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Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis
How did Jackson increase political participation and voting rights as president?
Elimination of property requirements, Spoils System, Campaign Rallies
Explain the purpose of the Monroe Doctrine.
Stop European influence in the Western Hemisphere, protecting US economic interests.
When was the Missouri Compromise enacted?
1820
Leonardo da Vinci's “Mona Lisa” hangs in what museum
The Louvre in Paris
Who was the 7th president of the United States who abused the power of the presidential veto? Wanted a "common man" democracy.
Andrew Jackson
What was included in the Compromise of 1850?
5 bills; California Admission as a free state, New Mexico/Utah = popular sovereignty, Texas boundary settlement, Fugitive Slave Act, and the abolishment of the slave trade in D.C.
Which movement occurred during the late 1870’s that prioritized industry over agriculture? Why did it fail?
New South Movement; failed due to a race-based labor system and a century-old economy.
What year was the Kansas-Nebraska Act enacted?
1854
Relative to the internet, what does “URL” stand for?
Uniform Resource Locator
Who was the US senator from Illinois who wanted to build a railroad from his home state to the West through Kansas and Nebraska, forcing the repeal of the Missouri Compromise?
Stephen A. Douglas
What did South Carolina do to fight against the tariff imposed by Congress? What was this tariff called?
Tariff of abominations, threatened to succeed, challenged the constitutionality of the tariff through the Ordinance of Nullification
What were some causes of the War of 1812?
Impressment of sailors, disruption of trade, arming Native Americans, "War Hawks" in Congress
What years were the Civil War?
1861-1865
Edie Falco and James Gandolfini star in what series about the life of a New Jersey mob boss?
Sopranos
Who devised the creation of the First Bank of the US?
Alexander Hamilton
What Supreme Court case ruled that the Bank of the United States was constitutional
McCulloch v. Maryland
What was the name of the event where a famous abolitionist attacked a military stronghold, attempting to acquire weapons for a slave revolt in Harper's Ferry, VA?
John Brown's Raid
What year was the Nullification Crisis?
1832
Psalm, Saint, and Chicago are the names of what?
Kim K's Kids
Vice President who later became president after Lincoln was assassinated.
Andrew Johnson
What landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that held that the United States Constitution did not extend American citizenship to formerly enslaved (freedmen) individuals?
Dred Scott Decision
Provide 3 Outcomes of the Civil War
Abolishment of slavery, Northern industrialization, Southern Economic failure, etc.
1870
Which military leader conquered the Persian Empire, India and Egypt, among others, to become one of the greatest conquerors of all time?
Alexander the Great