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Which legislative act effectively nullified the Missouri Compromise by allowing the question of slavery in new territories to be decided by popular sovereignty?

Why is Samuel Slater often regarded as the “Father of the American Industrial Revolution”?

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) had significant constitutional implications. Based on the Court’s ruling, what was the most direct outcome of the decision?

What was the historical significance of John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859?

Why did the War of 1812 contribute to the decline in support for the Federalist Party?

Which of the following best explains why the Second Middle Passage was especially destabilizing for Black families in the United States?

Which of the following best identifies prominent ways American colonists resisted British policies during the era of imperial reform (such as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts)?

How did John Locke’s political philosophy influence the American colonists’ justification for independence from Britain?

What role did the Half-King (Tanacharison) play in the events that helped trigger the French and Indian War (Seven Years’ War in North America)?

Who was Deborah Sampson, and what was her significance in the American Revolution?