C.L NOTES 21-35 Flashcards
- What is a Forty-niner?
Those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of good, which had been discovered there in 1848.
- How many people were in California looking for gold?
Reportedly, there were about 80,00 of them.
- What is a Founding Father?
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.
- Who are some of the Founding Fathers?
John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington.
- Who is Benjamin Franklin?
A patriot, diplomat, author, printer, scientist, and inventor of the late 18th century; one of the Founding Fathers of the United
States.
- How did Benjamin Franklin discover electricity?
He also demonstrated the lighting was electricity by flying a kite in a thunderstorm and allowing it to be struck by lightning.
- What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
The greatest battle of the Civil War.
- Where was the Battle of Gettysburg?
Fought in South-central Pennsylvania in 1863.
- What is Gettysburg Address?
A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War.
- How short was Abraham Lincoln speech, compared to Edward E.?
Abraham Lincoln speech was three minutes long, while Edward E. his speech was two hours.
- What is an Indentured Servant?
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.
- Where did most Indentured Servants come from?
During the 17th century most of the white laborers in Maryland and Virginia came from England as indentured servants.
- What is Jamestown?
The first permanent English settlement in North America, founded in 1607 in Virginia.
- What was Jamestown, named after?
Jamestown was named for King James |(the 1st) of England.
- Who is Jean Lafitte?
A French pirate of the early 19th century around New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Who did Jean Lafitte volunteer to aid?
He volunteered to aid General Andrew Jackson against the British in War of 1812, and fought in the Battle of New Orleans.
- Where did Louis and Clark go?
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.
- Where did the expedition start and end?
Started in St.Louis, Missouri and moved and moved up the Missouri River and down the Columbia River to the Pacific Ocean.
- What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19th, 1775.
- Where did the British troops have to move to?
British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists military supplies and arrest revolutionaries.
- What is the Mason-Dixon Line?
The boundary line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, laid out between two English surveyors, Charles Mason, and Jeremiah Dixon in 1760s.
- What was the line a division of?
Before and during the Civil War, the line was symbolic of the division between the slaveholding and Free States.
- What is the Mayflower?
The ship that carried the pilgrims to America.
- Where did the Mayflower make a permanent landing?
It made a permanent landing near Plymouth Rock on 1620, after the Pilgrims had agreed to the Mayflower Compact.
- What is the Mayflower Compact?
An agreement reached among the Pilgrims while still on the ship just before landing.
- Where did the Mayflower compact, remain basic law?
It remained the basic law of their colony of Plymouth until it become part of the state of Massachusetts in the late 17th century.
- What is minuteman?
Armed American civilians who were active on the Revolutionary War and during the period just before the war.
- Why were they name Minuteman?
They were always ready to flight alongside the regular solider at a moment’s notice.
- Who was Samuel F.B Morse?
19th century inventor of the telegraph and of Morse code.
- What was the 1st transmitted telegraphic message?
In 1844, he transmitted the first telegraphic message”What hath God wrought”?
S.E 35. Who are the Navajos?
A tribe of Native Americans, the most numerous in the United States.
SE 35. Who forced the Navajos to leave?
The Navajos were forced to move by United States troops under Kit Carson in 1864.
