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[Done] In 1866, the Sioux Chief Red Cloud ambushed and massacred Union soldiers in an incident that would be referred to as the _______ Massacre. A. Wounded Knee B. Little Big Horn C. Fetterman D. Chivington

[Done] At the beginning of the Civil War, Southerners expressed all of the following expectations EXCEPT: A. The materialism of the North would prevent Northerners from fighting an idealistic war. B. Great Britain would intervene on the side of the South in order to preserve its source of cotton. C. Northern unity in the struggle against the Southern states would eventually break. D. The economic and military resources of the South would outlast those of the North. E. The justice of the South’s cause would prevail.

[Done] Why did women's organizations work for the passage of prohibition?

[Done] Which of the following was true of the Know-Nothing party? A. It wanted to undermine immigrant voting strength. B. It rejected nativism. C. It gained the widespread support of new immigrants. D. It focused on containing the expansion of slavery.

[Done] In the first major pioneering movement, settlers made their way to Oregon and California by way of the _______ Trail. A. Kearny B. Oregon C. Cumberland D. Overland

[Done] In the 1400s, Europeans searched for new trade routes to obtain valuable spices that came mainly from where?

[Done] What Roman leader am I? "I ruled over the powerful Eastern Empire and chose to move its capital to Byzantium. I was the first to establish an attitude of acceptance toward Christians by becoming a Christian myself." A. Justinian I B. Constantine C. Diocletian

[Done] Why did volunteerism fail?

[Done] In the early 1500s, what method did Afonso de Albuquerque use to establish Portuguese outposts in India?

[Done] What is the name of the island chain once called the Spice Islands?