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| What country established the colonies in America? Using what technique did they do this? |
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| Britain; Joint-stock companies |
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| Why were the Americans angry with British taxes? |
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| The British did not elect representatives to Parliament. |
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| What is the 4th amendment and why was it written? |
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| The 4th amendment is rights against unreasonable search and seizure. It was written as a result of the British enforcing the writs of assistance on colonial citizens. |
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| What is judicial review and what was the first Supreme Court case that caused judicial review to be exercised? |
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| Judicial review is a process in which a Legislative motive or action is determined constitutional; Marbury vs. Madison |
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| Give an example of "check and balance" power of Congress. |
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| The power to impeach a public official. |
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| Among what three branches of government is the power of the people divided? |
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| Judicial, Executive, Legislative |
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| What is nullification? What three states practiced this? |
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| Refusal to follow federal law; Virginia, Kentucky, South Carolina |
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| What was Shay's Rebellion and why did it take place? |
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| Protest of farmers against paper currency. |
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| What final event led to a declaration of independence from Britain? |
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| George III's rejection of the Olive Branch Petition |
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| What branch is the President part of and what is one of his powers? |
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| Executive; can veto Congressional legislation |
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| What allows the federal government to work together for the common good? |
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| Who founded Rhode Island and why? |
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| Roger Williams; he was persecuted for supporting separation of church and state. |
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| Give an example of sectionalism. |
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| States having separate economies. |
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| What was the goal of the American Revolution? |
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| To achieve the rights they felt the British had been denying them. |
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| Why were American colonies so diverse from their motherland? |
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| Britain and American were geographically separated by the Atlantic Ocean. |
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| Why are checks and balances so important? |
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| It prevents one branch of the government from having too much power. |
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| What is a concurrent power? |
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| When taxes are levied on U.S. citizens by the federal and state governments. |
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| What did the case of Marbury vs. Madison establish? |
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| The right of the Supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional, or judicial review. |
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| What is one reason American colonies wanted to fight in 1776? |
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| restrictions on colonial trade |
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| What state believed their rights violated and threatened to succeed? |
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| What massive land grant event caused the U.S. to double in size? |
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| What did the U.S.'s tariff's policies do? |
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| Favored North, harmed South, contributed to the South's secession during the Civil War. |
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| What did Calhoun think of the Tariff of 1828? |
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| He supported the tariff because he supported states' rights and nullification. |
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| What was the greatest conflict during "Manifest Destiny"? |
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| What were two states obtained during the Mexican-American War? |
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| California and New Mexico |
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| Who were Angelina and Sarah Grimke? |
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| Abolitionist sisters of the south from South Carolina during the 19th century. |
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| Why were the Cherokees moved to Oklahoma? |
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| The Cherokees signed away their rights of the members of the tribe. |
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| forced southern states to take harsher measures to prevent slave uprisings |
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| What happened during the Election of 1864? |
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| Lincoln was re-elected president; it was the South's last hope of winning the war |
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| Why did Lincoln refuse to allow African Americans to fight at the beginning of the war? |
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| He didn't want to antagonize the South. |
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| What did the Antebellum southerners believe about the issues of "states" rights? |
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| It was primarily based on the dispute of slavery. |
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| What amendment was affected most during the Civil War? |
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| 15th - gave African Americans the right to vote |
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| What court case contributed to the start of the Civil War? |
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| What prevented African Americans from voting after the Civil War even though the 15th amendment allowed them to? |
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| Literacy tests prevented African Americans and poor whites from voting |
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| What is the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg? |
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| It stopped General Lee of the South from advancing into the North. |
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| What did the 13th amendment do? |
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| Abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. |
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| The completion of the Transcontinental Railroad took place where and was a combination of what two railroads? |
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| Promontory, Utah, 1869; central pacific and union pacific |
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| What was one result of westward expansion? |
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| Indians forced onto reservations |
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| Where was an immigration station was opened in New York City to deal with the increasing number of immigrants? |
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| During the Progressive Era, what change was made to the order in which a senator was voted? |
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| People voted for senators rather than state legislatures |
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| What did the Populist Party support? |
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| political and economic interests of farmers and laborers |
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| Who was convicted of stealing millions of dollars from New York City? |
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| William "Boss" Tweed was the leader of the infamous Tammany Hall political machine |
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| What improved as a result of the passing of the Commerce act of 1887? |
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| economic conditions of farmers; railroad rates were regulated in order to do this |
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| What influenced the passage of the Meat Inspection Act of 1906 most? |
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| Upton Sinclair's book, "The Jungle". |
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| What three factors greatly changed and improved the railroad industry? |
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| standard gauge, standard time, Pullman Car |
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| Who exposed living conditions of people in industrial areas and by what means did he/she do this? |
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| Jacob Riis, photograph in 1889 of woman and her child |
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| How did American industrial leaders accumulate wealth? |
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| created monopolies and established trusts in the late 1800s |
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| Who founded the NAACP and in what year was it founded? |
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