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  1. The building of the transcontinental railroad across the United States led to the establishment of what?

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  2. By the time the Civil War ended how many Americans had died?

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  3. What act was passed in the late 1800s to exclude an entire ethnic group?

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  4. In 1766, what act was passed by Parliament which stated that Parliament had the authority to pass legislation for the colonies in all matters?

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  5. Why did NVA and Vietcong forces attack the U.S. military base at Khe Sanh?

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  6. Why did industrialists favor the national bank?

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  7. What are some ways the American Revo|ution affected women?

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  8. Which state was the last to abolish slavery in the north?

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  9. What party split in the presidential election of 1860?

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  10. What role did political machines serve in cities?

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  11. The Great Depression began in what year?

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  12. How did the National Consumers' League try to improve the lives of workers?

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  13. What aspect of Franklin's writing shows that he was influenced by Neoclassicism?

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  14. Why was the meeting of the First Continental Congress in 1774 a significant event?

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  15. What did the Sons of Liberty do to protest the Stamp Act?

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  16. How did political revolutions of the 19th century fail to advance the rights of women?

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  17. Why might colonial leaders interested in independence want to blame the Boston Massacre on the British?

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  18. What caused the Homestead Strike of 1892?

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  19. In general, what was the year 1776 like for the Continental Army?

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  20. What was Stephen A. Douglas's view on slavery?

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  21. Who was the American commander in the South known as the "fighting Quaker"?

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  22. Why did Theodore Roosevelt want William Taft to succeed him as president?

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  23. What organization did Marcus Garvey found?

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  24. What was the result of President Richard Nixon having to follow the Twenty-fifth Amendment?

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  25. Who received the largest number of popular votes and Electoral College votes in the election of 1824?

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  26. What did abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass most associate with freedom?

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  27. Which economic system did many New Deal measures strengthened?

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  28. What African-American farmer and surveyor helped design the city of Washington D.C?

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  29. Who was the leader of the Yamacraw?

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  30. What led Adolf Hitler to order German submarines to attack American ships?

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  31. How did the violent response to the Freedom Rides and the Birmingham marches aid the civil rights movement?

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  32. Why is Dorothea Dix famous?

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  33. How did Hiram Rhodes Revels feel about former Confederates?

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  34. Which product became the Old Northwest's major cash crop for the northern market?

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  35. Why did Juan Sequin fight on the side of the Mexicans?

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