Matching
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Denmark
Vesey | g. | Francis Cabot
Lowell | b. | overseers | h. | antebellum | c. | Cyrus
McCormick | i. | yeoman
farmers | d. | Know-Nothings | j. | Sarah G. Bagley | e. | Nat
Turner | k. | Harriet
Tubman | f. | William Ellison | l. | John Deere | | | | |
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1.
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was a
conductor on the Underground Railroad
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2.
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means
before the Civil War
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3.
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another name for the American Party
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4.
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led a
violent Southampton County, Virginia, slave uprising
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5.
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designed a power loom to produce cotton textiles
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6.
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blacksmith who designed a light but strong steel plow
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7.
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group
that made up the majority of southern white society
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8.
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inventor of the mechanical reaper
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9.
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carpenter who planned a huge slave uprising in and near Charleston
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10.
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urged
textile mill co-workers to form a union
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Clara
Barton | g. | George
Meade | b. | Joseph E. Johnston | h. | Mary Boykin Chesnut | c. | Mathew
Brady | i. | Winfield
Scott | d. | Elizabeth Blackwell | j. | Ambrose E. Burnside | e. | Martin
Delany | k. | James E. B.
Jeb Stuart | f. | Sally Louisa Tompkins | l. | David Farragut | | | | |
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11.
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the
Union general who commanded the Battle of Gettysburg
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12.
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a
well-known photographer of the Civil War
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13.
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he
commanded the Union ships that captured New Orleans
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14.
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a
Confederate woman who was commissioned as a captain in the Confederate army so that the hospital she
founded could qualify as a military hospital
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15.
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the
first African American to attain the rank of major
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16.
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a
nurse during the Civil War; started the American Red Cross after the war
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17.
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he
commanded a Confederate cavalry unit that gathered information on the Union troops used by Robert E.
Lee during the Seven Days Battles
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18.
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the
Confederate general who led southern troops in the first battle of the Civil War
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19.
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a
southern woman who kept a journal during the Civil War and later rewrote it for
publication
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20.
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Union
commander who ordered troops to cross an open plain during the battle at Fredricksburg
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Adams-Onís
Treaty | g. | Andrew
Jackson | b. | Samuel Slater | h. | Robert Fulton | c. | Eli
Whitney | i. | John C.
Calhoun | d. | Simon Bolívar | j. | Missouri Compromise | e. | Henry
Clay | k. | Rush-Bagot
Agreement | f. | Louis de Onís | l. | James Monroe | | | | |
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21.
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first
to use interchangeable parts in the manufacture of firearms
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22.
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associated with the doctrine of nullification
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23.
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resulted in one free state and one slave state
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24.
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architect of the Missouri Compromise
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25.
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nicknamed the Liberator
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26.
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despite winning most of the popular vote in 1824 failed to become
president
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27.
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developed a British-style spinning mill
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28.
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limited the number of armed ships in the Great Lakes
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29.
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designed a steamboat capable of carrying heavy loads upstream
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30.
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a man whose soul might be turned wrong side outward, without discovering a
blemish to the world
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | Bear Flag
Revolt | g. | mountain
men | b. | California
Trail | h. | John Augustus
Sutter | c. | manifest destiny | i. | Santa Fe Trail | d. | Juan
Cortina | j. | Tejanos | e. | Oregon Trail | k. | Stephen Kearny | f. | empresarios | l. | Antonio López de Santa Anna | | | | |
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31.
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president of Mexico who held a dictatorial control over the Mexican
government
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32.
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U.S.
brigadier general who, in 1846, led an army that occupied Santa Fe and seized control of New
Mexico
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33.
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an
overland route to the West across the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains originally used by fur
trappers but later mostly traveled by others such as farmers and missionaries
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34.
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trail
that forked off of the Oregon Trail near the southernmost point at the Snake River
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people given large land grants by the government of Mexico in exchange for agreeing to
recruit and take responsibility for new settlers
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780-mile-long overland route west that was used primarily by merchants
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37.
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Swiss
adventurer who ran a fort and trading post on the California Trail where gold was first found in
1848
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38.
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an
uprising by American settlers in California in which the settlers declared California to be an
independent republic
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39.
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a
member of a prominent Tejano family in South Texas who headed a rebellion against white
discrimination
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40.
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natives of Mexico who lived in Texas
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | John
Jay | g. | William
Clark | b. | Anthony Wayne | h. | Treaty of Ghent | c. | Francis Scott
Key | i. | Embargo
Act | d. | Treaty of
Greenville | j. | Edmond
Genet | e. | Aaron Burr | k. | Thomas Pinckney | f. | Zebulon
Pike | l. | Non-Intercourse
Act | | | | |
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41.
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his
discoveries led to expansion into Texas and the Southwest
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42.
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daring Revolutionary War hero
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43.
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young
French diplomat who wanted the United States to honor a military alliance with France
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44.
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stopped shipments of American food and other products to all foreign
ports
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45.
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almost became president in the 1800 election
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46.
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gave
Ohio and part of Indiana to the United States
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47.
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known
for explorations of the Snake and Columbia Rivers
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48.
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ended
the War of 1812
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49.
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wrote
The Star-Spangled Banner
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50.
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chief
justice who was burned in effigy
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Match each item with the correct statement. a. | free
state | g. | fire-eaters | b. | gag rule | h. | Frederick Douglass | c. | John
Breckinridge | i. | annex | d. | slavery | j. | states rights | e. | secessionist | k. | abolitionist | f. | John Brown | l. | David Wilmot | | | | |
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51.
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to
claim or take over land
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52.
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one
who wanted the southern states to leave the Union
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53.
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a
central issue that divided Congress in the mid-1800s
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54.
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a
representative from Pennsylvania who introduced an amendment that would ban slavery in all lands that
would be acquired from Mexico
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55.
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an
abolitionist and former slave who urged forcible resistance against slavery and wrote an
autobiography detailing the harshness of slave life
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56.
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a
resolution that would prevent the discussion of certain issues in Congress
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57.
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the
belief that the federal government should not interfere with a states laws
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58.
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a
southern Democrat who ran unsuccessfully for president and who believed that Congress had a duty to
protect slavery in the territories
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59.
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a
state where slavery was not allowed
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60.
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one
who wanted slavery to end
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Essay
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61.
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Explain the circumstances that led to the Dred Scott decision by the U.S.
Supreme Court. How did abolitionists respond to the decision?
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62.
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Discuss the differences between the military strategies used by the North and the
South.
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63.
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Describe the major principle of popular sovereignty. How did the Kansas-Nebraska Act
reflect this principle?
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64.
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How
was Midwest farming helped by the Market Revolution?
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65.
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Explain how the rendezvous system worked. Tell how it affected the success of the fur
trade in the Rocky Mountains and the settlement of the Far West.
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66.
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Tell
how the War of 1812 affected the United States.
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67.
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Describe some of the responsibilities filled by northern women on the home front after
many men went to battle.
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68.
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How
did the cotton gin affect the economy of the South?
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69.
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Was
the Era of Good Feelings an appropriate name for the period that followed the War of
1812? Why or why not?
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70.
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Describe how the Transportation Revolution improved the nation.
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71.
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Describe the importance of the Louisiana Purchase to the United States.
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72.
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Explain why the forty-niners migrated to California, where they came from, and how
they got there.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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73.
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Debate concerning the Kansas-Nebraska Act in Congress became so intense
that a. | the act was
repealed. | b. | an antislavery congressmember was beaten with a
cane. | c. | the Senate chamber was closed to the
public. | d. | the Whig Party resigned in protest. | | |
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74.
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According to Alexander Hamilton, what was the first thing the nation needed to do in
order to strengthen itself financially? a. | pay off all its debts | c. | print more money | b. | borrow money
from other nations | d. | raise
taxes | | | | |
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75.
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What
did the War of 1812 convince many older Republicans to support? a. | sectionalism | c. | states
rights | b. | the doctrine of nullification | d. | a stronger federal government | | | | |
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76.
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After
the Federalist Party collapsed, the nation experienced a period of a. | political
harmony. | c. | neutrality. | b. | economic turmoil. | d. | political corruption. | | | | |
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77.
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The
Era of Good Feelings a. | was a period of neutrality. | b. | was a period
when foreign countries got along. | c. | was a period of political harmony. | d. | was President
Monroes program to help Latin American nations. | | |
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78.
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The
event that sparked the use of the term Bleeding Kansas was a. | the 1855
election in Kansas. | b. | the Pottawatomie Massacre. | c. | the formation of
the Emigrant Aid Company. | d. | the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska
Act. | | |
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79.
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By
1819 most of Spains Latin American colonies a. | had formed alliances with Napoléon
Bonaparte. | b. | had launched revolutions. | c. | had formally
pledged allegiance to the Spanish monarchy. | d. | had been
overtaken by the United States. | | |
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80.
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Withdrawal from the Union was called a. | democracy. | c. | popular
sovereignty. | b. | secession. | d. | western expansion. | | | | |
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81.
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The
elder statesman who advocated compromise between northern and southern interests was a. | Robert Barnwell
Rhett. | c. | John C.
Calhoun. | b. | Winfield Scott. | d. | Henry Clay. | | | | |
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82.
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Most
southerners lived on a. | rice and chicken. | c. | corn and rice. | b. | rice and
beef. | d. | corn and
pork. | | | | |
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83.
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The
group of southerners who held extreme pro-slavery views and supported the breakup of the Union and
the formation of a southern confederacy were called a. | the Free-Soil
Party. | c. | the Democratic
Party. | b. | abolitionists. | d. | fire-eaters. | | | | |
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84.
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President Lincoln was disappointed with General McClellan because
McClellan a. | ran an
undisciplined army camp. | b. | took too many risks. | c. | was
impulsive. | d. | was often reluctant to attack the Confederate
armies. | | |
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85.
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General Stonewall Jackson was injured and later died from injuries received at the
Battle of Chancellorsville when he a. | dressed up as a Union soldier and was shot by his own
men. | b. | was assassinated
by his own rebellious troops. | c. | was mistaken for a Union soldier and shot by his own
men. | d. | attempted to
outflank the Union army. | | |
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86.
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Who
did most people blame for the American Indian uprisings of the early 1800s? a. | General William
Henry Harrison | c. | the
French | b. | President Madison | d. | the British | | | | |
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87.
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The
United States was ill-prepared for war in 1812 because of a. | a poorly
equipped army. | c. | low
morale. | b. | poorly trained sailors and
officers. | d. | an indecisive
Congress. | | | | |
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88.
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The
former governor of Tennessee who served as president of the United States from 1845 to 1849
was a. | Henry
Clay. | c. | John C.
Frémont. | b. | Zachary Taylor. | d. | James K. Polk. | | | | |
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89.
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Which
statement best describes George Washingtons attitude about being president? a. | He doubted his
abilities. | b. | He wanted to be treated like a
monarch. | c. | He enjoyed exercising all of his
powers. | d. | He felt he was out of touch with the common
people. | | |
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90.
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What
percentage of southern whites owned slaves before the Civil War?
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91.
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The
policy of popular sovereignty was not upheld by the Lecompton Constitution because
it a. | outlawed the
Republican Party in Kansas elections. | b. | encouraged American Indians to settle in
Kansas. | c. | did not allow voters in Kansas the right to completely outlaw
slavery. | d. | led to the Civil War. | | |
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92.
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Who
was the person who supposedly said Let them eat cake to a desperate French
mob? a. | Marie
Antoinette | c. | Louis
XVI | b. | Napoléon
Bonaparte | d. | Philip
Freneau | | | | |
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93.
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Searches and seizures without a warrant are illegal as a result of which
amendment? a. | Tenth | c. | Fifth | b. | First | d. | Fourth | | | | |
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94.
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The
Bill of Rights a. | provided for
fair and just elections. | b. | guaranteed the right to vote. | c. | protected
individual liberties. | d. | established U.S. citizenship for all
people. | | |
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95.
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The
Union troops that were dispatched to fight in the First Battle of Bull Run a. | were barely
trained. | b. | had soldiers with an average age of
30. | c. | were composed
primarily of American Indians. | d. | were very well trained. | | |
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96.
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The
term mountain men referred to a. | farmers. | c. | fur traders. | b. | mountain
climbers. | d. | prospectors. | | | | |
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97.
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The
U.S. general who led the siege of Mexico City was a. | Juan Cortina. | c. | Winfield Scott. | b. | John
Slidell. | d. | Zachary
Taylor. | | | | |
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98.
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Frustrated by discrimination in the mining camps, many Chinese
prospectors a. | moved to
Canada. | b. | became missionaries and ministered to American
Indians. | c. | took jobs, settled in towns, and developed associations with
other Chinese immigrants. | d. | moved to Canada. | | |
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99.
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What
new social class developed in northern society in the early 1800s? a. | upper | c. | lower | b. | middle | d. | poor | | | | |
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100.
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The
leader of the Bear Flag Revolt was a. | Juan Cortina. | c. | Stephen Kearny. | b. | John C.
Frémont. | d. | Sam
Houston. | | | | |
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101.
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Who
aided the Cherokee by helping them secure a printing press? a. | Sequoya | c. | John
Tyler | b. | Samuel Worcester | d. | Andrew Jackson | | | | |
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102.
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George Washington a. | would not meet citizens in his official
residence. | b. | refused to meet with the general
public. | c. | disliked social gatherings. | d. | refused to
isolate himself from the general public. | | |
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103.
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Capitalism is an economic system based on a. | communal
ownership of factories. | b. | free markets and private ownership. | c. | public control
of key businesses. | d. | strict government control of
industries. | | |
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104.
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How
can nationalism be defined? a. | a hatred for foreigners | c. | national pride and loyalty | b. | international
neutrality | d. | hatred of
ones own nation | | | | |
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105.
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The
revolutionaries who conducted the Reign of Terror were from a. | Spain. | c. | Portugal. | b. | Italy. | d. | France. | | | | |
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106.
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The
Oregon Trail a. | led to
Canada. | b. | led from Oregon to the East Coast. | c. | allowed people
to travel from Mexico to the Oregon Country. | d. | connected the
Midwest with the Oregon Country. | | |
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107.
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The
first Spanish settlers of California and their descendants were named a. | Californians. | c. | Tejanos. | b. | Mexicans. | d. | Californios. | | | | |
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108.
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The
opening of the Santa Fe Trail established a trade route for the a. | Rocky
Mountains. | b. | Oregon Country. | c. | Southwest. | d. | East. | | |
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109.
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The
Supreme Court ruled that no African American, whether slave or free, could ever enjoy the rights of a
U.S. citizen in the a. | Dred Scott case. | c. | Compromise of 1850. | b. | Fugitive Slave
Act. | d. | Freeport
Doctrine. | | | | |
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110.
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The
experience that the Donner party had shows that a. | traveling the Oregon Trail was
hazardous. | b. | people in that time period did not know how to travel over
mountains. | c. | the leaders of the Donner party were
inexperienced. | d. | most people died traveling to
California. | | |
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111.
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The
Indian Removal Act provided for the relocation of American Indian tribes east of the Mississippi
River to Indian Territory in present-day a. | Texas. | c. | Oklahoma. | b. | New
Mexico. | d. | Nevada. | | | | |
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112.
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The
worst conditions of the Civil War were found in a. | the hospitals. | b. | the farms of the
South. | c. | the prisoner-of-war camps in both the North and the
South. | d. | the cities of the South. | | |
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113.
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Children made up about what percentage of all factory workers in
1832?
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114.
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The
largest city in the South during the Civil War was a. | Atlanta. | c. | New
Orleans. | b. | Richmond. | d. | Chancellorsville. | | | | |
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115.
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The
Unions plan for blocking all ports in the South was called a. | the Crittenden
Compromise. | c. | the Peninsula
Campaign. | b. | Scotts Plan. | d. | the Anaconda Plan. | | | | |
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116.
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In
1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico, many Americans opposed admitting Texas to
the Union because a. | adding Texas
would also mean adding to the American Indian population in the United
States. | b. | Texas allowed slavery. | c. | Texas had a
large German-speaking population. | d. | so many Texans were of Mexican
descent. | | |
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117.
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What
was the Whiskey Rebellion? a. | a protest against federal taxes on
whiskey | b. | an attempt by farmers to raise the price of grains used to make
whiskey | c. | a protest against the legal drinking
age | d. | a protest staged
to gain support for the prohibition of alcohol | | |
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118.
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Around 1830 the Mexican government was worried about the great influx into Texas
by a. | Spanish
settlers. | c. | Americans. | b. | American Indians. | d. | Germans. | | | | |
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119.
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The
Monroe Doctrine declared that the United States would a. | expand its
territory. | b. | defend the freedoms of other nations. | c. | make alliances
with European nations. | d. | remain a neutral power. | | |
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120.
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A
leading Tejano figure in the Texas Revolution was a. | Juan Cortina. | c. | Antonio López de Santa Anna. | b. | Martín de
León. | d. | Juan
Seguín. | | | | |
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