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History of the Americas
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- the idea that the wealthy and powerful were naturally superior and deserved their success
- the idea that extremely wealthy americans had a responsibility to spend their money in order to benefit the greater good
- a system of economic production based on the private ownership of property and the contractual exchange for profit of goods, labor, and money
- what was the 110 food mound built by the Cahokia called?
- Roughly what year did North American Indians no longer dominate the North American Continent? How long after European contact?
- Why did the number of enslaved people grow in the 13 colonies despite fewer enslaved people arriving there vs. the West Indies/Brazil?
- a united states battleship exploded and sank in havana harbor; 260 americans died. although it was later concluded that it was an internal explosion caused by a fire in the coal bunker, the sinking provided an excuse for those eager for war with spain
- What was the main pre-contact culture of the Eastern Natives?
- What did most people do for a living in colonial America?
- -civil war-vote-hold public office-get a government job -participate in a trial that involved a white man-may neither speak against nor make a gesture of disrespect to a white-do any kind of skilled work unless they had a special pass
- Which strategy meant to surround your opponent and squeeze them to death?
- Which state supplied the Confederacy with food and salt to preserve the food?
- What job did women take on to help their military leaders?
- Which border state would grant control of the MS river?
- Which side had more experienced military leaders?
- Where did most of the battles take place?
- When the Union won at Vicksburg, what important physical feature did they capture?
- What did the copperheads want to do instead of fighting?
- How many men died at the war of the Wilderness?
- How many states seceded from the union because they didn't trust who was in charge to protect their right to slavery?