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Which h h of h h the h h following h h countries h h did h h not h h sign h h the h h treaty h h of h h Paris? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Turkey. hhThe hhtreaty hhof hhParis hhwas hhsigned hhas hha hhconclusion hhto hhthe hhseven hhyears hhof hhwar, hhalso
hhknown hhas hhthe hhFrench h h and h h Indian h h war, h h and h h involved h h France, h h Britain, h h Spain, h h and

h h Portugal.




The h h Federalist h h party h h was h h founded h h by? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Alexander hhHamilton. hhThe hhFederalist hhparty hhwas hhfounded hhby hhAlexander hhHamilton, hhthe hhparty
hhmembers hhb hhelieved h h that h h the h h bulk h h of h h the h h power h h needed h h to h h be h h with h h a h h strong

h h central h h federal h h government h h rather h h than hhthe h h states h h themselves.




When h h gold h h was h h first h h discovered h h in h h California, h h California h h belong h h to h h which h h nation?
h h - h h correct h h answer- hhMexico. h h When h h the h h gold h h rush h h began h h in h h January h h 1848, h h California

h h still h h belong h h to h h Mexico. h h However, h h se hhveral h h months h h later, h h when h h the h h Treaty h h of

h h Guadalupe h h was h h signed, h h California h h came h h to h h the h h possession h h of h h t hhhe h h United h h States.




Many h h indentured h h servant h h were h h young h h people h h who h h traded h h their h h services h h for? h h -
h h correct h h answer- hhPassage h h across h h the h h Atlantic. h h Indentured h h servant's h h were h h typically

h h people h h who h h wanted h h to h h cross h h the h h Atla hhntic h h Ocean h h from h h Europe h h to h h North h h America,

h h but h h did h h not h h have h h the h h money. h h Thus, h h they h h would h h indenture hhthemselves h h to h h work h h for

h h 3 h h to h h 7 h h years h h as h h exchange h h for h h the h h money h h to h h cross h h the h h Atlantic.




In h h what h h year h h was h h the h h Treaty h h of h h Guadalupe h h Hildago? h h - h h correct h h answer-
1848. h h The h h Treaty h h of h h Guadalupe h h Hildago h h ended h h the h h Spanish-American h h war h h was h h signed h h in
h h 1848.




The h h Indian h h removal h h act, h h which h h authorize h h removal h h Indian h h tribes h h locations h h west h h of
h h the h h Mississippi h h Riv hher, h h was h h authored h h & h h by? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Andrew h h Jackson. h h Andrew h h Jackson h h was h h well h h known h h for h h his h h hatred h h of h h the h h Native
h h Americans, h h and h h he h h s hhigned h h into h h law h h the h h Indian h h removal h h act h h in h h 1830.




The h h new h h England h h Confederation h h was h h an h h alliance h h between h h several h h English h h colonies,
h h including h h which hhof h h the h h following? h h - h h correct h h answer-

New h h Haven. h h The h h New h h England h h Confederation h h was h h the h h lines h h are h h doing h h for h h colonies
h h to h h originally h h fight hhthe h h Native h h Americans h h which h h included h h New h h Haven,

h h Massachusetts, h h Plymouth, h h and h h Connecticut.

,Shays h h rebellion h h which h h occurred h h due h h to h h a h h lack h h of h h currency h h and h h harsh h h government
h h monetary h h policies, hhhappened h h in h h which h h state? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Massachusetts. h h Shays h h rebellion h h occurred h h in h h Massachusetts h h in h h 1786, h h led h h by h h veteran h h Daniel
h h Shays.




How h h many h h presidents h h have h h a h h served h h more h h than h h two h h terms h h in h h office? h h - h h correct h h answer-
One. h h Only h h one h h president h h has h h served h h more h h than h h two h h terms h h in h h the h h oval h h office,
h h and h h I h h was h h Franklin h h Del hhano h h Roosevelt. h h The h h 22nd h h amendment h h later h h made h h it

h h impossible h h for h h any h h President h h to h h serve h h more h h than h h t hhwo h h terms.




The h h battle h h of h h San h h Jacinto, h h led h h by h h American h h General h h h h h h h h , h h was h h an h h 18
h h minute h h battle h h that h h ended h h the h h T hhexas h h Revolution. h h - h h correct h h answer-

Sam hhHouston. hhThis hhwas hhthe hhbattle hhthat hhended hhthe hhTexan hhwar hhfor hhindependence hhwith hhMexico.
hhThough hhMexico hhnever hhrecognized hhTexas hhindependence, hhhostilities h h were hhhalted hhand hhSanta hhAna

hhreturned hhto hhMe h h xico.




Who h h was h h responsible h h for h h winning h h the h h 1828 h h election h h for h h the h h position h h of h h the h h seventh
h h president h h of h h the hhUnited h h States? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Andrew h h Jackson. h h Andrew h h Jackson h h overcame h h John h h Quincy h h Adams h h for h h president h h of h h the
h h United h h States h h i hhn h h 1828. h h Election h h was h h noteworthy h h due h h to h h the h h passing h h of h h power

h h from h h Jeffersonian h h party( h h first h h party h h sy hhstem) h h the h h Jacksonian h h democracy(second h h party

h h system).




Which h h of h h the h h following h h publications h h did h h Benjamin h h Franklin h h not h h participate h h in? h h - h h correct
h h answer-

The h h New h h York h h Times. h h Benjamin h h Franklin h h was h h a h h prominent h h author, h h and h h wrote h h many
h h articles h h and h h boo hhks. h h He h h did h h not, h h however, h h have h h a h h hand h h in h h writing h h the h h New

h h York h h Times.




The hhneed hhfor hhpolice hhor hhsoldiers hhto hhpossess hha hhsearch hhwarrant hhwhich hhindicates hhprobable hhcause
hhwas hhintro h h duced h h by h h which h h amendment? h h - h h correct h h answer-

The hhfourth hhamendment. hhThe hhfourth hhamendment hhstates hhthat hhHomes hhor hhproperty hhcannot hhbe
hhsearched hhwit h h hout h h a h h warrant h h that h h is h h judicially h h approved h h and h h supported h h by

h h probable h h cause.




For hhthe hhhunters hhwas hhan hhAmerican hhIndian hhwho hhis hhknown hhfor hhher hhassociation hhwith hhwhich hhEnglish
hhsettle hhment? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Jamestown. hhPocahontas hhwas hhan hhAmerican hhIndian hhwomen hhtried hhVirginia, hhnear hhJamestown. hhSHe
hhwas hhca hhptured hhhim hhbattle hhand hhtaking hhto hhJamestown, hhshe hheventually hhsettled hhand hhmarried hhand

hhEnglishmen, hhJohn hhRolfe.




A hh system h h under h h which h h people h h are h h treated h h as h h property h h to h h be h h Bought hh and hh sold
h h and h h are h h forced h h to h h work hhis h h known h h as? h h - h h correct h h answer-Slavery.

, The h h transcontinental h h railroad h h was h h funded h h by h h which h h of h h the h h following h h entities? h h - h h correct
h h answer-

The h h United h h States h h Congress. h h A h h Large h h portion h h of h h the h h funds h h for h h the h h transcontinental
h h railroad h h was h h provi hhded h h by h h Congress, h h which h h sold h h bonds h h to h h raise h h money h h for h h the

h h effort.




In h h the h h early h h Spanish h h colonial h h period, h h there h h were h h many h h revolts h h of h h the h h Native
h h American h h people, h h the h h m hhost h h famous h h of h h which h h occurred h h and h h what h h is h h New

h h Mexico h h today, h h known h h as h h the? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Pueblo h h revolt. h h The h h Pueblo h h revolt h h occurring h h in h h 1680, h h was h h also h h known h h as h h Popes
h h rebellion, h h and h h was h h an hhd h h up h h rising h h of h h the h h native h h pueblos h h against h h the h h Spanish

h h colonization h h effort. h h Though h h successful, h h the h h Pue hhblos h h were h h later h h reconquered h h by h h the

h h Spanish.




Who h h is h h the h h abolitionist h h and h h escapes h h leave h h that h h route h h and h h deliver h h the h h speech
h h ain't h h I h h a h h woman? h h - hhcorrect h h answer-

Sojourner h h truth. h h Sojourner h h truth h h was h h an h h escaped h h slave h h who h h later h h became h h an
h h abolitionist h h and h h a h h women hh's h h rights h h activist. h h She h h was h h made h h famous h h for h h speech

h h "aint h h I h h a h h woman", h h which h h was h h delivered h h in h h 1851.




Which h h of h h the h h following h h best h h describes h h the h h tenets h h of h h transcendentalism? h h - h h correct
h h answer- hhUnderstanding h h truth h h is h h that h h which h h is h h Discover h h be h h on h h with h h the h h senses h h can

h h provide. h h Transcendentalism, hhmovement h h that h h started h h in h h the h h late h h 18th h h century, h h focused

h h on h h understanding h h truth h h as h h that h h beyond h h the h h s hhenses, h h and h h committed h h to h h the

h h development h h of h h "self".




Do h h US h h Supreme h h Court h h ruled h h in h h 1857 h h that h h people h h of h h African h h descent h h were h h not
h h considered h h citizens h h we hhre h h not h h protected h h by h h the h h US h h Constitution h h as h h a h h result h h of

h h which h h famous h h trial? h h - h h correct h h answer-

Dred h h Scott h h versus h h Sanford.


Frances h h Willard h h was h h a h h suffragist h h who h h is h h the h h president h h of h h the? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Women's h h Christian h h temperance h h union. h h Frances h h Willard h h was h h the h h president h h of h h the h h women's
h h Christian h h te hhmperance h h union, h h which h h promoted h h lobbying, h h publication, h h and h h education

h h about h h women's h h rights.




The h h American h h expansion h h his h h mentality h h is h h best h h summed h h up h h by h h the? h h - h h correct h h answer-
Manifest h h destiny. h h Manifest h h destiny h h was h h the h h concept h h of h h continental h h expansion, h h or h h "sea
h h to h h shining h h sea" hhthat h h greatly h h influenced h h early h h American h h colonialism h h and h h expansion.

h h This h h led h h to h h the h h Louisiana h h purchas hhe, h h as h h well h h as h h to h h the h h Lewis h h and h h Clark

h h expedition h h and h h further h h acquisition h h of h h land h h in h h North h h America.