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34 Cards in this Set
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Who was George Washington?
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He was an American Revolutionary War Patriot, Statesman, and Leader of the Constitutional Convention.
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Who was Patrick Henry?
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He was a Member of The House of Burgesses, spoke out against the Stamp Act.
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Who was Thomas Jefferson?
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He drafted the Declaration of Independence.
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Who was James Armistead Laffayette?
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He was a slave who volunteered to serve as a spy for the Patriots
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Who was George Rogers Clark?
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He was an American frontier fighter who captured forts in the West.
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Who was John Paul Jones?
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He was a Scottish born navel officer during the Revolutionary War.
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Who was Light Horse Harry Lee?
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He fought in DC as a cavalry officer during The Revolutionary War.
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Who was George Mason?
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He wrote The Virginia Declaration of Rights, and the introduction to the constitution.
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Who was James Madison?
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He wrote the Virginia Plan, 4th president.
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Who was James Monroe?
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He was responsible for The Monroe Doctrine.
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Who was Meriwether Lewis?
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Led the expedtition with William Clark to explore Louisiana Territory.
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Who was William Clark?
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A soldier, explored the Louisiana Territory.
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Who was Dainiel Boone?
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Virginia frontiersman and pioneer who led a party through Cumberland Gap.
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What is The Cumberland Gap?
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A narrow valley that became the main route for movement west.
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Who was Nat Turner?
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He was the leader of the Virginia Slave Rebellion.
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Who was John Brown?
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He was an abolitionist who led a raid on government arsenal at Harpers Ferry.
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Who was Robert E. Lee?
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He was a Virginia soldier who commanded confederate soldier forces during The Civil War.
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Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
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He was the commander of the Union Army.
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Who was Stonewall Jackson?
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He was a Confederate general who earned his nickname at The Battle of Bull Run.
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Who was Booker T. Washington?
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He founded Tuskegee Institute.
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Who was J.E.B Stuart?
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He was a cavalry general in The Confederate Forces.
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What were Abolitionists?
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They were people who wanted to end slavery.
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What is The Underground Railroad?
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It is a secret route for slaves.
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What is The Appomattox Court House?
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It was where General Lee surrendered.
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What was The 1st Battle of Mannassas ( The 1st Battle of Bull Run?)
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It was the 1st Battle of The Civil War.
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What was The Merrimack?
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It was a ship that was destroyed to keep it from Union troops.
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What was The Monitor?
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Union ship that went to battle in The Civil War.
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What was Confederacy?
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Confederacy were states of America.
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What was the Freedmens Bureau?
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It was created to help newly freed slaves.
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What is Sharecropping?
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Sharecropping is when farmers rented part of their land to exslaves for farming.
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What was Segragation?
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Segragation is the separation of Blacks and Whites.
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What were Jim Crow Laws?
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They were laws that forced black and white to be separated.
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What was Prejudice?
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It was unfair treatment of people.
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What are Railroads?
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Ralroads were a form of transportation that turned small towns to cities.
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