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1
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When was the Monroe Doctrine?

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1823

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The Erie Canal enabled travel across which state?

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New York

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3
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Who was president from 1829-1837?

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Andrew Jackson (Jacksonian Democracy)

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4
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What established the South in the Industrial Revolution?

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The cotton gin

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Who brought about the cotton gin?

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Eli Whitney

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When was slavery in the south ended, and through what amendment?

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1865, 13th amendment

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Where was the Cherokee Trail of Tears?

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From Georgia to Oklahoma

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When was the Cherokee Trail of Tears?

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1830

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What war took place in 1846-1848?

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War with Mexico

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What happened in 1849?

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California Gold Rush (49ers)

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Who was the 16th president, and what was he known for?

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Abraham Lincoln: Emancipation Proclamation and Gettysburg Address

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When was the War between the States?

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1861-1865

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When was the Battle of Gettysburg?

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July 1-3, 1863

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How many states seceded (left) the Union and established the Confederate States of America?

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11 southern states

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Who was the general of the south in the War Between the States?

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Robert E. Lee and Jackson

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Who was the general of of the north in the War Between the States?

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Ulysses Grant

17
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What year was the transcontinental railroad completed?

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1869

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How long did a trip from California to New York take after the transcontinental railroad was completed?

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10 days

19
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When was reconstruction in the south?

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1865-1877

20
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When was the Battle of Little Big Horn?

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1876

21
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Who defeated General Custer and all of his men in the Battle of the Little Big Horn?

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Sitting Bull and Crazy Horse

22
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What war took place in 1898?

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Spanish-American War

23
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Who cleared a path between the oceans with the Panama Canal?

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President Teddy Roosevelt

24
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What inventors were famous in the early 1900s?

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Thomas Edson and the Wright Brothers

25
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When was the Great World War (World War 1)?

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1914-1918

26
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When was the Great Depression?

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1929-1941

27
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How many Jews did Hitler persecute?

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6 million Jews

28
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How did World War II start?

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Hitler invaded Poland

29
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When was World War II?

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1939-1945

30
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The war against Communism was called what?

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The Cold War

31
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The space race took place when?

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1957-1969

32
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who wrote the Monroe Doctrine

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James Monroe

33
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how long was the Battle of Hastings

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3 days

34
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Who defended against Mexico

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The Alamo

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