1. Can a colony that is ruled by a monarch be democratic? 1.1

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3. Was the war for independence inevitable? 1.2

4. Sources 1. 2.

5. Did the Declaration of Independence establish the formation of US government? 1.3

6. Sources 1. 2.

7. How effective was the Articles of Confederation? 1.4

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9. Could the Constitution be written without compromise? 1.5

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11. Do the principles of government make our government too strong? 1.6

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13. Is the Bill of used today as the framers intended? 1.7

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15. Were the abolitionists responsible reformers or irresponsible agitators? 2.1

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17. Was slavery the primary cause to the Civil War? 2.2

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19. Does Abraham Lincoln deserve to be called the Great Emancipator? 2.3

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21. Should the south have been treated as a defeated nation or as rebellious states? 2.4

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23. Was it possible to have a peaceful reconciliation after the Civil War? (Was Reconstruction successful?) 2.5

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25. What compelled people to move West? 3.1

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27. Can the “white man’s” conquest of Native Americans be justified? 3.2

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29. Was rapid industrial growth a blessing or curse for Americans? 3.3

30. Sources 1. 2.

31. Did immigrants help or hinder the United States? 3.4

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33. How did the rise of labor unions shape the relations between workers, big business, and government? 3.4

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35. What were the central aims and ideas of the Progressives? 4.1

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37. Were the Progressives successful in making government more responsive to the will of the people? 4.2

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39. Would women and minorities have the same rights today without the successes of the Progressive movement? 4.3

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41. Did populism provide successful in making the government more responsive to the people? 4.4

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43. How did the US change its traditional foreign policy during the early 20 th century? 5.1

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45. Should the United States fight wars to make the world safe for democracy? (Should the United States have entered World War I?) 5.2

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47. Should a democratic government tolerate dissent during times of war and other crises? 5.3

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49. What social changes caused a clash of values during the 1920? 6.1

50. Sources 1. 2.

51. Were Americans themselves to blame for the Great Depression? 6.2

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53. In what ways was the New Deal controversial? (How did the New Deal impact the role of government, labor, minorities, women, etc.?) 6.3

54. Sources 1. 2.

55. How important was the home front in the United States’ victory in World War II? 7.1

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57. How did the United States react to the Cold War (a) at home and (b) abroad? 7.2

58. Sources 1. 2.

59. In what ways was the African American Civil Rights Movement effective in bringing about change in America? (Compare/Contrast 1950s & 1960s) 7.3

60. Sources 1. 2.

61. What domestic and foreign policy lessons were learned during the 1960s & 1970s? (2 examples for domestic & foreign/4 total) 7.4

62. Sources 1. 2.

63. In what ways did the rise of conservatism in the 70s & 80s lend to a change in political, economic, and social patterns? 8.1

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65. How did Clinton’s more liberal politics influence/change domestic and foreign policies? 8.2

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67. In what ways has the US Constitution been tested in the early 21 st century? 8.3

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