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1
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What year did the Civil War begin?

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1861

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2
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Where did the Civil War officially begin

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Fort Sumter

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Who owned the land that saw the first major land battle of the civil war

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Wilmer McLean

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What was the site of the first major land battle of the Civil War

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Manssas

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5
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What confederate spy drowned on the NC coast

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Rose Greenhow

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6
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When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued

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1863

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7
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What famous battle was fought in Tennessee in 1862

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Shiloh

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8
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Which of the following killed or wounded most soldiers in the Civil War

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Bullets

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9
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Who were known as sawbones during the Civil war

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Doctors

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10
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What famous confederate was shot at Chancellorsville

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Stonewall Jackson

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11
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What famous battle occurred in Maryland in 1862

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Antietam

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12
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What was the bloodiest battle fought during the Civil War

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Gettysburg

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13
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How did women participate during the civil war

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Nurses, soldiers, spies…

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14
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Why was the Emancipation Proclamation so important to the Union

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It added a moral cause to the war

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15
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When did Abraham Lincoln give the Gettysburg Address?

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November 19,1863

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16
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Where did the 54th Massachusetts fight on July 18, 1863

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Fort Wagner

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17
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What month did the Civil War begin and end

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April

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18
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What was the number one killer of soldiers, on both sides during the Civil War

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Disease

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19
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What woman was considered a great spy for the Union during the Civil War

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Elizabeth Van Lew

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20
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Who did Gen. Johnston surrender to on April 26,1865 in NC

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Sherman

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21
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Name a strength of the South

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Better military leaders

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22
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Which of the following battles was considered a major turning point in the Civil War

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Gettysburg

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23
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What union victory on July 4th 1863 split the Confederacy

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Vicksburg

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24
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True? Joseph Johnston surrendered to Gen. Sherman after Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant

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Trye

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25
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False? Grant and Sherman’s use of Total War helped bring the Civil War to an end

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No, True

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26
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T or F? Sherman neckties were bent rails from destroying southern railroads

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T

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27
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T or F? Sherman’s army captured Atlanta in 1865

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F

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28
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Joseph Johnston surrender to Willian Sherman occurred in NC…t or f

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T

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29
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How many Southern Colonies were there?

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5

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30
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What war created debt for the colonists?

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French and Indian

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31
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Who assisted Abraham Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

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32
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How many men signed the Declaration if Independence

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56

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33
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What is the capital of Delaware

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Dover

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34
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Where did the Battle of Bunker Hill actually occur

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Breed’s hill

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35
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Who was the president of the Confederate States of America

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Jefferson Davis

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36
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What treaty ended the Revolutionary war

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Treaty of Paris

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37
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Who wrote the us national anthem

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Francis Scott Key

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38
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What did the colonists send to King George lll asking for peace

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Olive Branch Petition

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39
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How many votes did each state under the Articles of Confederation

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1

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40
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What event caused the Constitutional Convention

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Shays rebellion

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41
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Who is known as the father of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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42
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Who was the first American president assassination

A

Abe

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43
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What fraction were slaves to be counted for representation in the us constitution

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3/5

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44
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How many amendments are there in the us constitution

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27

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45
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How many states were needed to ratify the constitution

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9

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46
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How many amendments are in the bill of rights?

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10

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47
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How many people are there in senate

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100

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48
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What state threatened to secede due to the Nullification Crisis

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SC

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49
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What state fought the excise tax placed on whiskey?

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PA

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50
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What killed the most soldiers during the civil war

A

Diseases

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51
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Who was the first us pres to survive an assassination attempt

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Andrew Jackson

52
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What branch of govt is responsible for making the laws for our country

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18

53
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What president won the election in 1864

A

Abraham Lincoln

54
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What amendment protects individuals rights not listed in the constitution

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9

55
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What amendment prevents troops from entering your home

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3

56
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What amendments protects people from cruel or unusual punishment

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8

57
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What amendment is the right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury

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6

58
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What amendment protects your property rights

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5

59
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What amendment protects you from illegal seizures and searches

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4

60
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What is the capital of New Hampshire

A

Concord

61
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What killed most of the soldiers in battle

A

Bullets

62
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Who determines who will president if no candidate red I ever enough electoral votes

A

House of reps

63
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Who tries all cases of impeachment

A

Senate

64
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How many justices make up the Supreme Court

A

9

65
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What battle made Andrew Jackson a national hero

A

Battle of New Orleans

66
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During what war was the White House burned

A

1812

67
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What is the right to decide on the issue of slavery called in the Kansas-Nebraska territories

A

Popular sovereignty

68
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A tax on an imported good is a

A

Tarrif

69
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What year was the Louisiana purchase

A

1803

70
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What legislation added Maine to the US as a free state

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Missouri Comprise

71
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What year was the Indian Removal Act passed

A

1830

72
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Which of the following was responsible for the first national debate on the issue of slavery

A

Tallmadge Amendment

73
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Which of the following events came first

A

Nat Turners Rebellion

74
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What ruling stated that slaves weren’t citizens and couldn’t file a suit in federal court

A

Dried Scott Case

75
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What are the South’s weaknesses in the Civil War

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  • The South’s economic health depends on trade with Europe
  • Slaves in the South cannot be counted on to support the Confederacy
  • Many of the South’s supply routes lie near the border between the north and a larger navy
  • Most banks, factories and ships are in the North
  • The North’s population is twice as large as the South’s
  • The North have more railroads than the South
  • The North has a larger navy
  • More states have stayed with the Union than have joined the Confederacy
76
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What are the South’s strengths in the War?

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  1. The South has an excellent group of military leaders
  2. Leaders in Britain and France sympathize with the South
  3. The Confederacy is fighting for independence
  4. Southern Soilders are convinced of the rightness of the Confedrate cause
77
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North’s strengths in the Civil War

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  1. Most banks, factories and ships are in the North
  2. The North’s population is twice as large as the South’s
  3. The North has more railroads than the South
  4. The North has a larger Navy
  5. The Union has government institutions that have been tried and tested over the years
78
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North’s weakness in the war…

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  1. Northerners disagree about the rights and wrongs of slavery
  2. weaker military leaders
79
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What are the causes of the war of 1812

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  1. BRITAIN - VIOLATES US Neutrality
    by seizing US ships, goods, and sailors
    2.Britain- armed Indians and encouraged attacks on US western settlers
  2. US agreement with France (stop trade with GB) (Britain blockades US coast in retaliation)
  3. Territory - US wants to expand
80
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What is impressment

A

The British were getting sailors to sail with them

81
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Who was the biggest war hawk

A

Henry Clay

82
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Who declares war for the first time in our nations history

A

James Madison

83
Q

When was the battle of Lake Erie

A

September 10

84
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What was the USS constitution’s nickname

A

Old Ironsides

85
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How did we resolve the War of 1812

A

The treaty of Ghent

86
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Why was winning the Battle of New Orleans ironic

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It was ironic because it happened two weeks after the treaty had been signed

87
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Why is the treaty if Ghent called the treaty of. Ghent be

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Cause the treaty was signed in Ghent

88
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What is 1.

A

George Washington

89
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Who designed and made the original American flag

A

Betsy Ross

90
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What war does the national anthem talk about

A

The war of 1812

91
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Where is the place where the British tried to take the flag down

A

Fort McKendrick

92
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Where was the Declaration of Independence signed

A

Independence hall

93
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Stereotype

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A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thinng

94
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Bias

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Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair

95
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Prejudice

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Preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience

96
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Point of view

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A particular attitude or way of considering a matter

97
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Frame of Reference

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A set of criteria or stated values in redaction to which measurements or judges can be made

98
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Perception

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The power too see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses

99
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What moral have you learned from the sacred rac

A

Never judge something without understanding it first

100
Q

Primary Source

A

An artifact, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any source of information that was created at the time under study
EX…Diary of Anne Frank

101
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SEcoundary Source

A

A source of information that was created later by someone who didn’t experience first hand or participate in the events or conditions you are researching.
EX… magazine articles

102
Q

Primary Source or Secondary Source?

A biography about Honest Abe

A

Secondary Souce

103
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Primary Source or Secondary Source?

The Declaration of Independence

A

Primary

104
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Primary Source or Secondary Source?

Autobiography

A

Primary

105
Q

When did the Beatles play

A

1958-1970

106
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Who was in the Beatles

A

Paul McCartney, Riage Star, George Harris, and John Lennon

107
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Number one best selling album. For the Beatles

A

White album

108
Q

What are the New England Colonies?

A

Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New Hampshire

109
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What are the middle colonies

A

New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware

110
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What are the southern colonies

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Maryland
Virginia 
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
111
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What is the capital of Massachusetts

A

Boston

112
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The capital of Rhode Islnad

A

Providence

113
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The Capital of Connecticut

A

Hartford

114
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Capital of New York

A

Albany

115
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Pennsylvania

A

Harrisburg

116
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Cap of NJ

A

Trenton

117
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Cap of Maryland

A

Annapolis

118
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Virginia capital

A

Ricjmond

119
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North Carolina

A

Raliegh

120
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Cap of SC

A

Columbia

121
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Cap of Georgia

A

Atlanta

122
Q

What are our country’s 5 founding ideals

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Equality, Liberty, Rights Opportunity, democracy

123
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When did Paul Revere yell the THE BRITISH ARE COMIMG!

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April 18, 1775

124
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Why did Paul revere go to concord

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To seize the weapons and let people know the British coming

125
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Why were the British in debt

A

French and Indian War

126
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Why did the British tax the colonists

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Cause they were in debt cause of the FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

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