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112 Cards in this Set
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james madison
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"father" of the united states constitution
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1962
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first year leigh opened
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435
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number of people in the house of representatives
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10 years
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the most a president can be in office
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1600 pennsylvania ave
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address of the white house
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minerva
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Goddess of the great sea of california
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31 stars
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represents 31st state
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san Diego
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where first mission in California was built
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MT whitney
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Highest mountain in the 48 states
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MT Mckinley
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Highest mountain in 50 states
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Sam Houston
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only man to serve as governor of 2 states
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100
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Total number of members in us senate
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January 20th
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The day the president and vice president take office
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Thomas Jefferson
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Author of the declaration of independence
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San Jose
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First capital of California as a state
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Eli whitney
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Invented cotton gin
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gray
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color for the south in the civil war
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july 4, 1776
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date (inscription)on the tablet the statue of liberty is holding
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Francis scott key
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wrote the national anthem
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Peter burnett
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First governor of california as a state
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Sutters mill
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where gold was discovered
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James marshall
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Man who discovered gold in sutters mill
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Treasure island
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Man-made island in san francisco bay
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Fort point
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Civil war fort under golden gate bridge
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1861-1865
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american civil war years
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Alcatraz
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Island prison in san francisco bay
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john wilkes booth
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man who assasinated abraham lincoln
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"sic semper tyrannis"
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"and thus to all tyrants" john wilkes booth said this to the stage after assasinating the president
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Washington D.C
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Capital of th united states, not in a state, but in its own district
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blue
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color for the north in civil war
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fords theatre
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place where lincoln was shot
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fords theatre
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place where lincoln was shot
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Two years
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Term of a member of the house of representatives
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4 years
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length of the president of the united states term
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six years
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Term of a united states senator
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blue
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color for the north in the civil war
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Monitor/merimac
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First ironclad warships
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Tariff
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tax on imported goods
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Mt vernon
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Ancestral home of george washington
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France
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The country that gave the US the statue of liberty
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Fort sumter, South carolina
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First shots of the civil war
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Andrew Jackson
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Hero of the battle of new orleans
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Railroad big 4
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Stanford, Crocker, huntington,
Hopkins |
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Alaska
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Purchased from Russia. 1867
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Rio Grande River
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Southern texas-Mexico border
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Central pacific
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Built the trans-continental railroad fon east to west
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Union Pacific
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Built the trans-continental railroad from east to west
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Monitor/merimac
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First ironclad warships
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Levi strauss
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built denim pants for miners
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Little big horn river
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site of custers last stand
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Golden poppy
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California state flower
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Valley quail
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California state bird
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Chinese
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Labor force for central pacific railroad
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Irish
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Labor force for union pacific railroad
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US Grant
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Top general for union army in the civil war
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Robert E Lee
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Top southern general in civil war
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Westpoint, NY
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US military academy
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West virginia and nevada
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2 states admitted to the union during the civil war
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father serra
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Began california mission system
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50 dollar bill
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Ulises S grant
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Promontory point, Utah
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Where the first trans-continental railroad joined
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Richmond , VA
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Capital of the confederate states of america
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Carpet bagger
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northern opportunist in south during reconstruction
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scalawag
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southerner who helped northerners during reconstruction
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13th ammendment
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this freed slaves
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14th ammendment
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guarrantees citezenship to blacks
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15th ammendment
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gives voting rights to blacks
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25 years of age
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minimum age to be a member in the house of reps.
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30 years of age
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minimum age to become governor
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35 years of age
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minimum age to become president
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bicameral legislature
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legislature has 2 houses that make up the government
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10 dollar bill
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alexander hamilton
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miranda vs arizona
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accused person must be read their rights
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"the jungle"
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a novel that exposed the meat-packing industry
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100 dollar bill
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Benjamin franklin
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mach
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term given to speed of spund
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comstock lode
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silver discovery 1869
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placer mining
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mining gold in a stream
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alexander g bell
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invented telephone
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peninsula
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land surrounded on 3 sides by water
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patent
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exclusive right to an invention or process
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spoils system
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elected officials give jobs to friends or supporters
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alan freed
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man credited for naming rock and roll
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de facto segregations
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segregations exist, but not by law
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R
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pirates favorite letter
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mandate
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a clear endorsement
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gerrymander
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dividing a voting district to favor a group or party
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boycott
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organized movement to not support a certain business or buy certain items
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steerage
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lowest passenger level of a ship
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9
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# of justices in US supreme court
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air force one
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any airplane the president is on
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copper
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the outside of the statue of liberty
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angel island
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former immigrant center in san francisco bay
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andrew johnson/bill clinton
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only 2 presidents that were impeached
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inflation
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prices go up, money is worth less
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copyright
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exclusive right to publish music or a document
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jackie robinson
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the first african american to play in major league baseball
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eureka
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california state motto
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ace
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nickname given in the military that means you shot down 5 enemy aircrafts
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speaker of the house
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2nd in line for presidency
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unicameral
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single house legislature
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precinct
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voting district
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veto
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disaproval of a bill
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armistice day
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nov 11, 1918 at 11am
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suffrage
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the right to vote
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richard halliburton
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only person to swim the length of the panama canal
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ronald reagen
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oldest person elected as president of the united states
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McKinley lincoln garfeild kennedy
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4 presidents that were assasinated
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erie canal
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connects albany, NY with buffalo
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deflation
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prices are falling, money is worth more
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potomac river
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river where washington DC is located
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coup
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overthrow of the government from within
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