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| Which socioeconomic groups were primarily the wealthiest in pre-Revolutionary america? |
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| Merchants and southern planters |
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| What factors hindred northeastern indian tribes' unification against european colonization? |
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| language and political differences |
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| In which british north american colonies was slavery legally established by the early 1700's? |
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| For what primary purpose was the British colony of Virginia established? |
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| economic reasons, money/income |
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| Which group made up the majority of early english migrants to the chesapeake bay area? |
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| In which geographic area of the english colonies was life centered around clustered villages? |
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| what was the official religoin established in both colonial VA and MA in the 18th century? |
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| anglican in VA and congregational in MA, both royal colonies |
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| What was the halfway covenant? |
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| baptism of children but unconverted puritans |
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| What is the Missouri Compromise? |
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| 36 30 Maine is free, Missouri is slave |
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| What events led Northerners to fear a slave power conspircay in the South? |
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| enforcement of fugitive slave law , gag rule, dred scott, and ostend manifesto |
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| What is the wilmot proviso? |
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| slavery banne in newly acquired territories |
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| Which of teh provisions of the COmpromie of 1850 was most divisive? |
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| Why did the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 heighten sectional conflict? |
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| because people decided on it |
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| What was the position of the republican party on slavery prior to the civil war era? |
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| ok where it is, dont expand it |
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| What was the outcome of the dred scott decision? |
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| What were the beliefs of the Know-Nothing party? |
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| What impact did railroads have on teh pre-civil war era? |
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| Which section of the country had fewer European immigrants? |
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| Whta was the primary reason the North went to war against the South in 1861? |
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| What were the disadvantages of teh north at the begining of the civil war? |
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| poor leadership, offensive war |
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| Why did Lincoln refrain from taking action to emancipate slaves unti lt he civil war had been in progress for almost 2 years? |
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| to keep the border states |
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| What event strengthened the moral coral of th Union in fighting the civil war? |
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| emancipation proclamation |
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| Which group of soldiers recieved less paper than soldiers in equal rank? |
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| What was the most threatening problem for t he union from 1861-1863? |
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| concern over recognition of the confederacy |
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| What legislation di the Republican Party pass during the Civil war? |
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| Homestead act, morill tariff and morill act, pacific railway |
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| What jobs did most Southern Blacks hold after the civil wa |
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| What were the provisions of the Radical Republican plan? |
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| equality for blacks, punish south military reconstruction |
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| What is the Reconstruction Act of 1867? |
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| divide the south into 5 military districts |
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| Why did congressional reconstruction end in 1877? |
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| federal troops were withdrawn |
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| Why was Anne Hutchinson banned from teh Massachutsets bay colony in 1637? |
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| she challenged the leaders |
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| What is the first great awakening |
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| a religious revival of the 1740's |
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| What was the primary purpose for the founding of Harvard and Yale colleges? |
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| What happened to the property of a woman who married in the colonial era? |
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| What was the main purpose of mercantilism? |
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| to increase mother countrys wealth and prosperity |
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| How did the french and indian war signal a pivotal point in America's relationship to great britian? |
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| britian makes colonists pay to maintain the colonist. disdain now |
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| What was the proclamation of 1763? |
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| boundary, colonist not to go beyond the appalacians |
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| Why did the colonists object to the Stamp act of 1765? |
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| What is the theory of virtual representation? |
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| the british's idea that the colonists were represented in parliament |
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| What was the theme of Paine's Common Sense? |
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| According to the republican governemnt, wehre does soveriengty reside? |
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| What impact did the Declaration of Independence have on the american cause for independence? |
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| natural rights, appeals to english, criticized King George III, criticizes britsh acts |
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| What factor contributed the most to the American Victory in the Revolution? |
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| True or False. Slaves maintained social networks among kindred and freinds despite social separations of the late 18th century US? |
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| What reasons explain why soldiers in teh Continental army were discontented? |
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| poorly fed and clothed, all volunteers, paid in inflated currency |
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| What are the central beliefs of Deism? |
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| clockmaker god, natural laws, god runs universe |
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| What legislative powers did the Contitental Congress have under teh articles of confederation? |
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| treaties, declare war, request troops, and amend articles |
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| What are the achievements of the governemnt under the articls of confederation? |
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| independence, land ordinances, treaty of paris |
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| WHy did great britian justify its continud occupation of a number of posts on US soil despite the terms of the treaty of paris, 1783? |
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| US refused to go along with part of the Treaty of Paris about property |
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| In the episodes of Bacons rebellion, the boston tea party, and teh whiskey rebellion, who was violence direct against in each cause? |
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| higher distant authorities |
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| What is the concept of republican motherhood? |
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| Women raise child to be a good citizen |
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| What argument did hamilton, madison, and jay outline in Federalist paper number 10? |
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| large republic is the best |
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| What US document is known as a bundle of compromises? |
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| What was the principle motiviation for drafting the bill of rights? |
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| individual rights not outlined in teh constitution |
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| What were some of the actions of the first congress in the US? |
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| during washington: judiciary act of 1789 (federal courts) bill of rights, cabinet, modest tariff |
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| What was the primary purpose of Hamiltons' economic program? |
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| to establish a stable currency and credit |
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| What idea most accurately describes the attitude of teh Founding Ffathers toward political parties? |
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| no political factions or parties |
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| Why was Pinckney's treaty considered a diplomatic highlight of Washingtons administration? |
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| New Orleans and MS river to farmers |
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| What event triggered President Washington to issue the Neutrality Proclamation of 1793? |
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| french revolution, citizen genet affair |
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| What did president washington warn against in his Farewell Adress? |
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| no other nations help and no parties |
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| What was the primary intention of adams administartion in enforcing the sedition acts? |
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| silence critics of government |
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| Why is the elction of 1800 referred to as the "Revolution of 1800"? |
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| peaceful transfer of powr |
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| What beliefs guided Thomas Jefferson and his administartion? |
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| farmer is backbone of american economy, less government, simplicity |
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| According to Tocqueville in Democracy in America, what was the basis for American individualism and democracy? |
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| aristocracy absent, equality, no such thing as social difference at this point |
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| Which US president beelivied taht the common man should be in control of the government? |
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| What were the results of Jeffferson's Purchase of the Louisiana Territory from france? |
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| opens MS river, made possible by Hatian Revolution, Jefferson questions constitutionalityk, flexibility foreignly |
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| What principle did Marbury vs. Madison establish? |
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| What impact did the Embargo act of 1807 have on US manufacturing? |
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| merchant trade suffers (shipping), helps manufacturing in the long run |
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| What policiy avoided binding political commitments to other nations? |
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| What transportation developments opened the West to settlement and trade between 1790 and 1830? |
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| What 1825 state transportation network strengthened the ties between eastern manufacturing and wester agriculture regions? |
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| Erie canal from NYC to Great Lakes |
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| What were the central trends in the development of American Agriculture during the first half of teh 19th century? |
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| government policiy of settlement (homestead act), crop specialization, land speculation, improvments in water transportation |
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| What invention had the greatest impact on the institution of slavery in teh US? |
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| What were the causes of the war of 1812 between the US and Great Britian? |
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| impressment of US sailors, trade interefferance, fear of british aiding indians, save face |
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| What event signaled New England Federalist opposition to the war of 1812? |
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| What contribution did Eli Whitney make to mass production in industry? |
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| What was the purpose of Henry Clay's American System? |
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| unify country, maintain economic self sufficince PIN (Protective tariff, Internal improvements, National bank) |
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| Why was the National Road constucted? |
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| What is the Lowell system? |
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| Who is the father of transcendentailism that emphasized inspiration, self-relianc, dissent an nonconformity? |
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| What warned european nations against further colonial venetures in the Western Himsphere? |
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| What was the purpose of tariffs passed betweeen 1816 and 1828? |
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| What were some of teh major actions of teh jackson presidency? |
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| indian removal act, bank controversy, presidential veto, annex territory, tariff, seceeding SC |
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| ho did the Cherokee recieve direct suport from in their bid to retain their tribal lands? |
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| supreme courty, john marshall |
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| How are the Kentucky and VA resolutions, the Hartford convention, and the SC exposition and Protest similar to one another? |
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| all deal with nullifaction, sates rights |
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| In which geographic region did most of the irish immigrants who came to the US settle? |
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| urban New Engand Northeast cities |
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| Why were the central and wester areas of NY known as teh "Burned-over" district? |
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| preached about hell, 2nd great awakening |
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| True or False. A distinguishing feature of american society in teh early 19th century was the creation of original forms of art and crchitecture? |
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| In which reform movement were women most involved througtout the first half of the 19th century? |
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| temperance, then abolition |
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| What is the cult of domesticity? |
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| women truy happy in home and family |
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| What is the "Declaration of Sentiments" |
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| declaration for equality for women |
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| What are Brook farm and Oneida community examples of? |
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| What was the goal of educational reformers int eh antebellum years? |
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| horace mann- mandatory attendance, state and local funds, teacher training, school year lenghth |
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| What ideas guide manifest destiny? |
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| fate that the US expands, use for alnd agriculture, inevitable expansion, wanted by god, god selected americans, commercy and industry decline |
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| What was the policy of government of Mexico toward Texas in the 1820's and 1830's? |
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| Which region of the country became more dependent on cotton and less on industry in the years before the civil war? |
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| What percentage of White ffamilies owned slaves in teh years before the civil war? |
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| What was the goal of American Colonization Society? |
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| relocate african americans |
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| What abolitionist organiztation split over advocacy of women's rights and pacifism? |
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| garrisons anti american slavery |
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| Which abolitionist called for the immediate and uncompensated emancipation of slaves? |
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| What is the principle of popular soverignty? |
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| the people decide essentially |
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