C.L. Exam 161-180 Flashcards
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- Who were apart of the selective service system?
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Who is American men?
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- Selective service system lasted how long?
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What is from 1940-1973?
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- How many people make up a jury?
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What is 12?
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- How many people are in a grand jury?
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What is 13-23?
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- What court did Brown go to during his trial?
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What is the Supreme Court?
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- What was the point of the brown vs. board of education trial?
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What is to challenge laws that indicated races could be segregated
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- What is the secretary if state’s place?
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What is the head of the department of state?
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- What is the secretary of state’s job?
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What is to handle foreign affairs?
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- Peter Pan is a written what?
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What is a play?
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- Who wrote the play Peter Pan?
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Who is James Matthew Barrie ?
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- When was Edgar Allan Poe alive?
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What is the 19th century?
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- What types of stories did Edgar Allan Poe write?
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What is horror stories?
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- Who is the author of roots?
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Who is Alex Haley?
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- When did Alex Haley win the Pulitzer Prize?
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What is 1977?
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- Who wrote the scarlet letter?
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Who is Nathaniel Hawthorne?
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- What is the scarlet letter?
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What is a novel?
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- How old was Nathaniel Hawthorne when he died?
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What is 60 years old?
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- What made him write his novels?
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What is his guilt?
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- Where was the battle of Chancellorsville?
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Where is Virginia?
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170.when was the battle on Chancellorsville fought?
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What is 1863?
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- What was Kit Carson’s occupation?
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What is a frontier trapper and guide?
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- What side of the US did Kit Carson serve on?
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War is the union?
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- Who is Sam Houston?
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Who is a soldier & political leader?
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- What were Sam Houston’s thoughts on slavery?
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What is he was strongly against it, and didnt like it at all?
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173. Who were Jean Lafitte's ancestors?
Who were the French?
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173. Who did Jean Lafitte accompany in war?
Who is General Andrew Jackson?
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174. What is the Democratic Party?
What is a political party of the 1820s?
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174. What does the Democratic Party oppose?
What is slavery, and federal aid for improvement in our nation?
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175. How did the Mason-Dixon Line get its name?
What is from Charles Mason & Jeremiah Dixon?
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175. Where is the Mason-Dixon Line?
Where is Southern PA & Northern Maryland?
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176. What were the Navahos?
Who are Indians?
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176. Where are most Navahos native to?
Where is the US?
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177. Tecumseh was a chief for what?
What is the Shawnee tribe?
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177. Why was Tecumseh killed?
What is because he supported British troops in the war of 1812?
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178. Who fought the war of 1812?
Who are the British & the Indians?
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178. How long did the war of 1812 last?
What is 3 years?
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179. What was the point of the Underground Railroad?
What is to help slaves escape from freedom?
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179. Who was one of the people who led the Underground Railroad?
Who is Harriet Tubman?
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180. Why is Benedict Arnold hated?
What is because he is an American traitor?
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180. Why would someone call another person a Benedict Arnold?
What is because they are a traitor?
