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Westward Expansion
Compromises
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Articles of Confederation
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What territory did we gain in 1803 that doubled
the size of the U.S.?
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Louisiana Purchase
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What territory did we gain from the Mexican War?
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Mexican Cession
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What territory was bought to provide a flat
railroad route?
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The Gadsden Purchase
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The Annexation what territory led to war with
Mexico?
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Texas
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What territory is located along the Atlantic
Ocean?
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The Original 13 Colonies
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What compromise settled the way that slaves would
be counted?
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The 3/5ths Compromise
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What Compromise admitted Missouri as a slave
state?
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The Missouri Compromise
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What compromise drew a line at the 36 30 line
and said no slavery above that line?
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The Missouri Compromise
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What Compromise settled the debate between the
Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
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The Great Compromise
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What act split the Kansas Territory into the
states of Kansas Nebraska?
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The Kansas Nebraska Act
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What Supreme Court case said that slaves were
property and had no rights?
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Dred Scott v Sanford
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What Supreme Court case established the courts
right of judicial review?
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Marbury v Madison
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What Supreme Court case said the Cherokee
Indians could keep their land?
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Worchester v Georgia
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What document ended the American Revolution?
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The Treaty of Paris 1783
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What document ended the War of 1812 and restored
pre-war conditions?
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The Treaty of Ghent
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Why was the central government weak under the
Articles of Confederation?
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No president to carry out the laws and no courts
to settle disputes.
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Why did the government under the Articles of
Confederation have no money?
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Congress could not levy taxes.
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How were other nations not respecting the U.S.
under the Articles of Confederation?
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Spain closes the Port of New Orleans Great
Britain refuses to remove their troops.
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What were three reasons the Civil war was fought?
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Slavery, sectionalism, and states rights.
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What event showed that the Articles of
Confederation were weak?
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Shays Rebellion
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What branch of the government makes the laws?
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Legislative Branch
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What process takes a 2/3 vote of the House and a
¾ vote of the Senate to pass?
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The Amendment Process
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Was the Constitution written before or after the
Articles of Confederation?
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After
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What branch of government carries out the laws?
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Executive Branch
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What are the first 10 amendments to the
Constitution called?
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The Bill of Rights