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| the person who assassinated President lincoln was... |
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| a states representatives in the house of repersenatitves 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 relgious freedom in the west |
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| the fifteen amendent gave which of the following groups the right vote |
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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 becuase of the tariff of abominations |
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| how are members of the supreme court chosen |
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| appointed by the president and confrimed by the senate |
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| which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign goverments provider two-thirds of the senate approve |
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| the confederate states of america were |
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| the slave holding states that seceded from the union |
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| who is president of the senate but has no vote unless the sneate is equally divided |
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| appomattox court house is important becuase 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 sever food shortage that results in widerspread hunger and death is know as |
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| who was the frist vide president and the second president |
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| what is the only situation in which the writ of habeas corpus may be suspended |
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| cases of rebellion or invasion |
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| which of the following is true about the supreme courts desision in the case of marbury v. 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 united states |
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| the author of uncle toms cabin was |
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| for what is nat turner best know |
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| leading an armed assualt of 70 slaves |
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| what was true about the 54th massachusetts 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 south |
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| southerners fired on fort sumter |
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| what was george washingtons view of political parties |
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| political parties would split the nation |
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| who founded a relife agency that later became 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 an extrem postion on a political issue |
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| which of the following is an example of a radical |
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| a person who takes an extrem position on a political issue |
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| how did the war 1812 encourage the growth of U.S. manufacturing |
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| americans had to make their own products becuase a british blockade kept european products out of the U.S. |
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| which battle was consider the turning point of the civil war |
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| what did the fifteenth amendment do |
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| it gave african american mean the right to vote |
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| which battle resulted in the bloodiest day in all american history, with neither side having gained any ocoured |
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| what did the supreme court rule in the case of gibbsons v. ogden |
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| only the federal government had the right to control interstate instead of congress |
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| what is the only amendment to be repealed and which amendment was it |
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| the 18th amendment it 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 do |
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| the purpose of the 13th amendment to the constitution was |
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| what is the name given to the first ten amendments on the constitution |
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| to whom did washington turn too for help when leading the new nation |
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| the cotton gin was invented in 1793 by |
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| what was the missouri compromise |
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| a plan to allow slavery to spread into some areas 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 belifes or passed coded messages were called |
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| the author of the poem that in 1931 became the national anthem of the united states was |
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| the kansas-nebraska act called for |
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| the residents of kansas and nebraska 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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