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4th Grade History Test 9 Flashcards

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a missionary to Oregon

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Marcus Whitman

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the Texans’ leader in their fight for independence

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Sam Houston

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a pioneer in Kentucky

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Daniel Boone

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4
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the author of our national anthem

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Francis Scott Key

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President of the Confederate States

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Jefferson Davis

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man who murdered President Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

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inventor of the cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

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President who believed the Union must be preserved

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Abraham Lincoln

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George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 at ?

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Valley Forge

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10
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The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans

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the Alamo

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the place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War

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Appomattox Court House

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12
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the first battle of the War for Independence happened where

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Lexington/Concord

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The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence

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Yorktown

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the English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French and Indian War happened at ?

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Quebec

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15
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the general who led all Union forces during the Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant

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the general who led the Confederate army during the Civil war

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Robert E. Lee

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the nickname given to Confederate soldiers

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REbels

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18
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the name of the Union ironclad ship

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Monitor

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the name of the Confederate ironclad ship

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Merrimac

20
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rode at night to warn of a British attack

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Paul Revere

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secure the Northwest Territory for the U.S.

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George Rogers Clark

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commanded the Continental army during the War for independence

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George WAshington

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Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening

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Jonathan Edwards

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was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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the document signed July 4, 1776, that clearly stated that America was fighting to free herself from England

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Declaration of Independence

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a government run by representatives of the people

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republic

27
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doubled the size of the United States in 1803

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Lousiana Purchase

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the first shots of the Civil War were fired at

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Fort Sumter

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the first settlement in New France

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Quebec

30
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added to the United States so that a railroad could be built

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Gadsden purchase

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the battle that was the turning point of the Civil War

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Battle of Gettysburg

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Did either America or Great Britain win the War of 1812?

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NO

33
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After the Southern states withdrew from the Union, they used the name

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Confederate States of America

34
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President Lincoln’s announcement that the slaves had been freed

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the Emancipation Proclamation

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became a great hero to the people of all thirteen colonies during the French and Indian War

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George Washington

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Colonists who supported the War for Independence were called

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patriots

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the first plan of government agreed upon by the United Sates

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Articles of Confederation

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the document that replaced the first plan of government

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Constitution

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What important section of writing was added to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the American people?

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Bill of Rights

40
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an inland body of water that is usually fresh

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lake

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a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening

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bay

42
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a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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channel

43
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Why did many settlers move to California in 1849?

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Gold was discovered in 1848, so many settlers moved to California in 1849 to find gold.

44
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What were two important results of the Civil War?

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No state could leave the Union.

There would be no more slavery in the U.S.

45
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Know these locations on a map.

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Mexican Cession
Oregon Country
Original Colonies

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