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important events in US history
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8th Grade
02/18/2009

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What Race was Columbus?
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Italian
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Who did Columbus ask for money?
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Queen Elizabeth
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Where did Columbus say he would find?
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West Indies
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Where did he actually reach?
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Cuba
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What was the first English colony?
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Jamestown, VA
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Where were the merchants heading and why?
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across the alantic to ship back valuables
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Why did they name the town Jamestown?
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after their king
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Who was involved in the French and Indian war and what was the fight about?
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France and Indian fought together against Britin for power.
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How many british soilders were killed?
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2/3rds of the 1,400 solders. Washington led them back as a hero.
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what day was the declaration of independance signed?
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July 4th, 1776
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how many people signed the declaration?
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56
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how many people approved the declaration?
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35
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what is the importance of the constitutional convention and the creation of the constitution?
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Freed america from great Britain and led to a good goverment which we still have
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War of 1812: who was it between?
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US and britan because they failed to withdraw from america's land.
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How did the war of 1812 end?
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A peace treaty was signed in 1815 in Europe
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What was the problem in the trail of tears?
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The population of georgia was increasin and the western pushed the settelers causing the creek to leave. Andre Jackson forced them to move Natives to the west. 1,000 natives died.
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why is the trail of tears important?
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It was the longest battle between natives and north america.
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How did the mexican-american war result in?
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Mexico lost almost half of their land. Dynamic and politically important
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In uncle toms cabin, whoo was involved and what did they do?
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Josiah Henson helped slaves and escaped to Canada. He bought land in Canada and sold lumber to the USA and to great Britain. Hariet Tubman helped 120 slaves escape,
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What year was Abraham Lincoln elected?
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1860
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What speech/document did Abraham present that banned slavery?
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Emancipation Proclamation.
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What was different about Abraham lincoln?
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first republic president
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in 1861 when the cival war began, what side wanted slavery and what didn't?
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The south, the Confederacy wanted slavery and the south- the union did not.
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How many borderline states were there and what were they?
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Four. Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri.
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Where did the cival war begin?
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Fort Sumter in south carolina
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Who won the war?
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North won and got rid of slavery.
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