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| Which of the following items describes the division of government into three branches? |
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| People who come to a country to settle are called? |
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| What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by making each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike? |
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| What did Sequoya invent for Cherokee people? |
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| Which branch of the government has the power to pass laws? |
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| What practice became known as the "spoils system"? |
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| elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs |
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| A person who put the interests of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation was demonstrating what attitude? |
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| What was the name for the journey made by the Cherokee after they were removed from their lands by force? |
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| Which document set up the federal court system? |
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| the Federal Judicary act of 1789 |
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| Citizens vote for their political represenatives in governments shaped by the political principle of |
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| Why did Hamilton want to place tariffs on foreign goods? |
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To encourage the growth of American industry |
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| What invention did Samuel F. B. Morse create, and what was its effect? |
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| telegraph, allowed people to communicate over long distances |
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| Which of the following is true about James Madison? |
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| What was one Northern stategy for winning the civil war? |
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| to cut off the souths imports and exports with a naval blockade |
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| Who commanded the Texas forces at the battle of Alamno? |
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| What impact did Sacagawea have on American history? |
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| She helped a U.S expedition explore the Louisiana territory |
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The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of |
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| For what period of time is a presidents term of office? |
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| People who went to California during the gold rush were known as |
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| The person who assassinated President Licoln was |
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| A states representation of the house of Represenatives is based on |
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| the size of that states population |
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| How did Congress finally agree to address George Washington, the first president? |
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| Who operated schools to educate former slaves |
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| What group of Americans sought religious freedom in the west? |
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| The fifteenth amendment gave which of the following groups the right to vote? |
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| What were the "black codes"? |
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| Southern laws designed to limit the rights of African-Americans |
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| What did South Carolina threaten to do because of the Tariff of Abominations? |
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| How are the members of the supreme court chosen? |
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| appointed by the president and confirmed by the senate |
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| Which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two-thirds of the senate approved? |
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| The Confederate States of America were |
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| the slaveholding states that seceded from the union |
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| Who is president of the Senate but has no vote unless the senate is equally divided? |
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| Appomattox court house is important because it was |
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| the site where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant |
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| What gave African-Americans full citizenship? |
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| A severe food shortage that results in widespread hunger and death is known as |
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| Who was the first vice president and the second president? |
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| What is the only situation in which the writ of heabea corpus may be suspended? |
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| cases of rebeillion or invasion |
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| Which of the following is true about the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Malbury vs. Madison? |
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| it established the supreme courts power of judicial review |
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| What did the compromise of 1877 do? |
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| Which two groups make up the congress of the unidted states |
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| The author of Uncle Toms Cabin was |
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For what is Nat Turner best known? |
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| leading an armed revolt of some 70 slaves |
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| What was true about the 54th Massachustees Regiment |
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| how many members of congress must vote to pass a bill after it has been vetoed |
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For what reason is Harriet Tubman famous? |
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| She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad |
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| What event triggered the fighting between the North and the South? |
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| Southerners fired at fort sumpter |
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| What was George Washington's view of political parties? |
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| political parites made issued clearer for the voters |
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| Who founded a releif agency that later became known as the red cross? |
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| Who saved important items before the British burned the White House? |
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| Which of the following is an example of a radical? |
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| a person who takes extreme position on a political issue |
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| How did the war of 1812 encourage the growth of U.S manufacturing |
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| americans had to make their own products because a british blockade kept european products out of the USA |
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| which of the following actions is required of the president to stop a new bill? |
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| Which battle was considered the turning point of the civil war? |
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| What did the fifth amendment do? |
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| It gave African-American men the right to vote |
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| Which battle resulted in the bloodiest day of all in American history, with neither side having gained any ground? |
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| What did the supreme court rule in the case of gobbons vs. ogden? |
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| only the federal government had the right to control interstate commerce |
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| What is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment repealed it? |
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| the 18th amendment was repealed by the 21st amendment |
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| What roles do both houses of congress play in the introduction of a new bill? |
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| What did the adams-onis treaty of 1819 accomplish? |
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| the purpose of the thirteenth amendment to the constitution was |
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| to end slavery in the unided states |
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| what is the name given to the first ten amendments to the constitution, which guarantee certain induvidual rights |
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| to whom did washington turn for help in solving the challenges facing the new nation |
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| the cotton gin was invented in 1973 by |
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| What was the Missouri Compromise? |
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| a plan to allow slavery to spread in some places but not others |
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| The power of the supreme court to declare laws unconstitutional is an example of which of the following principles? |
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| the songs in which enslaved people of the south expressed their religious beleifs or passes coded messages were called |
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| The author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the unided states was |
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| The Kansas-Nebraska act called for |
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| the residents of kansa and bebraska vote to decide the issue of slavery |
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| the president of the confederacy was |
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| Who has the power to declare war? |
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