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AHSGE HISTORY
Ch.4-PEOPLE-Growth of A New Nation
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10/02/2006

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Meriwether Lewis led an expedition to find a water route to what ocean? Ch 4
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Pacific
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Who went with Meriwether Lewis in search for a water route? Ch 4
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William Clark
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What was the Native American Shoshone woman that was Lewis and Clarks guide and their translator? Ch 4
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Sacajawea
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Who used a steam-powered boat to travel up the Hudson River? Ch 4
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Robert Fulton
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Who invented the cotton gin? Ch 4
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Eli Whitney
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Who was the British engineer that won a competition for him steam-powered locomotive? Ch 4
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George Stephenson
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Who was a prominent senator from Kentucky, and was a Democratic-Republican? Ch 4
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Henry Clay
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Who brought a group of settlers to Texas? Ch 4
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Stephen Austin
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Who assumed dictatorial power over the Mexican government? Ch 4
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General Antonio Santa Anna
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Who distinguished the language used in the United States from the language of Britain when he produced the first” American Dictionary of the English Language”? Ch 4
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Noah Webster
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Who was an essayist and poet known for his eloquent speech and Poetic language? Ch 4
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Who was the writer, philosopher, and naturalist that wrote “Civil Disobedience”? Ch 4
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Henry David Thoreau
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Who was the poet who emphasized the great worth of each individual? Ch 4
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Walt Whitman
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Who was the novelist who wrote “The Scarlet Letter”? Ch 4
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
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What writer was famous for his short stories “Rip Van Winkle”? Ch 4
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Washington Irving
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What poet and also master of short stories were famous for his poem “The Raven”? Ch 4
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Edgar Allen Poe
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Who was a novelist became known as the first great American writer? Ch 4
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James Fenimore Cooper
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wrote more than 1800 poems while living in seclusion? Ch 4
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Emily Dickenson
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What novelist based his writing on experiences in the U.S. Navy? His greatest work was “Moby Dick”. Ch 4
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Herman Melville
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What popular poet wrote “Paul Revere’s Ride”? Ch 4
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Who was an influential American educator who advocated the education of both men and women through public funding? Ch 4
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Horace Mann
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Who impacted society by promoting legislation to improve mental institutions and prisons? Ch 4
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Dorthea Dix
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Who was a hero of the abolition movement? Ch 4
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Harriet Tubman
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