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Famous people test 4 Flashcards

1
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What was Nathaniel Bacon

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Wealthy planter and cousin to governor

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What did Nathaniel Bacon lead

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Led Bacon’s Rebellion in 1676

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What was the Bacon’s Rebellion

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Virginia’s settlers revolted against the rule of governor William Berkeley

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Bacon’s Rebellion was

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First Popular revolt in the England’s North Americans colonies that where unhappy.

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What was the effect of bacon’s rebellion

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Bacon defeated the Indians and his group won the election in 1676

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6
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First time people fought for

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Their rights and Representations

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Pontiac was

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Ottawa Indian chief

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Pontiac’s Rebellion

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1763-64 American Indians battled Britain for control of the Great lakes region.

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King George the 3

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Ruled British Kingdom 1760-1820

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king George 3 Issued what

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Proclamation of 1763

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What is the Proclamation of 1763

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Forbid all people to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains, Nullifying land grands already given to colonists (Not Happy)

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12
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Great Britain where in debt following the seven years war.

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13
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King George supported the Sugar and the stamp act and
reassured the colonist what

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would benefit from the outcome of the war and so the colonists should pay for it.

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14
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The colonists where very angry and still Parliament did what

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Put more taxes

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15
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King George is admired for what

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strong leadership during the french and Indian war

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16
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Great Britain’s longest reigning monarch

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King George

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17
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Ellis grandma is related to

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Daniel Boone

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18
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Daniel Boone led what expedition in 1769

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Through the Appalachian mountains and opened a trail for west expansion

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Daniel Boone was a

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American frontiers man and explorer

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20
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Samuel Adams was a

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Boston merchant

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21
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Samuel Adams strongly opposed what and did what

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tax on colonists so he organized a resistance on the stamp act *organized the Boston tea party **

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22
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Founding Fathers where

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Samuel Adams, John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Patric Henry,
Roger Sherman

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23
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John Handcock was what

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Merchant statesman and patriot of the revelation

24
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John Handcock Political prtege of Samuel Adams
what is a prtege

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Learns from

25
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John Handcock influenced what

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To ensure that Massachusetts ratified the us constitution in 1788

26
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what does ratified mean

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to pass a law

27
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John Hancock was Most famous for what

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His large signature on the D of I

28
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What roles did Benjamin Franklin have in his lifetime?

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Inventor, diplomat, founder, writer, scientist PolyMath

29
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What is Poly math

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Very good at all things

30
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What founding documents did Benjamin Franklin help draft?

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Helped draft the Declaration of Independence

31
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What significant treaty did Franklin negotiate in 1783?

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Negotiated the 1783 Treaty of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War

32
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What political roles did Franklin hold during his career?

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Elected to Pennsylvania Assembly,
First Postmaster General,
Diplomat to France

33
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What are some of Franklin’s notable inventions?

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Franklin stove
Armonica (first American musical instrument)
Bifocals (to see close up and far away without changing glasses)

34
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What types of organizations did Benjamin Franklin establish or organize?

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Organized successful lending libraries
Established fire departments
Created insurance companies

35
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What is the name of the almanac published by Franklin?

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“Poor Richard’s Almanack”

36
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Paul Revere was

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silversmith

37
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Paul Revere took part in what

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the Boston tea party

38
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what role did Paul Rever play in the war

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He alerted when the British were coming in Lexington in Apr 18 1775

39
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what was the first battle in the revolution

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the battle of Lexington

40
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Thomas Paine was

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Journalist and inventor

41
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what books did Thomas Paine wright

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Common Sense
The Age of Reason
Rights of Man

42
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Common sense what effect did it have

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swayed public opinion of the American colonists to view Independence form the British

43
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Common Sense printed date

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Jan 10, 1776

44
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Common sense led to what

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The Declaration of Independence

45
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Independence was ratified when

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July 4, 1776

46
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what is a orator

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Good at speeches

47
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Patrick Henry was

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Brilliant Orator and statesman

48
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Taxation with out Representation was

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A key idea of the revolution

49
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Patrick Henry’s Famous quote

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Give me liberty or give me death.

50
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Patrick Henry was first governor of what

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Virginia in 1776

51
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Patrick Henry Did not believe in what

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Powerful federal government
and Virginia ratifying the constitution in 1787 negative impact of states rights

52
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Nathan Hale was a

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Military leather, American spy and school teacher

53
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Nathan Hale volunteered to do what

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Go behind enemy lines to gather information he was one of the first

54
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Nathan Hale How Did he do as a spy

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He got captured and hanged for espionage in Sept 22, 1776

55
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Nathan Hale famous speech

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“I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country”

56
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Nathan Hale famous speech did what

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It got more people recruited and helped the colonists a lot

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