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| What years were the Civil War? |
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| What two battles turned the Civil War in favor of the North? |
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| Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Vicksburg |
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| Where did General Robert E Lee and the south surrender to end the Civil War? |
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| Pride in a specific area of the nation is known as ____________. |
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| What was the temperance movement? |
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| Made the consumption of alcohol illegal |
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| A government where the people elect representatives to rule |
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| What are the 3 branches of government? |
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| Executive- PresidentLegislative – CongressJudicial – Supreme Court |
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| Why are there checks and balances? |
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| So one branch can not get too powerful. |
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| The economic system that gives you the choice of what you want to do for work. |
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| The sharing of power between the state and the national government. |
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| What does popular sovereignty mean? |
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| The people have the right to choose something. |
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| A government ruled directly by the people. |
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| To approve or pass something.Example: Congress ratified the bill for gun control. |
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| What is civil disobedience? |
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| A form of non-violent protest where a person refuses to do something because he or she disagrees with it. |
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| What is the difference between federalists and anti-federalists? |
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| Federalist -wanted a strong central government.anti-federalists – wanted strong state governments. |
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| What did the Monroe Doctrine state? |
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| The United States would not interfere with European affairs, but Europe needed to stay out of the Americas. |
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| What was the difference between Pilgrims and Puritans? |
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| Pilgrims wanted to start a new church and Puritans wanted to reform the existing church. |
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| What was the Gettysburg Address? |
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| A speech given by Abraham Lincoln to dedicate a cemetery to the fallen soldiers from the Battle of Gettysburg. |
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| What was emancipation proclamation? |
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| A statement issued by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves in the north and the south. |
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| An American patriot during the American Revolution and the leader of “The Sons of Liberty.” |
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| Name three things about Ben Franklin. |
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| He was a founding father, invented bifocals, and the lightening rod. |
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| Name three things about Andrew Jackson. |
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| 7th president, disliked Native Americans, and got rid of the national bank. |
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| Name three things about John C Calhoun. |
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| He was pro-slavery, for state’s rights, and he was vice-president twice, but never president. |
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| Name two things about Henry Clay. |
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| He was a great negotiator and he came up with the Missouri Compromise. |
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