C.L. TEST 21-35 Flashcards

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1
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Forty niners are those who flocked where?

A

California

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2
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When did forty miners go to get gold?

A

1848-1849 it was actually discovered

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3
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How did Benjamin Franklin demonstrate lightning?

A

By getting a kite struck by lightning

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4
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What did Benjamin Franklin sign?

A

Declaration of Independence

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5
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Who where the founding fathers that signed the Declaration of Independence.

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John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton

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6
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Founding fathers was a general name for who?

A

Male patriots during the civil war

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7
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Battle of Gettysburg was the greatest battle of what?

A

The civil war

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8
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Where was the battle of Gettysburg fought?

A

Pensylvania

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9
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What is an indentured servant?

A

A person under contract to work for another person for a period of time

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10
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Having indentured servants was during what century?

A

17th century

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11
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The Gettysburg address was a speech delivered by who?

A

Abraham Lincoln

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12
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The Gettysburg speech was delivered during what?

A

The Civil War

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13
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Jamestown was the first what?

A

Permanent English settlement in North America

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14
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Jamestown was founded in what year?

A

1607

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15
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Jean Lafitte was a what?

A

French pirate

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16
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Jean Lafitte was active around where?

A

New Orleans

17
Q

Lewis and Clark made their trip, during the presidency of who?

A

Thomas Jefferson

18
Q

Lewis and Clark’s info was important to what?

A

Lewis and Clark’s info was invaluable to settlement in the West.

19
Q

Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first great battle of what?

A

The Revolutionary War

20
Q

The Revolutionary War was fought when?

A

April 19th, 1775

21
Q

Mason Dixon Line was between what states?

A

Pennsylvania and Maryland

22
Q

Why was the Mason Dixon line symbolic after the war?

A

It was the division between shave holding and free slaves

23
Q

The Mayflower carried what?

A

Pilgrims

24
Q

Where did the Mayflower make a permanent landing?

A

Plymouth Rock

25
Q

Mayflower compact did what, just before landing?

A

An agreement among Pilgrims

26
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What did the Mayflower compact bound Pilgrims to live in?

A

A civilized society

27
Q

When where Minutemen ready?

A

At a moments request

28
Q

What was the name of armed American citizens armed in the Revolutionary War?

A

Minutemen

29
Q

What did Samuel F.B. Morse invent?

A

The telegraph

30
Q

What was Samuel F.B. Morse’s first message through his invention?

A

What hath God wrought?

31
Q

Navajos was a tribe of what?

A

Native Americans

32
Q

What are the Navajos famous for making?

A

Turquoise and silver jewelry