Test 9 Study Guide Flashcards
a missionary to Oregon
Marcus Whitman
the Texans’ leader in their fight for independence
Sam Houston
a pioneer in Kentucky
Daniel Boone
the author of our national anthem
Francis Scott Key
President of the Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
man who murdered President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth
inventor of the cotton gin
Eli Whitney
President who believed the Union must be preserved
Abraham Lincoln
George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 here
Valley Forge
The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans
the Alamo
The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War
Appomattox Court House
The first battle of the War for Independence happened here
Lexington and Concord
The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence
Yorktown
The English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French and Indian War happened here
Quebec
The general who led all Union forces during the Civil War was ___________________.
Ulysses S. Grant
The general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War was __________________________.
Robert E. Lee
The nickname given to the Union soldiers
Yankees
The nickname given to Confederate soldiers
Rebels
the name of the Union ironclad ship
Monitor