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101 Cards in this Set
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What is the policy that warned Europeans to not interfere in the Americas?
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Monroe Doctrine
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What is the upper house of Congress that has 100 members?
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Senate
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What document stated the reasons for the colonists separation from Great Britain?
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the Declaration of Independence
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What limits the power of the government to protect the people?
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Bill of Rights
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What group of people wanted to change the church of England?
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Puritans
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What is the presidential rejection of an act passed by Congress?
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veto
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When did the colonists declare their independence from Great Britain?
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July 4, 1776
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What was the uprising of Massachusetts farmers that showed a weakness of the central government?
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Shay's Rebellion
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Where did the Pilgrims land in America?
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Plymouth Rock
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What is a government where a small group has the power called?
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oligarchy
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What were the series of religious wars to get back control of the Holy Land called?
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Crusades
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Where did the "Shot Heard Round the World" occur?
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Concord
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What was the period of time when the Earth's temperature dropped and the level of the ocean dropped?
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Ice Age
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Who invented the cotton gin and developed the idea of interchangeable parts?
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Eli Whitney
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What is the form of government in which the people rule themselves?
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democracy
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What changed the procedure of electing the President and the Vice President?
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the twelfth (12th) amendment
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When did Christopher Columbus "discover" America?
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October 12, 1492
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What gives Congress the power to pass al laws necessary and proper to run the government?
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Elastic Clause
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What is the lower house of Congress that has 435 members?
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House of Representatives
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On what date did the American Revolution begin?
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April 19, 1775
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Where did the first shots of the American Revolution take place?
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Lexington
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What man "discovered" America for the third time?
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Christopher Columbus
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During the winter of 1777-78, where did the Continental Army stay under extremely harsh conditions?
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Valley Forge
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When five colonists were killed by British Red Coats, it was called the _________ ___________.
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Boston Massacre
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What are the representatives from each state who select the president called?
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the electoral college
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What was the first document of government for the United States?
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the Articles of Confederation
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What is a loose union of states or nations called?
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confederation
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What was the cash crop that made Virginia successful?
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tobacco
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What man rode to warn of the British attack?
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Paul Revere
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What was the agreement to have a bicameral legislature called?
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Great Compromise
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Who was the Queen of England at the beginning of English colonization?
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Elizabeth I
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What was the name of the king who started the church of England?
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Henry VIII
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What is Washington's sneak attack against the Hessians at Trenton on Christmas night, 1776 known as?
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"Crossing the Delaware"
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What is the acceptance of people with different beliefs called?
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toleration
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What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
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Bill of Rights
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The control of our government is divided among the three branches. What is this principle called?
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separation of power
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Who was the Viking explorer who "discovered" America?
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Leif Ericson
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What was the last major battle of the American Revolution?
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Yorktown
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What man wanted to reform the Catholic church?
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Martin Luther
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Who attempted a naval invasion of England in 1588?
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Spanish Armada
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Which branch of government carries out the law?
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executive
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What is the principle that states one branch of government has some authority over the others?
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checks and balances
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What is the idea that citizens must give their permission to be taxed called?
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"No taxation without representation."
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Where did the battle for control of Boston Harbor take place?
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Bunker Hill
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What group of people wanted to leave the Church of England?
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Separatists
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What is the name of the ship on which the Pilgrims sailed to America?
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Mayflower
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What is the law making body of our government?
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the legislature
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What is the name of the period of change when machines took over the production of goods?
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Industrial Revolution
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What does 'bicameral' mean?
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two chambers or two houses
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What was the court case that established the Supreme Court's power to declare a law unconstitutional?
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Marbury vs. Madison
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Prehistoric people migrated from Asia to Alaska across a _______ _______.
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land bridge
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What were people who wanted to leave the Church of England called?
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Separatists
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What do we call the land north of the Ohio River that was taken from Great Britain during the American Revolution?
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Northwest Territory
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________ was originally a Dutch settlement, but is now called New York City.
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New Amsterdam
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What was the attempt to change the Catholic Church called?
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reformation
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When a king rules a country, what is it called?
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a monarchy
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What is the concept that power is distributed between national and state governments called?
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federalism
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Which branch of government enforces and defines the law?
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judicial
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Who was Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army?
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George Washington
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A social system in which one level of society owes something to a higher level of society in return for protection is called ________.
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Feudalism
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Who is called the Father of the Constitution?
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James Madison
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Where was the battle fought that was the "turning point" of the American Revolution?
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Saratoga
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What are the names of Christopher Columbus' ships?
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Nina, Pinta, Santa Maria
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Who was the French emperor that sold Louisiana to the U.S.?
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Napoleon
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Which Vice President killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
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Aaron Burr
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Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
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Lewis and Clark
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What is the movement of people from rural areas to the cities called?
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Urbanization
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Who invented the self-scouring steel plow?
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John Deere
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What is the name of the twenty-first state that was admitted to the union in 1818?
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Illinois
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What is the man-made water transportation route in northern New York?
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Erie Canal
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The Missouri Compromise prohibited slavery (made it illegal) in the Louisiana Territory north of this line. What is the line?
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36 degrees 30' North
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What is the process by which the Supreme Court decides if a law is constitutional?
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judicial review
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Where were 180 Texans killed by the Mexican Army?
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Alamo
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In 1849, there was a large migration westward in search of quick wealth. What was it called?
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the California Gold Rush
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Who was an early leader of the women's suffrage movement?
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Susan B. Anthony
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The group of people who worked for the end to slavery are called what?
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Abolitionists
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What was the conflict over the southern border of Texas called?
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the Mexican War
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What is the horse drawn machine that is used to harvest grain called?
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reaper
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What was the first successful English settlement in America?
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Jamestown
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Who was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the Marbury vs. Madison case that established the court's right to judicial review?
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John Marshall
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What is a union of states with a strong central government called?
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federal
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At what event did the colonists dress as Indians to protest high taxes?
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the Boston Tea Party
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American citizens have the right to know the crime they are accused of before going on trial. What is this principle called?
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habeas corpus
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What is the belief that people have the right to rule themselves called?
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popular sovereignty
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What is the document called that sets the principles and the plans for the government?
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the constitution
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What covert (hidden) movement helped escaped slaves go northward?
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the Underground Railroad
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Who was one of the best conductors on the Underground Railroad and was also known as "Moses of her people"?
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Harriet Tubman
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What novel (book) was written by an abolitionist about slave life in the South?
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
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What senator from Massachusettes was brutally attacked by a representative from South Carolina?
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Charles Sumner
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What are those who work for the end to slavery called?
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abolitionists
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What was the name that was given to the South during the Civil War?
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Confederacy
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Who was the representative from South Carolina that brutally attacked Senator Charles Sumner?
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Preston Brooks
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Who led the radical abolitionists that attacked the arsenal at Harper's Ferry to begin a slave revolt?
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John Brown
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Who was the slave who sued for his freedom thus causing the Missouri Compromise to be declared unconstitutional?
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Dred Scott
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What was part of the campaign for U.S. Senator from Illinois in 1858?
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Lincoln/Douglas debates
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Where did the first shots of the Civil War take place?
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Fort Sumter
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When was the beginning of the Civil War?
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April 12, 1861
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When did Lee surrender to Grant?
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April 9, 1865
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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America?
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Jefferson Davis
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Which battle was the turning point of the civil war?
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Gettysburg
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