US History Midterm Practice Test

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Who was not an abolitionist?
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Popular Sovereignty was the idea that states should be able to determine whether they wanted to be slave states or free states. How was that decision made?
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What wrote "Common Sense"?
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Who was counted as 3/5 of a person in the 3/5 Compromise?
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Which word best describes life in urban tenements during the late 19th century?
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Which act gave land to Americans who moved West?
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Who gave the Gettysburg Address?
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Which president was accused of using a "spoils system"?
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Who started and owned Standard Oil?
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What was not a problem with the Articles of Confederation?
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What characterized Thomas Jefferson's presidency?
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What ideology did Herbert Spencer favor?
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Which British general mentored George Washington in the French and Indian War?
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Who lead the anti-slavery rebellion at Harper's Ferry, Virginia?
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During the Colonial Era, New England was more religiously tolerant than the Mid Atlantic.
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What products did the Townshend Acts tax?
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Which techniques were used in Jim Crow America to enforce voter segregation? Choose all that apply.
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Which amendment abolished slavery?
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Who wrote "Uncle Tom's Cabin"?
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Which mountain range was the Proclamation of 1763 drawn along?
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In which chamber of Congress is representation determined by population?
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Who attempted to influence the vote in Kansas and Nebraska by killing those who opposed their position?
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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What were the Border States?
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Which of these is not part of the Bill of Rights?
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Who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel?
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What is another term for the "small state plan"?
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What was the name for a person in the American Revolution who wanted to stay with Great Britain?
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What did Alexander Hamilton strongly favor creating?
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Which Revolutionary Battles occurred before the Declaration of Independence? Choose all that apply.
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Who was defeated in the Battle of San Jacinto?
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Who was NOT involved in writing the Federalist Papers?
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Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln engaged in a series of famous debates. What election were they for?
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How many representatives are there in the House of Representatives?
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Where did Shays' Rebellion occur?
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What mountain range did the Central Pacific Railroad Company tunnel through?
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Which case established the concept of judicial review?
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Which idea refers to the division of powers between Federal, State, and Local governments?
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Which leader sold the Louisiana Territory to Thomas Jefferson?
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Which state sparked the Nullification Crisis?