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| the American colonies were fighting a revolution against England and forming a new nation, New Spain was establishing new settlements in California using what type of system? |
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| After the American Revolution, most Northern state constitutions called for... |
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| the gradual elimination of slavery |
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| The effect of protective tariffs was to... |
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| raise the price of imports. |
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| Prior to the Civil War, which group had the most political power in the South? |
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“Go west, young man, and grow up with the country.”
- Horace Greeley, Hints Toward Reform
Greeley’s quotation is associated with which of these? |
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| By the mid-1800s, California was being settled mostly by people in search of... |
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| wealth from the discovery of gold |
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“Texas has been absorbed into the Union in the inevitable fulfillment of the general law which is rolling our population westward.”
-Democratic Review, 1845
The quotation above describes the nineteenth century American belief in... |
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| The Indian removal Act (1830) relocated thousands of Cherokees from Georgia to Indian Territory for the purpose of... |
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| making the land available for white miners and farmers |
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| Who was the most important leader of the Underground Railroad? |
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| The main goal of abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison was to... |
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| Who did NOT vote for Jackson in the election of 1828? |
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| How did Andrew Jackson’s election to the presidency change politics? |
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| He worked to make politics more democratic. |
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| The nullification controversies of the early Republic were essentially struggles over... |
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| the power of state governments vs. the power of the federal government. |
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| States’ rights did not play a major role in what political manuever... |
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| Why did Mexico halt U.S. immigration to Texas? |
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| American settlers had not adopted Mexican culture and Americans outnumbered Mexicans in Texas. |
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| What was a provision of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo? |
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| Mexico gave up all claims to Texas. |
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| What issue brought difficulties to the admission of new states to the union during the early and mid-1800s? |
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| disputes over the spread of slavery |
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| Which area was admitted as a state as a result of the Compromise of 1850? |
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| How did the Dred Scott decision regulate the spread of slavery? |
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| It removed all restrictions on its spread. |
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| Who was Frederick Douglass? |
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| an escaped slave and abolitionist |
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| What led the newspapers to speak of “Bleeding Kansas” in 1856? |
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| fighting between pro-slavery and anti-slavery forces |
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| What did John Brown believe would end slavery? |
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| Why did Southern states feel justified in seceding? |
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| They believed the federal government would not allow slavery in the South to continue, they viewed the Constitution as a contract between states, and the North refused to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. |
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| What advantages did the North have going into the Civil War? |
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a larger population and more industry,
more ships and a larger railway network, the dedication and intelligence of Lincoln |
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| What was the main goal of the South in the Civil War? |
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| to maintain the right to own slaves, to retain control of western territories, to win recognition as an independent nation |
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| What was the first major goal of President Abraham Lincoln’s administration? |
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| to maintain the unity of the country |
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| Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Speech indicated that his vision for the future after the Civil War was for... |
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| peacemaking and rebuilding the nation |
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| Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address is similar to the Declaration of Independence in that both documents... |
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| support the ideals of self-government and human rights |
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| Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation because... |
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| he thought it would harm the Confederate war effort. |
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| Why was control of the Mississippi River important? |
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| It was an important route for transporting goods and supplies. |
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| What is one reason that the Union strategy for defeating the South included a naval blockade of Southern ports? |
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| to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies |
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| One goal of post-Civil War Congressional Reconstruction was to... |
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| ensure civil rights for former slaves |
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| During Reconstruction, the Freedman’s Bureau... |
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| established schools for former slaves |
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| One of the functions of the Freedman’s Bureau was to... |
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| provide assistance to former slaves |
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| The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments to the Constitution of the United States were intended to solve problems relating to... |
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