| Question | Answer |
| What colonial region had the most religious diversity? | middle colonies
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During the debate over ratification of the United States Constitution, Antifederalists argued that a bill of rights should be added for what purpose? | protect individual liberties
| What are the three parts to Alexander Hamilton’s financial plan? | federal assumption of the states war debts, creation of a National Bank, imposing a high federal tariff
| What did the South gain from both the Compromise of 1850 and the Kansas-Nebraska Act | The use of popular sovereignty in making decisions about slavery in the territories
| What was Lincoln's main goal as he took office? | to preserve the Union
| Slavery was outlawed in the border state of Kentucky by | the ratification of the 13th Amendment
| The “new immigrants” to the United States between 1890 and 1915 came primarily from | southern and eastern Europe
| The Interstate Commerce Commission was established to | Investigate and oversee railroads
| The Homestead Act and land grants to railroad companies were both intended to promote | westward expansion
| According to the theory of laissez faire, the economy functions best when the government… | does not interfere in business
| The system of exchanging favors for votes was called | political machines
| What idea appears in both President Wilson's 14 Points and the Treaty of Versailles? | a League of Nations to prevent future wars
| What amendment gave African American women the right to vote? | 19th amendment
| What are the three causes of the stock market crash? | speculation, overproduction and laissez-faire
| The US sold these to finance the war effort during WWII. | War Bonds
| The Marshall Plan was | an American commitment to give military and economic aid to any nation resisting Communist aggression
| What term describes efforts to achieve more cooperative relations between the US and China? | Rapprochement
| The main purpose of the War Powers Act of 1973 was to | limit the presidents ability to send troops into combat abroad
| What was a major achievement towards peace that was accomplished during the presidency of Jimmy Carter? | negotiating the peace accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David
| Under what pretense did the United States and its allies invade Iraq? | Iraq had illegal weapons of mass destruction. |
