C.L NOTES 21-35 Flashcards
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- What is a Forty-niner?
Those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of good, which had been discovered there in 1848.
- How many people were in California looking for gold?
Reportedly, there were about 80,00 of them.
- What is a Founding Father?
A general name for male American patriots during the Revolutionary War, especially the signers of the Declaration Of Independence and those who drafted the Constitution.
- Who are some of the Founding Fathers?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
- Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A patriot, diplomat, author, printer, scientist, and inventor of the late 18th century; one of the Founding Fathers of the United
States.
- How did Benjamin Franklin discover electricity?
He also demonstrated the lighting was electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm and allowing it to be struck by lightning.
- What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The greatest battle of the Civil War.
- Where was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Fought in South-central Pennsylvania in 1863.
- What is Gettysburg Address?
A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
- How short was Abraham Lincoln speech, compared to Edward E.?
Abraham Lincoln speech was three minutes long, while Edward E. his speech was two hours.
- What is an Indentured Servant?
A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay, but in exchange for free passage to a new country.
- Where did most Indentured Servants come from?
During the 17th century most of the white laborers in Maryland and Virginia came from England as indentured servants.
- What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.
- What was Jamestown, named after?
Jamestown was named for King James |(the 1st) of England.
- Who is Jean Lafitte?
A French pirate of the early 19th century around New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Who did Jean Lafitte volunteer to aid?
He volunteered to aid General Andrew Jackson against the British in War of 1812, and fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
- Where did Louis and Clark go?
A journey made by Meriwether Louis and William Clark, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, to explore the American Northeast, newly purchased from France and some territories beyond.
- Where did the expedition start and end?
Started in St.Louis, Missouri and moved and moved up the Missouri River and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.
- What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19th, 1775.
- Where did the British troops have to move to?
British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists military supplies and arrest revolutionaries.
- What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, laid out between two English surveyors, Charles Mason, and Jeremiah Dixon in 1760s.
- What was the line a division of?
Before and during the Civil War, the line was symbolic of the division between the slaveholding and Free States.
- What is the Mayflower?
The ship that carried the pilgrims to America.
- Where did the Mayflower make a permanent landing?
It made a permanent landing near Plymouth Rock on 1620, after the Pilgrims had agreed to the Mayflower Compact.
