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History final? Durr.

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Pay in return for protection   tribute  
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wrote the Star Spangled Banner   Francis Scott Key  
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Encouraged Native American tribes to unite against western settlement   Tecumseh  
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Separates river systems flowing in the opposite direction   Continental Divide  
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Led independence movements in Latin America   Simon Bolivar  
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Meeting of members of a political party at which the party conducts its business   Caucus  
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President during the Panic of 1837   Martin Van Buren  
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Trade between two or more states   Interstate Commerce  
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Economic Depression /Downturn   Panic of 1837  
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General term for person who worked to end slavery   Abolitionist  
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An Abolitionist who was an ex-slave   Frederick Douglas  
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the right to vote   Suffrage  
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Abolitionist who led a raid on U.S. Army weapons stored at Harper’s Ferry   John Brown  
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False or misleading information that is spread to further a cause   Propaganda  
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Candidate for Senate who argued against the spread of slavery   Abraham Lincoln  
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Process that allows people in a territory or state to vote directly on issues rather than have their elected representatives decide 17.   Popular Sovereignty  
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Freed all the slaves in the Confederacy   Emancipation Proclamation  
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when the military takes over for the government   Martial Law  
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This protects your rights when you are put in jail   Habeas Corpus  
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warships made if metal that replaced the wooden ships   Ironclads  
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Series of bills, connected to fugitive slave act.   Compromise of 1850  
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The Fugitive Slave Act mandated the return of runaway slaves, regardless of where in the Union they might be situated at the time of their discovery or capture   Fugitive Slave Act  
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US policy that stated that further efforts by europe governments to colonized land would be viewed to us as acts of aggression.   Monroe Doctrine  
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most Indians moved west of the Mississippi   Indian Removal Act  
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encouraged people to reform themselves and society   Second Great Awakening  
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Where did Lee surrender to Grant?   Appomattox Court House  
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What did Antietam and Gettysburg have in common?   Both were Confederate invasions  
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Who was the leader of the Confederates?   Robert E. Lee  
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Who was the leader of the Union troops?   Ulysses Grant  
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What was the name of the battle that the Star Spangled Banner was written after it?   Attack on Baltimore Fort McHenry  
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Why did the South lay in ruins by 1865, what type of war strategy did the North have?   Total War  
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What was Abraham Lincoln's main goal for the Civil War?   Reunite the Nation  
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What General led the famous March to the Sea?   William T. Sherman  
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What did the North and South think about the war after the battle of Bull Run?   Realized the war would be a long, hard struggle  
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What side did African Americans fight on during the Civil War?   Union Side  
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What happened to the price of goods in the North and South during the Civil War?   Prices went up  
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Why did the Union army not draft African Americans?   Union leaders feared it would turn northern whites against the war  
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What could you tell about the war when the draft was eventually applied to the slaves in the South?   The South was not doing well in the war  
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What do you think were Lincoln’s motives in limiting the reach of the Emancipation Proclamation?   He wanted to hurt the southern war effort in those areas not under Union control  
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Did the Merrimack succeed in sinking the Monitor?   NO  
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What happened to the era of wooden ships after the first battle of the ironclads?   It was at an end  
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What law was enacted that allowed California to enter the Union as a free state?   Compromise of 1850  
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What was the first attack that started the Civil War?   Ft. Sumter  
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What did Abraham Lincoln insist about the territories in the Lincoln Douglas Debates?   Territories be kept free of slavery  
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What help decide the Election of 1860?   Regional attitudes toward slavery  
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What point was made as a result of the Dred Scott decision?   Slaves were property even if they lived in a free territory  
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How did the South react to Abraham Lincoln’s election of President in 1860?   Seven southern states seceded  
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Why did John Brown lead an attack on Harper's Ferry?   To raise an army of African Americans and lead them in a revolt  
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What upset the balance between free and slave states in the Senate?   Admission of California as a free state  
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What effect did the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo have on the U.S.?   Mexico ceded a large area of territory to the U.S.  
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What border was disputed that led to the Mexican American War?   Rio Grande  
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Why did most Americans think that the U.S. should extend to the Pacific Ocean?   Believed it was their right  
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Who came to California from all over the world and became permanent residents?   Gold Seekers  
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During the 1800s what led to a wave of reform movements?   Belief that people could improve themselves and society  
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What allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine to enter as a free state?   Missouri Compromise  
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After the passage of the Missouri Compromise, what was the number of free and slave states?   11 free and 11 slave  
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What allowed western farmers to ship goods to New York City?   Erie Canal  
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What was the primary purpose of the slave codes?   Control every aspect of an enslaved person’s life  
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What physical obstacle did many of the roads going from East to West across the U.S. have to overcome?   Appalachian Mountains  
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Why were slavery and cotton growing closely linked?   Yes, Cotton growing required a huge amount of labor  
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How did the Industrial Revolution affect some children in the United States?   They worked in factories for long hours instead of going to school  
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What document warned European nations to stay out of Latin American affairs?   Monroe Doctrine  
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Why did the North and South have different attitudes toward higher tariffs?   They had different industries  
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