History of the Americas
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- What state experienced a land sale boom during the 1920s?
- Most of the fighting in the war took place in one state. Which state, and what percent of the fighting took place there?
- What condition did not prove harmful to farmers during the great depression?
- Although Roosevelt's programs were daring and controversial, leading critics strongly urged the government to spend more and to gain more control over the economy
- Where did Lee surrender to Grant at the end of the war? Spell it.
- Charles Coughlin shared his support of FDR on a nationwide radio broadcast
- Roosevelt's plan to add new justices to the Supreme Court was recognized as a threat to the balance of power among the three branches of the federal government
- The dust bowl was a result of overgrazing, cultivation, and drought
- How much bigger was the Norths population than the South? Did this count include slaves?
- How many states did the North have? The South?
- Whos military reputation is greater than any other Civil War general because he won many battles with a smaller army?
- Who was the "conductor" of the underground railroad? Where did most of these slaves escape to?
- Treaty that ended the Mexican War, granting the U.S. control of Texas, New Mexico, and California in exchange for $15 million
- How much did the US pay for the Gadsden Purchase?
- Which battle was Grant's siege of nine months?
- what made the great depression end
- What did FDR mean by "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself?"
- Who was the genius of the war who harassed Sherman's lines in the South?
- Which battle was the key to Lincoln's 1864 reelection?
- Why was Lincoln willing to fight at the beginning of the war?