Question 1

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were based on the theory of

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states’ rights.

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republicanism.

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popular sovereignty.

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the “Elastic Clause.”

Question 2

The quotation supports which of the following ideas?

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Americans should set aside their differences and unite.

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The Democrat-Republicans are more divided than the Federalists.

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The American people will always be strongly divided.

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Differences of opinion will tear apart the nation.

Question 3

What was the impact of Marbury v. Madison?

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It helped to create a lasting balance among the three branches of government.

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It showed that the judicial branch had more power than the legislative branch.

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It made it clear that an amendment to the Constitution was necessary.

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It showed that the legislative branch had more power than the judicial branch.

Question 4

With which country did Jefferson negotiate the Louisiana Purchase?

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France

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Spain

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Britain

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Mexico

Question 5

Why did Tecumseh attempt to unify Native Americans?

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They were continuing to lose their land to white settlers.

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The British in Canada had declared war on the Shawnee and Delaware.

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William Henry Harrison refused to sign the Treaty of Fort Wayne.

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The British were trying to force them to move to Europe.

Question 6

Which of the following was an effect of the War of 1812?

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It encouraged the growth of American manufacturing.

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It nearly doubled the size of the United States.

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It helped strengthen Native American resistance in the South.

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It showed that the United States could not defend itself.

Question 7

Where were most early American factories built?

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New England

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the Midwest

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Oregon Country

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the Southeast

Question 8

Eli Whitney’s cotton gin led to

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a sharp increase in cotton production.

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the decline of the plantation system.

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a decrease in the demand for slave labor.

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the growth of textile mills in the South.

Question 9

Which of the following was a result of Nat Turner’s rebellion?

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Whites killed more than 200 African Americans in revenge.

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The Virginia legislature voted to end slavery.

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Thousands of enslaved Africans were freed.

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Southern states eased restrictions on African Americans.

Question 10

Increased nationalism after the War of 1812 led to

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a strengthening of the federal government.

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an end to protective tariffs.

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increased differences among political parties.

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the defeat of the American System.

Question 11

Which of the following describes the Monroe Doctrine?

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It stated that the Americas were closed to further colonization.

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It gave the Russians permission to establish trading posts in San Francisco.

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It showed that the United States was not concerned with events in Latin
America.

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It warned that the United States had the right to interfere in European affairs.

Question 12

Spreading political power to more people to ensure majority rule is known as

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Jacksonian democracy.

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the doctrine of nullification.

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the spoils system.

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sectionalism.

Question 13

Why were Southerners against the Tariff of Abominations?

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It favored the economic interests of the Northeast.

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It significantly lowered tariffs on raw materials and manufactured goods.

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It required that the federal government sell lands in the West at low prices.

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It made American-made goods more expensive than foreign goods.

Question 14

Which of the following describes Jackson’s policy toward Native Americans?

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He viewed them as conquered subjects living within U.S. borders.

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He wanted all Native Americans moved east of the Mississippi River.

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He wanted all Native Americans to be able to vote and own property.

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He thought they should be able to form their own governments within the
nation’s borders.

Question 15

How did the Indian Removal Act affect the Cherokees?

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Thousands died on the forced journey from their homeland to Indian Territory.

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They had to exchange their lands in Indian Territory for lands in the Southeast.

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The Supreme Court ruled that the Cherokee Nation had to submit to state laws.

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A small group of Cherokees gave up their lands, but most were able to stay.

Question 16

Why did Jackson veto the charter of the Second Bank of the United States?

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He thought the bank was corrupt and had too much power.

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He thought the bank favored the poor at the expense of the rich.

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He thought the bank should make it harder for people to borrow money.

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He thought the president should control the nation’s money supply.

Question 17

Most pioneers who went west were motivated by the desire to

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make money.

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spread Christianity.

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gain political freedom.

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gain religious freedom.

Question 18

The quotation supports which of the following ideas?

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Continental expansion by the United States is bound to happen.

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The claims of other countries to the same territory must be respected.

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Expansion across the entire continent will require some limits on liberty.

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Continental expansion is limited by self-government.

Question 19

Which of the following was not a result of the war with Mexico?

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Mexico agreed on the Nueces River as the border with Texas.

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The United States agreed to protect the Mexicans living within acquired lands.

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Mexico gave up a vast region known as the Mexican cession.

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Mexico recognized that Texas was part of the United States.

Question 20

Who were the forty-niners?

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people who went to California in search of gold in 1849

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people who wanted the 49th parallel as the northern boundary of the U.S.

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people who settled Oregon Territory at or near the 49th parallel

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people of Spanish or Mexican descent who had settled California in 1649

Question 21

Which of the following factors “pulled” immigrants to the U.S. in the mid-1800s?

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religious freedom

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population growth

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political turmoil

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poor harvest

Question 22

People who want to eliminate foreign influence from their country are called

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nativists.

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radicals.

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emigrants.

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immigrants.

Question 23

How did the Second Great Awakening encourage reform?

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Revivalist preachers called for people to help others.

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Most people moved to faith-centered communities.

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Shakers vowed not to marry or have children.

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Church members spread news of labor strikes across the country.

Question 24

The reform efforts of Dorothea Dix led to

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publicly funded mental hospitals.

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a ten-hour workday for government workers.

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the first public high school.

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the first free school for the blind.

Question 25

How did Harriet Tubman fight against slavery?

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She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad.

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She led a rebellion on the slave ship Amistad.

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She published the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator.

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She sent an antislavery petition to Congress.

Question 26

What idea stated here was not stated in the Declaration of Independence?

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All men and women are created equal.

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Inalienable rights include life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

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Government’s powers are derived from the consent of the government.

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Governments are instituted to protect rights.

Question 27

What event led to the war with Mexico?

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President Polk ordered Zachary Taylor to station troops on disputed territory.

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Mexican troops forced American settlers back to the Nueces River.

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Americans in California staged and declared independence from Mexico.

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Winfield Scott invaded Mexico at Veracruz and pushed toward Mexico City.

Question 28

Why did California’s application for statehood in 1850 create turmoil on a
national level?

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California would make free states outnumber slave states.

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California was the most populous state.

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California had many immigrants.

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California would become the wealthiest state.

Question 29

How did immigration during the mid-1800s affect the growth of cities in the
United States?

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Northern and Midwestern cities experienced the most growth.

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Older cities declined as new cities grew.

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Cities did not grow, since most immigrants settled on farms.

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Growth was limited to eastern ports.

Question 30

Why did New England mill owners hire more women than men during the
mid-1800s?

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Mill owners could pay women less money than men.

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Women were willing to work longer hours than men.

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Women had more experience working in mills than men.

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Men had already entered other careers when the mills opened.

Question 31

The Compromise of 1850

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made California a free state and ended the slave trade in Washington, D.C.

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outlawed slavery in any territory acquired from the War with Mexico.

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allowed accused fugitives to be held without a right to a jury trial.

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put limits on the amount of people who could settle in California.

Question 32

The primary goal of the Republican Party in 1856 was to

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halt the expansion of slavery and protect Northern interests.

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discourage immigration.

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support states’ rights.

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defend the use of slave labor in Southern plantations.

Question 33

The Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford

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increased tensions between Northern and Southern states.

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strengthened the Missouri Compromise.

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led to the creation of the Know-Nothing Party.

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settled the conflict of slavery between Northern and Southern states.

Question 34

Who argued that popular sovereignty was the best way to address the expansion of
slavery?

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Stephen Douglas

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Dred Scott

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Abraham Lincoln

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Roger B. Taney

Question 35

Why did the Southern states decide to secede after the election of 1860?

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Southerners feared that Lincoln would abolish slavery.

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Southern leaders feared that Lincoln would force the South out of the Union.

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Jefferson Davis wanted to be president of the South.

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Lincoln wanted Northerners to take over the production of Southern cotton.

Question 36

What does this passage describe?

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a woman escaping slavery with her child

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a woman working to recapture runaway slaves

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the life of a woman who has escaped from prison

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the work of a conductor on the Underground Railroad

Question 37

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

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Confederates fired on Fort Sumter.

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A Confederate army invaded Maryland.

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Union forces invaded Virginia.

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The Southern states seceded.

Question 38

Why did the Union navy blockade the South at the start of the Civil War?

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to weaken the South’s economy by cutting off its trade

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to prevent the South from attacking the North by sea

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to prevent Confederate leaders from fleeing the country

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to discourage other nations from sending troops to help the South

Question 39

In the Civil War, African Americans were

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eventually allowed to fight for the North.

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used as spies in the South for the Confederacy.

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always allowed to fight for both the North and South.

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never allowed to fight for either the North or South.

Question 40

The Civil War had different battlefield strategies and more casualties than
previous conflicts because of

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advances in military technology.

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widespread disease.

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the use of spies.

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the use of trenches.

Question 41

Northern Democrats who favored peace with the South were known as

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Copperheads.

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scalawags.

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greenbacks.

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carpetbaggers.

Question 42

Through which state did Sherman lead his march to the sea?

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Georgia

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South Carolina

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Tennessee

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North Carolina

Question 43

According to Lincoln, what was the reason men gave their lives at Gettysburg?

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The nation might live.

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Their children might live.

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Their fathers might live.

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The Confederacy might live.

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