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T/F
The Stono Slave Rebellion in South Carolina led directly to the passage of the Negro Act of 1740 |
True
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The four voyages of Columbus were sponsored by Portugal in its attempt to establish colonies in the new world
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False
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The Spanish Conquistador Hernando Cortes was responsible for destroying the Inca empire of Peru
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False
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The idea that people of different religions ought to live together in peace is called religious toleration
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True
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The colonies of South Carolina and Georgia were the major centers of tobacco production in the British colonies
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False
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Bacon's Rebellion was an attempt to drive Indians from Western Lands so that English settlers could establish themselves on that land
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True
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King Henry VIII of England broke with the Roman Catholic Church over the issue of the line of Demarcation
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False
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The Southern Colonies were the center of the shipbuilding in the American colonies
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False
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The Crusades to the Middle East were responsible in bringing knowledge back to Europe during the middle Ages
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True
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Redemptioners were single individuals who came to the English colonies and worked for seven years to pay for their passage and learn a trade
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False
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Feudalism is a system of of duties and exchanges based upon land, war, and tradition
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True
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John Rolfe was responsible for saving the colony of Plymouth by growing tobacco in massive quantities in the colonies
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False
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In African Slavery, slaves were usually prisoners of war and became part of the tribe which had captured them
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True
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An indentured servant eusally served three years as an appreciate in order to learn a trade and pay for passage across the Atlantic
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False
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The British Govt always took an active role in the establishment and operation of the colonies during the 16 & 1700s
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False
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The nations of Spain and France were the first modern nation states to emerge during the middle ages
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False
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the major failure of the 1st English colony in the New World was the fact that the location was poor and the first settlers were lazy
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True
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the capital of the Virginia colony was moved to Williamsburg in 1699
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True
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the English, Spanish, and Native Americans were all interested in controlling the western land of the english colonies
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False
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Bacon's Rebellion occurred in the Virginia Colony
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True
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Matching: answer with: A) New England Colonies, B) Middle Colonies, C) Southern Colonies
these colonies would be known as "bread colonies" |
Middle Colonies
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These colonies were known for their production of Indigo and Rice
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Southern Colonies
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These colonies would have the largest number of ethnic groups found in them
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Middle colonies
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In which of the colonial areas would the church of England be the strongest
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southern colonies
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Puritans
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New England colonies
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Pennsylvania would be one of these
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Middle Colonies
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John Smith would be found here
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Southern Colonies
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"A city upon a hill"
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New England Colonies
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Roger Williams
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New England Colonies
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Known for lumber production and fishing
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New England Colonies
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Delaware
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Middle Colonies
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Germans would be found here
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Middle colonies
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The least populated of the regions
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Southern colonies
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Chesapeake Bay area
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Southern Colonies
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area where Great awakening began
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New England Colonies
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Multiple Choice
Which country was not involved in the age of exploration and Discovery |
Germany
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King Phillips war happened in which colony
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Massachusetts
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which people group arrived in america well before Columbus in 1492
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vikings
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which city was the largest population center of the southern colonies
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Charleston
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which indian group wanted to drive out the english of the Jamestown colony
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Powhatan
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which colony would be considered a puritan colony
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New Hampshire
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what queen was responsible for the salvation of England during the attack of the Spanish Armada in 1588
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Elizabeth I
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what explorer did not represent the kingdom of portugal during the age of exploration
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King ferdinand
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which country was responsible for bringing slaves to jamestown colony in 1619
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dutch
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which colony would slaves be most likely to maintain their african heritage
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South Carolina
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by the 1400s european merchants and monarchs looked beyond their continent to do what
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expand trade
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what was columbus searching for when he sailed from spain in 1492
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a western route to india
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what was a result of a land shortage along the coastline in the british colonies
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colonies pushed into indian lands
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the puritans migrated into the New World in order to do what
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escape religious persecution
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the frequent african american rebellions in the colonies were a result of what
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harsh laws controlling slaves
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Short Answer
a spanish conqueror was known as what |
conquistador
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the movement of slaves from africa to america was known as what portion of the trip
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middle passage
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what did indian use to communicate and trade with each other
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rivers
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in the social order of europe in the age of discovery what was the lowest level of the social class system
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indentured servant
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what spanish conquistador was able to defeat the aztec empire with an army of about 150 men
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Cortez
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what was the 1st permanent english settlement in th enew world
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Jamestown
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what event caused the people to remember the power of God as well as begin to question the british govt
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the Great Awakening
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about how many slaves were taken to the New World due to slave trade
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10 million
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one of the three reasons why the spanish wanted to explore and conquer the new world in the 1500s
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gold
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one of four requirements that a person had to meet if they wanted to vote and participate in govt in the colonies
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own land
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Ch2
British legislation punishing the colony of Massachusetts |
Intolerable acts
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he organized the american artillery around boston in 1776
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henry knox
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responsible for the Albany Plan of union
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benjamin franklin
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known as the Gibraltar of the west
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louisburg
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leading american ambassador to france during the war
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benjamin franklin
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closed the frontier to colonial settlement after the French and Indian war
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western proclamation
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another name for militia units especially in New England
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Minutemen
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an economic slump suffered by Britain due to the boycott due to the Stamp Act Congress
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depression
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writer of common sense
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thomas paine
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the midnight ride
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paul revere
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T/F
the Albany Plan of union is considered to be successful in unifying the colonies |
False
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according to our notes slavery would have died in america except for the invention of the cotton gin
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True
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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence
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True
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General Braddock was successful in his efforts to capture Fort Duquesne
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False
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John Hancock was make commander of the continental Army by the continental Congress
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False
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The committees of correspondence were established to pass information about threats to american liberty
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True
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during the american revolution the american navy was far superior to the biritish navy
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False
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the stamp act was considered by americans to be unfair since the colonies had no representation in the British Parliament
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True
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George Washington Was determined to defend New York City at the beginning of the war and even ignored congressional direction to abandon the city
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False
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Francis Marion and the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderoga
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False
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the Articles of Confederation was written by Robert Morris
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False
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Maryland was the last of the states to ratify the Article of confederation in 1781
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True
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the 1st Continental Congress sent the olive branch petition to the british govt
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False
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The americans lost more killed in battle than they did either to disease or to POWs dying
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False
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the british lost more killed or wounded than the americans did at the battles of lexington and concord
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False
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Answer
the sugar and stamp act are examples of what |
british tried to assert their authority over the colonies
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all of the following helped the americans win the war for independence except
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support of the majority of native american groups
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one major weakness of the articles of confederation was what
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congress did not have the power to tax under this form of govt
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after the battles around NYC, mass desertion occurred ...
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among the americans
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"Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania" was written in protest of what
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townshend acts
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what was the greatest defeat of the americans during the revolution
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Charleston
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which american general was the true hero of of the battle of saratoga
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benedict arnold
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what european country did not support the americans during the war for independence
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germany
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which king was in charge of england during the american revolution
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George III
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when british marched off towards lexington and concord they were ordered to capture what two american leaders
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Hancock and Sam Adams
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which man did not represent the americans in paris at the end of the war for independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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what british prime minister turned the war effort around for the british during the french and indian war
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William pitt
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who was the leader of the sons of liberty in massachusetts
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samuel adams
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what was the name given to the group of colonists who attacked and killed 20 indians in revenge for pontiacs rebellion
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paxton boys
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what company received a monoply on tea trade in 1773 and was most negatively affected by boston tea party
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East india company
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Matching
Washington surprised the hessians at this location in 1776 |
trenton
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washington and his army spent a horrible winter at this location
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valley forge
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the 1st battle of the revolution was fought at this location
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Lexington
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largest defeat of american forces during the war for independence
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charleston
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turning point battle of the entire revolutionary war
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saratoga
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french entered conflict officially after this battle
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saratoga
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cornwallis trapped at this location by washingtons army and french navy
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yorktown
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washington and his army escaped here due to a fog
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long island
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last major battle of the northern campaign
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monmouth courthouse
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turning point battle of the southern campaign
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cowpens
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be able to place the events and acts in the correct order with the dates
1754: |
Fort necessity
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1763:
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Peace of Paris
Proclamation act |
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1764:
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sugar act
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1765:
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stamp act
stamp act congress |
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1767:
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townshend acts
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1770:
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boston massacre
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1773:
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tea act
boston tea party |
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1774:
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boston port act
quebec act |
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1775:
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lexington
concord |
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1776:
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dec of ind
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Ch. 2a
represented New Jersey and presented the New Jersey or small states plan of govt |
william patterson
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represented virginia and presented the virginia or large states plan of govt
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james madison
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wrote the connecticut or great compromise
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roger sherman
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"father of the constitution"
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james madison
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leader of anti federalist forces during ratification process
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thomas jefferson
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1st secretary of war under washingtons cabinet
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henry knox
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the 1st of the govt conventions was at his residence
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george washington
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served as the second president of the united states
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john adams
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served as washingtons secretary of treasury
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alexander hamilton
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responsible for largest victory over the indians during this time period
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arthur st. clair
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leader of the "strict constructionalists" concerning the interpretation of the constitution
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thomas jefferson
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served as president of the philidelphia convention
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george washington
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responsible for the signing of the treaty of greenville
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anthony wayne
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served as adams vice president without really being loyal to adams
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thomas jefferson
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considered to be leader of the Federalist party due to his stance of avoiding war with GB
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alexander hamilton
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T/F
the articles of confederation did NOT have a single success while the document served as the law of our land |
False
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slavery was NOT allowed into the northwest territory by the land ordinance of 1817
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True
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the ount vernon convention was held to discuss the use of the ohio river
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False
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only the state of Rhode Island did not sent delegates to the philidelphia convention
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True
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the virginia plan was a unicarmeral system based upon equal representation of states
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False
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patrick henry would have been considered an anti federalist
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True
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under the trade compromise no export taxes were allowed to be placed on items by congress
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True
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deleware was the 1st state to ratufy the union
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True
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the two states that held up the ratification process of the constitution were new york and virginia
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True
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philidelphia served as the temporary capital for washintons term as prestident
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False
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samuel osgood was the 1st postmaster general serving in washingtons cabinet
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True
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the jay treaty with spain finally removed all spanish troops from the northwest territory
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False
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a quasi war is in every pahse a war except for formal declaration
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True
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the juducuary act of 1789 established three lower court systems, one for each region of the country
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False
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during the election of 1800 the feeralist party split between the supporters of john adams and john jay
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False
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who was responsible for ending the newburg conspiracy
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george washington
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what river formed the boundary of the northwest territory
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ohio
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in what state did shays rebellion occur
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massachusettes
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what state was not involved in the mt vernon convention
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new jersey
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how often is the census completed in the country
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every 10 years
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who won the presidential election of 1800
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thomas jefferson
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what man would not be considered a leader of the federalists
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samuel adams
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which european country attempted to bribe us during the XYZ affair
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france
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what is the name of the peace treaty with the indians that forced them to leave all of modern day ohio and indiana as well as detroit and chicago
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greenville
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which constitutional amendment was passed in 1800 so that the president and vice president would represent the same political party
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12th
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which country remained our #1 trading partner after the end of the american revolution
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GB
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which of the land ordinances allowed the surveying and selling of western land
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1785
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which of the land ordinances allowed for the establishment of govts in western lands
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1787
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which of the following groups of people would have been the only class represented at the philidelphia convention
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gentry
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which state would have been pleased with the 3/5 compromise in the constitution
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north carolina
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originally what was the city supposed to be called
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federal city
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in what state does the whiskey rebellion occur
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pennsylvania
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how many foreign representatives were involved int eh bribes requested that resulted in the XYZ affair
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5
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the idea of nullification came up because of what resolutions being passed in 1800 by state govts
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virginia and kentucky
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what was the name of the incident where the govt showed it would use force to put down any type of internal disorder
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whiskey rebellion
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Match the amendment to its number
unspecified rights |
9th
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rights of citizen in civil trial
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7th
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right to bear arms
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2nd
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no quartering of troops
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3rd
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no cruel and unusual punishments
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8th
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unlisted rights got to the states
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10th
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rights of the accused in a criminal trial
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6th
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foundational freedoms
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1st
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no unreasonable searches
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4th
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rights of the accused
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5th
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Ch 9&10
the american general responsible for the victory at new orleanes during the war of 1812 |
andrew jackson
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secretary of treasury for thomas jefferson that downsized both the american army and navy in the years befor the war of 1812
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albert gallatin
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this invention saved slavery in the united states
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cotton gin
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leader who ordered the sale of the louisiana territory to the united states in 1803
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napoleon
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leader of teh war hawks from the state of kentucky
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henry clay
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presient of the united states during the war of 1812
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james madison
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winner of the battle of lake erie during the war of 1812
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oliver hazard perry
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the supreme court would not be as powerful today without his leadership
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john marshall
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the leader of the war hawks from the state of north carolina
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john calhoun
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the leader of the republican party during this time period
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thomas jefferson
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this man defeated the creek indians at the battle of horseshoe bend, alabama
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andrew jackson
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this man was the last of the virgina dynasty of presidents
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james monroe
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the french leader responsible for signing the peace treaty of ghent with the US
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napoleon
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the president responsible for ordering the lewis and clark expedition
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thomas jefferson
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the man most responsible for the missouri compromise
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henry clay
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what was the largest battle of the war of 1812
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battle of new orleanes
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which state would not have supported the war effort during the war of 1812
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new york
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what was not a weakness of the country during the war of 1812
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poor soldiers
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which southern state was the forst slave state to come from the louisiana purchase
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louisiana
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what wast eh biggest reason for the economic panic of 1819
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land speculation
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plantations in what states would be most likely to sell slaves to other slave owners
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viginia
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because of the cotton gin how may pounds of cotton could a slave produc in 1 day
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150 lbs
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what type of immigrants were battling freed blacks for jobs in the northeast before the civil war
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the irish
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which of the states would be part of the area infected with alabama fever
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mississippi
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which of the slave revolts caused the greatest concern among southerners
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nat turner
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who was responisble for operating the tredegar iron works outside richmond virginia
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joseph anderson
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according to the chapter which of the crops was the most important to the country
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cotton
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the republican political party of this time was the party of which of the groups
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farmers
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which of the court cases involved the implied powers of the US govt
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mccullloch vs maryland
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these two states entered the union because of the missouri compromise of 1820
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missouri and maine
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which political party was destroyed because of its support of the hartford convention
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federalist
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which man did not become a hero because of his actions during the war fo 1812
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madison
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in marbury vs madison, justice john marshall argued successfully that the US supreme court could do what
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declare federal laws unconstitutional
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the issuance of the monroe doctrine in 1823 was prompted by what
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fear that frnace might intervene in latin america to restore spanish colonial rule
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in the treaty of ghent which ended the war of 1812 what occured
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nothing was settled beyond the restoration of the prewar status quo
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T/F
the outhern portion of the united states was the only section of the country to benefit form slavery |
False
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slavery and its spread had a major impact upon the mexican war
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True
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nashville, tennissee was one of the four major centers of the slave trade
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False
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more slaves were used in the plantation haouses then were used in the fields
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False
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house slaves were often the forst to be sold because of what they overheard in the plantation house
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True
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manumission is the act of freeing a slave
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True
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freed blacks had more job opportunities than in northeastern states than southeastern states
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False
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marriage was encouraged by slave owners because it encouraged slaves to stay close to their family members
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True
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the chrisitan religion was used as a weapon to keep slaves orderly
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True
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virginia was a state that would be know for loose slave laws
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True
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harriet tubman was know for being responsible for being a conductor on the underground railroad
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True
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it was easier to buy slave children than to encourage slaves to have children
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False
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black laws stated that it was illegal to teach slaves how to read or write
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True
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the spanish colonies would be in the area in which you would be most likely to find creoles and peninsulares
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True
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british north america would be the area in which you would find active fur trade
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False
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baltimore became a major port city because of the major tobacco trade
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True
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the expansion of trade in the early 1800s led to the development of the new shipbuilding industries in the northeast
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True
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thomas jefferson was a champion of states rights during his time as president
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True
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Thomas jefferson believed that the more power the federal govt had the better the lives of the american citizen would be
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False
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The louisiana territory was sold to the united states for $20 million dollars
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False
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Ch14/15
northern democrats who supported southern viewpoints |
doughfaces
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often considered the worst president in american history due t his inaction towards the events leading to the civil war
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James buchanan
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had served as ambassador to GB before becoming the democratic candidate for president in 1856
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james buchanan
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their 1st candidate for president was john c fremont
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republicans
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southern politicians who would not make any compromises on slavery
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fire-eaters
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"old fuss and feathers"
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winfield scott
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responsible for dred scott decision
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roger taney
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they desired to limit only the spread of slaver into the territories in 1860 not the elimination of it in states where it already existed
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republicans
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the author some claimed was responsible for starting the civil war due to her writing
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harriet beecher stowe
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winner of the battle of buena vista and whig presidential candidate in 1848
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zachary taylor
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stephen douglas was their presidential candidate in the presidential election of 1860
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northern democrats
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an important component of the kansas nebraska act
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popular sovereignty
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millard filmore took over for him as president when he died of food poisoning in 1850
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zachary taylor
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the location of the beginning of the civil war
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fort sumter
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the winner of the battle of vera cruz
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winfield scott
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T/F
geroge meade, us grant, and george mcclellan gained valuable experience during the mexican war which would be helpful to them as they served the confederacy |
False
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abraham lincoln would be considered the leader of the doughfaces
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False
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the decision to support the kansas nebraska act cost stephen douglas the chance to ever become president of the united states
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True
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the reason the population of california grew expediently we due to gold being discovered at sutter mill
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True
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the compromise of 1850 allowed missouri to enter as a slave state and maine to enter the union as a free state
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False
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the decision in the dred scott case invalidated the missouri compromise
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True
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although "bleeding kansas" was a very bloody incident in american history it ended quickly, in less than a years time
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False
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the north's population grew expediently during the 1850s during the immigration from europe
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True
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the 1st person killed in the Brown raid was a freed black
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True
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north carolina was one of the first seven southern states to leave the union and join the confederacy
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False
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uncle toms cabin was very popular throughout the united states but was ignored by people overseas
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False
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john breckenridge was the only one of the four candidates for president in 1860 who campaigned both in the north and south
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False
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franklin pierce represented the democratic party when he served as president of the united states
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True
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richmond virginia served as the only capital of the confederacy
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False
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the argument behind the dred scott case was that dred scott had traveled above the missouri compromise line with his master over two decades and therefore deserved his freedom
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True
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the whigs called the mexican american war "mr polks war" because they
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believed that mr polk had misled the country and that war was unnecessary
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authors identified with the american renaissance included all of the following except
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james fennimore copper
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the author of walden was whom
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henry david thoreau
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which of these would be considered a poet of the american renaissance period
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emily dickension
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a map of the compromise of 1850 would show that all of the following were obtained as a result of the mexican war with the exception of what portion of state
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arkansas
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the older generation of sectional leaders who played a final role in the debates of 1850 included who
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henry clay, daniel webster, john c calhoun
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the law of 1850 promised in the compromise of 1850 which put the full authority of the federal govt behind southern effort to capture escaped slaves was which of these
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fugitive slave act
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the president who died suddenly during the debates over the compromise of 1850 was
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zachary taylor
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what asian country was open to western trade by the american navy in 1854
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japan
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nativism in the 1850s refers to the fear and hatred of which of these
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immigrants
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the 1st state to secede on december 20th 1860 was
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south carolina
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the popoular name given to american party member who took no positions on any issues was what
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know nothings
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which of these positions was not held by confederate president jefferson davis in the years preceding the civil war
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secretary of the navy
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policies based on the idea of manifest destiny led to all of the folllowing except
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decline of the democratic party
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in congress most of the criticism of the mexican war came from who
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whigs
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the mexican american war involved all of the following except
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the easy defeat of the mexicans since they gave so little resistance
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which of the following was not a state in the 1st version of the confederacy
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north carolina
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the last presidential candidate the whigs ever rand for public office was
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winfield scott
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in the election of 1860 which of the following occurred
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northern democrats refused to compromise and the party split
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the application for california statehood caused turmoil in congress for what reason
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it would upset the balance of power in the senate
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who was the main character of the book uncle toms cabin
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uncle tom
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what was the maximum number of states southerners hoped to turn texas into
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6
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what caribbean island did southerners look to in order to spread slavery off the coast of the united states
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cuba
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who was most responsible for the passage of the compromise of 1850
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douglas
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besides fort sumter what other federal fort was not turned over to the confederates and would never be captured during the civil war
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pickney
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what was the official date of the civial war
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april 12 1861
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who was the american author responsible for writing mobey dick
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herman melville
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for what reason did stephen douglas introduce the kansas nebraska act that established the idea of popular sovereignty
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railroads
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what is the term that describes the presidential candidate who is not expected to win but does anyway
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dark horse
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how many months did it take a person to use the overland trails to get to west coast
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7 months
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according to the confederate constitution how long was the single term for the president
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6 years
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what was the 1st sponsored western expedition in 1803
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lewis and clark
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what was the name of the american who crossed into mexican territory and was accused of spying for the united states
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zebulon pike
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to settle in the mexican territory of texas what two things did a southerner have to agree to
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obey mexican law
become catholic |
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name of southern senator who almost beat us senator edwin sumner to death in the united states congress
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preston brooks
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Civil war test
union general burnside suffered heavy losses at this winter battle in late 1862 |
fredericksburg
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this battle showed both sides that this would be a long and costly war
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1st bull run
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this union victory allowed the north to move into the heartland of the confederacy
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chattanooga
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stonewall jackson died at this battle
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chancersville
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this battle allowed lincoln to issue the emancipation proclamation
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antietam
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the beginning of the civil war occured here
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fort sumter
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at this battle the 1st african american soldier earned the medal of honor
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fort wagner
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lee and jackson destroyed joh pope's army at this battle in 1862
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2nd bull run
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lee beat back mcclellan at this battle outside of richmond in 1862
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seven days
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this major victory by sherman guaranteed lincoln would be re-elected
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atlanta
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picketts charge occured at his battle
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gettysburg
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the bloodiest single day occured at this battle
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anteitam
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lees greatest victory of the war where he defeats hookers army facing 2 to 1 terms
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chancersville
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had the south won this battle in early 1862 the war in tennessee could have been very different
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shiloh
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this union victory allowed the north to capture arkansas and missouri
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pea ridge
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the similarities between the north and south at the beginning of the war included all of the following except
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they were basically equal in terms of population and military capacity
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the war began in charleston harbor because
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lincoln wanted to provoke the south and did
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during the 1st wave of secession between december 1860 and february 1861 how many states left the union
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seven
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southerners enlisted eagerly for all of the following reasons except
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they saw the war as a chance to reform the country
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the border states included all of the following except
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new jersey
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the 1st major battle of the war occured in virginia in 1861 and was know as 1st manassas or which of these
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bull run
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the paper bank notes issued by the federal govt under the legal tender act became known as
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greenbacks
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the battle between the monitor and the merrimack did which of these
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introduce iron plating and revolving turrets
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the emancipation proclamation did which of these
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freed only slaves in southern territory
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the new york city draft riots ...
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reflected the frustrations created by urban conditions and the gap between the rich and the poor
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at the battle of gettysburg which of these occured
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meade did not pursue the retreating confederates
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the election of 1864...
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brought lincolns reelection because republicans were unified
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grants strategy of engaging the enemy and pressing forward was effective because
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greater population of the north
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which of these two european countries had a desire to help the confederacy
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britain and france
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which of these states did not join the confederacy during the 2nd wave of secession in 1861
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georgia
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at the outset president lincoln held that the civil war was being fought to ..
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preserve the union
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the final union war strategy included all of the following except
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guerilla warfare
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the content of the constitution of the confederate states indicated that a major difference between the north and the south concerned the understanding of ..
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power behind slavery
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in foreign affairs lincolns most significant achievement was ...
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restraining foreign powers from recognizing the confederacy
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during the civil war most of the five civilized tribes in the indian territory of present day oklahoma..
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supported the confederacy
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what was jefferson davis' central problem
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in a society that prized states rights , davis had to centralize authority
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during the civil war, the term copperhead referred to
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northerners against the civil war
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sea power plated an especially important role in the civil war in the form of what
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union blockade of the confederate coast
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gettysburg has been called the most important battle ever fought on the western hemisphere. why did it occur there in the 1st place
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roads led armies there
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which of these is not considered to be a turning point battle of the civil war
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chickamauga
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T/F
after fort sumter fell to confederate forces it was quickly recovered by union forces in 1862 |
False
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lincoln wanted the south to start the war so southerners could be blamed for the conflict
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True
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many men from both sides wanted to join the armies in 1861 since it seemed like a great adventure and the war would be aver quickly
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True
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lincolns call for troops forced four more southern states to leave the union in the spring of 1861
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True
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delaware desired to joint the confederacy but lincoln flooded the state with troops so the state could not leave the union
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False
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union general mcdowell knew his troops were ready for battle and marched them quickly to 1st bull run area
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False
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the north had a population of appx 30 million people when the war began
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False
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the south had a population of 10 million whites when the war began
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False
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the union struggled with political generals during the war who had no business of being on the battlefield but served because of their political connections
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True
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Secretary of state chase was excellent at dealing with foreign alliances a keeping foreign nations from supporting the confederacy
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False
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secretary of treasury seward wanted harsher measures and punishment towards the confeeracy
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False
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during the conflict mexico fell under the control of the french puppet maximillian in hopes of establishing a french colony there after the war
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True
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no one else could have done the job of president of the confederacy as well as jefferson davis did
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True
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southerners flooded europe with cotton in 1861 in order to pay for guns and ammunition
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False
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The union was the 1st start call for the draft of men in 1864
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False
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if you had $300 dollars you could purchase a substitute to serve for you in the army
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True
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richmond virginina served as the confederate capital during the entire civil war
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False
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rebert e lee became famous nationally when he captured fort henry and donnelson in early 1862
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False
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the union blockade of the south was very effective during the course of the conflict
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False
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african americans did not serve at all during the civil war
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False
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by 1865 the 13th amendment was passed which outlawed slavery throughout the country
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True
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both sides treated prisoners of war horribly during the war
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True
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percentage wise more southern troops deserted during the war than northern troops did
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False
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both the north and the south suffered massive inflation during the conflict
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True
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the draft was successful in the south
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True
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the draft was successful in the north
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False
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us grant was brought from the west to fight robert e lee because no other union general could defeat lee
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True
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union admiral farragut was responsible for capturing mobile bay in 1864
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True
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the republicans changed their names in 1864 to the union party in order to gain more votes
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True
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john wilkes booths plan was to not only kill lincoln but many other northern leaders to throw the norther govt into a turmoil
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True
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commander of the confederate army at gettysburg
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lee
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commander of the union 2nd army corps at gettysburg
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hancock
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this man took over after stonewall jackson had been killed in battle
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ewell
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commander of the confederate 1st corps at gettysburg
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longstreet
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commander of the union 3rd corps at gettysburg
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sickles
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commander of the union 6th corps at gettysburg
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sedgewick
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commander of the confederate 3rd corps at gettysburg
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a p hill
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considered lees war horse after the death of stonewall jackson
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longstreet
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his army corps was destroyed at the battle of gettysburg
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sickles
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commander of the union 11th corps at gettysburg
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howard
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commander of the union 12th corps at gettysburg
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slocum
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commander of the confederate 2nd corps at gettysburg
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ewell
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commander of the union army at gettysburg
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meade
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commander of the union 5th corps at gettysburg
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sykes
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commander of hte union 1st corps at gettysburg
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reynolds
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