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1. The idea that the United States had the right to rule North America from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean was called
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manifest destiny
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2. The Trail of Tears refers to
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the journey of the Cherokee from Georgia to Oklahoma
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3. As a result of the Mexican-American War, Mexico ceded to the United States land including
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California and a huge area in the Southwest
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4. In 1853, the United States reached its present boundaries by gaining land through the |
Gadsden Purchase
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5. Which of the following was NOT a difference between the North and the South before the Civil War?
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commitment to extending its own way of life
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6. At the time of his election in 1860, Abraham Lincoln’s position on slavery was
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that the spread of slavery should be stopped
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7. The Confederate States of America formed when
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Southern states seceded from the Union
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8. After the war, the U.S. Congress abolished slavery in the United States in the
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13th Amendment
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9. How did the idea of manifest destiny affect Native Americans? |
the U.S. government used it as an excuse to evict Native Americans from their tribal lands and give the land to white settlers
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10. What were the immediate causes of the U.S. Civil War?
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election of Abraham Lincoln, secession of Southern states, Confederate forces firing on Fort Sumter
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11. The first country to give full voting rights to women was
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New Zealand
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12. The people known as the Maori are
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a Polynesian people that settled in New Zealand
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13. The British colony originally set up as a penal colony was
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Australia
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14. What was the political impact of the Great Famine in Ireland?
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The British enforced demands that Irish peasants pay their rent and resentment against Britain developed into demands for independence
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15. Alfred Dreyfus was a French army officer who was unjustly accused of
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selling military secrets
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16. The pogroms that took place in Russia were fueled by
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anti-Semitism
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17. The Chartist movement pressed for all of the following EXCEPT
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universal female suffrage
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18. Describe how democracy was limited in Britain in the early 1800s.
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In Britain in the early 1800s the vote was limited to men with substantial property. Women could not vote at all. Only the wealthy upper 5% ran the government
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19. What was Henry Ford’s most significant invention and why was it significant?
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The assembly line; It created more affordable automobiles. More cars could be produced in less time
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20. Who created psychoanalysis, based on the idea that the unconscious mind has a powerful influence on behavior?
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Sigmund Freud
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21. What concept is the theory of evolution based on?
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natural selection
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22. Who invented the light bulb?
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Thomas Edison
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23. Who built the first working airplane?
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Wilbur and Orville Wright
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24. What did the germ theory of disease conclude?
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bacteria causes disease
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25. What type of energy did Marie and Pierre Curie discover?
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Radioactivity
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