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What was one of the reasons for westward expansion?
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Political instability in the East
A desire for isolation from the rest of the world
A need to escape religious persecution
Opportunity for land and resources
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What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
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To transport goods only within the West
To connect the East and West coasts
To connect Canada and Mexico
To provide transportation for Native American tribes
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What was one of the reasons for westward expansion?
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What was the purpose of the Transcontinental Railroad?
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What is the name of the trail that led pioneers to Oregon?
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What was the Louisiana Purchase?
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What is the name of the famous fort in Texas that was attacked by Mexican forces?
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What was the California Gold Rush?
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What territory did the US acquire from Mexico in 1848?
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What land did the US acquire from the United Kingdom in 1846, settling a boundary dispute?
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What US state was annexed after being an independent republic?
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What US state was purchased from France in 1803?
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When did the Mexican American War start?
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Which country won the Mexican American War?
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Who was the president of the United States during the Mexican American War?
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What was the main cause of the Mexican American War?
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Who led the Mexican army during the Mexican American War?
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What treaty ended the Mexican American War?
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Which of the following was a major issue of sectionalism in the mid-1800s?
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Which region of the United States supported tariffs to protect their industries in the 1800s?
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Which region of the United States relied heavily on agriculture in the 1800s?
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What did the Compromise of 1850 do?
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Which state was the first to secede from the Union in 1860?
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Why did the South secede from the Union?
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What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
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Which of the following was a result of sectionalism in the United States?
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When did the Civil War start?
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What was the primary cause of the Civil War?
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Who was the President of the Confederacy?
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What was the name of the first battle of the Civil War?
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What was the name of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War?
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Who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln?
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What was the name of the Confederate General who surrendered at Appomattox Court House?
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What amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery?
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Who became president after Abraham Lincoln's assassination?
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What was the organization created by Southern Democrats to intimidate and oppress African Americans?
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Who was the first African American to serve in the U.S. Senate?
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What was the purpose of the Sharecropping system?
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Which Reconstruction Act allowed African Americans to vote?
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Which amendment gave African American men the right to vote?
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Which amendment granted citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States?
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Which amendment prohibited the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude?
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Which amendment declared that all persons born or naturalized in the United States were citizens of the United States and of the state in which they resided?
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Which amendment declared that slavery and involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall not exist within the United States?
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Which amendment declared that no state shall deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law?
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Which amendment declared that no state shall deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws?
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What were Black Codes?
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When were Black Codes enacted?
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Which amendment to the US Constitution did Black Codes violate?
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What was the purpose of Black Codes?
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Which of the following was an example of a Black Code?
