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  1. Which groups pooled money together to provide help to new immigrants?

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  2. What was the first income tax that was passed in 1862 created to fund?

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  3. What does the creation myth reveal about the cultural values of the Iroquois?

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  4. How did the first Presidents choose federal officials?

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  5. The Limited Test Ban Treaty forbids nuclear testing in every area except?

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  6. What did President James Polk do to gain additional U.S. territory, including California and New Mexico?

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  7. Where was the first stop for immigrants in America if they were Asian?

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  8. Who gained power in the U.S. Congress after the 1874 Congressional election?

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  9. What did Jefferson mean by "We are all Republicans and Federalists."?

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  10. What was the Pennsylvania battle that ended Lee's last hopes for achieving victory through invading the North?

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  11. Why did the Colonist began to protest the Stamp Act?

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  12. What did the Chinese Exclusion Act call for?

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  13. Why was South Carolina placed under military control?

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  14. How did liberalism as inspired by Franklin Roosevelt continue into the 1950s-1970s?

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  15. What are three ways President Taft upset progressives?

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  16. Some Americans feared that immigrants would take land and jobs away from people who were already here. What did this lead to?

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  17. What was a result of the Progressive Party's focus on protecting consumers?

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  18. What was one result of the United States' support of Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967?

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  19. The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to fix problems in the Articles of Confederation. What did the delegates do instead?

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  20. How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention balance competing interests?

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  21. How did Squanto help the settlers?

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  22. What was Ronald Reagan's basic belief about economic growth?

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  23. Why do you think that the United States demanded a 99-year lease on military and naval bases in the Philippines?

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  24. In the 1980s, what brought about record national budget deficits?

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  25. How was the Federal Government able to finance the increased production of goods and supplies during World War I?

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  26. What was the purpose of World War 1?

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  27. Discussion of how Atticus Finch showed compassion to others in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'?

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  28. In Common Sense, what does Thomas Paine say in response to the argument that the colonies will continue to flourish under British rule?

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  29. How did policies like Dollar Diplomacy and Open Door Policy affect U.S. involvement in international affairs?

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  30. What did the Soviets want from America when Nixon took office in 1969?

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  31. Why was Martin Luther King Jr. disappointed with the church leaders upon his arrival to Birmingham?

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  32. How did the death of Tecumseh affect the war in the West?

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  33. What was the impact of U.S. involvement in Panama?

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  34. What are often used to describe the loss of Native American culture in the United States?

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  35. What was the name of a major gold discovery in the Sierra Nevada Mountains?

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