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Question 1

Which president completed the Louisiana Purchase in 1803?

Accepted Answer

Thomas Jefferson

Answer

Jefferson bought the territory from France, doubling US size.

Question 2

What principle did Marbury v. Madison (1803) establish?

Accepted Answer

Judicial review

Answer

Chief Justice John Marshall asserted the Court's power to strike down unconstitutional laws.

Question 3

What did the Missouri Compromise of 1820 do?

Accepted Answer

Admitted Missouri as slave and Maine as free, with a 36°30' line

Answer

It balanced slave and free states and limited slavery north of 36°30'.

Question 4

The Trail of Tears resulted from which policy under President Andrew Jackson?

Accepted Answer

Indian Removal Act

Answer

The 1830 act forced Cherokee and other tribes west of the Mississippi.

Question 5

Where was the first women's rights convention held in 1848?

Accepted Answer

Seneca Falls

Answer

The Seneca Falls Convention produced the Declaration of Sentiments.

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