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34 Cards in this Set
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Where was the first permanent English settlement in America?
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Jamestown, Virginia
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Who said, "…give me liberty, or give me death"?
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Patrick Henry
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Why were the Sons of Liberty formed?
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To protest the Stamp Act
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When did the First Continental Congress meet?
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1774
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Who was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence?
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John Hancock
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Who wrote COMMON SENSE?
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Thomas Paine
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Where did the first battle of the Revolutionary War take place?
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Lexington, Massachusetts
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What was not a battle in the Revolutionary War?
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Battle of Appomattox Court House
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What country joined the Revolutionary War on the side of the Americans?
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France
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How long did the Revolutionary War last?
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8 years
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What are the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution called?
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The Bill of Rights
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What is the name of George Washington’s home?
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Mount Vernon
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What political party did Alexander Hamilton and his followers form?
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The Federalist Party
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What political party did Thomas Jefferson and his followers form?
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The Democratic Republican Party
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What Supreme Court case established judicial review?
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Marbury v. Madison
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How much did the Louisiana Purchase cost?
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$15 million
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In what year did the Mayflower sail for "The New World?"
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1620
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What was the Mayflower Compact?
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A document establishing the Pilgrims' self-governing community
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When did the "Statute for Religious Freedom" become law?
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1786
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Who coined the phrase "manifest destiny?"
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Jane Cazneau
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What does the "Trail of Tears" refer to?
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The forced migration of Native Americans in 1830
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Who was the father of the Democratic Party?
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Andrew Jackson
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William Penn founded which state?
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Pennsylvania
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In what year did Congress pass the Indian Removal Act?
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1830
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Who created the Cherokee alphabet?
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Sequoyah
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What precedent did the Supreme Court set with their ruling on Worcester v. Georgia?
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The unconstitutionality of forcing Cherokee from their land
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How many people died during the Civil War?
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620,000
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The term "rebel yell" refers to what?
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The bloodcurdling scream of charging Southern troops
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Jefferson Davis' family prospered by growing what kind of crop?
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Cotton
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General Robert E. Lee commanded which army during the Civil War?
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The Eastern Army
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Which General conceived the "Anaconda Plan?"
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Winfield Scott
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What was the average age of a Civil War soldier?
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24
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In what year did the Union begin to accept African American soldiers?
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1862
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When did Robert E. Lee surrender to Ulysses S. Grant?
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April 9, 1865
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