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61 Cards in this Set
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When was the firs successful English colony and when was it founded?
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Jamestown in 1607
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In which colony was the first school system started?
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Massachusetts
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Which colony passed the Toleration act and what year?
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Maryland in 1649
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When did the united states stop the importation of slaves?
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1808
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What did the Monroe Doctorine do?
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Protected western land as if it were US territory.
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When was the louisiana purchase bought, for how much, and what physical features defined the territory?
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1803, $5,000,000 , and east of the Rocky Mountains and west of the Mississippi.
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When did the Mexican war take place?
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1846
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What river was gold discovered, who owned the property, and what city was it close to?
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The American River, John Sutter, and Sacramento.
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Who was the president when the whitehouse was first built?
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James Madison
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Who was president during the war of 1812?
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James Madison
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What year did WW2 end?
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1945
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What year did the Korea conflict start?
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1950
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What years were included in the Veitnam war?
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1957-1975
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Give the full date of when the great depression started.
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October 29,1929
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When did the US enter WW1?
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1917
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What years did WW2 happen?
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1939-1945
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Give the full date of when American astronauts landed on the moon.
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July 20, 1969
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What years did the Persian Gulf conflict happen?
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1991-1992
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Name a pair of Grandfather/Grandson presidents.
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William Henry Harrison-Grandfather
Benjamin Harrison-Grandson |
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Which president served both as President and was in the senate?
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John Adams
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Which president was known for his hunting abilities?
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Teddy Roosevelt
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State the name of the wife of President Reagan.
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Nancy Reagan
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State the name of the wife of James Madison.
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Dolly Madison
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State the name of the wife of Abraham Lincoln.
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Mary Todd Lincoln
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State the name of the wife of George Washington.
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Martha Washington
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State the name of the wife of John Kennedy.
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Jackie Kennedy
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State the name of the wife of Lindon Johnson.
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Ladybird Johnson
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Which was the only bachelor President.
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Buchanon
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Name the economic system and the creater that means Openess.
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Glasnost Policy and Mickel Gorbechoph
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Who is the current Secretary of Education?
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Rod Paige
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Who is the current Secretary of Interior?
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Gale Norton
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Who is the current Secretary of Defense?
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Donald Rumsfeld
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Who is the current Secretary of Health and Human Services?
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Tommy Thomson
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Who is the current Secretary of Agriculture?
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Ann Veneman
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Who is the current Secretary of Treasury?
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John Snow
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Who is the current Secretary of State?
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Colin Powell
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Who is the current Secretary of Housing and Urban Development?
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Mel Martinez
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Who is the current Secretary of Energy?
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Spencer Abraham
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Who is the current Attourney General?
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John Ashcroft
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Who is the current Secreatary of Labor?
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Elaine Chao
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Who is the current Secretary of Comerce?
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Don Evans
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Who is the current Secretary of Education?
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Rod Paige
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Who is the current Secretary of Transportation?
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Norman Minetta
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Flew on Apollo 11 and was the second person to walk on the moon.
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Edwin "Buzz Aldrin"
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Orbit the earth.
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Yurri Gagarin from Russia
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: the first woman to walk in space.
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Sally ride from the USA
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First European to see the Pacific Ocean.
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Vasco Balboa
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Looked for the fountain of youth in Florida.
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Juan Poncedeleon from Spain
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Accompanied Clark on the exploration of the Louisiana Territory.
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Meriwether Lewis
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Accompanied Louis Joliet down the Mississippi.
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Jaques Marquette from France
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Discovered Louisiana from the mouth of the Mississippi River.
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Robert Lasalle from France
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Flew on Apollo 11 and was the 1st to walk on the moon.
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Neil Armstrong from America
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Reached cuba, hispanola,america puerto rico, venezuela, and central america.
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Christopher columbus from Spain
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored canada, explored lawrence river, and prince edward Island.
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Jaques Cartier from France
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored Australiea, New Zeland, and the Sandwich Islands.
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James Cook
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Searched for the seven cities of Ciabola, found New Mexico and Arizona.
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Francisco Coronado
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Discovered the Hudson River and the Hudson Bay while looking for a Northwest Passage.
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Henry Hudson
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored Georgia, Tennesee, Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma and was the first person to see the Mississippi River.
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Hernando Desoto
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: Explored the Mississippi River with Jaques Marquette.
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Louis Joliet
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First woman to orbit the earth
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Valentina Tereshkova from Russia
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Please state the name and country of the person who accomplished the following: First American to orbit the earth. Oldest man in space at 77 years old.
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John Glenn
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