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Match the person or term with the best answer at right.  Note:  There are a few more options than there are correct answers.

Which area of the map was acquired as a result of the Mexican-American War in 1845?  

The hellish journey endured by enslaved people from Africa to America lasted between 3 weeks and 3 months and was known as  

Base your answers to questions 23 and 24 on the statements below and on your knowledge of social studies.   The solution proposed by Speaker A is known as 

Which statement could best be supported by the information found on this map?  

Base your answer to question 13 on the quotation below and on your knowledge of social studies.   …I have no motive, my friends, to deceive you. I am sincerely desirous to promote your welfare. Listen to me, therefore, while I tell you that you cannot remain where you now are. Circumstances that cannot be controlled, and which are beyond the reach of human laws, render it impossible that you can flourish in the midst of a civilized community. You have but one remedy within your reach. And that is, to remove to the West and join your countrymen, who are already established there. And the sooner you do this the sooner you will commence your career of improvement and prosperity…. Source: President Andrew Jackson, 1835 Which statement best describes President Jackson’s purpose in this excerpt?  

The Louisiana Purchase is considered a turning point in U.S. history because

Base your answers to questions 11 and 12 on the map below and on your knowledge of social studies.   Native Americans were moved to Indian Territories depicted in the map partially because

Jeffrey Rosen argues that the premise of limited government hinges on the expectation that the limits will be enforced by 

According to Justice Breyer (who is now retired), about 8,000 cases are appealed to the Supreme Court each year.  About how many are actually accepted for review?