C.L. Notes 21-35 Flashcards
Those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold, which had been discovered there in 1848.
Who are the forty-niners?
The forty-niners were in search of this.
What is gold?
A general name for male American patriots during the Revolutionary War.
What is Founding Fathers?
These men are the founding fathers of our country.
Who are John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington?
A patriot, diplomat, author, printer, scientist, and inventor
Who is Benjamin Franklin?
Benjamin Franklin researched this.
What is Electricity?
The greatest battle of the civil war.
What is the battle of Gettysburg?
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in this year.
What is 1863?
A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
What is the Gettysburg address?
Abraham Lincoln was speaking at this place.
What was the dedication of a soldiers cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg?
A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time.
What is an Indentured Servant?
An indentured servant works for this.
What is a free passage to a new country?
The first permanent English settlement in North America founded in 1607 in Virginia.
What is Jamestown?
Jamestown was founded in this year.
What was 1607?
A French pirate of the early 19th century, active around New Orleans, Lousiana.
Who is Jean Lafitte?
Jean was active around this place.
What is New Orleans, Lousiana?
A journal made by two people.
What is the Lewis and Clark expedition?
The Lewis and Clark Expedition is named after these people.
Who are Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
The first battle of the revolutionary war
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
This battle of Lexington and Concord was fought on this date.
When was April 19th, 1775?
The boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland.
What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The Mason-Dixon Line was laid out by these to English surveyors.
Who are Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon?
The ship that carried the pilgrims to the Americas.
What is the MAYFLOWER?
The MAYFLOWER landed at this place.
What was PLYMOUTH ROCK?
An agreement reached among the pilgrims while still on the ship just before landing.
What is the MAYFLOWER COMPACT?
The Mayflower Compact bounce them to do this.
What was live in a civil society according to their own laws?
Armed American civilians who were active during the revolutionary war and times before that.
Who are Minutemen?
They were named minutemen because of this.
What was they were ready to fight alongside the regular soldier in a minutes notice?
A nineteenth century inventor.
Who is Samuel FB. Morse?
Samuels first telegraphic message was this.
What was “What hath God wrought?”
A tribe of native Americans most numerous in the United States
What were the Navajos?
Navajos have reservations at this place.
What is the southwest?
