott Decision,
Douglass created the "Freeport Doctrine" |
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| Lincoln's platform in the 180 presidential race promised... |
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| promised to protect each states; right to control their own domestic institutions |
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| What was the Republican Party's opinion on slavery in the 1860's? |
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| the extension of slavery should be prevented |
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| The most valuable export from the U.S. during 1860 was... |
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| Marbury vs. Madison was the first instance of judicial review. What was the second occasion for an act of Congress being overturned by the supreme court? |
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| The most divisive and controversial aspect of slavery in the first half of the 19th century was the... |
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| status of slavery in the territories |
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| The U.S. Navy;s seizure of CSA diplomats from the British ship Trent was the... |
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| closest decisive foreign policy success during the Civil War |
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Gen. Winfeild Scott's proposals to:
set up a naval blockade of the European nations shipping military supplies to the confederates, set up a naval blockade of the confederacy's atlantic and gulf coastlines, and to divide the confederacy by gaining the Mississippi River WERE ALL APART OF HIS... |
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| Union Gen. Grant wanted to capture Vicksburg because it meant... |
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| control over the Mississippi River |
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| The key event boosting Lincoln's 1864 re-election bid was the... |
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| capture and destruction of Atlanta by General Sherman |
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| The capturing of Richmond, Virginia was the... northern strategy accomplished by the North |
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| During the Civil War, the U.S. for the first time had a... |
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| The only goal achieved by the South during the Civil War was... |
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| frequent victories over the union armies |
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| A longterm political consequence of the Civil War was that the southern concept of... was defeated |
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| Southern concept that the constitution was a compact of states |
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| shortages caused from northern naval blockades, general grant's support of attrition, sherman's march through atlanta, and the confederacy's failure to obtain foreign assisstence all led to... |
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| Lincoln's Ten Percent Plan for reconstruction provided for... |
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| quick restoration of loyal governments for the formerly confederate states now under union control |
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| In the view of president Andrew Johnson, the defeated confederate states had... |
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| retained some rights as they had never actually been out of the union |
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| The radical republican opinion following the Civil War was that the southern states had reverted to... |
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| Post Civil War black codes were intended to place limits on... |
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| the socioeconomic oppurtunities for freedmen |
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| Congressional attempts at reconstruction benefitted African-Americans in several ways, however it DID NOT GUARANTEE... |
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| didn't guarentee to own land for each freedmen family through the wide distribution of confiscated confederate arms |
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| The fourteenth amendment was important because it guaranteed... |
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| equal protection under the law for every American citizen |
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| Under the "crop lien" system, a sharecrop farmer mortgaged his next crop to a merchant in order to... |
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| The sharecropping system in the SOuth following reconstruction had the effect of pushing tenant farmers and sharecroppers... |
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| into a deep level of debt to landowners and merchants |
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| A longterm success of reconstruction's gov. was is established... |
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| a functioning public education system in the south |
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| Why did congressional reconstruction end in 1877? |
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| Republican and Democratic parties effected everything after the 1876 presidential election |
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| The 1876 presidential election between Tilden and Hayes forced congress to appoint a... and overall the election was decided by the... |
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...appoint a special electoral commission to decide the issue of contested electoral votes
...the election was decided by the H.O.R. when neither candidate received a majority |
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| In speaking of "redemption" in a political sense, white Southerners of the reconstruction ear reffered to... |
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| ridding the SOuth of the new reconstruction governments |
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| The "redeemers" in the South supported... |
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| states' rights and white supremacy |
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| In the 1880's, the issue of tariffs on imported goods became a major controversy because high tariffs were resulting in... |
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| resulting in unnecessarily high prices on manufactured goods, hurting both farmers and consumers while protecting several wealthy manufacturers |
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| Jacob Coxey is most well known for leading... |
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| leading an army of unemployed workers on a march from Ohio to Washington, D.C. in 1894 to rally for a federal jobs program |
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| In his interpretation of the historical development of the U.S., Frederick jackson Turner focused on the importance of... |
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| the existence of cheap, unsettled land |
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| The horizontal integrations of American industry that occurred at the end of the nineteenth century were primarily a response to... |
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| In the late nineteenth century, political machines like Tammany Hall were successful primarily because... |
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| machine politicians provided needed jobs and services to naturalized citizens in return for their votes |
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| The statement "Between 1860 and 1896 most national presidential elections were hotly contested and narrow victories for the winner, either in popular or electoral vote" best describes... |
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| In the late nineteenth century, the federal government did not believe one of their key functions was to... of the poor and unemployed |
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| ensure the welfare of the poor and unemployed |
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| How did the U.S. government initially respond towards movements to establish trade unions in the late nineteenth century? |
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| THey supported business, hoping they would destroy unions before they grew |
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| The Haymarket Incident involved |
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| a riot between striking workers and police |
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| Rapid industrialization of the Old South was not affected by... during the nineteenth century |
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| transcontinental railroads |
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| What was one of the largest goals of the Populist movement? |
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| "Since the Great Plains are a desert anyway, the Indians may be allowed to keep the whole area" expresses the... |
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| policy taken by the U.S. government of Indians during the late nineteenth century |
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| In the late nineteenth century, farmers sought federal relief from distress caused by... |
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| discriminatory freight rates |
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The intent of the Dawes Act of 1887 was to...
yet, it...in its' intended purpose |
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assimilate Indians into mainstream American society,
FAILED |
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| The "ghost dancer" movement among western native americans DID NOT stress the idea of... |
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| "New Immigration" was made up of people from... |
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| Southern and Eastern Europe |
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| The settlement-house movement drew its workers primarily from... |
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| young, affluent, college women |
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| The difference between W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington can best be summed up as a debate over whether... |
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| African Americans should first seek legal or economic equality with the whites |
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| In the late 19th century, what constitutes the massive popularity of books such as Progress and Poverty, Looking Backward, 2000-1887, and Coin's Financial School? |
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| The fact that these works reflected widespread concern over the maldistribution of wealth accompanying industrialization |
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| Someone born in 1815 whom died in 1885 would NOT have voted for a...presidential candidate in their time |
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| Mark Twain's stories like Huckleberry Finn are example of the ...trend in books during the late 19th century |
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| The primary cause for the Spanish American war was... |
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| American expansionism and support for Cuban nationalism |
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| The Spanish-American War s[urred building of the Panama Canal by demonstrating... |
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| the need to shift naval forces quickly from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
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| THe Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty of 1903 gave the U.S.... |
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| a permanent lease to an area ten miles wide in Panama |
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| During the nineteenth century, one thing that farmers didn't complain about was the rise of...prices |
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| Liberty of concious was defended by Roger Williams on the grounds that the state was... |
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| improper and ineffectual agency in matters of the spirit |
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| The Embargo Act of 1807 disrupted... |
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| The national Road was primarily constructed for the purpose of promoting... |
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| promoting communication and trade with the Old NorthWest |
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| "Commerce and industry would decline as the nation expanded it's national base" is/isn't a belief of Manifest Destiny |
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| A TRUE statement about women's suffrage was that the only states with it before 1900 were... |
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| were west of the Mississippi |
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| The AFL under the leadership of Samuel Gompers organized... |
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| skilled workers in craft unions in order to achieve economic gains |
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| In the period between 1800 and 1915, the "Back to Africa movement" can be considered as... |
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| irrelevant, because the movement didn't start yet!! |
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| The forced relocation of the Japanese during the second World War was supported by President Roosevelt, claiming... |
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| claiming that military necessity justified the action |
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| In the early years of the textile industry in Lowell, MA, owners of the textile mills were best known for their... |
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| idealistic efforts to avoid the worst evil of English industrialization |
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| The division of tribal lands among individual members constitutes the significant change in... |
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| in the treatment of American Indians |
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| Many mexicans migrated to the U.S. dring the first world war because... |
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| revolution in Mexico had caused social upheaval and dislocation |
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| In the presidential election of 1928, the strongest sign of strong anti-catholic sentiment was... |
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| Alfred E. Smith's failure to carry a solidly democratic south |
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During his presidency, Harry Truman did all of the following EXCEPT:
-abolish the Tennesse Valley Authority
- establish a new loyalty program for federal employees
-extend social security benefits
-order desegregation of armed forces
-veto the taft-hartley bill |
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| Richard Nixon's 1968 political comeback win of the presidency can be explained by his... |
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| dissention with the Democratic party over Vietnam |
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| The Kentuckey Virginia Resolutions, the Hartford Convention, and the South Carolina Exposition and Protest were all similar in that they all involved a defense of... |
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| The Roosevelt corrolary to the Monroe Doctrine declared the U.S. as... |
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| the "policeman" of the western hemisphere |
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| "Areas of residence became increasingly became an indicator of social class" is a statement true of... |
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| American cities between 1890-1930 |
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| European immigration to the U.S. dramatically decreased in the 1920's primarily because of... |
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| the u.s. passing several restrictive immigration quota laws |
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| An underlying cause of the Great Depression that began in 1929 was to removal of... |
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| all tariff protections for U.S. industries |
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| During the 1930's, the Great Depression led to a... |
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| mass internal migration of Americans looking for work |
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| At the outset of the GReat Depression, President Hoover approached the task of caring for unemployed workers by emphasizing the importance of... |
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| FDR's "Court Packing" system did NOT involve a quickly withdrawn... |
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| withdrawn majority of Supreme Court Justices |
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| Roosevelt's foreign policy decisions PRIOR to U.S. entry in WW2 were... (whom did they contrast with?) |
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| in sharp contrast with Woodrow Wilson's idealism preceding entry into WW1 |
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| Conscription policies in WW1 and WW2 differed significantly because in WW2... |
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| the draft began the U.S. officially entered the war |
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| Charles Lindbergh became a national American hero for all of the following reasons EXCEPT for the fact that he... |
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| called for US leadership in global affairs and intervention in WW2 |
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| The conservative Democrats' 1948 "Dixiecrat" Party was mainly formed to oppose Truman's... |
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| proposals for Civil Rights legislation |
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| The Taft-Hartley Act of 1947 was passed despite... |
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| A massive influx of immigrants immediately following WW2 did a little/a lotto increase the influence of McCarthyism |
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| Eisenhower's Se. of State John Foster Dulles is most associated with a policy of... |
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| "complete dismantling of all New-Deal programs" was not/was a major development during Eisenhower's presidency |
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| The passage of the Alliance for Progress with Latin America was a success for which president? |
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| In negotiation to end the Cuban Missile Crises, President Kennedy promoted to... |
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| refrain from any future invasion of Cuba |
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| What event made JFK a national hero in 1962 due to the way Americans believed he successfully stood up the the Russians? |
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| The National Organization for Women was founded in 1966 with a particular focus to challenge... |
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| challenge sex-discrimination and inequality in the workplace |
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| The Warren Commission's announced finding in the investigation into the assassination of JFK found that... |
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| Oswald acted alone in the assassination |
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| One of the immediate consequences of the "Tet Offensive" was that... |
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| popular support of the war in the U.S. died down, while the anti-war movement grew |
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| Which black leader had integration rather than black seperatism as a goal (1960's)? |
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| W.E.B. Debois and the Niagra Movement |
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| Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were similar as presidential candidates in that both capatalized on... |
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| on their status in Washington D.C. as an "outsider" |
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| What women led a campaign to OPPOSE the ratification of the Equal RIghts Amendment? |
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| The senate confirmation hearings for Clarence Thomas' nomination to the Supreme COurt was rocked by allegations of... |
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| During the presidency of H.W. Bush, the U.N.'s coalition military force's main objective in Operation Desert Storm was to... |
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| At the time President George H.W. Bush spoke of building a "new world order", the most significant even confronting him was the break up of... |
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| the break-up of the old Soviet Union into seperate states |
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| The Iran-Contra Affair upset most Americans because it involved... |
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| a presidential cover-up similar to, if not worse than, Watergate |
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| President Ronald Reagan's military objectives included the funding for... |
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| for construction of an extensive anti-missile satellite system |
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| In the 1992 election, which candidate used his enormous personal wealth to fuel his campaign? |
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| Which group of laborers experienced the greatest percentage of growth since the 1950's? |
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| NATO and NAFTA are modern day examples of the U.S. practicing the idea of... |
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| The "graying" of America since the 1970's us widely seen as having threatened... |
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| voter turnout in national elections |
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| The task force that failed to gain passage of President Clinton's controversial national health care initiative, also attracted negative attention of conservative critics because it was headed by... |
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| Justice WIlliam Rhenquist |
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| In the 1990's, what was the fastest growing population group in the U.S.? |
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| Middle Eastern immigrants |
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| The 1970's and 80's did not see an increase of... (domestic issue. think typical family) |
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| the percent of two-parent households |
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