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20 Cards in this Set
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Christopher Columbus sailed in the service of
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Spain
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What was the first permanent English colony in America?
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Jamestown
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Puritans who founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 were
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ENGLISHMEN WHO WANTED TO REFORM THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
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Which of the following colonies was established as a haven for Roman Catholics?
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Maryland
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Who was the main author of the Declaration of Independence?
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Thomas Jefferson
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The first shots of the American Revolutioun were fired at
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LEXINGTON AND CONCORD
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The final surrender of the British in the American Revolution came at
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YORKTOWN
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We the people is in the preamble of what document?
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CONSTITUTION
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Who is often called the Father of the Constitution?
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James Madison
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The Louisiana Purchase occurred under whose administration?
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Thomas Jefferson
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In the war of 1812 the US fought
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GREAT BRITAIN
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The Missouri Compromise of 1820 involved a debate over
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THE EXTENTION OF SLAVERY
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Who was the first president to be celebrated as the hero of the common man?
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ANDREW JACKSON
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The leading black spokesman for the emancipation of slaves prior to the civil war was
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FREDRICK DOUGLASS
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Who wrote Uncle Toms Cabin?
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HARRIET BEECHER STOWE
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Who was president of the Confederacy?
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JEFFERSON DAVIS
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The bloodiest battle of the Civil War was
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GETTYSBURG
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In april, 1865, Confederate forces surrendered to Union forces at
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APPOMATTOX
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The 13th Amendment
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ABOLISHED THE INSTITUTION OF SLAVERY
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What President was impeached during the Reconstruction era?
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ANDREW JOHNSON
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