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38 Cards in this Set
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Samuel Adams
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Leader and organizer of colonial protests against British rule
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George Washington
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commander of continental Army in Revolutionary War; 1st U.S. President
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Thomas Jefferson
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important colonial leader; wrote Declaration of Independence; 3rd U.S. President
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Thomas Paine
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Colonial leader; wrote pamphlet "Common Sense" "These are the times that try men's souls."
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Marquis de Lafayette
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French nobleman who became military leader for Patriots in Revolutionary War against British rule
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Patrick Henry
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Anti-Federalist, colonial orator, famous quote "give me liberty or give me death"
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James Madison
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delegate to Constitutional Convention, Kept records for future generations
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John Paul Jones
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American naval hero of Revolutionary War
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King George III
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King of England during the American Revolution
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Magna Carta
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1215 limited the power of the King of England, people had rights
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Mayflower compact
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1620 Beginning of self-government by colonists
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English Bill of Rights
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1689 Provided for rights of the individuals; right to trial by jury
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Shot Heard Round the World
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1775 Lexing/concord, beginning of American Revolution
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Declaration of Independence
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1776 Colonies declare intent to sperate from England. "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal"
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American Revolution
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1775-1781 War between Great Britian and its 13 colonies
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Articles of Confederation
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1777 1st american constition, limited power of congress
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Battle of Yorktown
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1781 fighting ends in American Revolution
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Treaty of Paris
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1783 England recognizes the U.S. as a nation
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Constitutional Convention
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1787 U.S. constitution drafted
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Federalist Papers
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1788 Wrote by those who supported ratification of the Constitution
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Bill of Rights
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1791 1st ten amendments; guarantee individual freedoms
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Preamble to the Constitution
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"We, the poeple of the U.S., in order to form a more perfect Union,"
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Jackson
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Pres. during Nullification crisis of the Civil War
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John Calhoun
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important spkesman in conflicts before Civil War
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Henry Clay
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Congressional leader prior to Civil War; proposed compromise efforts
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jefferson Davis
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President of the Confederacy; from mississippi
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Frederick Douglass
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self-educated black abolitionist. powerful orator speaker
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Chosen by Lincoln to lead union Troops in Civil War
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Robert E. Lee
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Commander of Confederate troops. Surrendered at Appomattox
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Abraham Lincoln
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1st elected as congressman from illinois. believed in strong union, "A house divided against itself cannot stand; Elected pres in 1861. Assassinated April 14 1865, 5 days after Lee's surrender
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Daniel Webster
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Congressional leader from massachusettes for a strong union, famous saying, "liberty and Union, now and forever, one and inseperable"
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Nullification crisis
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1828-1833 this was a historical conflict over the issue of states' rights, or how much authority the national govt had over the states, in 1828 Congress passed a high tariff to protect U.S. interests from foreign competition. Angry southerners who purchased many products from Britain protested. Carolina attempted to have the federal tariff declared null and void within its borders. Sen Henry Clay proposed a compromise tariff in 1833 which southerners accepted
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13 amendment
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abolished slavery throughout nation 1865
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14 amendment
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Gave rights of citizenship to all persons born in the U.S. 1866
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15 amendment
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States could not deny african americans males the right to vote 1869
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Abe lincoln Nomination speech
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A house divided against itself cannot stand
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2nd inauguration
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with malice toward none with charity for all
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gettsburg address
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government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish
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