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05/21/2008

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the person who assassinated President lincoln was...
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john wilkes booth
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a states representatives in the house of repersenatitves is based on
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the size of that states population
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how did congress finally agree to address george washington, the first president
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Mr.presdent
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who operated schools to educate former slaves
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freedmens bureau
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what group of americans sought relgious freedom in the west
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mormons
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the fifteen amendent gave which of the following groups the right vote
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african-american men
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what were 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 becuase of the tariff of abominations
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secede from the union
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how are members of the supreme court chosen
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appointed by the president and confrimed by the senate
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which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign goverments provider two-thirds of the senate approve
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president
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the confederate states of america were
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the slave holding states that seceded from the union
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who is president of the senate but has no vote unless the sneate is equally divided
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vice-president
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appomattox court house is important becuase 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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fourteenth amendment
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a sever food shortage that results in widerspread hunger and death is know as
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a famine
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who was the frist vide president and the second president
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john adams
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what is the only situation in 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 courts desision in the case of marbury v. madison
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it established the supreme courts power of judicial review
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what did the compromise of 1877 do
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it ended reconstruction
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which two groups make up the congress of the united states
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house and senate
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the author of uncle toms cabin was
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harriet beecher stowe
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for what is nat turner best know
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leading an armed assualt of 70 slaves
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what was true about the 54th massachusetts regiment
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all of the above
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how many members of congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed
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two-thirds
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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 south
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southerners fired on fort sumter
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what was george washingtons view of political parties
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political parties would split the nation
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who founded a relife agency that later became the red cross
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clara barton
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who saved important items before the british burned the white house
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dolley madison
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which of the following is an example of a radical
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a person who takes an extrem postion on a political issue
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which of the following is an example of a radical
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a person who takes an extrem position on a political issue
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how did the war 1812 encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing
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americans had to make their own products becuase a british blockade kept european products out of the U.S.
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which battle was consider the turning point of the civil war
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gettysburg
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what did the fifteenth amendment do
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it gave african american mean the right to vote
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which battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all american history, with neither side having gained any ocoured
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the battle of antietam
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what did the supreme court rule in the case of gibbsons v. ogden
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only the federal government had the right to control interstate instead of congress
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what is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment was it
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the 18th amendment it 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 the above
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what did the adams onis treaty of 1819 do
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gave florida to the u.s.
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the purpose of the 13th amendment to the constitution was
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to end slavery
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what is the name given to the first ten amendments on the constitution
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bill of rights
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to whom did washington turn too for help when leading the new nation
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his cabinet
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the cotton gin was invented in 1793 by
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eli whitney
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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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checks and balances
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the songs in which enslaved people of the south expressed their religious belifes or passed coded messages were called
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spirituals
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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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andrew jackson
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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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the president of the confederacy was
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jefferson davis
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who has the power to declare war
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congress
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