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HISTORY
April
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History
7th Grade
05/23/2012

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Term
JAMES MONROE
Definition
U.S President who issued the Monroe Doctrine
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ULYSSES S. GRANT
Definition
Union general/U.S. President
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BOOKER T. WASHINGTON
Definition
African American educator
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JOHN J. AUDUBON
Definition
Wildlife artist-especially birds
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ROBERT E. LEE
Definition
Leader of the Confederate Army who surrendered to the Union
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GUGLIELMO MARCONI
Definition
Invented the radio
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LEONARDO DA VINCI
Definition
Italian inventor, painter, sculptor
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PAUL REVERE
Definition
"the British are coming"
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ROBERT OPPENHEIMER
Definition

Director of the Manahttan Project

(atomic bombs)

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JOHN MUIR
Definition
conservationist
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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Definition
British writer
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23rd AMENDMENT
Definition
Washington, D.C. residents can vote for President
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ASPCA
Definition
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty of Animals
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U.S. PATENT
Definition
Protects inventions
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LOUISIANA PURCHASE
Definition
during Thomas Jefferson's presidency; doubled the size of the U.S.
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MARSHALL PLAN
Definition
European Recovery Program
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SEWARD'S FOLLY
Definition
Purchase of Alaska
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LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Definition
Established with Jefferson's books and $5,000
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TITANIC
Definition
British luxury liner hit by an iceberg
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BAY OF PIGS
Definition
Defeat of U.S. supported invasion of Cuban exiles
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