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C.L NOTES 21-35 Flashcards

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  1. What is a Forty-niner?
A

Those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of good, which had been discovered there in 1848.

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  1. How many people were in California looking for gold?
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Reportedly, there were about 80,00 of them.

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  1. What is a Founding Father?
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A general name for male American patriots during the Revolutionary War, especially the signers of the Declaration Of Independence and those who drafted the Constitution.

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  1. Who are some of the Founding Fathers?
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John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.

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  1. Who is Benjamin Franklin?
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A patriot, diplomat, author, printer, scientist, and inventor of the late 18th century; one of the Founding Fathers of the United
States.

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  1. How did Benjamin Franklin discover electricity?
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He also demonstrated the lighting was electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm and allowing it to be struck by lightning.

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  1. What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
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The greatest battle of the Civil War.

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  1. Where was the Battle of Gettysburg?
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Fought in South-central Pennsylvania in 1863.

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  1. What is Gettysburg Address?
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A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.

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  1. How short was Abraham Lincoln speech, compared to Edward E.?
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Abraham Lincoln speech was three minutes long, while Edward E. his speech was two hours.

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  1. What is an Indentured Servant?
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A person under contract to work for another person for a definite period of time, usually without pay, but in exchange for free passage to a new country.

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  1. Where did most Indentured Servants come from?
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During the 17th century most of the white laborers in Maryland and Virginia came from England as indentured servants.

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  1. What is Jamestown?
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The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.

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  1. What was Jamestown, named after?
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Jamestown was named for King James |(the 1st) of England.

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  1. Who is Jean Lafitte?
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A French pirate of the early 19th century around New Orleans, Louisiana.

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  1. Who did Jean Lafitte volunteer to aid?
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He volunteered to aid General Andrew Jackson against the British in War of 1812, and fought in the Battle of New Orleans.

17
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  1. Where did Louis and Clark go?
A

A journey made by Meriwether Louis and William Clark, during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson, to explore the American Northeast, newly purchased from France and some territories beyond.

18
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  1. Where did the expedition start and end?
A

Started in St.Louis, Missouri and moved and moved up the Missouri River and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.

19
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  1. What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
A

The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19th, 1775.

20
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  1. Where did the British troops have to move to?
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British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists military supplies and arrest revolutionaries.

21
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  1. What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
A

The boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, laid out between two English surveyors, Charles Mason, and Jeremiah Dixon in 1760s.

22
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  1. What was the line a division of?
A

Before and during the Civil War, the line was symbolic of the division between the slaveholding and Free States.

23
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  1. What is the Mayflower?
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The ship that carried the pilgrims to America.

24
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  1. Where did the Mayflower make a permanent landing?
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It made a permanent landing near Plymouth Rock on 1620, after the Pilgrims had agreed to the Mayflower Compact.

25
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  1. What is the Mayflower Compact?
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An agreement reached among the Pilgrims while still on the ship just before landing.

26
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  1. Where did the Mayflower compact, remain basic law?
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It remained the basic law of their colony of Plymouth until it become part of the state of Massachusetts in the late 17th century.

27
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  1. What is minuteman?
A

Armed American civilians who were active on the Revolutionary War and during the period just before the war.

28
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  1. Why were they name Minuteman?
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They were always ready to flight alongside the regular solider at a moment’s notice.

29
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  1. Who was Samuel F.B Morse?
A

19th century inventor of the telegraph and of Morse code.

30
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  1. What was the 1st transmitted telegraphic message?
A

In 1844, he transmitted the first telegraphic message”What hath God wrought”?

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S.E 35. Who are the Navajos?

A

A tribe of Native Americans, the most numerous in the United States.

32
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SE 35. Who forced the Navajos to leave?

A

The Navajos were forced to move by United States troops under Kit Carson in 1864.

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