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11th Grade
01/18/2012

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Boston Tea Party
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What act of colonial protestation resulted in the Coercive (Intolerable)Acts being passed by the British parliament?
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Olive Branch Petition
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What document was sent to King George III as a final attempt at peace by the colonists in 1775 ?
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Patrick Henry
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What American colonist gave the famous speech stating "give me liberty or give me death" ?
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George Washington
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Who served as the commander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War?
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Samuel Adams
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Who was the leader of the Sons of Liberty?
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Paul Revere
Definition
Who made the famous ride warning colonists that the "Redcoats were coming"?
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Saratoga
Definition
What battle was the turning point in the Revolutionary War(resulting in France becoming our ally)
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Valley Forge
Definition
Where were Washington's troops encamped during the harsh winter of 1777-1778?
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York Town
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What was the last major battle of the Revoluntary War (Cornwallis surrendered to Washington)
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Treaty of Paris 1783
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What was the treaty called which gave the U.S its independence from Great Britain?
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War Of 1812
Definition
The U/S fought the British again in what war?
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Embargo Act
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What law was passed by Jefferson that disallowed trade with other nations (including Britian) and led to the War of 1812
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Impressment
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What term was used to describe the British navy forcing Americans into service
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Land Ordiance of 1785
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What ordiance was passed in 1785 that divided territory in hte old northwest into townships?
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Northwest Ordiance
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What ordinance passed in 1787 disallowed slavery in the old northwest
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Louisiana Purchase
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What action allowed Jefferson to double the size of the U.S in 1803?
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Lewis & Clark
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Who did Jefferson hire to explore the west?
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Era of Good Feelings
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The post-War of 1812 years were called what (because of prosperity, one political party, etc.)
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1819
Definition
What year did Alabama become a start ?
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Missouri Cpmpromise
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What congressional agreement allowed Missouri to become a slave state and Maine to become a free state?
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Monroe Doctrine
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What famous speeech outlined American foreign policy in 1823?
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(Jackson's tenure) Indian Removal ACT
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What law forced the five civilized tribes of the southeast to evacuate?
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Trail of Tears
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What event resulted in the Cherokees marching at gunpoint from Ga to OK(1838)
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Santa Fe, Oregon, Mormon, California
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List four major trails used by settlers in the western part of the U.S
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Agriculture: mainly cotton
Definition
What was the basis of the southern economy before the Civil War?
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Balanced: Industrial and agricultural
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What was the basis of the northern economy before the Civil War?
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Mexico
Definition
What country did Texas gain its independence from in 1836?
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Manifest Destiny
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What was the U.S goal (or fate) names which called for the acquisition for territory in thw west(extending the country from sea to sea)?
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Land acquisition
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Why did the U.S fight Mexico (Mexican War) in 1846-1848?
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Seneca Falls Convention
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What famous meeting in 1848 called for women to demand greater equality and opportunity in the U.S
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Luretia Mott and Elizabeth Candy Stanton
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Who hosted the Seneca Falls Convention?
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William Llyod Garrison
Definition
What white abolitionist from Massachusetts produced the Liberator?
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Frederick Douglass
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What balck abolitionist from Maryland produced the North Star?
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To aid the escaped slaves
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What was the purpose of the Underground Railroad?
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Harriet Tubman
Definition
What black woman used the Underground Railroad to help liberate hundreds of slaves?
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Alcohol comsumption
Definition
During the reform period ohe 1830s and 1840s much of the public called for abstience from what?
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Dorothea Dix
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What woman led reform in prison in the U.S
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Horace Mann
Definition
Who led reform in education in the 1800s?
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Second Great Awakeing
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What religious movement in the early 1800s influenced people to help others(leading toa ll of theses reform movements)
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Utopian communties
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Where were the communties called which tried to make a "perfect society"?
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Joseph Smith
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Who founded the Mormons to Utah?
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