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1
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how many states was their originally

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13 eg new york, new jersey and north carolina

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2
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when did america fight britain for its independence

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1776-1783

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3
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who was the first president

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george washington

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4
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what was the treaty of greenville

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it allowed the US to take parts of the northwestern territory

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5
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what caused the treaty of greenville

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in 1794 the native americans were defeated at the battle of fallen timbers

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6
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when was thomas jefferson president

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1801-1809

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7
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how much did jefferson buy louisiana for

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15 million

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8
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who did jefferson buy louisiana from

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the french

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9
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when was andrew jackson president

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1829-37

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10
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where were the NA forced to move

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further west

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11
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when was slavery phased out of states

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1839

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12
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when was the cotton gin created

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1793

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13
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what were the 5 tribes called

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cherokee, chickasaw, choctaw, creek and seminole

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14
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how much did the cotton gin make up us exports

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42 percent

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15
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when did seminole sign a treaty with the US

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1830

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16
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how many people does a city need to become a state

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60,000

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17
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what was the supreme court

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to check the president and congress did not break the rules of constitution

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18
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what was the name for the rules of america

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constitution (document of rules)

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19
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what was the USA voting system

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democracy

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20
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what is a democracy

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rule by the people

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21
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what was the requirements to vote initially in america

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white
make
owned property

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22
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what is a federal country

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13 original states that had their own rules as well

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23
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what is a state

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smaller political units which are part of the country of the us

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24
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what were limitations of the state laws

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couldn’t go against there constitution

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25
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what did george washington do in the west

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fought wars either indians and took their land

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26
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george washington

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commander of the army
1st president

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27
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thomas jefferson

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3rd president of the us

28
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what did thomas jefferson do

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opened up territories in the north west and south west for settlement

29
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when was the louisiana purchase

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1803

30
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between 1815-19 how many slaves were sold in the south

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100,000

31
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what was the missouri compromise

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1820- agreement of an equal number of slave and non slave states added to america

32
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indian removal act

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1830 the removal of native americans who lived east of the mississippi riber

33
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what did the lakota sioux eat

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buffalo

34
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when did people start travelling west

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1840

35
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how far was the journey west

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3000 miles

36
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who founded the mormons

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joseph smith in 1830

37
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what are mormons

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a religious group that emphasised moderation, saving, hard work, and risk taking

38
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why did the mormons move west

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to escape religious persecution

39
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where did the mormons move to

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salt lake city, utah

40
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when was the california gold rush

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1849

41
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who opposed slavery

A

people in the north

42
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when was the american civil war

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1861-1865

43
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what did democrats believe about slavery

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that it was natural and right

44
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what did republicans believe about slavery

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unfair to enslave people

45
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what impact did the cotton gin have on slaves

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as the cotton gin was a fast machine, slaves had to pick cotton even faster, move slaves got called in due to the amount of work

46
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what happened after the louisiana purchase

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louisina, alabama and mississippi joined the usa as slave states

47
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what was the missouri compromise

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where states had to join the usa in pairs- 1 slave state 1 non slave state

48
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what was the anti slavery society

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lloyd garrison and tappan formed this society to help slaves who fled to the north to tell their story

49
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what was the underground railroad

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douglass and tubman helped smuggle slaves to escape- thousands of slaves escaped

50
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when did congress ban slavery in new territories

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1846

51
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when was the clay compromise

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1850

52
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why were slave holders worried in 1850

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the north was growing in power and wealth

53
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what was the clay compromise

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cali enter as a free state
all states had to return escaped slaves to their holders

54
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why did henry clay help the south

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victory for slave holders because they had slaves back so were earning more money again

55
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1854 kanas- nebraska act

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kansas and nebraska could not be slave states

56
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when was the bleeding kansas

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1850s

57
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what was the bleeding kansas

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political violence increased between those who were pro slavery and anti slavery

58
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how many people got killed during the bleeding kansas

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200 people

59
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when did buchanan become president

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1856

60
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did buchanan support slavery

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yes

61
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what did lincoln promise

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give free land to the west
a transcontinetal road run through the north

62
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when did states start to leave the union

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1860

63
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who led the confederate congress

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slaveholder jefferson davis

64
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who started the war

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confederates

65
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when did the war begin

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april 1861

66
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