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31 Cards in this Set
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Inca |
Civilization in Andes Mountians |
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Columbian Exchange |
Transfer of people, products and ideas between the hemispheres |
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Lexington MA |
Where the Revolutionary war began |
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British |
Won the French and Indian War (10yr war) |
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Valley Forge |
Washington's famous 1776-77 winter camp |
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Article of Confederation |
First American constitution |
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Retire or die |
Term length for a Supreme Court member |
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Inside the Constitution |
Where are the Bill of Rights? |
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House Representatives per state |
Population based |
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Eli Whitney |
Inventor of the cotton gin and interchangeable parts |
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Gettysburg |
Turning point of civil war |
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John Brown |
Starts slave revolt, is executed |
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Land Bridge |
Most likely way the Native Americans made it to america |
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Magellan |
First person to sail all the way around the world |
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Declaration of Independence aproved |
July 4, 1776 |
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Saratoga |
Battle that convinces French to help America win independence |
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House of Representatives term length |
2 years |
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Mexico war |
War 1846-48 |
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Common Sense (book) |
Written by Thomas Pain that had many colonists wanting a change |
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Benedict Arnold |
Traitor in Revolutionary War |
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Senator term length |
6year term |
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Louisiana purchase |
15 million paid for this territory from France |
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Vice president is president of... |
Senate President |
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Monroe doctrine |
Tells European powers not to interfere in the Americas |
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Missouri compromise |
Missouri slave and Maine is a free state. Line splitting slave from free |
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10th amendment |
Amendment that Protects state power |
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Yorktown |
Battle that would destroy British in the revolution and assure American victory |
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Alamo |
Battle during Texas independence |
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13th Amendment |
Amendment ends slavery |
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James Madison |
"Father of the Constitution" |
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Fort Sumter |
First battle of the civil war |
