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44 Cards in this Set
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This American patriot said I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country |
Nathan Hale |
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The document that is the plan for government that the United States still follows today |
Constitution |
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In a fiery speech this young Virginian said give me liberty or give me death |
Patrick Henry |
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This Virginian had a reputation for being both brave and wise |
George Washington |
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The first written agreement of self government in America |
Mayflower Compact |
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He was the first to sign the declaration of independence |
John Hancock |
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This American patriot said I have not yet begun to fight |
John Paul Jones |
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People who wanted America to be free from Britain’s rule were called |
Patriots |
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He was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America |
John Cabot |
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Massachusetts patriot road from Boston to warn the colonists at Lexington that the British were coming |
Paul Revere |
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Washington’s victory here lead to the surrender of Cornwallis and that entire British army |
Yorktown |
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Washington and his men spent a harsh winter battling hunger and cold temperatures at |
Valley Forge |
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The agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedom was the |
Treaty of Paris |
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He was the first modern explorer to discover the New World |
Christopher Columbus |
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This famous shoshone guided Louis and Clark on their expedition |
Sacagawea |
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What were the two main weaknesses of the articles of confederation |
1. Could not collect taxes 2. No power to settle arguments |
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Who is given credit for doing the most work at the Constitutional convention |
James Madison |
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Name the two houses of Congress |
Senate House of Representatives |
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Name the lady who is said to have stitched the first United States flag |
Betsy Ross |
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Washington thanked the American people and urged them to be responsible citizens in this speech when he finished his term as president |
Farewell address |
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Named the act that passed in 1647 establishing the first public school in America |
Ole’ Deluder Satan Act |
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The people who wanted to separate from the church of England |
Separatists |
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The Indians that were invited to the first thanksgiving |
Wampanoag |
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The most important animal to the Indians of the plains |
Bison |
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This tribe’s name means southerner |
Shawnee |
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This religious groups actual name was the Society of Friends |
Quakers |
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The Indians that were famous for their weaving of rugs |
Navajo |
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The Indians that were known for their burial mounds |
Hopewell |
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The Indians that lived in longhouses |
Iroquois |
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The Indians that kept a pictorial chronicle of the history and traditions of North America |
Delaware |
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Count von zinzendorf was the leader of this group active in missionary work |
Moravians |
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Largest tribe in the United States today |
Cherokee |
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Joseph Brant translated portions of scripture into this language |
Mohawk |
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The highest waterfall in North America is |
Yosemite Falls |
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The most prominent landform in eastern North America is |
Appalachian Mountains |
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Canada’s highest peak |
Mt. Logan |
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The world’s largest inland seaway is |
St. Lawrence Seaway |
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The largest——- lake in the world is Lake Superior |
Freshwater |
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The largest river in the United States |
Mississippi River |
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The deepest lake in the United States |
Crater lake |
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Explain how Canada has two official languages |
Back (Definition) |
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Give the three branches of government in the United States and tell their main functions |
Executive—enforces the laws Judicial— interprets the laws Legislative—-makes the laws |
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