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1
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First English colony in America, which disappeared:

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Roanoke

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French sailor who discoverd the St. Lawrence River:

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Jacques Cartier

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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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Law that inducted Maine into the Union as a free state and Missouri as a slave state and said no slavery will be allowed in the Louisiana Territory above the 36° 30° parallel:

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the Missouri Compromise

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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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Financed Columbus’s first voyage:

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King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain

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Date of the Louisiana Purchase

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1803

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Date of Boston Massacre:

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1770

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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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Father of the Constitution:

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James Madison

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English Sailor who discovered Cape Cod:

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John Cabot

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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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“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

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14
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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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15
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United States national motto and meaning:

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E pluribus unum- One out of many

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Head of the Supreme Court:

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Chief Justice

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17
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Date of the War of 1812:

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1812-1814

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18
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Explorer after whom our continent is named:

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Amerigo Vespucci

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19
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British general forced to surrender at Yorktown:

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Cornwallis

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20
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Date of the First Continental Congress:

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September 1774

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21
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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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Land purchased by Jefferson from Emperor Napoleon:

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Louisiana Purchase

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23
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Battles of Lexington and Concord

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April 19, 1775

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24
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“Liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseparable.”

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Daniel Webster

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25
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Event during which Washington surprised and captured the Hessians:

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crossing of the Delaware

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26
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“To the victors belong the spoils.”

What was the occasion?

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Andrew Jackson had won the election and given offices to all his friends.

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27
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Law-interpreting branch:

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Judicial

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28
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Law-enforcing branch:

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Executive

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29
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Governor of the Indiana Territory who defeated the feared Native chief:

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William Henry Harrison

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30
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War between France and England in America:

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the French and Indian War

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31
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Law-making branch:

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Legislative

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32
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Date of the Second Continental Congress:

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May 1775

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33
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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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34
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General who captured Quebec:

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James Wolfe

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35
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Battle that was the turning point for the Revolutionary War:

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Saratoga

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36
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“We have met the enemy and they are ours.”

Who said it?

A

Oliver Perry

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37
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Volunteer soldiers ready at a moment’s notice:

A

minutemen

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38
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Oldest city in the mainland of the United States:

A

St. Augustine, Florida

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39
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Columbus Discoverd America in:

A

1492

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40
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Inventor of the telegraph:

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Samuel Morse

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41
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American naval officer who did great damage to the British navy during hte Revolutionary War:

A

John Paul Jones

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42
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General at Bunker HIll:

A

William Prescott

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43
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Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army:

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George Washington

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44
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Revolt that demonstrated the need for a stronger central government:

A

Shays’ Rebellion

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45
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Wrote the first dictionary in America:

A

Noah Webster

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46
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Revolutionary battle lost by Americans but considered a victory:

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Battle of Bunker Hill

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47
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“Perhaps so; but I shall have the honor of presiding at that dinner.”

Who said it?

A

Andrew Jackson

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48
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Head of the law-interpreting branch:

A

Supreme Court

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49
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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

50
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The young American patriot who was hanged as a spy by the British:

A

Nathan Hale

51
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Wrote “The Star-Spangled Banner” while held captive on a British ship:

A

Francis Scott Key

52
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War between France and England in Europe:

A

the Seven Years’ War

53
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Framework for the government of the United States:

A

the Constitution

54
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“That man has an ax to grind.”

A

Benjamin Franklin

55
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First lasting English colony:

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Jamestown

56
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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

57
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European credited with the discovery of America:

A

Christopher Columbus

58
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“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.

59
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“To the victors belong the spoils.”

Who said it?

A

Andrew Jackson

60
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French and Indian War dates:

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1754-1763

61
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First English sailor to circle the globe:

A

Sir Fancis Drake

62
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“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

What was the occasion?

A

Battle of Bunker HIll

63
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Foreign policy that forbade European countries from establishing colonies in North or South America and told them not to meddle in American affairs:

A

the Monroe Doctrine

64
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Three branches of the Amercian government established by the Constitution:

A

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

65
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First Chief Justice of the Supreme Court:

A

John Jay

66
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Native chief who led war against settlers in the Indiana Territory:

A

Tecumseh

67
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Date of Boston Tea Party:

A

1773

68
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Riders sent to warn Charlestownand Lexinton of the coming British army:

A

Paul Revere and William Dawes

69
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The agreement that established a form of government for the pilgrims:

A

Mayflower Compact

70
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Englishmen who desired a plainer and purer religion:

A

Puritans

71
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President of Congress that accepted the Declaration:

A

John Hancock

72
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Document that established a central government for the United States:

A

the Articles of Confederation

73
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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

74
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Traitor who plotted to give up the fort at West Point:

A

Benedict Arnold

75
Q

Short civil war in Virginia during which Jamestown was seized:

A

Bacon’s Rebellion

76
Q

Head of the law-making branch:

A

Congresss

77
Q

Date of the Declaration of Independence

A

July 4, 1776

78
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“Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!”

Who said it?

A

General William Prescott

79
Q

“Don’t give up the ship!”

Who said it?

A

Captain James Lawrence

80
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First president of the United States:

A

George Washington

81
Q

Head of the law-enforcing branch:

A

President

82
Q

“Don’t give up the ship!”

What was the occasion?

A

naval battle in War of 1812

83
Q

The original inhabitants of this continent:

A

Native Americans

84
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Law passed by South Carolina in reaction to Congress’ attempt to place a high tariff on foreign goods:

A

the Nullification Act

85
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Borderline seperating Pennsylvania and Maryland:

A

Mason-Dixon Line

86
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Battle fought after the War of 1812 had ended:

A

Battle of New Orleans

87
Q

Date of the Constitution:

A

March 4, 1789

88
Q

Those who opposed slavery:

A

abolitionists

89
Q

Separatists that sailed to the new land:

A

Pilgrims

90
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Protector of England who established the Navigation Act:

A

Oliver Cromwell

91
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Date of the Second Treaty of Paris:

A

September 3, 1783

92
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American general at the Battle of New Orleans:

A

Andrew Jackson

93
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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
94
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Father of the Declaration of Independence

A

Thomas Jefferson

95
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Event during which Americans dressed as natives and dumped tea in the harbor:

A

Boston Tea Party

96
Q

Who establised the first English colony in America?

A

Sir Walter Raleigh

97
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Puritans that left the Anglican Chruch altogether:

A

Separatists

98
Q

Native Americans who aided the Pilgrims:

A

Samoset and Squanto

99
Q

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

A

Lief Ericson

100
Q

Document that signified the end of the War of 1812:

A

Treaty of Ghent

101
Q

Invention that changed modern agriculture:

A

McCormick Reaper

102
Q

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

A

the Treaty of Paris

103
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King of Portugal who suggested dit was possible to sail around Africa:

A

Henry the Navigator

104
Q

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

A

Manhattan Island

105
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French nobleman who served in the American army:

A

Marquis de Lafayette

106
Q

Final battle of the Revolutionary War:

A

Yorktown

107
Q

Treaty of Ghent

A

1814

108
Q

Inventor of the first steamboat:

A

Robert Fulton

109
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First European to reach India by sea:

A

Vasco da Gama

110
Q

Chief frustration of American colonists:

A

taxation without representation

111
Q

Land granted to William Penn:

A

Pennsylvania

112
Q

Inventor of the cotton gin:

A

Eli Whitney

113
Q

Document that signified the official end of the Revolutionary War:

A

Second Treaty of Paris

114
Q

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

A

George Washington

115
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Famous American naval officers who fought in the War of 1812:

A

Captain James Lawrence and Oliver H. Perry

116
Q

Head of the colony in Jamestown:

A

Captian John Smith

117
Q

Leader of the first expedition to circle the globe:

A

Ferdinand Magellan

118
Q

“I have not yet begun to fight.”

What was the occasion?

A

naval battle with British

119
Q

Two bodies of Congress:

A

House of Representatives and the Senate

120
Q

First battles of the Revolutionary War:

A

Lexington and Concord

121
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R. W. Emerson describes the first battle as:

A

“the shot heard round the world”

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