History Of The United States 1

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What year did construction begin on the Panama Canal?

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1880

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In 1819 Florida was acquired under what treaty?

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Adams-Onis Treaty

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King Phillip's War was between the English settlers and the _________

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Native Americans

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The 1st two American parties were

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The Federalists and the Democratic Republicans

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Shay's Rebellion, which occurred due to a lack of currency & harsh govt monetary policies, happened in what state?

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Massachusetts

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Bacon's Rebellion was due to what?

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The Governor's friendly policies towards the Native Americans

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One of the 1st judicial cases that addressed the freedom of the press involved whom?

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John Zenger

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The most famous leader of the Apache was?

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Geronimo

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Early english colonies produced what crop?

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Tobacco

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What was one of the main reasons prohibition failed?

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Rising law enforcement costs

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At the end of the Mexican-American War, the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo defined what?

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The Mexico/Texas border

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What woman was known for her contributions to journalism and transcendatlism?

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Margaret Fuller

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The Pig War was fought over what dispute?

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Boundaries of the U.S. and British Empire

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The 3/5's compromise was used to determine the representation of which body of people?

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Slaves

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The White House was completed in what year?

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1800

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The XYZ Affair occured when U.S. diplomats were sent to what country in 1798?

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France

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Who was the first president of the Republic of Texas?

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Sam Houston

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The Bill of Rights was signed and ratified in what year?

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1791

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The U.S. had no debt under what president?

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Andrew Jackson

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The Mason-Dixon line was developed to settle a dispute between what 2 states?

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Pennsylvania and Maryland

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The theory of nullification states that

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a state has a right to nullify any federal law which is unconstitutional

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What indian leader was not known for his battle prowess?

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Squanto

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What resource did the South believe would draw european countries to their aid?

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Cotton

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The 1st shot and battle of the Civil War occured where?

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Fort Sumter

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How many presidents have served more than 1 term?

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1, FDR

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The Emancipation Procalamation was signed when?

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1863

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The indian population declined rapidly due to what reason?

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disease

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What country never had a claim to the Oregon territory

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France

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During which president's term was the White House burned down?

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James Madison

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What best describes the Monroe Doctrine?

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The U.S. would **** up any european country that would interfere with north or south american countries

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The 1st black woman to publish writing was

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Phyllis Wheatly

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What disease commonly affected people travelling the Oregon trail?

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Cholera

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This native american chief led an attack in 1675 to push the english out

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King Phillip aka Metacomet

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In the Compromise of 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes was awarded the presidency over whom?

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Samuel Tiden

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Geronimo was a member of what tribe?

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Apache

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John Audobon was known for his work in what field

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Discovering and classifying birds

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The idea of a national bank was promoted by what party?

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The Whig

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The 1st state to secede was?

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South Carolina

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A large number of Irish immigrated to the U.S. during the Great Famine during what years?

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1830-1860

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The first transcontinental railroad was completed in what year?

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1869

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The Articles of Confederation were ratified in what year?

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1781

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What abolitionist and slave wrote "Aint I a Woman"?

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Sojourner Truth

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Who was the union general during the Civil War?

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Ullysses S. Grant

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The Federalist party was founded by whom?

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Alexander Hamilton

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Frances Willard was a suffragist who was president of what organization?

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Woman's Christian Temperance Union

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Who was the leader of the confederacy?

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Jefferson Davis

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The governing document that was signed when the U.S. was first formed was

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Articles of the Confederation

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What does the 8th Amendment protect against?

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No cruel or unusual punishments

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The most famous indian revolt that occured in New Mexico was known as

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Pope's Rebellion or Pueblo Revolt

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The Dred Scott Decision states that

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African American slaves aren't citizens

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in 1803, the U.S. purchased the Lousiana Territory for how much?

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15 million dollars

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in 17th century, a NY rebellion left whom in charge?

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Jacob Leister

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The necessity of a search warrant and probable cause is protected under what amendment?

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4th

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The first national bank was formed when?

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1791

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What caused the Trent Affair?

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The seizing of confederate diplomats onboard a British ship

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The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 ended what prior Act?

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Missouri Compromise

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In what year did the U.S. acquire the Lousiana Territory?

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1803

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What president was part of the Know-Nothing party movement?

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Millard Fillmore

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What was the largest city of the colonies?

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Philadelphia

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What slave-state did not secede from the Union?

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Kentucky

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What year was the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo signed?

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1848

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The 1st female labor unions and strikes occured where?

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Lowell Textile Mill

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The Indian Removal Act was signed under what president?

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Andrew Jackson

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The Nativist-American Party eventually become what party?

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The Know-Nothing party

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The founder of the underground railroad was

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Harriet Tubman

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The right to a speedy, undelayed trial is guaranteed under what amendment?

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6th

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the right to free speech is guaranteed under what amendment?

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1st

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What was the 1st state to ban alcohol?

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Maine

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What university was the first to accept both blacks and females?

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Oberlin College

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The Whiskey Rebellion occured due to what reason?

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a new tax

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The slave uprising that occured in 1831 that claimed 50-60 deaths was called

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Nat Turner's Rebellion

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The Declaration of Independence was signed by how many people?

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56

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The first black journal and newspaper was

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Freedom's Journal

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Who won the 7th presidency in the 1828 election?

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Andrew Jackson

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Hudsons River school was renown for its

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art

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Daniel Shays was a revolutionary war veteran who

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led an armed uprising in Massachussetts due to a post war economic depression

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The Antebellum Period is known as

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the period between the formation of the U.S. and the Civil War

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Who wrote Rip Van Winkle and Sleepy Hollow?

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Washington Irving

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California's Gold rush began where?

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Sutter's Mill

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What country owned California at the beginning of the gold rush

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Mexico

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What american activist pushed for government sponsored insane asylums?

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Dorothea Lynde Dix

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A large wave of german immigrants came after when?

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The Revolutions of 1848

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William Penn was a leader of whom?

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The Quakers

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The Sioux Treaty of 1868 granted the indians what land?

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The Black Hills of Dakota

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What year was Alaska purchased from Russia

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1867

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The Reconstruction Era refers to the period after what?

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Civil War

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What is guaranteed under the 14th amendment?

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Persons born on U.S. soil are guaranteed citizenship

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What was not an Act passed by the british to tax the colonies?

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The Cotton Act

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the 26th infantry was known for

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being predominantly black

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What indian led the Sioux at the Battle of Little Big Horn

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Crazy Horse

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What president died after being in office for 32 days?

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William Henry Harrison

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What author wrote Little Women?

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Louisa May Alcott

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When civil cases exceed a set monetary value, they are to be tried by a jury under what amendment?

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7th

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How many states seceded from the Union?

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11

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What politician defended slavery?

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John Calhoun

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The idea of a National bank was promoted by what party?

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The Whigs

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the transcontinental railroad was built by what company?

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The Central Pacific railroad company

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Sarah Grimke was known as a

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prominent abolitionist

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What amendment prohibits peacetime quartering of soldiers?

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3rd

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What was the 13th amendment?

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Abolished slavery