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what does the Treaty of Tordesillas do?

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divides the world between Spain and Portugal

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who crossed the Atlantic in 1492?

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Columbus

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what is the oldest European city

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st. Augustine, Florida

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what year did the English defeat the Spanish Armada

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1588

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what year did John white find ______ carved into a tree in _____

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1588 and Croatoan was carved into the tree in Roanoke

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what is the oldest English settlement

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Jamestown in 1607

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what year did the pilgrims come to America? and what did they come with to be able to what?

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they came in 1620 and they came with the Mayflower compact to be able to self-govern

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what year did the French and Indian war take place

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1756 through 1763 also known as a seven-year war

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what most infuriated the colonists

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the stamp act

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what did people like Sam Adams the little riot

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Boston massacre

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what was the event called when it Tea was thrown out of the harbor or out into the harbor

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Boston tea party

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what year did the battle of Lexington in Lexington Massachusetts take place

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April 19, 1775

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Fort Ticonderoga was captured forts what?

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it’s Cannon

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blah blah blah

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Bunkerhill actually fought on breads Hill

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what is the Declaration of Independence do

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it was why and how we broke away from England

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Who was the Continental Army leader?

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George Washington

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what is the turning point of the battle of the revolution

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Saratoga

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Benedict Arnold was caught selling plans to where? and they were in his what?

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he was caught selling plans to west point. And they were in his boot

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what was the last major battle of the revolution

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Yorktown

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what is the first form of government?

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articles of Confederation

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what is our current form of government?

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the Constitution

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what branch of government is the president part of?

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executive branch of government

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The Supreme Court is what part of the branch of government?

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The judicial branch of government

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when do the first census take place? and how many years apart is it?

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1790 was when it first took place. It takes place every 10 years

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what is the Congress split into?

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House of Representatives and Senate

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what are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution?

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The Bill of Rights

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what did Jefferson buy even though he had strict interpretation of the Constitution?

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The Louisiana purchase

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The core of discovery was led by?

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Lewis and Clark.

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what started the war in England in 1812 and what does is it mean?

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impressment started the war in it means they were stealing our sailors

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what was the inspiration for the Star-Spangled Banner?

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Fort McHenry

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what is the real name for the old Ironside?

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USS constitution

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where was the largest battle fought during the war of 1812?

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New Orleans, Louisiana

32
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what’s the name for American solving problems in clever ways?

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yankee ingenuity

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what did people call the time when James Monroe was president?

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era of good feelings

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what did the Monroe doctrine do?

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warned Europe to stay out of our affairs

35
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what does that Eerie Canal connect?

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the Hudson River and Lake Erie

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what radically changed economy in the south?

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Cotton gin

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what give this land in the southwest? and in what year?

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The Mexican war give us land, in 1848

38
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what does manifest destiny mean?

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expand to the Pacific

39
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what’s the Texas independence symbol?

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The Alamo

40
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what did the Gold rush lead to?

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rushing to California

41
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Popular Sovereignty means what

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deciding for yourselves

42
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote what?

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Uncle Tom’s cabin

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when did the war begin?

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when Confederates fired at Fort Sumter

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what was the first land battle of the Civil War?

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Battle of the Bull Run

45
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Tuna Can Ship: ?

Iron Ship: ?

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Monitors (Northern)

Virginia (Southern)

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What was the bloodiest day in our history?

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Battle of Antietam (when Mcklelin couldn’t win) (1 Day)

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Biggest BATTLE ever fought in North America?

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Battle of Gettysburg, Pensilvania

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what fell to Union forces under Grant?

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Vicksburg in Mississippi

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where did Lee (Confederate Gen.)!surrendered to Grant (Union general)?

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Appomattox courthouse

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