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In 3-5 sentences, please describe the Missouri Compromise of 1820. In your answer, you must identify the 3 key elements of the compromise to get full credit. 

Which of the following was FALSE about American migration in the early 1800’s?

Nativism—that is, the belief that favors the interests of the native population of a country over the interests of immigrants—flared in the early 1800’s.  Which group of people identified as nativists during that time?

Upon marrying, a woman’s legal status changed under the concept of “coverture,” which meant a woman:

Many children entered the workforce in the 1800’s with the advent of Northern industrialization. Which of these statements is FALSE regarding the role or plight of working children during this time?

Tensions between the Northern and Southern states ramped up in the early 1800’s. Which of the events did NOT epitomize the growing divide between the North and the South?

Which of these statements is TRUE about the Northern states’ early slavery abolition laws?

In 3-5 sentences identify who Tecumseh was, what he is most notable for, and how he was involved in the War of 1812. 

In 3 or more sentences, identify a specific time when indigenous Americans resisted European colonization prior to 1800. In your answer make sure to answer the who, what, when, where, and why of the event.

Senator Henry Clay of Kentucky was nicknamed the Great Compromiser because his proposal brought the North and South together over the admittance of Missouri to the union.