History of the Americas
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- Great Britain is located in which country
- What was the 2 step process used in the homes of families? what was the production method?
- Which compromise created an imaginary line across the Louisiana purchase?
- What are some examples of ways slaves would have kept their spirits up during their hard lives?
- The British system of mercantilism was opposed by many American colonists because it
- What # state was MS in order of secession?
- What term would have been used to describe a northerner who moved to the South to make a profit after the Civil War?
- The cotton gin, new farmlands in the west, and the demand for cotton in northern and European textile factories led to
- The resolution of the presidential election of 1876 was often referred to as a "corrupt bargain." Who would have most likely called it that?
- Which of the following happened FIRST?Reconstruction beganThe Civil War beganThe Missouri CompromiseThe Kansas Nebraska Act
- What did the Anti-Federalists demand before they would ratify the Constitution?
- During whose election did the "common man" first have a major impact on a presidential election due to an increase in eligible voters?
- What is the name for the form of government used in the United States in which power is both shared and divided between the national government and the states
- Which Civil War battle resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River?
- Which of the following was NOT a purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation?
- In which state did violence occur between supporters of the "free soil" movement and supporters of slavery?
- Which group was created to resist Reconstruction efforts in the South?
- Which of the following happened last?The Battle of GettysburgThe Siege of VicksburgAntietamAppomattox Courthouse
- In which of the following Civil War battles was the Union army was able to halt Robert E. Lee's invasion of the north?
- In which southern City did Sherman take control of the southern rail lines and begin his "March to the Sea?"