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What is a term for a nation's workforce?
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What is a term for a nation's workforce?
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What mostly determines the price of an item?
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Look at the following timeline. Then complete the sentence below:
The Year ______ was BEFORE 100 CE
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Imagine that you are a historian interested in the music of the American civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. You find the source described below. Read the description of the source.
During the civil rights movement, activists in the civil rights movement sang the songs "We Shall Overcome" and "We Shall Not Be Moved." An original sound recording includes participants in the civil rights movement singing these songs.
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Using the Graph Below, which of the following is TRUE
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Select the Ocean that is highlighted in the image below:
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Using the Pie Chart below: Determine which of the following is TRUE of the 1860 Election.
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Based on the timeline which of the following statements is true?
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England, France, and the Netherlands hoped to discover a
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This event ended Spanish control of the seas and led to more European countries establishing colonies in America
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The Reformation movement inspired the creation of which sect of Christianity?
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After Columbus discovered the Americas in 1492, many countries sought to establish colonies throughout the world. What is a colony?
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What is a charter?
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Twenty years after Sir Walter Raleigh received a charter from Queen Elizabeth, King James, issued a charter to the Virginia Company, a type of joint-stock company. What is a joint-stock company?
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King James of England signed a charter that setup Jamestown.
What is Jamestown best known for?
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Pennsylvania was founded as a _________________.
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The Pilgrims planned to land at Jamestown, however a nasty storm pushed the ship north to a land that was outside the control of English government. Why did the Pilgrims create the Mayflower Compact before they ever set foot on dry land?
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All Quakers are pacifists. What is a Pacifist?
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Which colonial region, founded for Freedom of Religion actually had the LEAST religious tolerance?
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Which colonial region was the most diverse?
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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the French and Indian War?
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What advantage did the French and Native have during the French and Indian War?
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A direct result of British involvement in the French and Indian War was that the -
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What was the result of the Sugar Act of 1764?
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The table below describes the -
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What is the main idea of this excerpt from the Declaration of Independence?
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Which of the following was NOT a result of the 1763 Treaty of Paris?
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Which of the following is one way the colonists showed their anger at unfair British taxes?
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Which of the following was NOT part of the Townshend Acts?
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Which "injuries" was Thomas Jefferson most likely writing about below?
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Which of the following is one way the colonists showed their anger at unfair British taxes?
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What situation is Thomas Paine criticizing in the below excerpt?
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In 1764, Parliament passed the following act:
The Currency Act
Paper money printed by colonial governments cannot be used to repay debts.
How would this act make it more difficult for planters to repay their debt to British merchants?
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Which American Patriot was named Commander in Chief of the Continental Army?
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Which of the following is TRUE about the Battle of Saratoga?
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In October 1781, Lord Cornwallis surrendered to the Continental Army after the Battle of ______
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Using the details in the below picture of the Boston Massacre, which of the following is TRUE about life in Boston during this time period?
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Although French, the Marquis de Lafayette was a hero of the American Revolution and supporter of American independence. Based on his words below, what aspect of the new country did he NOT support?
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Which battle of the American Revolution was a costly victory for the British Redcoats as they lost over 1,000 men in a single day. Thus, boosting the Confidence of the American Patriots
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As the Continental Army fought the British, the Second Continental Congress sent an Olive Branch Petition to King George III in July 1775. The petition stated that the colonies would stop fighting with Great Britain under certain conditions. Which of the following was one of those conditions?
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This American Patriot leader became known as a traitor as he betrayed the American Cause and joined the Redcoats
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Which of the following is true about the government established by the Articles of Confederation?
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What does Article III of the Articles of Confederation promise to member states?
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What right does this amendment promise to the American people?
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What was the relationship between the Articles of Confederation and taxes?
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What is the role of the Executive Branch as stated in the U.S. Constitution?
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Which group pushed for and supported the Bill of Rights?
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The movement (Age) that influenced the Constitution’s architects was the
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What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?
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What is the role of the Legislative Branch as stated in the U.S. Constitution?
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Which of the following is TRUE about Shay's Rebellion?
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What are the three branches of government as established by the United States Constitution?
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Which if the following is TRUE about the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution?
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The Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison (1803) is most closely associated with-
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On the below map, which letter shows the approximate location of the Louisiana Purchase?
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Which of the following is TRUE of the Federalist political party?
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What was George Washington warning Americans about in this excerpt from his Farewell Address?
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What was the outcome of the Burr-Hamilton duel?
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Which political party preferred power to be held by state governments?
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Alexander Hamilton's reason/s for supporting the idea of a National Bank was/were-
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What event made the land of the Louisiana Purchase less valuable to France?
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"Judicial review" is the process of--
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The primary goal of the Lewis & Clark Expedition was to-
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Why did Thomas Jefferson and his supporters create a new political party prior to the election of 1800?
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What was NOT part of Henry Clay's American System?
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What was the nullification crisis?
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Winning candidates who give government jobs to their supporters are making use of which of the following?
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Which act did Congress pass to force the relocation of Native Americans?
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The Seminole people successfully resisted their removal from which state?
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The Trail of Tears relocated Native Americans to which current US state?
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What was one unforeseen consequence of the invention of the cotton gin?
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What was the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine?
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Economic freedom, profit, private property, and competition are the major elements of which type of economic system?
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When Spanish officials realized that they could not hold Florida against the Americans, what did they do?
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What government institution did President Jackson refer to as a "den of vipers and thieves"?
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Which was the last country to challenge the US for Oregon Country?
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This group once made their money as fur trappers, but eventually became guides to those looking to settle in the western frontier
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Which word BEST describes life on the Oregon Trail?
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What stopped Florida from being admitted as a state for 6 years?
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How did the Gold Rush affect California's population?
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Which President had the largest American land expansion under his Presidency?
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the Mexican-American war?
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What event influenced many Irish immigrants to come to America?
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During the 1830s and 1840s, what were people called who were opposed to immigration?
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Enslaved people expressed their beliefs in religious folk songs called
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Based on the graph below, how many miles of railroad tracks did the North have in 1850?
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Based on the timeline below, in which year were women granted voting rights in Wyoming Territory?
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The South lagged behind the rest of the country in
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Samuel Cornish and John Russwurm started Freedom's Journal, the country's first
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Which famous African American abolitionist, speaker, and writer escaped from slavery as a runaway?
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Who was the most famous conductor of the Underground Railroad?
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Abolitionists like Lucretia Mott helped organize the
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This book described the brutal lives of slaves in America. It was banned in the Southern states but opened the eyes of the world to the reality of slavery
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The excerpt below is from a letter by the sister of a Confederate soldier in Louisiana and was written shortly after the attack on Fort Sumter. How does this quote describe the soldier's feelings about fighting in the war?
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In the span of 30 days this General lost 50,000 of his troops and was called the "butcher" by his critics.
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What was the name of the battle that contained the single bloodiest day of the Civil War?
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Who were the Military commanders that were considered a great strength of the Confederacy? Select all that apply
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General Sherman inflicted "total war" on the south, what is total war?
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Why did the Union want to control the Mississippi River and its tributaries?
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Which of these was the result of enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Act?
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John Brown was captured after a failed raid in this southern city
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What was the main topic of the Lincoln-Douglas debates?
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Which “property of this kind” is being referred to in Taney’s decision?
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Why was General McClellan relieved of his duties as commander?
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The South was mostly pleased by the Dred Scott decision because the Supreme Court ruled that
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What is the definition of fascism?
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What was the goal of Hitler’s “Final Solution”?