C.L. TEST 21-35 Flashcards
(32 cards)
Forty niners are those who flocked where?
California
When did forty miners go to get gold?
1848-1849 it was actually discovered
How did Benjamin Franklin demonstrate lightning?
By getting a kite struck by lightning
What did Benjamin Franklin sign?
Declaration of Independence
Who where the founding fathers that signed the Declaration of Independence.
John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton
Founding fathers was a general name for who?
Male patriots during the civil war
Battle of Gettysburg was the greatest battle of what?
The civil war
Where was the battle of Gettysburg fought?
Pensylvania
What is an indentured servant?
A person under contract to work for another person for a period of time
Having indentured servants was during what century?
17th century
The Gettysburg address was a speech delivered by who?
Abraham Lincoln
The Gettysburg speech was delivered during what?
The Civil War
Jamestown was the first what?
Permanent English settlement in North America
Jamestown was founded in what year?
1607
Jean Lafitte was a what?
French pirate
Jean Lafitte was active around where?
New Orleans
Lewis and Clark made their trip, during the presidency of who?
Thomas Jefferson
Lewis and Clark’s info was important to what?
Lewis and Clark’s info was invaluable to settlement in the West.
Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first great battle of what?
The Revolutionary War
The Revolutionary War was fought when?
April 19th, 1775
Mason Dixon Line was between what states?
Pennsylvania and Maryland
Why was the Mason Dixon line symbolic after the war?
It was the division between shave holding and free slaves
The Mayflower carried what?
Pilgrims
Where did the Mayflower make a permanent landing?
Plymouth Rock
