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Below are exercises which workshop participants may copy to a sandbox and edit. Use [[Wikipedia:Sandbox]] or create one as a subpage of your user page. ''(Workshop participants and Workshop project editors, please discuss the exercises, or suggest new or replacement exercises on this project page's talk page.)''

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If you are new to Wikipedia, start from the first exercise. If you have some experience, skip the parts with which you already are familiar. If you finish the exercises, study the [[Wikipedia:Cheatsheet]] and follow links to study whatever subject you need to explore more.

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==Civil War era (1849–1865)==

==Compromise of 1850===

The issue of slavery in the new territories was seemingly settled by the Compromise of 1850 brokered by Whig Henry Clay and Democrat Stephen Douglas.

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http://www.times-series.co.uk/news/topstories/8927698.Dame_Elizabeth_Taylor_dies_aged_79/ by Alex Hayes "Hampstead Garden Suburb born Dame Elizabeth Taylor dies aged 79" Times of London March 24, 2011

http://books.google.com/books?id=ScE8F_pMuAAC ''Elizabeth'' by J. Randy Taraborrelli Grand Central Publishing 2006 {{ISBN |9780446532549}}

Alexander Walker ISBN: 978-0802113351le 1990 Elizabeth: the life of Elizabeth Taylor G. Weidenfeld Publishers p. 22.

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Per [[Wikipedia:Tutorial/Talk pages]], look at the following talk pages as examples of how editors communicate. Note editors don't always follow formatting rules for talk pages. [[Talk:Talk:History of the United States]] - [[Talk:Bird]] -[[Talk:Elizabeth Taylor]]

Then ''copy the conversation below to a sandbox'' and format it, including using astericksasterisks (*) for bullet points and number signs for numbered lists (#)

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I think this article about this wealthy family is very confusing. What can we do about it? [Signed User:#1]