You are a slave in the south in 1865. One day, the Union Army shows up at your plantation and tells you that you are among the last African Americans to be read the Emancipation Proclamation. “Better last than never” you think to yourself. Based on the information above, which state do you live in?

   You are an American colonist living in Boston in 1770. You and other Bostonians are outraged about being taxed without having a representative in Parliament to vote on your behalf. “No taxation without representation!” you shout in unision with the crowd.    Some dirty, know-it-all, Loyalist approaches you and says, “You know ack-shuallllllyyyyyy we are represented in Parliament. Each member of Parliament technically represents every British citizen no matter where they live.”    What is this sorry excuse for representation known as? 

How did the U.S. decide the slavery question in the land acquried from Mexico?

Most of the political debates in the 1840s and 1850s revolved around…

Montesquieu would most likely agree with which of the following?

Which Englightenment philosopher would be most angry about a person’s Facebook post being taken down (assume that it was taken down because it was deemed “hate speech”)? 

Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492. Briefly explain WHY Columbus decided to sail west. What were his motivations for going west? 

Match each battle with its significance.

What best describes the shift in the voting patterns of southern states pictured on these two maps?

Which of the following was a slave state the did NOT secede from the Union?