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1497 who went around the southern tip of africa |
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in 1500 who discovered South America and claimed brazil in the name of the king of portugal |
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Which king of Portugal set up a sailing school |
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What was spain looking for in the new world |
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In what year does Christopher Columbus sail to the americas |
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Magellan was the first person to do what |
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What does ponce de leon claim for spain |
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What is the oldest city in North America |
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who claimed 1/3 of the US for spain |
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Cornado started what city |
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Why did france start exploring |
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Look for Northwest Passage |
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In 1534 who sailed up the St. Lawrence River |
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Which French explorer sailed down the mississippi |
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What year did the Cabots come to America looking for a northwest passage |
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What year did Henrey Hudson find the hudson find the hudson bay |
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Why did the pilgrams come here |
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To seperate from the church of england |
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Where did the pilgrams land |
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What were the puritans like |
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What happened to pilgrams when puritans arrived |
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What are puritans called today |
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How did puritans/pilgrams set up there towns |
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What is the government type |
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Who was the puritans leader |
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Who started New Netherlands |
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Who takes New Netherlands from the dutch |
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What kind of soil was in the middle colonies |
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What kind of soil is in the southern colonies |
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What soil was in Northern colonies |
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Why was Pennsylvania founded |
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so the king could pay his debt to the Penn family |
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Why did James Oglethorpe organize Georgia |
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as a debtor colony or for people in jail |
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What tribes were part of the Iroquois Nation |
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Seneca Cayuga Onondaga Oneidas and Mohawk |
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When did the french surrender Canada to the British |
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Who was the leader of Jamestown |
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When was Jamestown founded |
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Who was the US first ambassador to France |
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Who was the 3rd president of the united states and wrote the declaration of independence |
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Who was the major traitor to the USA in the revolutionary war |
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Who was the British general who surrendered to the US in Yorktown |
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Which city had the largest population at the time of the Revolutionary war |
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Mercantilism was symbolized by what act |
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When did the battle of trenton take place |
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What was the ratio of Hessians to Rebels after trenton |
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Vally Forge 1777-1778 was what |
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The coldest winter recorded and the winter spent outside freezing by washingtons troups |
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What was the turning point of the revolutionary was |
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Where were 4 of the first 5 presidents from |
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Who was the 9th president who is notable for the Battle of the Thames |
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How long is a representatives term |
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How long does a senator serve |
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How long is a presidents term |
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who set the max amount of terms that a president can serve |
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Who was in office when the War of 1812 struck |
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Which fort held of the Brits in the war of 1812 |
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Which indian tribe had there own alaphabet |
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How much was the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 |
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When was the Gadson purchase |
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When was Florida purchased |
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When was Alaska purchased |
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Who ran as the first Republican but lost |
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Who came up with the Anaconda plan for the North |
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Who was the 5th president of the US |
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Who was the man who owned much of Cali and gold was found on his property and he left it |
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Who was leader of the Texsas Revolution |
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Which president made the Cherokee walk the trail of tears |
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Who lead the mormans to utah |
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Who invented the interchangeable parts on a gun |
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Who worked with William Lloyd Garrison as a black abolisionist |
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Who was the black woman who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad |
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Who wrote uncle toms cabin |
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Who was the abolisionist who wrote the Liberator |
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Who was the maniac who thought god was talking to him |
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Who was the confederate president |
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Who was the spokesman for the south between 1820 and 1850 |
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Who wass the 16th president |
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Who invented popular sovereignty |
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Henry Clay was known as what |
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What is another name for the decision that said that slavery was not banned except where a state banned it |
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What did the compramise of 1850 do |
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admitted Cali as a free state separated the Mexican cession into Utah and New Mexico and each decided if it was going to be a slave state or not it outlawed slave trade in Washingto DC and it passed strict fugitive laws |
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In what compromise is the 36-30 line developed |
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Who was the General under grant that sereved from 1861-1865 |
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Who was the major hero for the south especially during the first Bullrun |
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Who was the commanding general in the south during the civil war |
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Who was the commanding general in the north during the Civil war |
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Who was the General for the north in the Battle of Antietam |
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What was the Fort attacked by the south after Lincoln specifically said not to shoot at but the south attacked and it is considered the beginning of the Civil War |
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When did the first bullrun take place |
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What did civilians do in the first bullrun |
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Who were the generals in the first bullrun |
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north-McDow south-Beauogod |
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When did the seven day battle take place |
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Who were the Generals in the 7 day battle |
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North-McClellan South-Lee |
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Who replaces McClellan during the 7 day battle |
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Who were the generals in the second bullrun |
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north-pope south-stonewall jackson |
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Who are the generals in the battle of antietam |
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north-McClellan south-lee |
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What happens to Lees plans for the antietam battle |
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he loses them in cigar case and north gets them |
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When is the battle of antietam |
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After antietam battle what happens to McClellan |
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When did Chancellorsville take place |
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What are generals in Chancellorsville |
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north-Joe hooker South-Lee |
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north and south is slaughtered |
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What was turning point of civil war |
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Who were thegenerals at Petersburg |
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At appomattox what happens |
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Submarines and water mines |
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iron ships painkillers canned milk canned meat sewing machine smokeless gun powder Gatling gun repeater rifle and percussion cap |
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What was the first state to succeed |
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Which 2 states were kept in Union by marshall law |
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Which state had western part succeed from it |
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