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History
8th Grade
05/13/2010

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1st Amendment Freedoms
Definition
Speech, Religion, Press, Assemble, Petition
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George Washington
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Fought in American Revolution, Because first president
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First republican president
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Abraham Lincoln
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Who created republican party
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Abolitionists
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Who hated the republican party
Definition
Confederates
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National Anthem
Definition
Star Spangled Banner
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Wrote national anthem
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Francis Scott Key
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Indian removal act
Definition
Moved Indians to Oklahoma
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Christopher Columbus
Definition
Hired by Spain to find route to indies. Found America
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Main crop in South prior to Civil War
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Cotton (Not tobacco)
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Author of Common Sense
Definition
Thomas Paine
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Temperance Movement
Definition
Limits alcohol
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Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Definition
Dred Scott unsuccessfully sued his master for his freedom
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What branch is president in
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Executive
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Andrew Jackson
Definition
President from TN, fought in war of 1812, hated Indians
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French and Indian War
Definition
French and British over land in North America
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Eli Whitney
Definition
Invented interchangeable parts and cotton gin
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2nd Amendment
Definition
Right to bear arms
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Sam Houston
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Governor of TN, first president on TX
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First Americans came from where
Definition
Asia
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Harriet Tubman
Definition
Escaped slave and conductor on underground railroad
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Bill of Rights
Definition
First 10 amendments
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Magellan
Definition
First to sail around world (actually crew did, not him)
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John Wilkes Booth
Definition
Assassin of Lincoln, Actor
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Sequoyah
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Wrote Cherokee Alphabet
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how many texans killed at alamo
Definition
all
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benjamin franklin
Definition
patriot inventor, discovered electricity
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columbian exchange
Definition
trading with old and new world
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lincoln
Definition
16th president, ended slavery, unified US
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middle passage
Definition
terrible journey on slaves
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david farragut
Definition
admiral of union navy, toook MS river from south
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civil war
Definition
over state rights, slavery, power, us became divided into north and south
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william bradford
Definition
leader of pilgrims
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war of 1812
Definition
us vs. great britain, white house burned down
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thomas jefferson
Definition
main author of declaration of independance, serves as president
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american revolution
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resulted in new nation, born 4th july, 1776
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hernando de soto
Definition
first european explorer make it to present day Tn
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gettysburg address
Definition
lincolns speech to honor dead ot gettysburg and encourange to keep fighting war
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what court case established judicial review
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marbury vs madison
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andrew johnson
Definition
president after lincoln was shot, tried to reconstruct south
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bonds
Definition
certificates that represent money government borrowed from people
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robert e lee
Definition
successful confederate general who was admired by many
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smuggling
Definition
taking illegal goods into or out of own country
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frederick douglas
Definition
escaped slave, powerful voice of abolitionists
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boston massacre
Definition
british guard argued with angry citizens
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monroe doctrine
Definition
declared north/south america off limits for colonization by any foreign power
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