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| What did the treaty of paris include? |
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| recognition of the us as an independent nation |
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| 11What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accomplish? |
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| aReligious freedom in those areas |
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| 12What did the Anti – Federalists stand for? |
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| aThe anti-federalist stood for not ratifying the constitution Also strong state government upset about the lack of bill of rights |
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| 15 What argument did the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions present? |
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| aThe heart of the unconstitutionality argument in the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutionsrested on a strict states' rights interpretation of the Constitution |
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| 17 What was the result of the 1800 Presidential Election? |
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| 17 What was the result of the 1800 Presidential Election? |
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| 18 What was the most important achievement of the Great Compromise? |
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| 21 What was the main difference between Federalists and Republicans? |
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| Different view of french revolution |
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| 22 What court case established that the Supreme Court could determine the constitutionality of Congressional Actions? |
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| 23 What issue was at the center of the debate between loose and strict construction of the Constitution? |
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| creation of the national bank |
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| 23 What issue was at the center of the debate between loose and strict construction of the Constitution? |
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| creation of the national bank |
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| 24 What is the essential feature of our federal form of government? |
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| In this type of system, a central government shares power with a number of small local governments |
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| 25 What was a result of the Whiskey Rebellion? |
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| Government enforced its laws |
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| 26 How long were the Federalists in control of the government? |
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| 27 What was the issue surrounding the XYZ Affair? |
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| French officials demanded a bribe before negotiating |
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| 28 Who called the election of 1800 the Revolution of 1800? |
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| 29 Who declared against Britain during the War of 1812? |
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| 30 Henry Clay and John C Calhoun were known as _____________? |
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| 31 What was the low point for the US during the War of 1812? |
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| While the British, Canadian, and native forces were the victors of 1812, 1813 would mark the lowest point of their fortunes during the war Destruction of DC |
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| 32 What did the Rush – Bagot Agreement call for? |
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| The treaty provided for the demilitarization of the Great Lakes and Lake Champlain, where many British naval arangements and forts still remained The treaty laid the basis for a demilitarized boundary between the US and British North America |
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| 33 How did the American negotiators exceed President Jefferson's instructions concerning the Louisiana Purchase? |
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| They got more land than was originally expected of them, but spent more money |
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| 34 What did the Embargo of 1807 prohibit? |
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| The Embargo Act of 1807 was a bill that banned trade between the United States of America and other nations The bill also prevented many ships from leaving American ports thus hindering exploration |
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| 35What route did Lewis and Clark take on their expedition? |
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| 36 What region did the critics of the War of 1812 come from? |
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| Other congressional critics of Hamilton noted that some states, like Virginia and Maryland New england |
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| 37 Why were Americans upset when Spain transferred the Louisiana Territory to France in 1800? |
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| American ships, no leaving cargo in new orleans for ocean ship transfer mississipi closed to us |
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| 38 What was the major reason President Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine? |
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| To prevent spain from reclaiming its lost empire (parts of NA) |
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| 39 List the parts of the American System promoted by Henry Clay |
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| 40 Describe the “era of good feelings” |
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| no serious issues, rise in nationalism |
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| 41 List the provision under the Missouri Compromise |
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| same number slave and free states |
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| 42 Who negotiated the “corrupt bargain” during the presidential election of 1824? |
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| 43 What issue was at the center of the nullification controversy? |
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| 44 Where did the Trail of Tears lead? |
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| 45 The Great Triumvirate was composed of whom? |
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| Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John Calhoun |
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| 46 What was one of the immediate results of the “canal age”? |
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| Lower prices, higher production, improved transport and increased settlement |
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| 47 When did railroads begin to replace canals as the most important mean of transportation? |
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| 48 Where did most of the industrial growth in the United States take place between 1840 and 1860? |
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| 49 The railroad network that was developed during this time connected what two sections of the country? |
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| 50 What was essential to the development and operation of the railroads? |
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| Invention of the telegraph |
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| 51 What countries did the majority of immigrants who arrived in the three decades before the Civil War come from? |
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| 52 Why did the south fail to develop a commercial of industrial economy? |
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| Assets tied up in plantations and slavery |
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| 53Besides agricultural what the second most successful part of their economy? |
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| aAnything that served the plantation system |
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| 54What was the dominant response to slavery among slaves? |
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| 55True/False – The Mormons were a highly organized military group |
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| 56What was the result of the Seneca Falls convention? |
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| 57What did William Lloyd Garrison preach about? |
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| aGradual abolition of slavery; discuss slavery from blacks' perspective, not whites' |
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| 58What was the message in the Uncle Tom’s Cabin? |
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| aAnti-slavery/ criticize the south |
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| 59What religious group was the leader in the antislavery movement? |
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| 60What was the greatest unifying force among all southern whites? |
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| 61What was the immediate cause of the War with Mexico? |
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| 62What was the result of John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry? |
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| aJohn Brown sentenced to death; south believed North was committed to slave insurrection |
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| 63What was the most important part of the Compromise of 1850 to the white south? |
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| aStrengthened the Fugitive Slave Act |
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| 64Describe Oregon country as of the mid 1840s |
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| aJoint occupation between British and USA/ more US than brits |
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| 65How did the White South view slavery in the first half of the 19th Century? |
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| a“peculiar institution”/ positively (wanted to keep it) |
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| 66When did the Republican Party first run a candidate for President? |
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| 67Describe Lincoln and Douglass’ stance on current issues during their debates |
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| aDouglass= popular sovereignty Lincoln=free soil |
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| 68List the slave states that did not join the Confederacy |
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| aKentucky, Missouri, Virginia, Delaware, Maryland |
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| 69What was the turning point in the Civil War for the Union that came in the summer of 1863? |
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| aVicksburg and Gettysburg |
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| 70Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed the enslaved people in what areas? |
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| 71What did the Battles of Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor illustrate? |
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| aU S Grant would not back down |
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| 72Why did Lincoln initially resist recruiting African American soldiers? |
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| aDid not want problems with the border states |
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| 73What advantages did the Confederates have during the Civil War? |
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| aFighting on their own land (familiar with the territory); had more motivation; better trained military leaders |
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| 74What was the southern strategy for winning the war? |
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| aHold out against northern invasion |
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| 75Who was the Union General who won a reputation for his terms of “unconditional and immediate surrender”? |
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| 76Where did President Lincoln dedicate a national battlefield cemetery? |
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| 77What did General Sherman’s “March to the Sea” demonstrate? |
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| 78“With malice toward none, with charity toward all” is a key line from _________ |
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| aLincoln's Second Inaugural Address |
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| 79What were the terms of surrender when Lee surrendered to Grant? |
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| aVery generous to the south |
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| 80What were the provisions of the Compromise of 1877? |
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| aput a republican in the White House |
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| 81What did Booker T Washington’s Atlanta Compromise call for? |
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| aBlacks should not agitate for social equality, but instead should work for economic gains |
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| 82Was President Andrew Johnson impeached and removed from office? |
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| aImpeached but not removed |
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| 83What was the most important accomplishment of state governments during Reconstruction? |
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| aCreating public education system |
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| 84What did advocates of the new south want? |
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| aIndustry and railroad development |
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| 85What did Congressional plans for Reconstruction call for? |
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| aRailroad subs; protective tariffs; banking and industry reform |
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| 86What was the result of the Plessy v Ferguson Supreme Court decision? |
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| aUpheld racial segregation |
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| 87According to the Turner thesis, what did the frontier encourage? |
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| 88What was the goal of the Bureau of Indian Affairs? |
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| aPolitical patronage during the hiring process |
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| 89Who were the FIRST white settlers to settle in the Far West? |
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| 90What did the Dawes Act of 1887 intend to do? |
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| aAssimilate Native Americans |
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| 91What was the principal agent for industrial development in the late 19th Century? |
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| 92Where did the American steel industry first emerge? |
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| 93According to pragmatism, what should society be guided by? |
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| 94Who encouraged assimilation of immigrants? (What organizations) |
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| 95What was the immigrant population like in American cities in the 19th Century? |
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| aMostly in cities/slums/tenements |
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| 96Describe the settlers who migrated to Texas before it joined the United States |
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| aWhite southerners and slaves |
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| 97Who inhabited the first suburbs that surrounded American cities? |
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| aThe new upper class/ wealthy moderately wealthy |
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| 97Who inhabited the first suburbs that surrounded American cities? |
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| aThe new upper class/ wealthy moderately wealthy |
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| 98Name the two candidates in the election of 1896 |
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| aWilliam McKinley, William Bryan |
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| 99What were the Granger Laws designed to do? |
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| aImpose restrictions on railroad rates and practices; prevent unfair monopolistic practices |
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| 100In 1896 what did the Populists support? |
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