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- ...was probably most responsible for bringing the French into the War on the side of the U.S
- ...commanded the man British army coming out of Canada in 1777
- ...commanded the British troops which captured New York in 1776
- ...was the ultimate result of Continental Congress' efforts to finance the war
- ... commanded all British troops in the Carolinas and Virginia in 1780 and 1781
- The British concentrated their war effort between 1776 and 1780 in the middle states...
- strategically, the ... won the battle of Valcour island
- ...did NOT go to war with Britain by the end of 1780
- ...Led the failed attempt to invade Canada in the winter of 1775-76
- Alaska PurchaseGadsden PurchaseHawaii Annexation Louisiana PurchaseMexican CessionTexas AnnexationThirteen Original ColoniesOregon CountryNorthwest Territory
- no state could ever again leave the Unionthere would be no more slavery in the United States
- Lincoln issues the Emancipation ProclamationThe Thirteenth Amendment is added to the Constitution
- South Carolina secedes from the UnionThe Confederate States of America is formed
- No ___________________ laws were passed during FDR's presidency, he didn't want to lose the support of Southern Democrats.
- Out of all of the things to come out of the New Deal, the most significant change might be the expanded role of the ______________.
- Which New Deal program/agency regulated the stock market, which stabilized the market during the Great Depression.
- The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938--outlawed child labor, set the maximum work week at 44 hours, and established a minimum wage at ________ per hour.
- During the 1930's, filmmaker _______________________made movies like Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, which showed individuals triumphing over adversity.
- The New Deal _______________ brought together a group of voters which included; southerners, blue-collar northerners, farmers, and African-Americans. This gave the democrats power over the House of Representatives for almost 60 years.
- FDR lost support due to his openness to ______________________, which would've created an imbalance in the three branches of government.