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| Treatment or consideration of, or making a distinction in favor of or against, a person or thing based on the group, class, or category to which that person or thing belongs rather than individual merit |
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| To leave one's country or region to settle in another; migrate |
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| The belief of the inherent superiority of one's own ethnic group or culture |
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| Preconceived judgement or opinion |
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| Commonly held public belief about specific social groups, or types of individuals |
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| To pursue with harassing or oppressive treatment, especially because of religion, race, creed, or beliefs; harass persistently |
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| A person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place |
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| Which three religious groups came to America between 1600-1900, only to be mistreated? |
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A. Catholics
B. Mormons
C. Baptists |
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| Why did the Irish come to American in the 1840's? |
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| The potato blight was starving millions of people in Ireland. |
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| What were the working conditions for the chinese while building the railroad? |
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| Dangerous. There were often explosions at cave-ins that ocurred without warning |
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| What happened to the Lakota Sioux |
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| They were butchered at the Massacre of Wounded Knee, then driven out of their land. |
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| What had the Japanese become succeful with in America in the early 1900's? |
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| What happened to the Japanese-Americans when Pearl Harbor was bombed in 1941? |
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| They were arrested and moved to concentration camps within the US |
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| What happened to Felix Longoria |
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| He was killed while fighting for the US in World War 2. When his body was returned home, his hometown refused to bury him because he was Mexican. |
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| Where and when did the Constitutional Convention begin? |
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A. Philidelphia
B. May 27, 1787 |
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| A constitution is a written set of laws used to base legal judgement on |
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| How many branches are in the US government |
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| Whate are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called? |
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| What is the main job of the Legislative Branch? |
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| To draft and pass laws, regulate trade, and declare war |
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| Which groups/individuals are in the Legislative Branch? |
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1. Senate
2. House of Representatives
3. Speaker of the House |
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| What is the main job of the Executive Branch? |
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| To sign bills into law and make treaties |
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| Which groups/individuals are in the Executive Branch? |
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| The president, Vice President, and the Cabinet |
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| What is the main job of the judicial branch? |
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| To enforce the constitution, and determine constitutionality of new laws |
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| Which groups/individuals are in the Judicial Branch |
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A. Supreme Court
B. Supreme Justices
C. Lower Courts |
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| List one way the Executive branch has a power over the Judicial Branch |
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| The president appoints the justices to the supreme court |
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| List one way the Judicial branch has a power over the Legislative Branch |
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| The supreme court can rule a law unconstitutional |
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| List one way the Legislative branch has a power over the Executive Branch |
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A.They can override a president's veto with 2/3 vote
B. They can impeach the president |
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| What are the five freedoms included in the first amendment? |
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1. Freedom of Speech
2. Freedom of Religion
3. Freedom to peaceably assemble
4. Freedom of the press
5. Freedom to petition the government |
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| Where and when was George Washington innagurated? |
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| Washington DC--April 30, 1789 |
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| Which four people were in Washington's first cabinet? |
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A. Alexander Hamilton
B. Thomas Jefferson
C. Henry Knox
D. Edmund Randolph |
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| Who does Alexander Hamilton feel should have the most power? |
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| How does Alexander Hamilton think America will succeed: agriculture or industry? |
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| Who does Thomas Jefferson feel should have the most power? |
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| How does Thomas Jefferson think America will succeed: agriculture or industry? |
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| Who did the United States get the Louisiana Territory from? |
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| Napoleon, leader of France |
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| When did the United States purchase the Louisisana territory? |
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| Why did Thomas Jefferson want to buy the Louisiana Territory |
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| It would provide cheap, abundant land for farmers as well as control of the Mississippi River |
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| What did President Jefferson instruct Lewis and Clark to do on their expedition? |
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| Explore the Louisiana purchase |
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| WHERE and WHEN did Lewis and Clark begin their expedition? |
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| August 30, 1803. St. Louis, MO |
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| What role did Sacagewea play on the Lewis and Clark Expedition? |
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| She mapped out the land, and introduced the team to the Native Americans |
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| Why did Chinese leave their country in the 1850's |
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| Violent uprisings were taking place |
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| What were the 2 main jobs the Chinese found when arriving in America? |
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| Miner and Rail Road Worker |
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| Who was Chief Joseph? What happened to him? |
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| Leader of Native Americans. Driven out of his land |
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| Who was fighting in the war of 1812 |
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| The United Kingdom and the United States of America |
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| Why did the war of 1812 begin? |
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| British warships were impressing American sailors, and later sank an American trade ship |
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| The United States of America |
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| Which President was in office from 1789-1797? List one event from the era. |
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A. George Washington
B. Creation of the National Bank |
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| Which President was in office from 1797-1801? List one event from the era. |
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A. John Adams.
B. XYZ Affair |
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| Which President was in office from 1801-1809? List one event from the era. |
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A. Thomas Jefferson
B. Louisiana Purchase |
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| Which President was in office from 1809-1817? List one event from the era. |
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A. James Madison
B. War of 1812 |
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| Which President was in office from 1829-1837? List one event from the era. |
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A. Andrew Jackson
B. National Bank dissolved |
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| Why did Americans move to Texas in the 1820's? |
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| Land there was abundant and cheaper than in the west |
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| Who led the Americans to Texas? |
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| What laws did the Texicans agree to follow from the Mexican government |
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A. Become Catholics
B. No slavery |
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| Where did a large Mexican Army defeat about 180 texicans? |
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| Where did the Texicans gain their independence with Santa Anna surrendering? |
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| The Battle of San Jacinto |
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| Who was the US president during the Mexican-American War (1846-1848)? |
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| What did both the US and Mexico want control of, that caused the war to begin? |
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| Area between Nueces and Rio Grande river |
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| Who won the Mexican-American war? |
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| What did the winners get in the peace treaty? |
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| What was the Missouri compromise |
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| Prohibited slavery north of 36'30 line |
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| What three main things did the compromise of 1850 decide? |
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A. California was a free state
B. No more slaves in DC
C. Fugitive slave act |
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| What was the Kansas-Nebraska act? |
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| All new states who entered the US could choose between being a slave or free state |
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| What was Uncle tom's cabin? |
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| A book by Harriet Tubman describing slave life in the south |
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| What role did John Brown Play in causing the Civil War? |
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| His death angered the north, and made southerners think of Yankees as savages |
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| What effect did the election of Abraham Lincoln as the president have on the Civil War? |
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| It caused eleven states to secede from the union |
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| How many states and people were in the CSA? |
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| 11 states and over 9 million people |
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| How many states and people were in the Union during the civil war? |
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| 23 states and 22 million people |
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| What are three advantages that the confederacy had during the Civil War? |
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A."Noble cause"
B. Highly trained officers
C. Defending homeland |
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| What are 3 disadvantages the confederacy had? |
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A. Smaller population
B. Smaller resources
C. Smaller industry |
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| What are three advantages the US had during the civil war? |
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A. Larger population
B. Larger industry
C. Larger resources |
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| What are three disadvantages that the US had? |
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A. not fighting in homeland
b. weak leadership
c. no noble cause |
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| List three improved technologies from the civil war |
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a. repeating rifles
b. ironclads
c. trench warfare |
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| Who was the main army general of the CSA? |
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| Who was the main Union army general by the end of the war? |
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| Who was the president of the CSA? |
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| What made up a typical soldiers diet? |
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| Infested hardtak, salt pork/beef, and occasionally cofffee |
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| Which side in the Civil War had more industry? |
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| What was the capital of the USA? |
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| Who were Matthew Brady and Timothy O' Sullivan? |
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| The first war photographers |
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| Who was Rose O'Neal Greenhow? |
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| Who wrote Uncle Tom's cabin? |
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| What was at Andersonville |
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| The worst Confederate war priosn |
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| Which side was fighting to "defend its homeland?" |
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| Which side was fighting to preserve the union? |
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| Who sued for his freedom, but the supreme Court said he was just property? |
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| What happened at Fort Sumter |
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| The first shots of the civil war were fired |
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| Who assassinated president Lincoln? |
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| What date did President Lincoln die? |
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| BATTLE OF BULL RUN (MANASSAS JUNCTION) |
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a. Near the City of Manassas
b. Manassas, Virginia
c. Irvin McDowell
d. Joseph E. Jonston, P.G.T. Beauregard
e. Both forces were very confused, and untrained |
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