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(a) That shows a good understanding the basic similarity between Puritans and Quakers.
 
(a) That shows a good understanding the basic similarity between Puritans and Quakers.
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(b) That’s right about their common belief in religious freedom, but the two groups did not get along with each other.
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<br>(b) That’s right about their common belief in religious freedom, but the two groups did not get along with each other.
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(c)  That’s not quite right because both groups were opposed to Mormons.
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<br>(c)  That’s not quite right because both groups were opposed to Mormons.
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(d) It’s impossible to compare the two religions, because all religions are right in their own way.
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<br>(d) It’s impossible to compare the two religions, because all religions are right in their own way.
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(e) The student is wrong and lacks a basic understanding of the Puritan religion.
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<br>(e) The student is wrong and lacks a basic understanding of the Puritan religion.
    
   
 
   
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(a) For opposing slavery.
 
(a) For opposing slavery.
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(b) For supporting slavery.
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<br>(b) For supporting slavery.
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(c) For supporting the Compromise of 1850.
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<br>(c) For supporting the Compromise of 1850.
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(d) For running against Abraham Lincoln for Senate in 1858.
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<br>(d) For running against Abraham Lincoln for Senate in 1858.
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(e) For pushing through Congress the Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
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<br>(e) For pushing through Congress the Kansas-Nebraska Bill.
    
6.  “It is America's right to stretch from sea to shining sea. Not only do we have a responsibility to our citizens to gain valuable natural resources we also have a responsibility to civilize this beautiful land."  This quote describes which of the following viewpoints:
 
6.  “It is America's right to stretch from sea to shining sea. Not only do we have a responsibility to our citizens to gain valuable natural resources we also have a responsibility to civilize this beautiful land."  This quote describes which of the following viewpoints:
    
(a) Manifest Destiny
 
(a) Manifest Destiny
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(b) Abolitionism
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<br>(b) Abolitionism
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(c) Prohibition
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<br>(c) Prohibition
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(d) Taxation Without Representation
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<br>(d) Taxation Without Representation
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(e) Environmentalism
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<br>(e) Environmentalism
    
7.  “Government by kings was first introduced into the world by the Heathens, from whom the children of Israel copied the custom. It was the most prosperous invention the Devil ever set on foot for the promotion of idolatry. The Heathens paid divine honors to their deceased kings, and the Christian world hath improved on the plan by doing the same to their living ones. How impious is the title of sacred majesty applied to a worm, who in the midst of his splendor is crumbling into dust!”  Who wrote the influential work containing those words?
 
7.  “Government by kings was first introduced into the world by the Heathens, from whom the children of Israel copied the custom. It was the most prosperous invention the Devil ever set on foot for the promotion of idolatry. The Heathens paid divine honors to their deceased kings, and the Christian world hath improved on the plan by doing the same to their living ones. How impious is the title of sacred majesty applied to a worm, who in the midst of his splendor is crumbling into dust!”  Who wrote the influential work containing those words?
    
(a)  Abraham Lincoln
 
(a)  Abraham Lincoln
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(b)  Thomas Paine
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<br>(b)  Thomas Paine
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(c)  Andrew Jackson
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<br>(c)  Andrew Jackson
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(d)  Andrew Johnson
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<br>(d)  Andrew Johnson
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(e)  John Quincy Adams
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<br>(e)  John Quincy Adams
    
   
 
   
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(a) William Henry Harrison
 
(a) William Henry Harrison
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(b) John Tyler
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<br>(b) John Tyler
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(c) James Polk
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<br>(c) James Polk
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(d) Zachary Taylor
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<br>(d) Zachary Taylor
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(e) Millard Fillmore
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<br>(e) Millard Fillmore
    
9.  The Marshall Court is best known for doing which of the following:
 
9.  The Marshall Court is best known for doing which of the following:
    
(a) greatly expanding the power of the federal courts
 
(a) greatly expanding the power of the federal courts
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(b) issuing the Dred Scott decision
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<br>(b) issuing the Dred Scott decision
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(c) invalidating the Alien & Sedition Acts
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<br>(c) invalidating the Alien & Sedition Acts
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(d) issuing a ruling that was overturned by the 11th Amendment
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<br>(d) issuing a ruling that was overturned by the 11th Amendment
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(e) presiding over the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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<br>(e) presiding over the impeachment of Andrew Johnson
    
10.  President Andrew Jackson was hated by everyone EXCEPT:
 
10.  President Andrew Jackson was hated by everyone EXCEPT:
    
(a) the British
 
(a) the British
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(b) the Indians
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<br>(b) the Indians
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(c) the Whigs
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<br>(c) the Whigs
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(d) the bankers
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<br>(d) the bankers
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(e) the common man
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<br>(e) the common man
    
11.  Harriet Beech Stowe is credited by some with which of the following?
 
11.  Harriet Beech Stowe is credited by some with which of the following?
    
(a) inventing the cotton gin
 
(a) inventing the cotton gin
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(b) helping cause the Civil War
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<br>(b) helping cause the Civil War
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(c) writing the Emancipation Proclamation
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<br>(c) writing the Emancipation Proclamation
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(d) writing the Dred Scott decision
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<br>(d) writing the Dred Scott decision
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(e) drafting the Battle Hymn of the Republic
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<br>(e) drafting the Battle Hymn of the Republic
    
12.  “He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.”  Who said that about his mission?
 
12.  “He who has gold makes and accomplishes whatever he wishes in the world and finally uses it to send souls to paradise.”  Who said that about his mission?
 
(a) King Henry VIII
 
(a) King Henry VIII
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(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
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<br>(b) Ralph Waldo Emerson
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(c) John Adams
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<br>(c) John Adams
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(d) Christopher Columbus
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<br>(d) Christopher Columbus
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(e) Aaron Burr
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<br>(e) Aaron Burr
    
13. Who was a leading abolitionist in the early 1840s?
 
13. Who was a leading abolitionist in the early 1840s?
    
(a) Abraham Lincoln
 
(a) Abraham Lincoln
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(b) John Quincy Adams
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<br>(b) John Quincy Adams
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(c) Henry Clay
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<br>(c) Henry Clay
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(d) John Calhoun
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<br>(d) John Calhoun
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(e) James Polk
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<br>(e) James Polk
    
14.  The following is Section 8 from an Act passed by Congress:
 
14.  The following is Section 8 from an Act passed by Congress:
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(a) Missouri Compromise
 
(a) Missouri Compromise
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(b) Compromise of 1850
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<br>(b) Compromise of 1850
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(c) Kansas-Nebraska Act
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<br>(c) Kansas-Nebraska Act
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(d) Emancipation Proclamation
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<br>(d) Emancipation Proclamation
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(e) Louisiana Purchase
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<br>(e) Louisiana Purchase
    
15.  The Whig Party held which of the following positions:
 
15.  The Whig Party held which of the following positions:
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(a) I, II and III.
 
(a) I, II and III.
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(b) I and III.
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<br>(b) I and III.
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(c) I and II.
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<br>(c) I and II.
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(d) II and III.  
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<br>(d) II and III.  
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(e) only III.
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<br>(e) only III.
    
16. “Of all the dispositions and habits, which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.”  Who said that?
 
16. “Of all the dispositions and habits, which lead to political prosperity, Religion and Morality are indispensable supports.”  Who said that?
    
(a) the founders of the Jamestown settlement
 
(a) the founders of the Jamestown settlement
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(b) Thomas Jefferson when participating at the Constitutional Convention
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<br>(b) Thomas Jefferson when participating at the Constitutional Convention
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(c) George Washington in his Farewell Address
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<br>(c) George Washington in his Farewell Address
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(d) Abraham Lincoln as a young man
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<br>(d) Abraham Lincoln as a young man
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(e) Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address
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<br>(e) Abraham Lincoln in the Gettysburg Address
    
17.  President John Adams had an undeclared naval war against which nation?
 
17.  President John Adams had an undeclared naval war against which nation?
    
(a) the Confederacy
 
(a) the Confederacy
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(b) England
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<br>(b) England
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(c) Spain
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<br>(c) Spain
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(d) France
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<br>(d) France
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(e) Tripoli
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<br>(e) Tripoli
    
18.  Which of the following are true about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
 
18.  Which of the following are true about the Northwest Ordinance of 1787?
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(a) I only
 
(a) I only
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(b) I, III  and IV
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<br>(b) I, III  and IV
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(c) I, II and IV
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<br>(c) I, II and IV
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(d) II, III and IV
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<br>(d) II, III and IV
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(e) I, II, III and IV
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<br>(e) I, II, III and IV
    
19.  The “Era of Good Feelings” was a mood where, and when?
 
19.  The “Era of Good Feelings” was a mood where, and when?
 
(a) In the United States during the presidency of James Monroe.
 
(a) In the United States during the presidency of James Monroe.
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(b) In Jamestown after the settlers first arrived.
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<br>(b) In Jamestown after the settlers first arrived.
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(c) In the Alamo after a stand-off with Mexico.
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<br>(c) In the Alamo after a stand-off with Mexico.
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(d) During the presidency of James Madison after he fled D.C.
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<br>(d) During the presidency of James Madison after he fled D.C.
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(e) In the latter part of the Jefferson Administration as trade flourished with Europe.
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<br>(e) In the latter part of the Jefferson Administration as trade flourished with Europe.
    
   
 
   
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(a) Congress, Executive, and Federal and State Courts
 
(a) Congress, Executive, and Federal and State Courts
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(b) Congress, President, State Governors, and the Judiciary
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<br>(b) Congress, President, State Governors, and the Judiciary
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(c) President and Judiciary
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<br>(c) President and Judiciary
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(d) Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary
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<br>(d) Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary
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(e) Congress and the Judiciary
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<br>(e) Congress and the Judiciary
    
20.  The President who had the most difficult time handling criticism was probably:
 
20.  The President who had the most difficult time handling criticism was probably:
    
(a) George Washington
 
(a) George Washington
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(b) John Adams
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<br>(b) John Adams
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(c) Thomas Jefferson
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<br>(c) Thomas Jefferson
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(d) James Madison
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<br>(d) James Madison
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(e) James Monroe
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<br>(e) James Monroe
    
21.  Jonathan Edwards played a key role in which of the following:
 
21.  Jonathan Edwards played a key role in which of the following:
    
(a) the Salem Witch Trials
 
(a) the Salem Witch Trials
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(b) the Boston Tea Party
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<br>(b) the Boston Tea Party
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(c) the Boston Massacre
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<br>(c) the Boston Massacre
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(d) the Great Awakening
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<br>(d) the Great Awakening
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(e) the ratification of the Constitution
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<br>(e) the ratification of the Constitution
    
22.  The primary objection to the Louisiana Purchase was:
 
22.  The primary objection to the Louisiana Purchase was:
    
(a) the Constitution  
 
(a) the Constitution  
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(b) the Articles of Confederation
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<br>(b) the Articles of Confederation
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(c) Thomas Jefferson did not want the new land
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<br>(c) Thomas Jefferson did not want the new land
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(d) Manifest Destiny
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<br>(d) Manifest Destiny
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(e) George Washington was surprisingly against it
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<br>(e) George Washington was surprisingly against it
    
23.  Who won the French and Indian War?
 
23.  Who won the French and Indian War?
    
(a) the French
 
(a) the French
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(b) the Indians
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<br>(b) the Indians
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(c) the United States
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<br>(c) the United States
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(d) Britain and its American colonies
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<br>(d) Britain and its American colonies
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(e) no one won that war, the parties simply stopped fighting
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<br>(e) no one won that war, the parties simply stopped fighting
 
   
 
   
 
24.  The primary difference between Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address and his Second Inaugural Address was that:
 
24.  The primary difference between Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address and his Second Inaugural Address was that:
    
(a) In his first he relied on logic; in his second he relied on God.
 
(a) In his first he relied on logic; in his second he relied on God.
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(b) In his first he opposed slavery; in his second he accepted it.
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<br>(b) In his first he opposed slavery; in his second he accepted it.
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(c) In his first he thanked the soldiers; in his second he criticized them.
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<br>(c) In his first he thanked the soldiers; in his second he criticized them.
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(d) In his first he prayed to God; in his second he thanked God.
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<br>(d) In his first he prayed to God; in his second he thanked God.
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(e) In his first he scolded the South; in his second he thanked the South.
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<br>(e) In his first he scolded the South; in his second he thanked the South.
    
25.  The Connecticut Plan resolved a conflict at the Constitutional Convention by:
 
25.  The Connecticut Plan resolved a conflict at the Constitutional Convention by:
    
(a) giving the South credit for 3/5ths of each slave in determining how many people it had for representation in Congress
 
(a) giving the South credit for 3/5ths of each slave in determining how many people it had for representation in Congress
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(b) not allowing Congress to ban the slave trade until 1808
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<br>(b) not allowing Congress to ban the slave trade until 1808
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(c) granting women the right to vote
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<br>(c) granting women the right to vote
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(d) granting people who did not won property the right to vote
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<br>(d) granting people who did not won property the right to vote
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(e) establishing the House of Representatives based in proportion to population, and the Senate with equal representation by each State.
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<br>(e) establishing the House of Representatives based in proportion to population, and the Senate with equal representation by each State.
    
26.  What incited the South Carolina Exposition and Protest?
 
26.  What incited the South Carolina Exposition and Protest?
    
(a) Andrew Jackson’s tyrannical rule
 
(a) Andrew Jackson’s tyrannical rule
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(b) the Tariff of Abominations.
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<br>(b) the Tariff of Abominations.
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(c) popular sovereignty
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<br>(c) popular sovereignty
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(d) John Brown
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<br>(d) John Brown
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(e) Lincoln’s capture of Fort Sumter.
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<br>(e) Lincoln’s capture of Fort Sumter.
    
27.  The Trent Affair involved which of the following:
 
27.  The Trent Affair involved which of the following:
    
(a) During the Jackson Administration, this scandal caused nearly all of his Cabinet to resign  
 
(a) During the Jackson Administration, this scandal caused nearly all of his Cabinet to resign  
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(b) During the Washington Administration, this led to the Whiskey Rebellion
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<br>(b) During the Washington Administration, this led to the Whiskey Rebellion
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(c) Trent infiltrated Shays’ Rebellion and allowed it to be suppressed
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<br>(c) Trent infiltrated Shays’ Rebellion and allowed it to be suppressed
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(d) During the Civil War, the Union seized a British ship and arrested two Confederates
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<br>(d) During the Civil War, the Union seized a British ship and arrested two Confederates
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(e) During the Adams Administration, Trent was one of the “XYZ” agents
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<br>(e) During the Adams Administration, Trent was one of the “XYZ” agents
    
   
 
   
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(a) I, II and IV
 
(a) I, II and IV
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(b) I, III and IV
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<br>(b) I, III and IV
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(c) I, II, III and IV
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<br>(c) I, II, III and IV
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(d) II and IV
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<br>(d) II and IV
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(e) IV only
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<br>(e) IV only
    
29.  This cartoon says, “That’s you, Dad! More ‘FREE SOIL’.  We’ll rot ‘em out yet.  Long life to Davy Wilmot”
 
29.  This cartoon says, “That’s you, Dad! More ‘FREE SOIL’.  We’ll rot ‘em out yet.  Long life to Davy Wilmot”
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(a) I only
 
(a) I only
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(b) I and II
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<br>(b) I and II
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(c) I and III
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<br>(c) I and III
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(d) II and III
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<br>(d) II and III
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(e) I, II and III
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<br>(e) I, II and III
    
HONORS (EXTRA CREDIT FOR NON-HONORS)
 
HONORS (EXTRA CREDIT FOR NON-HONORS)
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(a) Thomas Jefferson
 
(a) Thomas Jefferson
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(b) James Polk
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<br>(b) James Polk
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(c) Zachary Taylor
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<br>(c) Zachary Taylor
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(d) James Buchanan
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<br>(d) James Buchanan
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(e) John Tyler
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<br>(e) John Tyler
    
31.  Which of the following is true about the Tenure of Office Act?
 
31.  Which of the following is true about the Tenure of Office Act?
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(a) II only
 
(a) II only
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(b) I and II only
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<br>(b) I and II only
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(c) I, II and III
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<br>(c) I, II and III
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(d) I only
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<br>(d) I only
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(e) III only
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<br>(e) III only
    
   
 
   
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(a) they were against slavery because it was wrong
 
(a) they were against slavery because it was wrong
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(b) they were against slavery and won because the South was losing political power
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<br>(b) they were against slavery and won because the South was losing political power
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(c) they were for slavery and won because the Whig Party was split over the issue
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<br>(c) they were for slavery and won because the Whig Party was split over the issue
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(d) they were for slavery and won because they were military heroes
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<br>(d) they were for slavery and won because they were military heroes
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(e) they had no opinion on slavery because there were more important issues
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<br>(e) they had no opinion on slavery because there were more important issues
    
33.  In Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the Massachusetts Supreme Court held for the first time that
 
33.  In Commonwealth v. Hunt (1842), the Massachusetts Supreme Court held for the first time that
    
(a) workers could form unions and strike against employers
 
(a) workers could form unions and strike against employers
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(b) Chinese immigrants could not work in Massachusetts without a license
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<br>(b) Chinese immigrants could not work in Massachusetts without a license
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(c) the Supreme Clause of the U.S. Constitution trumped state law
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<br>(c) the Supreme Clause of the U.S. Constitution trumped state law
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(d) the national bank could not operate without a license in Massachusetts
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<br>(d) the national bank could not operate without a license in Massachusetts
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(e) same-sex marriage was a right under the Massachusetts Constitution
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<br>(e) same-sex marriage was a right under the Massachusetts Constitution
 
34.  Please interpret this cartoon by Thomas Nast (the caption at the bottom says, “The Same Old Pirate Afloat Again,” and one plank says, “Democratic Platform”):   
 
34.  Please interpret this cartoon by Thomas Nast (the caption at the bottom says, “The Same Old Pirate Afloat Again,” and one plank says, “Democratic Platform”):   
    
(answer choices are on the next page)
 
(answer choices are on the next page)
 
(a) Thomas Nast is criticizing the Union’s fighting the Civil War.  
 
(a) Thomas Nast is criticizing the Union’s fighting the Civil War.  
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(b) Thomas Nast is supporting the Democratic Party.
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<br>(b) Thomas Nast is supporting the Democratic Party.
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(c) Thomas Nast is criticizing the attitude of the South and the Democratic Party after the Civil War.
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<br>(c) Thomas Nast is criticizing the attitude of the South and the Democratic Party after the Civil War.
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(d) Thomas Nast is urging Congress to be more lenient on the South.
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<br>(d) Thomas Nast is urging Congress to be more lenient on the South.
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(e) Thomas Nast is not taking a position about Reconstruction.
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<br>(e) Thomas Nast is not taking a position about Reconstruction.
    
35.  A claim that Alexander Hamilton was the greatest Founding Father (other than George Washington) could cite as evidence all of the following EXCEPT:
 
35.  A claim that Alexander Hamilton was the greatest Founding Father (other than George Washington) could cite as evidence all of the following EXCEPT:
    
(a) Hamilton’s role at the Constitutional Convention
 
(a) Hamilton’s role at the Constitutional Convention
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(b) Hamilton’s role in the selection by Congress of Jefferson rather than Aaron Burr as President
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<br>(b) Hamilton’s role in the selection by Congress of Jefferson rather than Aaron Burr as President
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(c) Hamilton’s role in the compromise that placed the capital in Washington, D.C.
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<br>(c) Hamilton’s role in the compromise that placed the capital in Washington, D.C.
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(d) Hamilton’s role in advising George Washington on key issues
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<br>(d) Hamilton’s role in advising George Washington on key issues
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(e) Hamilton’s role in killing Aaron Burr in their duel in New Jersey
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<br>(e) Hamilton’s role in killing Aaron Burr in their duel in New Jersey
    
36.  “That every person who shall hereafter commit the crime of treason against the United States, and shall be adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, shall be declared and made free ….”  What was the first use of that?
 
36.  “That every person who shall hereafter commit the crime of treason against the United States, and shall be adjudged guilty thereof, shall suffer death, and all his slaves, if any, shall be declared and made free ….”  What was the first use of that?
    
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation
 
(a) The Emancipation Proclamation
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(b) The Confiscation Acts
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<br>(b) The Confiscation Acts
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(c) the Civil Rights Act
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<br>(c) the Civil Rights Act
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(d) the Black Codes
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<br>(d) the Black Codes
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(e) the Jim Crow laws
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<br>(e) the Jim Crow laws
    
37.  Under the concept of mercantilism, the primary role of colonies is to:
 
37.  Under the concept of mercantilism, the primary role of colonies is to:
    
(a) import goods from many foreign nations
 
(a) import goods from many foreign nations
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(b) provide raw materials to the mother country so it can export more than it imports
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<br>(b) provide raw materials to the mother country so it can export more than it imports
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(c) buy raw materials from the mother country
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<br>(c) buy raw materials from the mother country
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(d) store gold for the mother country
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<br>(d) store gold for the mother country
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(e) become self-sufficient so that the colonies can break away from the mother country
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<br>(e) become self-sufficient so that the colonies can break away from the mother country
    
   
 
   
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(a) slaves have the same rights as white citizens
 
(a) slaves have the same rights as white citizens
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(b) blacks have no rights, and Congress cannot even free the slaves
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<br>(b) blacks have no rights, and Congress cannot even free the slaves
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(c) blacks have some rights, but Congress cannot end slavery
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<br>(c) blacks have some rights, but Congress cannot end slavery
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(d) blacks have a right to sue to determine their legal status
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<br>(d) blacks have a right to sue to determine their legal status
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(e) courts cannot decide the issue of slavery
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<br>(e) courts cannot decide the issue of slavery
    
39.  What precisely was the Wilmot Proviso?
 
39.  What precisely was the Wilmot Proviso?
    
(a) a proposed ban on slavery on land acquired from Mexico, which never passed
 
(a) a proposed ban on slavery on land acquired from Mexico, which never passed
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(b) a proposed ban on slavery in land acquired from Mexico, which did pass
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<br>(b) a proposed ban on slavery in land acquired from Mexico, which did pass
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(c) a position taken by the Democratic Party
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<br>(c) a position taken by the Democratic Party
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(d) a position taken by the Republican Party
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<br>(d) a position taken by the Republican Party
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(e) a position taken by Senator John Calhoun
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<br>(e) a position taken by Senator John Calhoun
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