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The belief that the people living in a region should decide key issues is? |
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Which of the following terms describes the division of government into three branches? |
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People who come to a country to settle are called |
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What idea of Eli Whitney transformed manufacturing by making each copy of a manufactured item exactly alike? |
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What did Sequoya invent for the Cherokee people? |
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Which branch of the government has the powers to pass laws? |
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What practice became known as the spoils system? |
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elected officials rewarding political backers with government jobs |
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A person who put the interests of his or her state or region ahead of what was best for the rest of the nation was demonstrating what altitude? |
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What was the name for the journey made by the Cherokee after they were removed from there lands by force? |
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Which document set up the federal court system? |
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the federal judiciary Act of 1789 |
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Citizens vote for their political representatives in governments shaped by the political principle of |
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Why did Hamilton want to place tariffs on foreign goods? |
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Which invention did Samuel F.B Morse create, and what is its affects? |
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telegraph allowed people to communicate over long distances |
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Which of the following is true about James Madison? |
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What was one northern strategy for winning the civil war? |
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to cut off the souths imports and exports with a naval blockade |
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who commanded the Texas forces at the battle of Alamo? |
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What impact did Sacagewea have on American history? |
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She helped a u.s. expedition explore the Louisiana territory |
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The idea of spreading political power to the people and ensuring majority rule was characteristic of |
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For what period of time is a presidents term of office? |
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People who went to California during the gold rush were known as |
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The person who assassinated President Lincoln was |
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A states representation int he house of representatives is based on |
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the size of the States population |
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How did congress finally agree to address George Washington, the first president? |
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Who operated schools to educate former slaves? |
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what group of Americans sought religious freedom in the west? |
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The fifteenth Amendment gave which of the following groups the right to vote? |
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what were the black codes? |
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southern laws designed to limit the right s of African Americans |
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what did South Carlina threaten to do because of the tariff of Abominations? |
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how are members of the supreme court chosen? |
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appointed by the president and confimed by the senate |
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which of the following has the power to make treaties with foreign governments provided two thirds of the senate approve? |
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The confederate states of America were |
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the slave holding states that seceded from the union |
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who is president of the senate but has no vote unless the senate is equally divided? |
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Appomattox Court House is important because it was |
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the site were Robert E.Lee surrendered to Ulysses S.Grant |
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what gave African Americans full citizenship? |
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A severe food shortage that results in widespread hunger and death is known as |
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