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  1. I was an African American born into a free family and the first African American to serve in Congress. I was a mode...

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  2. What was the "Double V" campaign?

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  3. Why did labor unions strike, and what was the effects of their strikes?

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  4. Why were working conditions and salaries less than satisfactory for many people in the late 1800's?

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  5. Do you think the Federalists or the Antifederalists had the more valid arguments?

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  6. Who were the significant people or groups of Reconstruction and what were their goals?

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  7. Can someone help me with this question about political parties?

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  8. What was mostly true of women's circumstances during the Great Depression?

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  9. What event sparked both the formation of a distinct American identity and a severing of cultural ties to Europeans?

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  10. What was the outcome of James K. Polk's policy in the Oregon Territory?

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  11. How did Eleanor Roosevelt change the role of the First Lady during Franklin D. Roosevelt's time in office?

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  12. How and when did the United States begin to extend its influence in Latin America?

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  13. How did Prohibition affect popular culture and American society?

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  14. What were the disadvantages of the Redcoats during the Revolutionary War?

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  15. Why did Paul Revere shout "the 'Regulars' are coming?

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  16. How did Commomwealth v. Hunt affect the lives of workers?

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  17. What did the Constitution of 1795 establish?

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  18. How many soldiers were at Fort Edward?

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  19. How did the Office of Price Administration help manage the wartime economy?

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  20. What is the historical significance of Congresswoman Barbara Jordan's keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in the summer of 1976?

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  21. Why did President Truman believe that political change would come to the Soviet Union?

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  22. What is the role of government to the Federalist?

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  23. How did John Brown's raid impact the national issue of slavery?

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  24. In what year did the House Un-American Activities Committee investigate the movie industry in an attempt to root out communist sympathizers?

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  25. How did the Boston Massacre stir up rebellion in Massachusetts?

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  26. How would you summarize the key historical events in the struggle of African Americans to secure voting rights?

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  27. How did the Supreme Court justify the restrictions of the Sedition Act?

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  28. Who were César Chavez and Dolores Huerta?

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  29. How did the outcomes of the elections of 1854 and 1856 affect the Republican Party?

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  30. What did George Washington do at the 1st Continental Congress?

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  31. What was the chief cash crop of the Chesapeake colonies?

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  32. What was the purpose of the Child Labor Act?

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  33. How did the U.S. government change its response to the Great Depression after the election of Franklin Roosevelt?

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  34. Where did most European immigrants to America in the late 19th century enter the country?

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  35. Who was the founder of New Hampshire?

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