C.L Test 46-56 Flashcards
- What are Seminoles?
A tribe of NATIVE AMERICANS who inhabited FLORIDA in the early 19th century
When were the Seminoles forced to move?
The 1840s
Who were the Shawnees?
A tribe of NATIVE AMERICANS who inhabited OHIO, INDIANA, and other parts of the MIDDLE WEST during the early 19th century.
When were the Shawnees around?
The early 19th century
Why was Sojourner Truth famous?
She was a speaker against slavery
Who was Sojourner Truth?
An ABOLITIONIST of the 19th century, and an escaped slave
Who was Harriet Tubman?
An ABOLITIONIST of the 19th century.
What did Harriet Tubman do to help end slavery?
She served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the UNION army
What is the Underground Railroad?
A network of houses and other places that ABOLITIONISTS used to help slaves escape to freedom in the Northern states or in CANADA before the CIVIL WAR
Who was the conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet Tubman
What was the war of 1812?
A war between BRITAIN and the United States, they fought between 1812 and 1815
Why did the war of 1812 start?
When alleged British violation of American shipping rights, such as the impressments of seamen
Who was Pocahontas?
A Native American princess of the 17th century who befriended Captain John SMITH of VIRGINIA
Why did she throw herself on him?
To prevent his from being executed from her father
Who was Captain John Smith?
An English adventurer and explorer of the late 16th and early 17th centuries
