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How many years ago was Dinwiddie’s letter written?

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260 years ago

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What was Dinwiddie (and the French king) requiring?

What does that mean?

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Durable peace and departure
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Leave without conflict

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How did Saint-Pierre treat G. Washington?

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With respect

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How was the French Reply singed at the end?

Why?

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“Very humble”
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To show respect

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How long was the trip taken by G. Washington to get to Fort LeBoueff?

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1 in a half months

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What did Ben. Franklin learn from the Iroquois?

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About the Government

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What was Ben. Franklins true obsession

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Working with electricity

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How did Ben. Franklin almost kill himself

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Trying to electrocute a turkey

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What did Ben. Franklin do with the colonial postal system

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Made it more efficient

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What book did Ben. Franklin publish

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Poor Richards almanac

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How many British soldiers were killed and wounded in “Braddock”

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500 killed & 500 wounded

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How many French and Indians died in “The Braddock Expedition”

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528

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How many men were in Braddocks army

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2,100 men

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Where did Braddock first cross the Mon. River at ?

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McKeesport- Duquesne Bridge

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Where did Braddock cross the Mon. River the second time?

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Kennywood Park

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Where was Braddock buried? (Trek To Fort Duquesne)
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Why?

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In here middle of the road
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To prevent the Indians from desecrating his corpse

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What did the French do to Fort Duquesne

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Blew it up

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What fort did the British eventually build at the forks of Ohio ?

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Fort Pitt

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What happened to Fort Pitt in 1763
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Why

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It was placed under attack
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The peace treaty ended

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Explain the Sugar Act

Year:

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  • 1764
  • taxed molasses,wine,liquor,syrup,ect
  • made people mad
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Explain the Stamp Act

Year:

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  • 1765
  • taxed wills,diplomas,marriage papers, newspaper, birth certificate (legal papers)
  • paid for extra troops on the imaginary line
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Explain the Townshend Acts

Year:

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  • 1767
  • taxed glass, paper, paint, lead, and tea
  • taxes were low, but colonists still objected
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Explain the Quartering Act

Year:

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  • 1767

- had to provide housing, candles, bedding, soldiers, and beating

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Explain the Tea Act

Year:

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  • 1773
  • still protested
  • tea cut off the trade
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Explain the Intolerable Acts

Year:

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  • 1774
  • harsh
  • people couldn’t leave
  • no tents in Boston
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What did Ethan Allen do that was so important for the was effort against England

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Ethan Allen & The Green Mountain Boys attack Fort Ticonderoga, take all their cannons and take them to Boston

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What did the 2nd meeting of the continental congress result in

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G. Washington was voted to approve him as commander

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What was sent to the King to try and seek a peaceful resolution

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Olive Branch Petition

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What did the King so with the “Olive Branch Petition”

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Rejected it

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Who won the first battle of the revolutionary war? (Battle of Bunker Hill)

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The British

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What did Thomas Pain do?

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Urged colonists to declare their independence

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31
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What did Thomas Paine write about in his book

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Colonists didn’t owe loyalty

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32
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Who was on the committee to draft a declaration

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J. Adams, Ben. Franklin, T. Jefferson, Rob. Livingston, & Roger Sherman

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Who wrote the declaration
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Why

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Thomas Jefferson
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Because he wrote clearly and gracefully

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34
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What formally happen on 7/4/1776

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Accepted Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence

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Who was John Hancock
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What did he do

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President of continental congress
&
Made a few minor changes to the Declaration of Independence

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What are the parts of the Declaration of Independence

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Preamble
Natural Rights
British Wrongs
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Independence
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What do the “Natural Rights” stated in the declaration mean

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Protect rights and liberties

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38
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What do the “British Wrongs” I the declaration mean

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Wrongs committed by the British

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What did the last part of the Declaration state (independence)

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Colonies had become the United States Of America and we were independent

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In the preamble of the declaration why did the Americanswant to leave England

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Treated wrong

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41
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What were the Americans now calling their colonies (declaration)

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United States of America

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42
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What is the constitution

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A document that sets out laws and principles of a government

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What was the first American constitution called

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The article of confederation

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44
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Where was the constitutional convention held

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Philadelphia

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45
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When was the confederation held

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May 25,1778

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46
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What was the 3/5 compromise

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If a state has 5,000 slaves, 3,000 would be counted as part of the population

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What was the great compromise

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Each side had to give up some demands for the good of the country

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48
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What is whiskey made from

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Corn

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49
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What are 3 ways whiskey was used during the whiskey rebellion

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  1. to drink
  2. medicine use
  3. medium of exchange
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50
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On what day did the Whiskey Rebellion begin

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March 3, 1791

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51
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What 3 places did the whiskey rebellion spread to besides western Pennsylvania

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Virginia, Kentucky, Carolina’s

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52
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The whiskey rebellion officially ended on _________________.

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November 13, 1794

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53
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What happens in France in the early 1790s

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King Louis XVI and his wife were beheaded

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54
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How many rooms did g. Washing tons mansion have

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21

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55
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” I was Lt. Governor of Virginia in 1753”

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Dinwiddie

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56
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” I build Fort Necessity and then surrendered it”

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G. Washington

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57
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” Washington buried me in the road and marched my army over me “

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Gen. Edward Braddock

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58
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“I worked for the Ohio Company and posted England’s claim to lands in the Ohio River Valley using lead plates and carvings on rock”

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Christopher Gist

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59
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Fort that the French built at the point

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Fort Duquesne

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60
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Washington and Gist were sent to do this in 1753

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Deliver a message to Saint Pierre

61
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Where did Braddock first cross the Monongahela River

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Where Duquesne-Mckeesport bridge is

62
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What did France use it’s land for (French and Indian war)

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Fur trapping/trading

63
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Where were the first shots of the French and Indian war fought at?

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Jumonville Glen

64
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Who won the battle of Fort Necessity

A

The French

65
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This ended the French and Indian war and also gave the English and the Spanish huge areas of land

A

Treaty of Paris

66
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This General led the British to take Fort Duquesne

A

John Forbes

67
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Who was unanimously voted to lead the new military during the Continental Congress meeting

A

G. Washington

68
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Wrote Common Sense which led to the creation of the US.

A

Thomas Paine

69
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Boston Lawyer who defended the British soldiers involved in the Boston Massacre

A

John Adams

70
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Who was the head of the Continental Congress and signed the Declaration first and foremost

A

John Hancock

71
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A very upfront man who was the head of the “sons of liberty”

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Sam Adams

72
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Who made a market out of trading

A

Marco Polo

73
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Had 3 ships (Pinta, Santa Maria, Nina)

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Christopher Columbus

74
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Led a Spanish fleet into the caribbean

A

C.Columbus

75
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Created the “Columbian Exchange”

A

C.Columbus

76
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Reached America in 1492 & thought he reached the East Indies

A

C. Columbus

77
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Got money to sail from Queen Isabella and the King from Spain

A

C. Columbus

78
Q

1607-> 105 colonists showed up in Virginia

Named it ____________.

A

Jamestown

79
Q

Jamestown->

Finally started doing good in 1612 …why?

A

Started selling tobacco

80
Q

In 1215 they forced king john to sign the __________ __________.

A

Manga Carta

81
Q

In the 1620 pilgrims sailed for Americas ……what did they want?

A

To practice religion freely

82
Q

September 1620; more than 100 men, women, and children set sail on _____________________.

A

The Mayflower

83
Q

Who founded the colony of Pennsylvania in 1682.

A

William Penn

84
Q

Middle colonies: valleys had _______&________

A

Rich and fertile soils

85
Q

Middle colonies: milder ___________ than in New England

A

Winters

86
Q

Different groups who settled in the middle colonies had their own ways of build.
________ settlers introduced log cabins
________ used red bricks to build houses
_________ settlers developed wood burning stove–> heated homes better than a fireplace

A

1) Swedish
2) Dutch
3) German

87
Q

1700s–> thousands of Germans and Scotch-Irish settlers arrived in _____________

A

Philadelphia

88
Q

The Backcountry was very _______________.

A

Dangerous

89
Q

What years wee the Middle Ages

A

500A.D - 1350

90
Q

What happened at Jumonville Glen

A

First shots of the French and Indian war were fired

91
Q

What fort was suppost to be build instead of Fort Pitt

A

Fort Mercer

92
Q

England is in massive debt after the__________________________

A

French & Indian war

93
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On March 5, 1770 what happened

A

The boston massacre

94
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Who defended troops when the boston massacre happened

A

John Adams

95
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December 16, 1773 there was a letter sent demanding ships to stay in the harbor and not deliver the tea….what is this know as

A

The Boston tea party

96
Q

April 19, 1755 …300 men fighting = ____________________

A

Shot heard around the world

97
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Who warned troops that the British were leaving boston

A

Paul rivière

98
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Where did the “shit heard around the world” happened

A

Lexington and concord

99
Q

Loyalist=

Patriot=

A

British side

Against British

100
Q

How many people died during the boston massacre

A

5 lay dead or dying

101
Q

What did the treaty of Paris result in

A

United States of America = free and independent nation

102
Q

Articles of confederation were very___________!!!

A

WEAAAK

103
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agreement between large and small states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 is know as what?

A

The great compromise

104
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What date was the constitution accepted & signed

A

9/17/1787

105
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Who was in the executive branch

A

The president and cabinet

106
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Who was in the legislative branch

A

Congress (House of Representatives)

107
Q

Who is in the judicial branch

A

All courts

108
Q

John Adams was the ______ president

A

2nd

109
Q

T. Jefferson was a D___________ R__________

A

Democratic Republican

110
Q

Lewis and Clark’s expedition took _______ months

A

28

111
Q

Andrew Jackson was known as a __________ __________ _________.

A

Native American killer

112
Q

1814 …England defeats France in the war of_________.

A

1812

113
Q

Anything made out of cloth is called _________

A

Textile

114
Q

Cotton is very popular in the _______

A

South

115
Q

A lot of factories were being build in the _________

A

North

116
Q

What did Ellie Whitney do?

A

Made machines to to harvest cotton

117
Q

The Erie Canal was _______ miles long

A

350

118
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The Erie cancel connected the Hudson River to ________________, the Great Lakes connected to _______________, & Hudson River connects to ________________.

A

Lake Erie
Hudson River
Atlantic Ocean

119
Q

What year was the national road built

A

1806

120
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The nation road went through ___________________, through ________________, and take you very far west

A

Cumberland Maryland
&
Pittsburgh

121
Q

What was the spoils system

A

Gave jobs in the government to friends / family

122
Q

Mexicans said no more American settler….what was this called?

A

ALAMO

123
Q

During the civil war…
North=
South=

A

No slaves

Slaves!

124
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How many people did you need to become a state

A

60,000

125
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Who fires the first shots of the civil war

A

The confederates

126
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What were the 4 states in the north that were aloud slavery

A

Montana, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

127
Q

What happened in July of 1861

A

Battle of bull run

128
Q

If you were drafted to fighting in the civil war.. How could you get out of it?

A

By paying $300.00 and having a replacement to fight for you

129
Q

Where was the biggest battle fought at in the civil war

A

Gettysburg Pennsylvania

130
Q

Who wins at the battle in Gettysburg

A

The union

131
Q

How many dead/wounded at the battle in Gettysburg

A

50,000

132
Q

“I was leading my men to to find G. Washington when we fell asleep in the woods outside Uniontown and were attacked by G.Washington the next morning”

A

Jumonville

133
Q

Spain=___________________
French=_______________
English=________________

A

Gold
Furs
Farming

134
Q

What was the northwest passage

A

A water way through/around North America

135
Q

” I was the road that first led Europeans to Asia where they would discover silk, spices, and gold”

A

Silk Road

136
Q

How many parts did the Declaration of Independence have?

A

4

137
Q

Who won the battle of Saratoga

A

The Americans

138
Q

What treaty made the United States an independent nation

A

Treaty of Paris

139
Q

How many branches must agree for something to go through

A

2

140
Q

What does “2 out of 3 must agree” mean?

A

2 branches out of 3 must agree

141
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Where was Fort McHenry located

A

Baltimore

142
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Who bombed Fort McHenry?

A

The British

143
Q

What religion were the Pilgrims

A

Separatists

144
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Who was General Lee?

A

Leader of the south

145
Q

When did the battle of bunker hill happen

A

June 6, 1775

146
Q

What year was the Declaration of Independence written

A

1776

147
Q

How much money did they spend for the Louisiana purchase?

A

15 million

148
Q

Thomas Jefferson was the _________ president

A

3rd

148
Q

______________ ______________ was responsible for the Louisiana purchase

A

Thomas Jefferson

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