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Test 9 Study Guide Flashcards

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a missionary to Oregon

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Marcus Whitman

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the Texans’ leader in their fight for independence

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Sam Houston

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a pioneer in Kentucky

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Daniel Boone

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the author of our national anthem

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Francis Scott Key

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President of the Confederate States

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Jefferson Davis

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man who murdered President Lincoln

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John Wilkes Booth

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inventor of the cotton gin

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Eli Whitney

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President who believed the Union must be preserved

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Abraham Lincoln

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George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778 here

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Valley Forge

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The place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans

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the Alamo

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The place where General Lee surrendered to General Grant at the end of the Civil War

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Appomattox Court House

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The first battle of the War for Independence happened here

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Lexington and Concord

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The place where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence

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Yorktown

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The English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French and Indian War happened here

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Quebec

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The general who led all Union forces during the Civil War was ___________________.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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The general who led the Confederate army during the Civil War was __________________________.

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Robert E. Lee

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The nickname given to the Union soldiers

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Yankees

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The nickname given to Confederate soldiers

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Rebels

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the name of the Union ironclad ship

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Monitor

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the name of the Confederate ironclad ship

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Merrimac

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He rode at night to warn of a British attack

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Paul Revere

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He secured the Northwest Territory for the US

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George Rogers Clark

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He commanded the continental army during the War for Independence

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George Washington

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He was the Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening

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Jonathan Edwards

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He was the main author of the Declaration of Independence

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Thomas Jefferson

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This important document was signed on July 4, 1776

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Declaration of Independence

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a government run by representatives of the people

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republic

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this purchase doubled the size of the United States

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Louisiana Purchase

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The first shots of the Civil War were fired here

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Fort Sumter

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The first permanent settlement in New France

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Quebec

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This piece of land was added to the US so a railroad could be built

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Gadsden Purchase

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This battle was the turning point of the Civil War

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Battle of Gettysburg

33
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Who won the War of 1812?

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noone

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After the Southern states withdrew from the Union, they used the name ____________________ States of America

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Confederate

35
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President Lincoln’s announcement that the slaves had been freed was called the ___________________________ Proclamation

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Emancipation

36
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Who became a great hero to the people of all thirteen colonies during the French and Indian War?

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George Washington

37
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Colonists who supported the War for Independence were called __________________

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patriots

38
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The first plan of government agreed upon by the United States after the War for Independence was called this

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Articles of Confederation

39
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This document replaced the Articles of Confederation

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Constitution

40
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What important section of writing was added to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the American people?

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Bill of Rights

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an inland body of water that is usually fresh

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lake

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a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land generally with a wide opening

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bay

43
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a deep narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water

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channel

44
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Why did many settlers move to California in 1849?

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Gold was discovered in 1848, so many settlers moved to California in 1849 to find gold.

45
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What were two important results of the Civil War?

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1) No state could leave the Union
2) There would be no more slavery in the US

46
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Be able to identify the Mexican Cession on a map

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see History book, p.130

47
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Be able to identify the Oregon Country on a map

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see History book, p.130

48
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Be able to identify the Original 13 Colonies on a map

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see History book, p.130

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