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C.L. Test 21-35 Flashcards

1
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The Forty Niners

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Who flocked to California in 1849?

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2
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About 80,000

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How many people were considered Forty Niners?

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3
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A name for male American patriots during the revolutionary war.

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What was a founding founder?

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4
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George Washington

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Who is one person that was a founding father?

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5
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Diplomat, author, printer, scientist, and inventor.

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What was Ben Franklin’s occupation?

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He put a key on a kite string and flew the kite until lightning stuck it.

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How did Ben demonstrate electricity?

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7
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The Battle of Gettysburg

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What great battle was fought in south central Pennsylvania?

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8
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The North

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Who won the battle of Gettysburg?

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9
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Abraham Lincoln

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Who wrote the Gettysburg Address?

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10
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A soldier’s cemetery

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Where did Abraham Lincoln deliver the Gettysburg Adress?

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11
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A person under contract to work for another person

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What was an Indentured Servant?

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12
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A free passage to a new country

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What did Indentured Servants work for?

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13
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Jamestown

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What was the first permanent settlement in North America?

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14
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1607

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When was Jamestown first found?

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15
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A French pirate

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Who was Jean Lafitte?

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16
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General Andrew Jackson

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Who did Jean volunteer for?

17
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A journey made by Lewis and Clark

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What was the Lewis and Clark expedition?

18
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Thomas Jefferson

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Who was president when Lewis and Clark made their expedition?

19
Q

The first battle of the revolutionary war

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What was the battle of Lexington and Concord?

20
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Minute men

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Who did the British receive resistance from?

21
Q

What was the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland?

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The mason Dixon line

22
Q

Before and during the civil war

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When was the Mason-Dixon Line used?

23
Q

A ship that carried pilgrims to America

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What was the Mayflower?

24
Q

Plymouth Rock

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Where did the Mayflower land permanently?

25
Q

An agreement made by the pilgrims on the mayflower

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What was the mayflower compact?

26
Q

To live in a social society

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What did the mayflower compact bound?

27
Q

Armed American citizens

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Who were the minutemen?

28
Q

Because they were available at a moments notice

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Why were people called minutemen?

29
Q

Inventor of the telegraph

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Who was Samuel Morse?

30
Q

What hath god wrought?

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What was the first message sent by telegraph?

31
Q

A tribe of native Americans

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Who were the Navajos?

32
Q

Their houses

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What are the Navajos known for?

English Second Quarter (6 decks)

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