Why was slavery not allowed in states like Illinois and Wisconsin?


Slavery was banned there under the Articles of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.

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President Roosevelt responded to the 1937?1939 recession by

a. proposing a substantial tax cut. b. increasing the nation's tariffs. c. increasing the gold value of the dollar. d. reviving deficit spending.

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What was the worst catastrophe that struck Europe in the fourteenth century?

A) The Black Death B) Babylonian Captivity C) The Hundred Years' War D) The Great Schism E) The Crisis of confidence

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Under the leadership of General ______________, the Medes, along with the Babylonians, were successful in destroying all of the major Assyrian cities by the early seventh century B.C.E

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The Battle of Fredericksburg resulted in

A) heavy fighting and a demoralizing stalemate. B) the retreat of General Robert E. Lee's forces to Richmond. C) a devastating loss for General Ambrose Burnside. D) the Union's inflicting a brutal blow to the Confederate cavalry. E) a clear victory for the Union.

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