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10 Cards in this Set
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George Washington |
•1st president of the U.S. •One of the founder fathers •Fought in the French and Indian war |
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John A. MacDonald |
•1st prime minister of Canada •Helped to bring the provinces together •Trans-canadian railroad |
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Thomas Jefferson |
•3rd U.S. president (1800) •Principal author of the declaration of independance •Purchase of Louisiana territory in 1803 |
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Sacagawea |
•She knew many languages •Accompanied the corps of discovery lead by William Clark and Meriwether Lewis to explore the american nor west. •Wife of a french man |
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James K. Polk |
•11th U.S. president from 1845-1849 •Led U.S. into the Mexican-American war •Acquired the southwest territory of the U.S. |
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Battle of Quebec in the French and Indian war |
•The British wanted the area •General James Wolf defeated French forces (Josephdel Montcalm) on the plains of Abraham •Seven years war |
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Battle of Yorktown |
•George Washington in the front with the French and continental trips, with Hamilton and Lafayette. •Lasted for 3 weeks non-stop •Cornwallis surrendered to Washington. |
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The Lewis and Clark expedition |
•Louisiana, new territory •Acquired by Jefferson from France •With the help of the woman translator |
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Canada act of 1867 |
•1st part of the constitution of Canada •Contains the act of dominium and the domestic rule |
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Gettysburg address |
The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. |
