Question 1

This is the term that describes the Union Navy controlling and cutting off South Carolina\'s major port from trade in 1863.

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Blockade of Charleston

Question 2

This was a significant battle during the Civil War in Mississippi where Union General Grant got Confederate forces to surrender. This led to Union control of the Mississippi River.

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Battle of Vicksburg

Question 3

This was a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1863) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Gettysburg Address

Question 4

This was a U.S. philanthropist who wrote Uncle Tom\'s Cabin.

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Harriet Beecher Stowe

Question 5

This abolitionist and women\'s rights activist is best known for her 1851 speech \"Ain\'t I a Woman?\"

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Sojourner Truth

Question 6

This was a U.S. Journalist who founded the radical newspaper The Liberator, and fought to abolish slavery.

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William Lloyd Garrison

Question 7

This abolitionist was executed in 1859 after leading a failed attempt at armed slave insurrection at Harper\'s Ferry, Virginia.

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John Brown

Question 8

This was a 3-minute address by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War (November 19, 1863) at the dedication of a national cemetery on the site of the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Gettysburg Address

Question 9

This is the city in Virginia where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate forces to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, effectively ending the American Civil War.

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Appomattox Court House

Question 10

What cause is Douglass advocating in this statement?

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allowing African American men to serve as soldiers in the Union army

Question 11

The Confederacy faced many disadvantages during the Civil War. Which one of these was the BIGGEST economic disadvantage?

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industrial production

Question 12

This document was written: \"We, ... the People of South Carolina, by our delegates in Convention assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, have solemnly declared that the Union heretofore existing between this State and the other States of North America, is dissolved, and that the State of South Carolina has resumed her position among the nations of the world, as a separate and independent State; with full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent States may of right do.\"

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following the election of Abraham Lincoln as the U.S. President.

Question 13

Which would make the BEST title for this list of notes about the Civil War?:

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Fought in Sharpsburg, MD on September 17, 1862; Over 22,717 dead, wounded, or missing; Bloodiest day in American history Decisive Union victory; Ended Robert E. Lee\'s invasion of Maryland.

Question 14

The Confederate states\' most important advantage entering the Civil War is generally considered to be that?

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They only had to fight a defensive war and outlast the Union\'s will to fight in order to win.

Question 15

In the Illinois Senate race of 1858, an opponent of slavery would have been MOST likely to vote for?

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Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln.

Question 16

Based on this image, how did the artist choose to portray the contribution of John Brown to United States History?

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John Brown opposed slavery.

Question 17

How did John Brown contribute to the abolitionist movement?

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John Brown participated in raids against slavery in Harpers Ferry and Kansas.

Question 18

These statements are describing the effects of the Supreme Court\'s decision in:   Â· Triggered the \"Panic of 1857\" and resulted in several railroad bankruptcies and bank closures.  Â· Strengthened pro-slavery and secessionist support in the south.  Â· Made the question of extending slavery into new territories an unstable issue.  Â· Divided the Democratic Party on sectional lines and strengthened the Republican Party.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford

Question 19

This was an important battle fought on July 22, 1864 in Georgia during the Civil War. It was a Union victory led by General Sherman and was subsequently burned to the ground and then he led his March to the Sea.

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Battle of Atlanta

Question 20

This was one of the bloodiest battles during the American Civil War. Set in Pennsylvania, it is also credited as a major turning point for the Union in the war against the Confederacy.

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Battle of Gettysburg

Question 21

This was a military campaign embarked upon by the United States Army in late 1864 which destroyed property along a wide path south from Atlanta to the Atlantic Ocean in order to punish the Confederates for starting the war.

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Sherman\'s March to the Sea

Question 22

This court order (writ) requires a person to be brought before a judge?

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Habeas Corpus

Question 23

This Civil War battle took place in April 1862 in south-central Tennessee and was a major victory for Union General Ulysses S. Grant, despite nearly 13,000 Union- and 11,000 Confederate- casualties.

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Shiloh

Question 24

The Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 was a confrontation between?

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the United States and the Soviet Union

Question 25

The original purpose of NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) was to?

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provide for a defense pact against possible Soviet aggression.

Question 26

The incident at Kent State in 1970 is an example of students protesting against?

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the Vietnam War

Question 27

Which two countries were allied during World War II but NOT after the war?

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United States, Soviet Union

Question 28

Which statement regarding the Bay of Pigs is TRUE?

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it was planned as a secret invasion of Cuba led by the CIA

Question 29

Which word best describes the U.S. policy towards communism in the 1950s and 1960s?

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containment

Question 30

How did the goals of United States foreign policy change from the end of the First World War to the end of the Korean War?

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from a policy of isolationism to a policy of containment

Question 31

Which of these statements is an accurate fact about this chart?

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U.S. defense spending declined after 1953.

Question 32

Which is the BEST example of the United States\' use of humanitarian aid as a tool of diplomacy?

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the Marshall Plan

Question 33

Which group was created during the Cold War to unify all of the member countries against communist aggression?

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization

Question 34

These Cold War events are associated with the presidency of:  Â· April 1961: Bay of Pigs Invasion  Â· August 1961: Berlin Wall completed  Â· October 1962: Cuban Missile Crisis

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John F. Kennedy

Question 35

The first man-made object to be launched into space was?

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Sputnik 1

Question 36

From this excerpt, why do you think President Kennedy viewed the decision to go to the moon as one of the most important decisions of his presidency?

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because he believed the challenges of going to the moon would benefit the country

Question 37

Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs were influential in?

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the creation of the first personal computer.

Question 38

The growth of suburbs in the United States following World War II caused?

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massive governmental expenditures on roads programs.

Question 39

America responded to the launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union in 1957 by?

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creating NASA and passing the National Defense Education Act.

Question 40

A company that relocates to the area of California known as \"Silicon Valley\" would be MOST likely to be involved in which business?

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computers

Question 41

During what decade were these indicators MOST prevalent in the American economy?

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the 1950\'s

Question 42

With which decade are these developments MOST closely associated?:  - Levittown - Rock and Roll - Television - Baby Boom

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the 1950s

Question 43

What innovation had the BIGGEST impact to business and the service industries in the 1990s?

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The Internet

Question 44

A police officer has an arrest warrant for a suspect. Which action must occur at the time of the arrest?

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The suspect is read the Miranda Warning.

Question 45

Very much like the Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright (1963), the case of Escobedo v. Illinois (1964) involved?

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criminal rights.

Question 46

Which program did Lyndon B. Johnson support when he was President of the United States?

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Great Society

Question 47

Under Chief Justice Earl Warren, the Supreme Court addressed all of the following issues EXCEPT?

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forbidding free speech during times of war.

Question 48

Robert Kennedy\'s assassination changed the course of the Election of 1968. As a Democratic candidate, he had?

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strongly opposed the Vietnam War and was committed to civil rights.

Question 49

President Lyndon Johnson was more successful than President Kennedy in getting Congress to pass civil rights and economic improvement bills because?

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Democrats had greater control of Congress than during Kennedy\'s presidency.

Question 50

Which of these describes an outcome of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.?

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Riots broke out in over 110 cities, including Washington D.C., Baltimore, and Chicago.

Question 51

Which of these was one of President Johnson\'s \"Great Society\" programs?

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the Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 52

All of this milestone legislation was passed as part of?

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Lyndon B. Johnson\'s \"Great Society\"

Question 53

Which program BEST represents President Kennedy\'s statements?:   \"And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country.  My fellow citizens of the world: ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do for the freedom of man.\"  -- President John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961

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The Peace Corps

Question 54

All of these were major sources of protest during what time period?  Â· Vietnam War Â· Civil Rights Â· Women\'s Rights

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late 1960s

Question 55

Which of these describes an outcome of the assassination of John F. Kennedy?

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Lyndon Baines Johnson was sworn in as the President of the United States.

Question 56

President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a \"war on poverty\" and created this agency to oversee programs such as Head Start and Job Corps to help break the cycle of poverty.

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Office of Economic Opportunity

Question 57

Why did many of President Kennedy\'s \"New Frontier\" programs fail?

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They did not gain support amongst many Congressional conservatives.

Question 58

his passage of this Amendment was MOST influenced by which event?:   Section 1. In case of the removal of the President from office or of his death or resignation, the Vice President shall become President. Section 2. Whenever there is a vacancy in the office of the Vice President, the President shall nominate a Vice President who shall take office upon confirmation by a majority vote of both Houses of Congress.  - 25th Amendment to the United States Constitution (1967)

Accepted Answer

The assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Question 59

Why do you think whites had become more accepting of civil rights for African Americans by the 1960s?

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integration of schools helped people get used to the idea

Question 60

During Earl Warren\'s tenure as U.S. Chief Justice

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there was an expansion of civil rights and liberties.

Question 61

What was Kennedy\'s desired outcome from Congress?

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Civil Rights Act of 1964

Question 62

Which of these court cases MOST LIKELY helped accused people who cannot afford lawyers get them from the government?

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Gideon v. Wainwright

Question 63

Which is the BEST description of the significance of the Union victory in the siege of Vicksburg?

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The Union victory at Vicksburg resulted in northern control of the Mississippi River.

Question 64

Which of these BEST describes the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation?

Accepted Answer

The President publicly endorsed the abolition of slavery in southern states.

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