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Question 1

Which of the following did Thomas Paine describe in Common Sense?

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a way for the colonies to form a government

Question 2

Americans who supported Manifest Destiny primarily believed that the United States should

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spread across the continent to the Pacific Ocean.

Question 3

In the 1850s, many Northerners thought John Brown was a

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noble hero.

Question 4

At the end of the Mexican-American War, the United States obtained

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the Mexican Cession.

Question 5

During the Civil War, what was one advantage the Confederacy had over the Union?

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It controlled Vicksburg and other forts.

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