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Question
The internal slave trade in the Unites States ran from the __________.a. West to the Upper South
b. Upper South to the West
c. Upper South to the Lower South
d. Lower South to the Upper South
e. Lower South to the West
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c. a formal, nonprofit organization that helped fugitive slaves escape to Mexico
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a. the rights to Florida
b. fishing rights in the Gulf of Mexico
c. guaranteed independence from Britain
d. a portion of the territory east of the Mississippi River would be owned by the United States
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Which of the following was true at the outset of the Spanish-American War?
a. There was little public support for the war in the United States.
b. The American military was well prepared to fight a war.
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d. The American army was composed of soldiers well trained in quelling Native American uprisings.
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a. a covert operation through which the Reagan administration planned to topple the Iranian government
b. a diplomatic disaster in which Iranian and Nicaraguan leaders were deeply insulted by one of
Reagan's speeches
c. a foreign policy crisis in which Reagan sent combat troops to both Iran and Nicaragua in order to keep the peace
d. a crisis between Iran and Nicaragua that nearly resulted in nuclear war
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a. sought to organize skilled workers in particular trades
b. had long been championed by the American Federation of Labor
c. was led by William Green
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Which of the following required 50 percent of southern voters to take an oath of loyalty to the Union before the southern states could regain their status as states?
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b. Fifteenth Amendment
c. Loyalty Act
d. Tenure of Office Act
e. Wade-Davis Bill
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c. favored a strongly centralized, authoritarian form of government
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a. Germany
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c. Venezuela
d. Mexico
e. Spain
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a. Whigs felt that Jackson had usurped the executive presidential power by abusing the Constitution in the nullification crisis and Bank War.
b. Whigs meant that Democrats had usurped the executive power by creating a corrupt bargain between President Adams and Henry Clay.
c. Whigs believed that Jackson was a weak president who ceded too much control to state governments and therefore had to be usurped.
d. Whigs wanted to usurp Jackson's executive powers by winning back the presidency.
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Which of the following explains why England lost the Revolutionary War?
a. The British government did not believe it could win the war.
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d. George III never supported the war effort.
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b. North Vietnam and South Vietnam
c. Iran and the United States
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Why was the Panic of 1837 significant for President Van Buren?
a. Van Buren had to respond but was hampered by his own political party's laissez-faire policies, dooming his reelection.
b. Whigs blamed Van Buren for the crisis, further strengthening their popular appeal.
c. Democrats blamed Van Buren for the crisis, further strengthening their popular appeal.
d. Van Buren responded contrary to his political party's laissez-faire policies, forcing the economy into enough of a rebound to win him a second term.
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a. ordered the CIA to focus on domestic rather than international intelligence operations
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a. reducing corporate taxes
b. restoring competition
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a. avoiding entangling foreign alliances
b. concentrating on promoting trade and commerce
c. alliances with major European powers
d. U.S. domination of the Americas
e. U.S. acquisition of Mexico, but not Canada
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c. the encomienda
d. the missions
e. colonial governments
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How was the Watergate Scandal similar to the Iran-Contra affair?
a. Both were excused by the American public because they were overshadowed by significant progress in U.S.-Soviet relations.
b. Both ultimately restored the American public's faith in the integrity of the federal government.
c. They both brought the United States to the brink of nuclear war.
d. They both involved major errors in international diplomacy.
e. Both involved secret, illegal government actions that tarnished the president's reputation.
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The Treaty of Tordesillas of 1494 resulted in __________.
a. war between Spain and Portugal
b. Portuguese control of Brazil
c. English control of Canada
d. French control of Martinique
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a. that it added support for the Articles of Confederation
b. the establishment of new, more efficient trade regulations for the United States
c. the settlement of problems involving Spain's control of the Mississippi River
d. the nationalists' recommendation to Congress for a convention to revise the Articles of Confederation
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President Reagan's policies toward the Soviet Union changed in his second term when Reagan __________.
a. focused more on destroying the Soviet Union's economy than on the arms race
b. trusted the Soviet Union more, so that it became America's closest ally
c. trusted the Soviet Union less, and refused to negotiate with its leaders
d. was more willing to cooperate with the Soviet Union
e. was more eager to break up the Soviet Union