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| the belief that the person liveing in a region should decide key issues is? |
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| which of the following term describes the division of goverment into three branches? |
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| people who come to a country to settle are called? |
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| what idea of elio whitney transformed manfacturing by making each copy of a copy of a manufactured item exactly alike? |
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| what did sequoya invent for the cerokee people? |
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| what branch of goverment has the power to pass laws |
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| what practice became known as the spoils laws? |
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| elected officials rewarding political backers with govermet jobs |
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| a person who put the interest of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation was demonstraring with attitude? |
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| what was the name of the journey made by the cherokee after they were removed from their lands by force |
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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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| Citizens vote for their political representatives in government shaped by the political principle of |
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| Why did Hamilton want to place tariffs (taxes) on foreign goods? |
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| Which invention did Samuel F.B. Morse create, and what was it effect? |
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| telegraph-allowed people to communicate over long distances. |
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| Which of the following is true about James Madison? |
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| All of the above are true. |
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| What was one Northern strategy for winning the Civil War? |
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| to cut off the South's imports and exports with a naval blockade |
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| Who commanded the Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo |
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| What impact did Sacagawea have on American history |
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| She helped a U.S. expedition explore the Louisiana Territory |
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| The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of |
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| For what period of time is a president's term of office |
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| People who went to California during the gold rush were known as |
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| The person who assassinated President Lincoln was |
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| A state's representation in the House of Representatives is based on |
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| the size of that state's population |
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| How did Congress finally agree to address George Washington, the first president |
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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 Fifteenth Amendment gave which of the following groups the right to vote |
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| What were the "black codes |
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| Southern laws designed 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 make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the Senate approve |
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| The Confederate States of America were |
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| the slaveholding states that seceded from the Union |
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| Who is president of the Senate but has no vote unless the Senate is equally divided |
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| Appomattox Court House is important because it was |
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| the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant |
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| What gave African Americans full citizenship |
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| A severe food shortage that results in widespread hunger and death is known as |
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| Who was the first vice-president and the second president |
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| What is the only situation in which the writ of habeas corpus (unlawful restraint) 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 decision in the case of Marbury v. Madison |
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| It established the Supreme Court's power of judicial review |
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| What did the Compromise of 1877 do |
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| Which two groups make up the Congress of the United States |
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| The author of Uncle Tom's Cabin was |
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| For what is Nat Turner best known |
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| leading an armed revolt of some 70 slaves |
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| What was true of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? |
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| All of the below are true |
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| How many members of Congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed |
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| For what reason is Harriet Tubman famous |
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| She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad |
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| What event triggered the fighting between the North and the South |
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| Southerners fired on Fort Sumter |
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| What was George Washington's view of political parties |
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| Political parties would split the nation |
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| Who founded a relief agency that later became the Red Cross |
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| Who saved important items before the British burned the White House |
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| Which of the following is an example of a radical |
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| a person who takes an extreme position on a political issue |
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| How did the War of 1812 encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing |
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| Americans had to make their own products because a British blockade kept European products out of the United States. |
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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 of the Civil War |
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| What did the Fifteenth Amendment do |
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| It gave African-American men the right to vote |
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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 Supreme Court rule in the case of Gibbons v. Ogden |
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| Only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce. |
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| What is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment repealed it |
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| The 18th Amendment was repealed by the 21st Amendment |
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| What roles do both houses of Congress play in the introduction of a new bill |
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| All of the above are true |
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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 purpose of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution was |
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| to end slavery in the United States |
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| What is the name given to the first ten amendments to the Constitution, which guarantee certain individual rights |
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| To whom did Washington turn for help in solving the challenges facing the new 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 which of the following principles |
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| The songs in which enslaved people of the South expressed their religious beliefs or passed coded messages were called |
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| The author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the United States was |
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| The Kansas-Nebraska Act called for |
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| the residents of Kansas and Nebraska vote to decide the issue of slavery |
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| Who has the power to declare war |
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