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Which of the following is true of the Stamp Act Congress?

The principle of “popular sovereignty” was…

The most common form of slave resistance prior to the Civil War was...

Which of the following best describes the attitudes of Southern Whites toward slavery during the mid-19th century (ca. 1835-1865)?

For farmers & planters in the South, the 1850s was a period of…

The economic theory of mercantilism would be consistent with which of the following statements…

The primary American objection to the Stamp Act was that…

In seeking diplomatic recognition from foreign powers during the War for Independence, the American government found it necessary to…

William Lloyd Garrison, in his publication The Liberator, was outspoken
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Laid the groundwork for a "broad" interpretation of the Constitution.

Provided a restoration of the status quo ante bellum.

Take a narrow view of the Constitution.

The armed confrontation between U.S. and British forces along the Maine-Canada border.

Would not tolerate any new European colonization in the New World.

A French foreign minister's demand for a bribe before he would meet with American envoys.

Whether they favored the French Revolution or opposed it.

All of the Louisiana Territory north of 36°30' be closed to slavery.

The status of slavery in the territories.

A group of old friends and unofficial advisors of the president.

Forced migration of the Cherokee Indians.
During the first two decades of the 17th century all of the following aided in the establishment and growth of the colonies at Jamestown, Virginia,

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