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1
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Land granted to William Penn:

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Pennsylvania

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“To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.”

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George Washington

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Date of the Louisiana Purchase

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1803

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Land purchased by Jefferson from Emperor Napoleaon:

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Louisiana Purchase

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Land purchased by the Dutch man Minuit for about twenty-four dollars’ worth of trinkets:

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Manhattan Island

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Native Americans who aided the Pilgrims:

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Samoset and Squanto

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Traitor who plotted to give up the fort at West Point:

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Benedict Arnold

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War fought to free American trade and earn the respect of other nations:

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War of 1812

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First form of representative government in America, established in Virginia:

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The House of Burgesses

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10
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Who establised the first English colony in America?

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Sir Walter Raleigh

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11
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“I have not yet begun to fight.”

Who said it?

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John Paul Jones

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12
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Wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” while held captive on a British ship:

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Francis Scott Key

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“That man has an ax to grind.”

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Benjamin Franklin

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14
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Revolt that demonstrated the need for a stronger central government:

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Shays’ Rebellion

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15
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Event in Boston during which British soldiers opened fire on unarmed colonists:

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Boston Massacre

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English Sailor who discovered Cape Cod:

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John Cabot

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17
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“Don’t give up the ship!”

Who said it?

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Captain James Lawrence

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18
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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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April 19, 1775

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“I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

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Nathan Hale

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20
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Framework for the government of the United States:

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the Constitution

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21
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Inventor of the cotton gin:

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Eli Whitney

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22
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First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:

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John Jay

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23
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Date of the First Continental Congress:

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September 1774

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24
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Date of Boston Tea Party:

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1773

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25
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“I have not yet begun to fight.”

What was the occasion?

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naval battle with British

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26
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General at Bunker HIll:

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William Prescott

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27
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First president of the United States:

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George Washington

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28
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Date of the Second Treaty of Paris:

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September 3, 1783

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29
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The young American patriot who was hanged as a spy by the British:

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Nathan Hale

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30
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“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”

Who said it?

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Andrew Jackson

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31
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Head of the law-making branch:

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Congresss

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32
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Men hired by Jefferson to explore the new territory:

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Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

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33
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First English colony in America, which disappeared:

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Roanoke

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34
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Famous American naval officers who fought in the War of 1812:

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Captain James Lawrence and Oliver H. Perry

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35
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Five causes of the Revolutionary War:

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  1. trade and navigation laws
  2. stamp act
  3. Townshend Acts
  4. Boston Massacre
  5. the Five Intolerable Acts
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36
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War between France and England in America:

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the French and Indian War

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37
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Chief frustration of American colonists:

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taxation without representation

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38
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Document that signified the end of the War of 1812:

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Treaty of Ghent

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39
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Financed Columbus’s first voyage:

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

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40
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First time delegates from all the colonies met to discuss the rights of American colonists:

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First Continental Congress

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41
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British general forced to surrender at Yorktown:

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Cornwallis

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42
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Protector of Engalnd who established the Navigation Act:

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Oliver Cromwell

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43
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Leader of the first expedition to circle the globe:

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Ferdinand Magellan

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44
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King of Portugal who suggested dit was possible to sail around Africa:

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Henry the Navigator

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45
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Head of the law-enforcing branch:

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President

46
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Puritans that left the Anglican Chruch altogether:

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Separatists

47
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“I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.”

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Patrick Henry

48
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European credited with the discovery of America:

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Christopher Columbus

49
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Law-interpreting branch:

A

Judicial

50
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Document that established a central government for the United States:

A

the Articles of Confederation

51
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American naval officer who did great damage to the British navy during hte Revolutionary War:

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John Paul Jones

52
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First English sailor to circle the globe:

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Sir Fancis Drake

53
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Law-making branch:

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Legislative

54
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The agreement that established a form of government for the pilgrims:

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Mayflower Compact

55
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Document that signified the official end of the Revolutionary War:

A

Second Treaty of Paris

56
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Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army:

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George Washington

57
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French and Indian War dates:

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1754-1763

58
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Separatists that sailed to the new land:

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Pilgrims

59
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President of Congress that accepted the Declaration:

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John Hancock

60
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First battles of the Revolutionary War:

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Lexington and Concord

61
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Head of the colony in Jamestown:

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Captian John Smith

62
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Final battle of the Revolutionary War:

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Yorktown

63
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Explorer after whom our continent is named:

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Amerigo Vespucci

64
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The Viking credited as the first European to visit North America in 1000 A.D.:

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Lief Ericson

65
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Oldest city in the mainland of the United States:

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St. Augustine, Florida

66
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Columbus Discoverd America in:

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1492

67
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Date of Boston Massacre:

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1770

68
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Father of the Constitution:

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James Madison

69
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Riders sent to warn Charlestownand Lexinton of the coming British army:

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Paul Revere and William Dawes

70
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First lasting English colony:

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Jamestown

71
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Native chief who led war against settlers in the Indiana Territory:

A

Tecumseh

72
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Date of the Second Continental Congress:

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May 1775

73
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“Don’t give up the ship!”

What was the occasion?

A

naval battle in War of 1812

74
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Two bodies of Congress:

A

House of Representatives and the Senate

75
Q

“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

What was the occasion?

A

Battle of Bunker HIll

76
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Borderline seperating Pennsylvania and Maryland:

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Mason-Dixon Line

77
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Date of the War of 1812:

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1812-1814

78
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Document that signified the end of the French and Indian War:

A

the Treaty of Paris

79
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The original inhabitants of this continent:

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Native Americans

80
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First European to reach India by sea:

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Vasco da Gama

81
Q

“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Who said it?

A

Oliver Perry

82
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Englishmen who desired a plainer and purer religion:

A

Puritans

83
Q

Battle fought after the War of 1812 had ended:

A

Battle of New Orleans

84
Q

Law-enforcing branch:

A

Executive

85
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American general at the Battle of New Orleans:

A

Andrew Jackson

86
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Head of the Supreme Court:

A

Chief Justice

87
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Volunteer soldiers ready at a moment’s notice:

A

minutemen

88
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Event during which Washington surprised and captured the Hessians:

A

crossing of the Delaware

89
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Date of the Declaration of Independence

A

July 4, 1776

90
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French nobleman who served in the American army:

A

Marquis de Lafayette

91
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R. W. Emerson describes the first battle as:

A

“the shot heard round the world”

92
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Revolutionary battle lost by Americans but considered a victory:

A

Battle of Bunker Hill

93
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Father of the Declaration of Independence

A

Thomas Jefferson

94
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“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

What was the occasion?

A

naval battle in the war of 1812

95
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General who captured Quebec:

A

James Wolfe

96
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Head of the law-interpreting branch:

A

Supreme Court

97
Q

Date of the Constitution:

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March 4, 1789

98
Q

Inventor of the first steamboat:

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Robert Fulton

99
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Law that forbade colonists from building boats and required all goods to be carried on English ships:

A

the Navigation Act

100
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Governor of the Indiana Territory who defeated the feared Native chief:

A

William Henry Harrison

101
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Battle that was the turning point for the Revolutionary War:

A

Saratoga

102
Q

War between France and England in Europe:

A

the Seven Years’ War

103
Q

Three branches of the Amercian government established by the Constitution:

A

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

104
Q

United States national motto and meaning:

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E pluribus unum- One out of many

105
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Treaty of Ghent

A

1814

106
Q

“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

Who said it?

A

General William Prescott

107
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Name the thirteen original colonies:

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  1. Virginia
  2. Massachusetts
  3. New Hampshire
  4. New York
  5. Maryland
  6. Connecticut
  7. Rhode Island
  8. North Carolina
  9. South Carolina
  10. New Jersey
  11. Pennsylvania
  12. Delaware
  13. Georgia
108
Q

Event during which Americans dressed as natives and dumped tea in the harbor:

A

Boston Tea Party

109
Q

French sailor who discoverd the St. Lawrence River:

A

Jacques Cartier

110
Q

“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”

What was the occasion?

A

Battle of New Orleans, in response to a boast from a British officer that he was going to eat his Christmas dinner in New Orleans.

111
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Short civil war in Virginia during which Jamestown was seized:

A

Bacon’s Rebellion

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