What terrible event turned George Washington into the calm, remarkable leader beloved in the United States to this day?

Starting about 1848, a huge argument broke out in Congress about adding one particular western territory to the United States. Fighting over this territory grew so severe that Congress was gridlocked for months. What was the territory?  Why the argument?

When Alexander Hamilton said “I sincerely esteem it a system which without the finger of God never could have been suggested and agreed upon” he was writing in reference to

Initially, north and south both figured the Civil War would be quick and fast.  What are some of the realities of this war that neither side anticipated?

What was the last successful compromise before the Civil War, and which of the following is NOT one of its provisions?

Lower South states include Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky.

In the Civil War in the East, Robert E. Lee successfully defended Richmond for years against northern attacks, despite being outnumbered and outgunned.

In your own words, describe the Wilmot Proviso and explain what was so unnerving about it  when it came up for a vote in Congress in 1846.

William Ellison was a free black planter in the Old South, noted for his great wealth.

The decision to permit freedom of religion, the decision to eliminate royalty and nobles, the decision to elevate women and free slaves, the decision to create a republic.  These choices are associated with what period of American history?