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  1. I owned and mechanized steel mills. when workers began a strike, I hired replacement workers who would accept ...

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  2. What was one reason union membership rose in the 1930s?

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  3. What was the goal of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance?

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  4. How can the Supreme Court check the growth of presidential power?

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  5. Which president vetoed the Bonus Bill?

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  6. Who profited the most from the Gold Rush of 1849?

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  7. To what extent did the 1920s represent a social and cultural revolution in the United States? Was this revolution accepted by all?

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  8. What did the Confederacy expect to gain by withholding cotton from the market?

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  9. According to the Articles of Confederation, who had the most power?

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  10. What impact did the cotton gin have on slavery in the South?

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  11. Which state was born as a result of the Civil War?

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  12. After the raid on Harpers Ferry, who was viewed a hero in the North and who a villain in the South?

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  13. In what way did the American Revolution affect Native Americans?

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  14. Who were the muckrakers? Where did their name come from? What goal did they have in common?

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  15. What resolutions were made at the Convention of 1836 regarding army service and land grants?

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  16. What time period followed the Industrial Revolution that attempted to solve all problems facing American society?

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  17. The colony of Jamestown was established along the James River, on a peninsula. What purpose did this serve?

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  18. Why did the Whigs select William Henry Harrison as their presidential cand in 1840? How did his campaign set a new pattern for presidential contests?

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  19. By 1786 why did many merchants want the Articles of Confederation to be replaced?

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  20. How did Supreme Court decision in the case of Plessy v. Ferquson (1896) affected civil rights in the United States ?

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  21. What issue did the Land Ordinance of 1785 address?

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  22. How did the Tea Act give an unfair advantage to the Britain East India company?

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  23. Why was Harriet Tubman so determined to help slaves escape to freedom?

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  24. How did the Border Ruffians contribute to the "Bleeding Kansas" problem?

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  25. What are the differences between War Hawks and the Federalists in their views of the War of 1812?

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  26. How did the Supreme Court rule regarding the Espionage Act?

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  27. The National Reclamation Act directly affected the management of which natural resource?

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  28. What is the theme of John F. Kennedy's inaugural speech?

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  29. Why did the Founding Fathers failed to eliminate slavery ?

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  30. What were two advantages England had in fighting a war in America?

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  31. Where did the physical fighting of the Revolutionary War begin?

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  32. What did the 18th Amendment prohibit when it was ratified in 1919?

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  33. Who were the major combatant powers at the outbreak of WWI and why did the US remain neutral?

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  34. What did President Hoover hope "public works" would accomplish?

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  35. Why was Wilson's "Fourteen Points" peace plan rejected by the Allied leaders?

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