C.L. Exam 161-180

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167. What is roots?

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A book about Alex Haley’s ancestry back through american slavery to its origins in Africa. It’s a combination of history and fiction.

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160-166 are in previous deck

Answer 1

160-166 are in previous deck

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167. Who wrote the book roots?

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Alex Haley

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168. What is the Scarlett letter?

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A novel about Hester prynne, a woman of the 17th century who is convicted of adultery and is forced to wear a scarlet letter A on her dress as a sign of her guilt. She will not admit who he lover was until her husband finds out and seeks revenge. In the end her dating lover admits to his part of the affair

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168. Who wrote the Scarlett letter?

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Nathaniel Hawthorne

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169. Who was Nathaniel Hawthorne?

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American novelist and short story writer

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169. When was Nathaniel Hawthorne born and when did he die?

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1804, 1864

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170. What was the battle of Chancellorsville?

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An important battle of the civil war fought in Virginia in 1863 at the very beginning of the civil war.

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170. In the battle of Chancellorsville who led the southern army?

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General Robert E lee

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171. Who was kit Carson?

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A skilled frontier trapper and guide of the 19th century

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171. What did kit Carson help to do?

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He helped open the territory of California to settlement from the United States

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172. Who was Sam Houston?

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A soldier and political leader of the 19th century

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172. What did Sam Houston do?

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Lead the texans in their struggle to win independence from Mexico

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173. Who was jean Lafitte?

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A genuine historic figure, French pirate of the early 19th century active in New Orleans, Louisiana

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173. What did jean Lafitte do?

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He fought in the battle of New Orleans

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175. Who created the mason Dixon line?

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Charles mason and Jeremiah Dixon

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174. What did the democracy party generally oppose?

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The national bank, high taxes, interference with slavery and federal aid for improvement in our nation

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174. What is a Democracy Party?

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A political party that began in the 1820s

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175. What is the mason Dixon line?

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Boundary line between southern Pennsylvania and northern Maryland

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176. Who where the Navahos?

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A tribe of native Americans, the most numerous in the United States

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176. Why did the Navahos have to leave their reservation?

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The United States Army troops (in command by kit Carson) in 1864

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177. What is Tecumseh?

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A Shawnee chief of the late 18th and early 19th centuries

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177. When did Tecumseh die?

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In the war of 1812

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178. What was the war of 1812?

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A war between Britain and the United States

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178. What has the war of 1812 also been called?

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The second American war for independence

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179. What was the Underground Railroad?

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Before the civil war it was a network of houses other places abolitionist used to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states or Canada

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179. In the Underground Railroad what did Harriet Tubman do?

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The one who assisted the slaves in their escape by going back to leave territory. (The conductor)

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180. Who was Benedict Arnold?

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An American general of the revolutionary war

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180. What does it mean to call someone a “Benedict Arnold”

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It is very uncomplimentary, of equivalent to saying they are a traitor