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who proposed the Missouri compromise?

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Henry clay

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what was the nick name given to the railroad system?

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iron horse

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which radical believed that God told him to free the enslaved people of Virginia and ended up killing 50 white people?

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Nate turner

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which percentage of the southern population did not own slaves

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75%

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5
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the AO treaty gave the U.S. which territory?

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Florida

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which document did the U.S. release saying European countries would no longer interfere w the political affairs in the Americas?

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the Monroe doctrine

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7
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which state joined the union as a free state in 1821

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Maine

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Henry clay and supporters are apart of which political party?

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republicans

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what was the highest social class in the south?

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planter elite

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what crop was considered king in the south?

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cotton

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Jackson political party?

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democratic

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name given to the movement of the native Americans from the south east to Great Plains?

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trail of tears

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13
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which women opened up the first institution of higher learning for women ?

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mary Lyon

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which social class was the largest in the south?

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yeoman class

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which invention helped the cotton industry to expand

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cotton gin

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which bill gave president Jackson the power to send war ships to charleston harbor

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force bill

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17
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shortest presidency

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harrison

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18
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which secret society was based around navitism?

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know nothing’s.

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19
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which country was formed by the American colonization society?

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Liberia

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joesph smith led which religious group?

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Mormons

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21
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Dorothea Dix was a reformer for which part of society

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mentally ill

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22
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influential leader of the second great awakening?

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Charles finney

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23
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creator of the newspaper the liberator

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William harrison

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24
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Leiman beacher helped form what groups

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benevolent societies

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which Native American tribe won the court case Worcester vs. Georgia
Cherokee.
26
between the 1820-1850 immigrants came from where
Ireland
27
most popular east west trail?
Oregon trail
28
how much land were western squatters given under the preemption act?
up to 160 acres
29
Mexican and Americans trade trail?
Santa Fe trail
30
which social class was the top class in California?
Spanish dons
31
besides agriculture what major economic activity thrived in New Mexico
sheep hearing
32
unlike Americans women in Mexican Culture have what right
own land
33
the slogan 54-40 or fight was used in what territory
Oregon
34
who was the first and only president of the republic or Texas?
sam Houston
35
who was the major settler of Texas and brought 300 families w him?
Stephen f austin
36
which major battle took place in San Antonio
the Alamo
37
which territory was given the nickname bear flag republic
California
38
the U.S. declared the border between Mexico and Texas at what river
rio grande river
39
who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad
Harriet Tubman
40
who was the author of the compromise of 1850
Stephen Douglas
41
what event gave California a large population?
gold rush
42
what treaty ended Mexican American war?
treaty of Guadalupe hidalgo
43
what was the most controversial part of the compromise of 1850
fugitive slave act
44
what was Winfield Scott's plan called to defeat the confederacy
anaconda plan
45
which amendment officially banned slavery?
13th
46
Sherman's March to the sea ended in which Georgia scene
savannah
47
which confederate general died in the battle of Chancellorsville?
stonewall Jackson
48
Jefferson davis wanted the south to fight a war similar to what war?
the revolutionary war
49
which 2 countries did the south try to get support from?
France and Britain
50
what day did lee surrender to the union?
April 9, 1865
51
who ran against Lincoln in the election of 1865?
george McClellan
52
what was the first state to succeed from the union
South Carolina
53
after the battle of Antietam what did Lincoln achiev
emancipation proclamation
54
the emancipation proclamation freed slaves in what area
states in rebellion
55
of those who died in civil war what % died of illness
2/3
56
what % of the union army was made up of African Americans?
10%
57
what were the 2 exemptions of joining the army?
300% fee and finding a replacement
58
new type of ship that emerged during the war?
iron clad
59
Capitol of the confederacy?
Richmond
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3 exemptions to joining the confederate army
government official, owning 20 or more slaves or being a teacher
61
which amendment granted African Americans US citizenship
14th
62
under military reconstruction the south was divided into how many districts
5
63
what was the most common jobs for women in the war
nurse
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which groups goal was to drive northerners out of the south and give power back to the Democratic Party?
kkk?
65
what was the name given to laws passed in the south that limit the rights of African American
black codes
66
what event brought the end of radical construction
compromise of 1877

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