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American History Flashcards

1
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What is 1 reason colonists came to America?

A

freedom

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2
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Who lived in America before the Europeans arrived?

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Native Americans

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3
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What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?

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Africans

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4
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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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  • Taxation w/o representation
  • Illegal boardering & quartering
  • no self-government
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5
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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6
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When was the Declaration of Independece adopeted?

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July 4th, 1776

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7
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There were 13 original states. Name 3

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  • Virginia
  • New Hampshire
  • Massachussets
  • Ne York
  • Pennsylavia
  • Georgia
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8
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What happened at the Constitutional Convention?

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  • The constitution was written

- The Founding Fathers wrote the constitution :)

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9
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When was the Constitution written?

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1787

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10
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The Federalist Papers supported b by the passage of the U.S.

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  • Alexander Hamilton

- Jamnes Madison

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11
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What is the 1 thing Benjamin Franklin is famous for?

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  • US diplomat
  • oldest member of the Constetutional convention
  • 1st Postmaster General
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12
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Who is the father of our country?

A

George Washington

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13
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Who was the 1st president??

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George Washington

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14
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What territory did the US buy from France in 1803?

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The Louisiana Territory

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15
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Name 1 war fought by the US in the 1800s.

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  • War of 1812,
  • Mexican-American War
  • Civil War
  • Spanish-American War
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16
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Name the US war between the North and the South

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The Civil War

17
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Name 1 problem that led to the Civil War

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  • slavery
  • economic reasons
  • states rights
18
Q

What was 1 important thing that Abraham Lincold did?

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  • freed the slaves (Emancipation Proclamation)
  • Saved the Unnion.
  • led the US to Civil War
19
Q

What did the Emancipation Proclamation do

A

Freed the slaves

20
Q

What did Susan B. Anthony do?

A
  • fought for women’s rights

- fought for civil rights

21
Q

Name one war fought by th US in the 1900s

A
  • WW1
  • WW2
  • Korean war
  • Vietnam war
  • Gulf war
22
Q

Who was the President during WW1?

A

Woodrow Wilson

23
Q

Who was the President during the Great Depression & WW2?

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FDR

24
Q

Who did the US fight WW2?

A
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • Italy
25
Q

Before he was President, Eisenhower was a general. What was was he in?

A

WW2

26
Q

During the cold war, what was the main concern of the US?

A

Communism

27
Q

What movement tried to end racial discrimination?

A

Civil rights movement

28
Q

What did Martin Luther King Jr. do?

A
  • fought for civil rights

- worked for equality for all Americans

29
Q

What major event happened on September 11, 2001?

A

Terrorist attacked the US

30
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Name 1 American Indian tribe in the US

A
  • Cherokee
  • Navajo
  • Apache
  • Lakota

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