03.07 Thu HW T2 Final Practice Questions

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Homestead Act

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10$ fee for an individual to purchase land

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Native Americans were forced to live in

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reservations

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A policy of favoring native-born individuals over foreign-born ones

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Nativism

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Term describing when loyalty leaned toward the interests of one region of a country over the interests of the country as a whole.

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Sectionalism

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What 2 states came in under the Missouri Compromise of 1820?

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Missouri and Maine

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What is sectionalism?

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loyalty to the interests of one's own region or section of the country

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What is a tariff?

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a tax on imported goods that protects a nation's businesses from foreign competition

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What is the name of the canal that connected the Great Lakes to the Atlantic Ocean?

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Erie Canal

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Which of the following was the CAUSE of the Missouri Compromise? Maine wanted to be a free state, Missouri wanted to be a free state, Maine wanted to be a slave state, Missouri wanted to be a slave state

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Missouri wanted to be a slave state

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Case brought before the Supreme Court involving a slave wanting his freedom: Court decided African Americans CAN'T be citizens and can't sue in federal court.

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Dred Scott Decision