us history Flashcards

United States history

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Gabriel arthur

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believed to be the first white to see the kanawha valley

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2
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Batts and Fallam

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used a treaty to bolster England’s claim to the Ohio valley

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3
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Celeron de blainille

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buried lead plates to show France has claimed the land

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4
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Patrick gass

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traveled with lewis and Clark in their expedition to western united States and recorded the expedition

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5
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Christopher gist

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chosen by the Ohio valley company to explore and survey the frontier of the west of the Alleghenies

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6
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John lederer

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criticized because he saw things like the Atlantic ocean and lions on his expeditions

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7
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Lois michel

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him and other explorers explored harpers ferry and recorded it

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8
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Needham and Arthur expedition

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tryed to break up the monopoly and during it was killed by indians

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9
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john and Peter stalling

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they discovered coal at peytona and traveled the Potomac

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10
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Alexander spotswood

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started the golden horshoe

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11
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Thomas Walker

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located and named the Cumberland gap

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12
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Abraham wood

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he published and made the first pamphlet

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13
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Morgan morgan

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he founded Morgantown and the Berkeley county

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14
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joist hite

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founded shepardstown

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15
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marlin and swell

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first white men in greenbrier and built a cabin to share and swell later left

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16
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claims to the Ohio valley led to what?

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conflict between France and Britain

17
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John Howard and Peter salling

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their expedition led to France losing half the claim on the Ohio valley

18
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two important land companies

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Ohio land company and loyal land company

19
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Morgan Morgan

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the first European settlers in the western Virginia

20
Q

why did Germans come to america

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to avoid religious persecution in their own home country

21
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why did the scot-irish come to america

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to avoid descrimination in their home country

22
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what happened to the people that cant pay to live in america

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they become indentured servants for 7 years

23
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what happens to African Americans when they become indentured servants

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they immediately became slaves

24
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what are methods they used for the new settlements

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tomahawk rights, corn rights

25
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why were forest good to settle by

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they supplied building wood, food, serving dishes, and medicines

26
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what were cabins made of

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wood dirt floors and walls and no windows

27
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what was their clothing like

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simple, plain, and no color

28
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what did they eat

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deer, elk, bear, squirrel, rabbit, wild turkey, corn, beans, pumpkins, squash, potatoes

29
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what were the social gatherings for

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house raising, log rolling, corn husking, dancing, storytelling, and weddings

30
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what were the diseases they carried

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rabies, croup, smallpoxs, consumption, and rheumatism

31
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what was the language

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English and a language from the southern mountians

32
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Morgan morgan

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was busy making kids, starts the first hotel, was always busy

33
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Indian John

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he killed Needham