Flashcards in Gr. 6 Ch. 1-8 Review Deck (42)
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The American patriot who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
Nathan Hale
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The document that is the plan for government that the United States still follows today.
Constitution
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In a fiery speech this young Virginian said, "Give me liberty or give me death."
Patrick Henry
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This Virginian had a reputation for being both brave and wise.
George Washington
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The first written agreement of self-government in America was this.
Mayflower Compact
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The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence
John Hancock
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This American patriot said, "I have not yet begun to fight. "
John Paul Jones
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People who wanted America to be free from Britain's rule were called this
Patriots
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He was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America
John Cabot
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This Massachusetts patriot Road from Boston to warn the colonists at Lexington that the British were coming
Paul Revere
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Washington's victory here lead to the surrender of Cornwallis and the entire British army
Yorktown
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Washington and his men spent a harsh winter battling hunger and cold temperatures at this place
Valley Forge
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The agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedoms
Treaty of Paris
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He was the first modern explorer to discover the New World
Christopher Columbus
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Famous Shoshone who guided Louis and Clark on their expedition
Sacagewea
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Two main weaknesses of the articles of Confederation
Government could not collect taxes There was no power to settle arguments
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He is given credit for doing the most work at the Constitutional convention
James Madison
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Name the two houses of Congress
The Senate and the House of Representatives
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The lady who is said to have stitched the first United States flag
Betsy Ross
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Washington thanked the American people and urged them to be responsible citizens in the speech when he finished his term as President.
His farewell address
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The act that passed in 1647 establishing the first public schools in America
Ole' Deluder Satan act
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People who wanted to separate from the church of England
Separatists
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The Indians who were invited to the first Thanksgiving
Wampanoag
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The most important animal to the Indians of the plains
Bison
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This tribe's name means "southerner"
Shawnee
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This religious group's actual name was the Society of Friends
Quakers
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The Indians that were famous for their weaving of rugs
Navajo
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Indians that were known for their burial mounds
Hopewell
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Indians that lived in longhouses
Iroquois
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