U.S. History Flashcard

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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How many Amendments are contained in the Bill of Rights?

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10

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How did the United States gain the new land extending to the Mississippi River?

Back

Ceded to the United States by Great Britain

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The Northwest Territory consisted of the area that we know today as which states?

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Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota

Front

What problem was solved by auctioning off the new land?

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Debt

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When the territory reaches ______ they can draft a state constitution and apply to Congress to become a state.

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60,000

Front

Who wrote the Bill of Rights?

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James Madison

Front

Jim Crow laws were designed to:

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Continue Segregation in the South

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When was the Homestead Act signed into law?

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1862

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How long did families have to live on the new land?

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Five Years