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20 Cards in this Set
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What day commemorates the birthday of the Navy?
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13 Oct 1775
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The Second Continental Congress approved the purchase of how many vessels?
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2
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List the (3) types of naval vessels in the early 19th century.
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-Frigates
-Sloops of war -Ships of the line |
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What category of ship carried the largest number of guns?
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Ships of the line
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What type of ships did privateers typically sail?
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Schooners
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What ship was the first warfare submarine?
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Turtle
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What was ship was the US Navy's first flagship?
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Alfred
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What country was the first to recognize the "Stars and Stripes"?
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France
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John Paul Jones is often referred to as the "father of our highest naval traditions" because of the example he set as an officer during the Revolutionary War. He is also famous because of what other accomplishment?
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His victory over the HMS Serapis
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At various times during the Revolutionary War, the US Navy had 56 vessels. What was the peak number of vessels that were operating at any one time?
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27
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Approximately how many ships did the British loose to privateers?
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2,000
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What is the oldest US Navy ship still in commission?
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Constitution
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Who was president when the US Navy Department was established?
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John Adams
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When did the expression "Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute" originate?
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During the "Quasi" War
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Who led the naval forces into Tripoli Harbor and destroyed the captured US frigate USS Philadelphia?
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Stephen Decatur
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The War of 1812 was caused, in part, by the efforts to accomplish what goal?
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Stopping forced service of American seaman in the British navy
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During the War of 1812, what ship earned the nickname "Old Ironsides"?
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Constitution
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The first half of the 19th century saw a development that was to change navies all over the world. What was that development?
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Steam power
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On what Great Lake did Captain Oliver Hazard Perry defeat a British squadron, cutting British supply lines?
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Lake Erie
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What ship was one of the first ships-of-the-line?
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North Carolina
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