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- Who favored and benefitted from Alexander Hamilton's financial and economic development programs for the United States?
- How did Alexander Hamilton's justify the proposed bank of the United States?
- What caused the Whiskey Rebellion of 1794 in southwestern Pennsylvania
- This was a congressional agreement of 1820 which included the admission of one free and one slave state to maintain the balance of free and slave states in the Union.
- In the end, the Reconstruction Period was a failure and did not accomplish what it intended to do.
- It was called the 'Enlightenment Era' because it was a time when influential scholars, writers and scientists actively sought to use reason and rational thought to rid the world of witchcraft.
- President Andrew Johnson, as Abraham Lincoln's successor, proposed a very lenient policy toward the South after the Civil War.
- Westward expansion was greatly aided in the early 19th century by the _____________________ (1803), which was followed by the Corps of Discovery Expedition that is generally called the __________________________________.
- The British were supplying the Native Americans with guns to fight the Americans and to stop them from settling the west. Who was the Native American Leader who had a vision of keeping the Americans from settling the Northern Territories?
- The Second Great Awakening embraced a more optimistic view of the human condition. By stressing that individuals could assert their "_________" in choosing to be saved and by suggesting that salvation was open to all human beings,
- When the war of 1812 officially ended, there was no clear winner. The United States had proven itself to be an independent nation capable of defending itself, and Britain, made no further attempts to undermine American sovereignty.
- Under the Constitution that replaced the Articles of Confederation, how many senators does each state receive to represent them in congress?
- One of the most significant aspects of Lincoln's election is that he held all of the Free states and none of the slave states.
- What were the years between 1870-1900 called in the United States, that best summarized the idea of something looking great on the outside, but not on the inside?
- Who was the general who led the Union in the Battle of Vicksburg and eventually became the general of all of the Union Troops?Select one:a. General George McClellanb. General Robert E. Leec. General William Shermand. General Ulysses S. Grant
- Who was a social reform leader working to help African Americans and was the founder of the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People)?
- In which states did President Abraham Lincoln free slaves through the Emancipation Proclamation?
- True or False?President Andrew Johnson, as Abraham Lincoln's successor, proposed a very lenient policy toward the South after the Civil War.
- Taxes were not new in the American colonies, so why were the colonists so upset about the new taxes Britain placed on them?
- At the heart of the Second Great Awakening in urban areas, was a religious commitment to __________________ by elite and middle-class urban dwellers.