American History Study Guide

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Which branch of the U.S. government is responsible for interpreting the laws?

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Judicial

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Federalism refers to:

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The division of power between national and state governments

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Manifest Destiny was the belief that:

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America was destined to expand across the continent

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The Louisiana Purchase was significant because it:

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Doubled the size of the United States

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Which of the following was NOT a cause of the Civil War?
The role of the federal government in education, Economic differences between the North and South, Slavery and states' rights

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The role of the federal government in education

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The Dred Scott decision ruled that:

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Slaves were property and held no legal rights

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The Compromise of 1850 included all of the following EXCEPT: Slavery was banned in Washington D.C., California was a free state, The fugitive slave act strengthened

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Slavery was banned in Washington D.C.

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The Underground Railroad was:

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A network helping slaves escape freedom

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Abraham Lincoln’s primary goal at the start of the Civil War was to:

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Preserve the Union

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Popular sovereignty allowed: Residents of a territory to decide the status of slavery

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Residents of a territory to decide the status of slavery