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1. How did President Wilson attempt to gain the public’s support for the League of Nations?(1 point) Responses He announced his
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2. What led to a significant increase in the number of factory jobs available to African American workers during World War I?
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3. Which problem did George Washington encounter when he became president?Question 9 options: Great Britain was refusing to trade
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4. Why did Alexander Hamilton think a national bank would strengthen the central government?Question 5 options: The bank would have
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5. Which weaknesses are associated with the articles of confederation
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6. What led to the founding of the American Anti-Imperialist (expansion) League?(1 point) Responses The annexation of the
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7. Which of the following actions did John Adams take after the XYZ Affair?A He paid the money that the French demanded. B He asked
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8. What was the result of administrative weaknesses under the Articles of Confederation?The national government could not maintain
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9. American imperialism was split between two groups. Those who supported expansion (expansionists) and those who did not
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10. Identify one political factor that influenced American imperialism. (1 point) Responses the desire to spread Christianity and
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11. Which statement is TRUE about the Dred Scott Court Case in 1857?The decision pleased both the North and South. Abolitionists
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12. What was an underlying source of tension in westward expansion during the 1850s?The inflation of goods A sharp decrease in
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13. How did the question of slavery cause growing tensions before the Civil War? Select the two that apply.Northern states,
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14. what regions did the trail of tears take placeCoastal Plain Piedmont Blue Ridge Ridge and Valley Appalachian Plateau only answer
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15. where did the trail of tears take placeonly answer the question
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16. Which of the following reasons led to the origination of the Progressive movement?(1 point) chose 1 correct answerResponses
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17. Evaluate Andrew Johnson's Impact on National Unity ( 1 sentence )
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18. Evaluate Lincoln's Impact on National Unity( 1 sentence )
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19. Evaluate Lincoln's Impact on National Unity 1 sentence )
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20. Evaluate Lincoln's Effectiveness of Implementation ( 1 sentence )
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21. Lincoln Reconstruction Plan Evaluation for Support for Freed People’s Rights Evaluation ( 1 sentence )
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22. who was involved during the dahlonega gold rushonly answer the question
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23. What can you infer about the rising sectionalism?a. it would lead to more cooperation between states b. it would lead to
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24. What was the result of the War of 1812?a. Almost every political issue between Britain and the United States remained the same
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25. What important precedent did George Washington set at the end of his second term?a. running for office a third time b. not
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26. what regions of georgia did william mcintosh and the treaties of indian springsCoastal Plain Piedmont Blue Ridge Ridge and
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27. what regions of georgia did william mcintosh and the treaties of indian springsCoastal Plain Piedmont Blue Ridge Ridge and
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28. The violent conflict between the "Free Staters" and "Border Ruffians" is commonly called "__________."A Bleeding Kansas B
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29. What can you infer from the excerpt about why the Hartford Convention hurt the Federalist party?"Delegates from around New
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30. The process that would let Kansas and Nebraska decide for themselves whether to be free or slave states was known as __________.
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31. Which two leaders created the Compromise of 1850?A Clay & Douglas B Clay & Lincoln D Douglas & Lincoln
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32. who was all the people involved in the william mcintosh and the treaties of indian springsonly answer the question
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33. Why is the Declaration of Independence significant regarding equality?• It was the first document to declare rights for women.
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34. How did Henry Clay believe his American System with high tariffs on imported goods would benefit the West and South?a. He
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35. According to Stephen Douglas, who should decide the slavery issue?the Supreme Court the US Congress local citizens in each state
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36. Which of the following was a consequence of the Louisiana Purchase?a. Because of the high cost of the purchase, the United State
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37. what regions did the yazoo land fraud take place
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38. Use what you learned about Lincoln’s views on slavery to complete each sentence.Abraham Lincoln argued that slavery was .
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39. Why did Lincoln come out of political retirement?He was unhappy about the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act. His law practice
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40. What led directly to the formation of the Republican Party?passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act the outcome of the
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41. What did the CCC accomplish? (paragraph 7)the civilian conservation corps
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42. What effect did the issue of slavery have on politics in the 1850s?It pitted the Whigs and Democrats against each other. It led
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43. How did the cotton gin lead to the growth of slavery?(1 point)Responses The cotton gin slowed cotton production so plantation
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44. Which option correctly describes what happened during the Trail of Tears?(1 point)Responses Many indigenous people were forced
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45. Why did Francis Scott Key write “The Star-Spangled Banner”?(1 point)Responses He was inspired by American soldiers. He was
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46. Who won the presidential election of 1800?(1 point)Responses Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson John Adams John Adams Aaron Burr
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47. What does the Bill of Rights focus on?(1 point)Responses the rights of government the rights of government the power of the
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48. Which agreement was accepted by the delegates in regard to slavery and population? (1 point)Responses the New Jersey Plan the
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49. Put the following events in chronological order. You should put the event that happened earliest first, then work up to the most
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50. what people was involved during the yazoo land fraudonly answer the question
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51. Use the article Founding Father to answer this question.Founding Father Which detail from the article explains why Ben Franklin
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52. Use the stories Founding Father and Printer's Ink read by your Learning Coach to answer this question.Founding Father Printer's
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53. Who was involved during the yazoo land fraudonly answer the question
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54. What invention is most responsible for the expansion of enslaved labor in Georgia?A. Steamboats B. Spinning jenny C. Cotton Gin
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55. What did the Dred Scott decision help contribute to?the Missouri Compromise abolitionist activities the Civil War Bleeding
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56. What is an example of how states’ rights were a cause of sectionalism?States wanted to pass laws without federal interference.
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57. What are key facts about the Missouri Compromise? Select three responses.It was proposed in 1820. Missouri was granted statehood
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58. Which event occurred because of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?Bleeding Kansas the Compromise of 1850 the Missouri Compromise
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59. Why was Frederick Douglass important?He was the first governor of Kansas. He made the first pro-slavery speech in Congress. He
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60. Why was the program sometimes called “Roosevelt’s Tree Army”? (paragraph 7)
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61. How did slavery cause sectionalism in the antebellum era?Southern politicians supported the expansion of slavery into new
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62. Which slavery-related event occurred first?the Compromise of 1850 the Fugitive Slave Act the Kansas-Nebraska Act the Missouri
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63. Why did Thomas Jefferson's attempt to stop British and French from attacking American ships with the Embargo Act fail?(1 point)R
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64. What were causes of sectionalism? Select four responses.economic differences the 1860 presidential election states’ rights
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65. Why did Northerners support Hamilton's tariff?(1 point)Responses The tariff protected the North from paying additional fees when
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66. Which were the two most important factors in Georgia’s growth after the American Revolution? Select the two that apply.A.
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67. In 1735, James Oglethorpe recruited a group of Highland Scots to settle in Georgia. Why did Oglethorpe choose these Scots to
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68. what was one cause of the second cherokee war in south carolinaa: the British became indebted to Cherokee traders, who demanded
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69. what was one cause of the second cherokee war in south carolina?
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70. Which describes the Trail of Tears? Select the two that apply.A. It describes the removal of 15,000 Cherokee from Georgia lands.
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71. Which of these was NOT a concern regarding adding Texas as a state?A provoking a war with Mexico B adding a state made up of
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72. Growing TensionsThe Georgia Platform Who was involved? Think about the people or groups who were involved and affected by this
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73. Which methods did Georgia use to distribute land in the late 1700s and early 1800s?A. collective bargaining and issuing bonds B.
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74. Manifest Destiny" refers to the belief that ___ had given the U.S. a mission and right to extend civilization across the
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75. Use the article Founding Father to answer this question.Founding Father Which detail from the article explains why Ben Franklin
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76. Use the stories Founding Father and Printer's Ink read by your Learning Coach to answer this question.Founding Father Printer's
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77. Two individuals are riding horses up a mountain path.Bourgeois by Alfred Jacob Miller The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore Question
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78. "The faith and justice of our nation were at hazard [in danger]. That faith and justice were pledged for the protection of the
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79. How were the North and the South different prior to the Civil War? Select the two that apply.(2 points) Responses The North was
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80. Access to land for a canal across the Isthmus of Panama was Theodore Roosevelt's primary reason for urging Panama to revolt
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81. Which of these best explains the stance of the Anti-Imperialist League?(1 point)Expansionism violated the Treaty of Paris
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82. Which British law required Americans to house and feed British troops?Quartering Act Sugar and Molasses Act Stamp Act Navigation
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83. Use the image to answer the question.Lewis and Clark’s group are shown standing on the edge of a Native American camp, about
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84. Our judges are as honest as other men, and not more so. They have, with others, the same passions for party, for power, and the
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85. In the North, which group was most likely to face conscription into the military?(1 point) Responses men with low-paying jobs
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86. QuestionWhere did the Homestead Act open land to farming? (1 point) Responses the Northeast the Northeast the West the West the
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87. What arrangement did President Madison make with France to stop the seizing of American ships? (1 point) Responses to be its
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88. Complete the following sentence.The leader of the uprisings in 1763 was a leader from the tribe. His name was Pontiac. iroquois
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89. Which one of the following statements best describes the French and Indian War?The war was fought in Europe and America. The
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90. Which of the following Indigenous American groups allied with the Americans during the Revolutionary War?(1 point) Responses
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91. Which of the following were results of the French and Indian War?began the long process of unifying the colonies colonial
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92. Which of the following were results of the French and Indian War?began the long process of unifying the colonies colonial
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93. How was the eastern basin of the Mississippi River obtained by Britain?by treaty with France after victory in war by treaty with
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94. How was Florida obtained by Britain?by treaty with Spain after victory in war by conquest of the Dutch armies holding it by
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95. Which of the following was one important contribution made by Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention? (1 point)
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96. The 13 stars and stripes on the first American flag represented the 13 original colonies. The American flag still has 13 stripes
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97. Which statement best explains why the Civil War continued after the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Court House?(1 point)
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98. What was the first American flag called?A Old Reliable B New England Classic C The Stars and Stripes
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99. When was the first American flag approved?A July 4, 1776 B June 14, 1777 C December 25, 1780
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100. How were state and local governments in Texas affected by the increase of population between 1850 and 1860?(1 point) Responses
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