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32 Cards in this Set
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Who was the Cherokee man who developed a written language called a syllabary?
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Sequoyah
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What was the wriiten language written by Sequoyah called?
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Syllabary
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What was the journey across the country where thousands of Native Americans died called?
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Trail of Tears
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What is the Trail of Tears?
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A journey across the country where thousands of Native Americans died
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Who forced the Cherokees and others off of their land?
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The US Government
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The US Government forced who off their land?
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Cherokees
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In 1607 people from England settled in ______________, Virginia. This was England's first permanent __________ in North America.
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Jamestown; colony
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What year did people from England settle in Virginia?
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1607
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The capital of Virginia was moved to _____________ in what year?
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Williamsburg; 1699
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_________ _________ went to college in Williamsburg at the college of William and Mary.
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Thomas Jefferson
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Where did Thomas Jefferson go to school?
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College of William and Mary in Williamsburg
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What is the group of citizens who made laws for the colony of Virginia?
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House of Burgesses
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What is the House of Burgesses?
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Group of citizens who made laws for the colony of Virginia
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Who could vote in the House of Burgesses?
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White men with land
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Who was present when the Continental Congress met and what did they discuss?
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All 13 colonies; they discussed the problems of being under British rule.
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At the Continental Congress, who was asked to write the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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What did Thomas Jefferson write?
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The Declaration of Independence
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Many plantation owners used ________ to do their work for them.
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Slaves
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Were there laws against slaves in the Southeast States?
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No
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Who was the slave who was beaten, but escaped and helped free other slave?
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Frederick Douglas
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Who is Frederick Douglas?
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A slave who was beaten, escaped and helped free other slaves
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What was the secret group of people who helped slaves escape and live freely called?
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Underground Railroads
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Who was elected President in 1860?
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Abraham Lincoln
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When was President Lincoln elected?
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1860
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Southern states worried Lincoln would stop slavery so they _________ the US.
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seceded
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What does seceded mean?
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Left
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The Southern states left when Lincoln became President and formed a new country called?
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The Confederate States of America
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The ________ _______ lasted four years and was fought between the northern and southern states.
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Civil War
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How long did the Civil War last? Who fought in it?
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Four years; Northern and Southern states
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In 1863, Abraham Lincoln signed the __________ ___________ that meant all slaves in the South were free.
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Emancipation Proclamation
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What year did Abraham Lincoln sign the Emancipation Proclamation?
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1863
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What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
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Declared all the slaves in the Confederate (south) free
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