History Exam Chapter 1-17 Flashcards

1
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When was the Spanish Armada defeated

A

1588

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2
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When was the Boston Tea Party

A

1773

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3
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When was the Treaty of Paris signed

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1783

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4
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When was Jamestown Founded

A

1607

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5
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When was the Louisiana Purchase

A

1803

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6
Q

When was the Mexican War

A

1846

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7
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When was the French and Indian War

A

1754

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8
Q

When was the Monroe Doctrine

A

1823

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9
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When was the Founding of the Republican Party

A

1854

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10
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When was the Declaration of Independence signed

A

1776

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11
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Who was the commander-in-chief of British forces in North America during the American Revolution

A

Thomas Gage

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12
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Who became an important part in the British campaign against the French Coast

A

John Burgoyne

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13
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Known as Old Fuss and Feather

A

Winfield Scott

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14
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Who was an American Presbyterian minister and missionary to the Native Americans

A

David Brainerd

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15
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Who was a US Army officer for whom Pikes Peak in Colorado was named

A

Pikes Peak

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16
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Who defended the South Carolina Nullification Ordinance

A

Robert Hayne

17
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Who was a general and national hero in the United States Army during the Mexican-American War and the War of 1812

A

Zachary Taylor

18
Q

Who was a pastor to the Pilgrims

A

John Robinson

19
Q

Who wrote The Liberator

A

William Lloyd Garrison

20
Q

Who was a Royalist Statesman in New Jersey and England

A

George Carteret

21
Q

Who was the 11th President

A

James K. Polk

22
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Who invented Morse Code

A

Samuel F.B. Morse

23
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Who was a prime mover in the founding of the first foreign mission societies in North America

A

Samuel J. Mills

24
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Who was one of the first women who crossed the Mississippi River

A

Eliza Splalding

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Who was the 16th president
Abraham Lincoln
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Who became the 17th president after Lincoln's Assassination
Andrew Johnson
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Who was an American freeman and educator who founded Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
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Who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Who was the Confederate General who lost Atlanta, Georgia and failed to stop Sherman's March to the Sea
John B. Hood
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Who was a Union general who captured Atlanta, GA and led the March to the Sea
William T. Sherman
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Who was known as "Unconditional Surrender Grant"
Ulysses S. Grant
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Who founded the American Red Cross
Clara Barton
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Who was a Virginian Military Officer who served as the commanding general of the Confederates during the Civil War
Robert E. Lee
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Who was known for his Presbyterian faith and as the South's greatest commander after Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
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Confederate general who reinforced P. G. T. Beauregard at the First Battle of Bull Run
Joseph E. Johnston
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Who was frequently appointed and removed as commander of the Union Army
George B. McClellan
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Who was the Union general who lost the First Battle of Bull Run
Irvin McDowell
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Union general who founded Hampton University
Samuel Chapman Armstrong
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