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| Who vetoed the 2nd bank of the US |
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| Who appointed Roger Taney as Chief Justice |
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| Under Andrew Jackson, who resigned as Vice President to take a seat in the Senate to fight for states' rights over national laws? |
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| Henry clay created the compromise tariff of 1833 to end... |
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| How many defenders of the Alamo died? |
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| Leaders of the Battle of the Alamo |
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| David Crockett, Jim Bowie, William Travis |
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| Who were the only two men to be Secretary of State, Vice President, and President |
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| Martin Van Buren and Thomas Jefferson |
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| Who gave the longest Inaugural Address and died 31 days later after catching a cold? |
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| Who replaces William Henry Harrison as President in 1841? |
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| Who was responsible for the annexation of Texas as a slave state via joint resolution? |
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| Who introduced the 'Spot Resolution' challenging President Polk to show where American blood was shed on American soil? |
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| Congressman Abraham Lincoln |
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| Provisions of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848 |
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1)Border is set at Rio Grande
2) U.S. Takes all or part of California, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Oklahoma
3)U.S. pays Mexico 15 Million |
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| Wilmont Proviso stated what? |
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| No territory taken from Mexico should allow slavery |
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| What president signed the Compromise of 1850 into law? |
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| Millard Fillmore opened trade with whom? |
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| Kansas-Nebraska Act did what? |
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| allowed popular sovereignty in Kansas and Nebraska, introduced by Stephen Douglas |
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| Kansas-Nebraska Act happened under who? |
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| Who raided the Federal Arsenal at Harper's Ferry, Virginia? |
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| Who sends the U.S. Marines to stop John Brown? |
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| Along with the U.S. Marines, who defeated John Brown during his raid? |
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| When John Brown was captured, what happened to him? |
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| Tried for treason and hanged |
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| First state to secede from the Union |
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| President of the Confederate States of America |
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| Vice President of the Confederate States of America |
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| 4 Union slave holding states |
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| Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky |
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| Date of Battle of Fort Sumter |
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| First major land battle of the Civil War and who won? |
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| 1st Manassas, Confederate Victory |
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| Thomas Jackson later earns the name |
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| What was the union plan devised by Winfield Scott to defeat the Confederates |
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| Biggest western land battle |
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| two day engagement, Union victory but suffers heavy losses |
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| Two vessels at the Battle of the Ironclads |
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| Union Vessel - U.S.S. Monitor and the confederate C.S.S Virginia (Merrimac) |
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| Victor of the Battle of the Ironclads |
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| Stonewall Jackson mortally wounded at what battle? |
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| Battle of Chancellorsville |
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| Who won at Chancellorsville |
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| Largest battle of the war, three day engagement, turning point of the war |
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| Victor at the Battle of Gettysburg |
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| Confederate General who lost an entire division during a charge at Gettysburg |
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| Two Generals killed during "Pickett's Charge" |
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| Significance of the Battle of Vicksburg |
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| Cut off the Mississippi from the Confederacy |
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| Victor at the Battle of Vicksburg |
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| Union "Total War" Commander who burned from Atlanta to Savannah |
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| Place of Surrender by Robert E. Lee to U.S. Grant and when? |
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| Appomattox Court House, April 9, 1865 |
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| Lincoln was assassinated by whom and when? |
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| John Wilkes Booth, April 15, 1865 |
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| Who takes Lincoln's place as President? |
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| What was the French and Indian War fought over? |
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| Who technically started the French and Indian War? |
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| Which treaty ends the French and Indian War? |
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| King of Great Britain at the time of the French and Indian War |
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| Chief Justice that presided over the impeachment of Andrew Johnson |
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| The Proclamation of 1763 stated |
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Americans can’t enter of Ohio River Valley
All existing laws will be enforced (ending salutary neglect) |
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| Two leaders of the Sons of Liberty |
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| Samuel Adams and Paul Revere |
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| First two battles of the Revolution |
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| First major battle of the revolution and victor |
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| Bunker Hill - British Victory |
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| "Common Sense" was written by |
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| The 1st and 2nd Continental Congress was held in |
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| President of the 2nd Continental Congress |
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| Commander in Chief of the Continental Army |
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| Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? |
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| George Washington's first two victories during the Revolution |
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| Turning point of the revolution |
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| Who sent relief to America during the Revolution |
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| The Great American Traitor |
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| Final Battle of the Revolution |
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| British Commander at Yorktown |
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| Yorktown American Commander |
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| Constitutional Government that followed the Revolution |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| Constitutional convention was held in |
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| President of the Constitutional Convention |
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| Father of the Constitution |
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| Father of the Bill of Rights |
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| Only unanimously elected president |
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| First Secretary of the Treasury |
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| 3 things George Washington warned against in his Farewell Address |
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a) Political Parties
b) Entangling Foreign Alliances
c) Lingering Debt |
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| Alien and Sedition acts violated what amendment? |
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| Jobs of the Executive Judicial and Legislative branches |
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Executive - Enforces laws
Judicial - Interprets laws
Legislative - Makes laws |
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| Who bought the Louisiana Purchase from France? |
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| Two political parties after George Washington |
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| Federalists and Democratic Republicans |
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| We bought the Louisiana purchase from France for how much? |
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| Who explored the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| Main cause of the War of 1812 |
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| President during the War of 1812 |
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| John C Calhoun and Henry Clay |
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| Who wrote the Star Spangled Banner? |
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| President during the Era of Good Feelings |
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| Compromise of 1820 (aka the Missouri Compromise) 3 provisions |
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a) Missouri is a slave state
b) Maine is a free state
c)No slavery north of the southern border of Missouri (with Missouri as an exception) |
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| Treaty that ended the French and Indian War |
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| Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War |
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| Treaty that ended the War of 1812 |
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| Treaty that ended the Mexican War |
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| Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, 1848 |
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| Which court case reinforced the necessary and proper clause and supremacy clause of the constitution |
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| McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 |
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| Which court case did John Adams appoint John Marshall? |
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| Which court case was in 1832? |
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| Worcester v. Georgia was in what year? |
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| Which court case ruled the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional? |
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| Dredscott v. Sandford, 1857 |
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