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What statement expresses Washington’s beliefs about foreign policy?

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The United States should remain independent from disputes between other nations

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What best explains why American leaders formed political parties?

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To organize support for their views

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What statement described a major result of the Whisky Rebellion?

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That people realized that the new government wouldn’t tolerate violent protests

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Who was appointed governor of the “Southwest Territory”?

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William Blount

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When did Tennessee become a state?

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1796

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Who was the first elected governor of Tennessee?

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John Sevier

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What River flows through Nashville?

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Cumberland

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What River flows through Tennessee and Alabama?

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Tennessee River

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What river forms the western boundary of Tennessee?

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The Mississippi

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What amendment was passed as a result of the Election of 1800?

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The 12th

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Who won the Election of 1800?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Lewis and Clark explored a water route to the Pacific Ocean. How would such a route have benefitted overseas trade?

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It would provide a more direct route to markets in China and India

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What was a result of the Embargo Act?

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It hurt American shipping and agricultural activities

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Give an example of judicial review

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The Supreme Court rules that a new law violates the constitution

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What Supreme Court case established judicial review?

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Marbury vs Madison

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What was a way that both Britain and France disregarded American neutrality?

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Both captured American ships bound for Europe

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Who did the Americans fight in the war of 1812?

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The British

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What best summarizes the goal of Tecumseh’s Indian confederation?

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To return to the old ways and resist white settlers

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What was one cause of the war of 1812?

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The British were arming and encouraging Native Americans to fight against the United States

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What best describes conditions in the United States as it entered the War of 1812

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A small army and navy that lacked the training to face the British army

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Which future president gained notoriety during the Battle of New Orleans?

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Andrew Jackson

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What is the best interpretation of the Supreme Court decision in McCullough vs Maryland?

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States have no power to control federal institutions within their bodies

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What was a result of the War of 1812?

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Americans felt a new sense of national pride

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What precedent did President Washington set at the beginning of his first term?

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Her named leaders to head his cabinet departments

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Congress protected American manufacturers after the War of 1812 by

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Raising tariffs on imported goods

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What conclusion did President Andrew Jackson draw about the Bank of the United States

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It helped mostly the wealthy

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How were voting rights affected by growing democratic clause in the 1820’s?

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It increased the number of people participating in the voting process

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Which of the following groups thought of Andrew Jackson as their hero?

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Common people across the country

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29
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The nullification crisis was about which issue?

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Protective tariffs

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What statement about the 1824 election is true?

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The House of Representatives chose John Quincy Adams as the president

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How did the high protective tariff of 1828 affect southern planters?

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It increased the price of manufactured goods

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How did Sequoyah impact the Cherokee?

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He invented the Cherokee alphabet

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Who was governor of Tennessee, U.S. representative, U.S. senator, President of Texas, and Governor of Texas?

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Sam Houston

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Who was governor of Tennessee, a state senator and state representative, and the President of the United States?

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James K Polk

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What led settlers and trappers to move to Oregon and the Far West in the 1820’s?

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Fertile lands, plentiful rainfall, and a mild climate

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Why did the Mormons move west to settle in Utah?

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They hoped to escape religious persecution

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Why did Americans settlers in Texas come into conflict with Mexico in the 1830’s?

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Mexico outlawed slavery

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What was one challenge faced by the Lone Star Republic?

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The U.S. waited to annex them (Texas) into the Union

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What final incident caused President Polk to urge Congress to declare war on Mexico?

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American and Mexican troops clashed near the Rio Grande River

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New lands gained from Mexico lead to increased tensions because

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Americans couldn’t agree whether the new land should allow slavery

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What were the impacts of the 2nd great awakening?

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Increased motivation for reform movements

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How did the Second Great Awakening affect the slavery issue?

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It inspired many to dedicate their lives to ending slavery

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Who is the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad and is said to have never lost a “passenger”?

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Harriet Tubman

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How did the Missouri Compromise address the issue of slavery?

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It drew an imaginary line that separated free and slave states geographically

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Which part of the Compromise of 1850 created the most controversy during the 1850’s?

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The passage of a strong fugitive slave law to return runaway slaves

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The process that allows people in a territory or state to vote directly on issues rather then have their elected representatives decide is known as what?

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Popular sovereignty

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Bleeding Kansas was caused by

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The popular sovereignty allowed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act

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What was the Dred-Scott case about?

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A slave named Dred Scott sued for his freedom

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What was the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Dred-Scott case?

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Dred Scott was a slave and considered property. Since he wasn’t a citizen, he was unable to sue in court.

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What political party was Lincoln?

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Republican

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51
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What was the eventual outcome of the abolitionist movement?

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The 13th amendment

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Slavery became more widely used in the Southern region because

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Cash crops grew more easily in this region, and required a large labor force

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The Cumberland Gap, along the Wilderness Road, is situated on which mountain range?

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The Appalachians

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What was a famous frontiersmen who led settlers into Kentucky and Tennessee through the Cumberland Gap along the Wilderness Road?

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Daniel Boone

55
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What caused the French and Indian war?

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British settlers pushed west into French and Native American lands

56
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Who won the French and Indian war?

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Britian

57
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Which consequence of the French and Indian War most directly led to the Revolutionary War?

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Great Britain was in debt

58
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What does “no taxation without representation” mean?

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That colonists should have a say in the government that taxes them

59
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Define militia

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A force of armed civilians pledged to defend their community

60
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Define minutemen

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Members of the militia who were trained to respond at a minutes notice

61
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Define a patriot

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A colonist who wanted independence from Britian

62
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Define a loyalist

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Colonists who didn’t want independence from Britian

63
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Who’s Thomas Paine?

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He wrote Common Sense to urge Americans to declare independence

64
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What are the key words to the definition of Continental Congress?

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13 colonies

65
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Who were the Sons of Liberty?

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The group of people who protested against British laws using both violent and peaceful protests

66
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Who was Paul Revere?

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He created the propaganda that made the Boston Massacre look like a massacre. He took the midnight ride

67
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Which Quaker scientist, printer, and statesmen had a strong influence at both the Continental Congress and the Constitutional Convention?

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Benjamin Franklin

68
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What were the significance of Lexington and Concord?

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This fighting signaled the start of the Revolution

69
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

70
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Where was the Declaration of Independence written?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

71
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When was the Declaration of Independence approved by the Continental Congress?

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During the summer of 1776

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Why was the battle of Saratoga a turning point for the patriots?

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The patriots gained support from France and Spain

73
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How did the war in the south differ from the fighting in the other colonies?

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There was more guerrilla warfare in the south

74
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The last major battle of the Revolutionary war happened where and in what year?

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Yorktown in 1781

75
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed?

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1783

76
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What is the significance of the Articles of Confederation?

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They established the first national government of the United States

77
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Why were the articles of Confederation intentionally set up to be weak?

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To prevent an oppressive government like they had under Great Britain

78
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Was known as the father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

79
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What are the members of Senate determined by?

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Equal state representation

80
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Members of the House of Representatives are determined by what?

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Population of each state

81
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In what year was the Constitutional convention held?

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1787

82
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Where was the Constitutional convention held?

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

83
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What were the Federalist papers?

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Articles written for the ratification of the Constitution

84
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Why was the Bill of Rights added to the constitution?

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Protect personal liberties

85
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What is the U.S. Constitution?

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Structure for the US government

86
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What are the two parts of the US Congress?

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House and the Senate

87
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Who is in charge of the legislative branch?

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Congress

88
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Who’s in charge of the executive branch?

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The President

89
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Who is in charge of the judicial branch?

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The Supreme Court

90
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What is the establishment clause say?

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That government can’t support or endorse a specific religion

91
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What is the main job of the legislative branch?

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Make laws for our country

92
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What is the judicial branch responsible for?

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Explaining laws and making sure they’re constitutional

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What is the most important job of the executive branch?

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To enforce and carry out laws

94
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What makes up our bicameral legislator?

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The House and the Senate

95
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What does the presidents cabinet do?

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They advise the president and help out with enforcing laws

96
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Why are the three branches separate and balanced?

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So no one branch doesn’t have too much power over the others

97
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What part of the United States Constitution contains fundamental liberties of American citizens?

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Amendment one through 10/Bill of Rights

98
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The Constitution has survived for more than 200 years because

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It combines strong framework with flexibility

99
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Federal and state governments both have power to tax. This is an example of what?

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Federalism

100
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What type of government does America have today?

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Democratic republic

101
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How did industrialization lead to urbanization?

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Job opportunities drew workers into cities

102
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What caused the increase of Irish immigration in the mid-1800s?

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Ireland experienced a potato famine

103
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Railroads and steamboats impact in America by what?

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Increasing industry profits

104
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Few mills and factories were built in the south because Southerners did what?

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Put their money into land and slaves

105
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The South’s political leaders were mostly what?

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Wealthy planters

106
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Any white southerners who didn’t own slaves still supported slavery because they

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Knew the south’s economy relied on slave labor

107
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Who invented the cotton gin and developed the use of interchangeable parts?

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Eli Whitney

108
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How did Memphis’s geography help it to become known as the “Cotton Capital of the south”?

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Its location next to the Mississippi River made it a good place to send off cotton harvests

109
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The Industrial Revolution began with a dramatic shift from

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Hand made to machine made goods

110
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Define industrialism

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A society built mostly on mechanized industry rather than agriculture

111
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Define urbanization

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The migration of people from rural areas to cities

112
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Define textile

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Cloth items that helped start the industrial revolution

113
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Define Mass Production

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The efficient production of large numbers of identical goods

114
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Define aristocracy

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Members of a high social class; elite

115
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What are the Border States?

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Free states along the border of slave states

116
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Which state saw the most Civil War battles?

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Virginia

117
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Where was the capital of the Confederacy?

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Richmond, Virginia

118
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Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?

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Fort Sumter, Charleston SC

119
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Who won the American Civil War?

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The North

120
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Which event prompted the first southern states to secede from the Union?

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The Election of 1800

121
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Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan was designed to

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Squeeze the economy of the south

122
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Who was the commander of the southern army?

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Lee

123
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Who was the commander of the Union army?

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Grant

124
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Who was the president of the Union?

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Lincoln

125
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Who was the president of the confederacy?

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Davis

126
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Define secession

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To break away

127
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Define battery

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A collection of artillery

128
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Define calvary

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A soldier on horseback

129
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Define infantry

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A soldier on foot

130
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Define siege

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To surround and bombard a city for a long period of time

131
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war because

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Southern troops reached their northernmost point in Union territory

132
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With the fall of Vicksburg, Union forces

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Gained control of the Mississippi River

133
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General Tecumseh Sherman’s march through Georgia was

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An example of total war

134
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant, ending the Civil War?

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Appomattox Courthouse

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