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Which statements describe the Southern economy in the antebellum era? Select three responses. It was primarily agricultural.It relied heavily on slave labor.It produced mostly cotton and tobacco. It favored taxing imports to protect American businesses. It had good transportation systems.

A
It was primarily agricultural.
B
It relied heavily on slave labor.
C
It produced mostly cotton and tobacco.
D
It favored taxing imports to protect American businesses.
E
It had good transportation systems.
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What was a purpose of the Compromise of 1850?

A
It was used to admit California into the union.
B
It settled on popular sovereignty in Kansas.
C
It caused the Fugitive Slave Act to be struck down.
D
It made the slave trade legal in Washington, DC.
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During the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln

A
defeated a strong Democratic opponent.
B
promised to abolish slavery throughout the nation.
C
did not win the support of any Southern states.
D
did not win the support of any Northern states.
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Which of the following concepts developed by Voltaire was included in the US Constitution?

A
the social contract
B
separation of powers
C
the right to life and liberty
D
freedom of religion
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The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Lincoln

A
triggered the start of the Civil War.
B
was supported by both Northern and Southern states.
C
freed all enslaved people under Confederate control.
D
was prompted by the Dred Scott decision.
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Missouri and Maine were admitted together with which decisions involving slavery?

A
Maine and Missouri would be slave states.
B
Maine and Missouri would be free states.
C
Maine would be a free state, and Missouri would be a slave state.
D
Maine would be a slave state, and Missouri would be a free state.
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The Battle of Vicksburg was significant because

A
the North could not access its railroads after its defeat.
B
the South lost control of the Mississippi River.
C
Union troops were forced to retreat to the Northern capital.
D
Lincoln was forced to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Anti-Federalists were strongly opposed to

A
the establishment of slavery in the United States.
B
ratification of the US Constitution.
C
the inclusion of a bill of rights in the US Constitution.
D
strong individual state governments.
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As a result of President Jackson’s veto of its charter, the Bank of the United States

A
was divided up and taken over by state banks.
B
was forced to borrow money to continue operating.
C
ceased to operate once the charter expired.
D
had its charter renewed by popular vote.
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A major reason why the British levied taxes on American colonies after the French and Indian War was to

A
punish the colonists for not supplying them with goods.
B
fund shipbuilding and trade in the colonies.
C
raise money to defend their newly won territory.
D
pay for colonial representation in Parliament.
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The English Bill of Rights influenced the American colonies by

A
providing a model of representative government.
B
giving back the original rights of the colonies.
C
improving lives through art, philosophy, and politics.
D
establishing three separate branches of government.
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In the 1850s, the North and South strongly disagreed about

A
the production of cotton.
B
the growth of commerce.
C
the diversification of industries.
D
the spread of slavery.
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The protest of the Stamp Act of 1765 by American colonists was an example of which of the following Enlightenment ideas?

A
People must have input into the laws they follow.
B
People should be free to worship as they wish.
C
Government should be separated into three branches.
D
Members of the government must obey the same laws as its citizens.
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What of the following best describes the spoils system?

A
a system that expands voting rights
B
a system that gives jobs to certain people
C
a way to renew a bank charter
D
a federal tax on imported goods
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The main effect of the Second Great Awakening on American social values was that people

A
tried to reform and improve society.
B
tried to convert nonbelievers to Christianity.
C
began to criticize others publicly for bad behavior.
D
began to drink more alcohol.

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