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History Finals first semester
Beginning to end
122
History
8th Grade
12/10/2011

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1497 who went around the southern tip of africa
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DaGamma
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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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Crabrall
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Which king of Portugal set up a sailing school
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King Henrey
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What was spain looking for in the new world
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gold and wealth
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In what year does Christopher Columbus sail to the americas
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1492
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What year does Cortez arrive
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1519
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By 1521 Cortez does what
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kills the aztecs
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Who killed the incas
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pizarro
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Magellan was the first person to do what
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circumnavigate the world
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What does ponce de leon claim for spain
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Cuba and Florida
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What is the oldest city in North America
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St. agustine
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who claimed 1/3 of the US for spain
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Cornado
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Cornado started what city
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Santa Fe
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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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Cartier
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Verrazano explored where
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New York
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Which French explorer sailed down the mississippi
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LaSalle
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What year did the Cabots come to America looking for a northwest passage
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1497
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What year did Henrey Hudson find the hudson find the hudson bay
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1610
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Where are pilgrams from
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Plymouth Englan
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Who lead the pilgrams
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William Bradford
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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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Cape Cod
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What were the puritans like
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very ridged and strikt
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What happened to pilgrams when puritans arrived
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they are swallowed up
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What are puritans called today
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Congragationalists
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How did puritans/pilgrams set up there towns
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townships
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What is the government type
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semitheocratic
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Who was the puritans leader
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John Winthrop
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Who started New Netherlands
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dutch
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Who takes New Netherlands from the dutch
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The Duke of YOrk
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What kind of soil was in the middle colonies
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rich fertile soil
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What kind of soil is in the southern colonies
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sandy
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What soil was in Northern colonies
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rocky
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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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Who started Maryland
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Lord Baltimore
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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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Who founded Rhode Island
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Roger Williams
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Who started Conneticut
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thomas hooker
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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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1763
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Who was the leader of Jamestown
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John Smith
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When was Jamestown founded
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1607
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Who was the US first ambassador to France
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Benjamin Franklin
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Who was the 3rd president of the united states and wrote the declaration of independence
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thomas Jefferson
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Who was the major traitor to the USA in the revolutionary war
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Benidict Arnold
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Who was the British general who surrendered to the US in Yorktown
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cornwallis
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Which city had the largest population at the time of the Revolutionary war
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Philadelphia
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Mercantilism was symbolized by what act
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The navigation acts
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When did the battle of trenton take place
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Christmas 1776
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What was the ratio of Hessians to Rebels after trenton
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1,000 to 5
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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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Battle of Saratoga
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Where were 4 of the first 5 presidents from
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Virginia
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Who was the 9th president who is notable for the Battle of the Thames
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William Harrison
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How long is a representatives term
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2yrs
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How long does a senator serve
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6 years
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How long is a presidents term
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4 yrs
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who set the max amount of terms that a president can serve
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Harry Truman
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Who was in office when the War of 1812 struck
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James madison
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Which fort held of the Brits in the war of 1812
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Ft.McHenery
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Which indian tribe had there own alaphabet
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Cherokee
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How much was the Louisiana Purchase of 1803
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15 million
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When was the Gadson purchase
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1853
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When was Florida purchased
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1819
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When was Alaska purchased
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1867
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When was the Alamo
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Feb 23-March 6 1836
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Who ran as the first Republican but lost
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John c Freemont
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Who came up with the Anaconda plan for the North
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Winfield Scott
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Who was the 5th president of the US
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James MOnroe
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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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Sutter
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Who was leader of the Texsas Revolution
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Sam Houston
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James Polk favored what
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western expansion
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Which president made the Cherokee walk the trail of tears
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Andrew Jackson
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Who lead the mormans to utah
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Birmingham Young
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Who invented the interchangeable parts on a gun
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Eli Whitney
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Who worked with William Lloyd Garrison as a black abolisionist
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Fredrick Douglas
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Who was the black woman who was a conductor on the Underground Railroad
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Harriet Tubman
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Who wrote uncle toms cabin
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Harriet Beacher Stowe
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Who was the abolisionist who wrote the Liberator
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William Lloyd Garrison
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Who was the maniac who thought god was talking to him
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John Brown
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Who was the confederate president
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Jefferson Davis
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Who was the spokesman for the south between 1820 and 1850
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Calhoun
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Who wass the 16th president
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Abe Lincoln
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Who invented popular sovereignty
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Steven douglas
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Henry Clay was known as what
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The great compramiser
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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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Dred Scott decision
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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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The missouri compromise
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Who was the General under grant that sereved from 1861-1865
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William T Sherman
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Who was the major hero for the south especially during the first Bullrun
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Stonewall Jackson
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Who was the commanding general in the south during the civil war
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Robert E Lee
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Who was the commanding general in the north during the Civil war
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Uysses S Grant
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Who was the General for the north in the Battle of Antietam
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McClellan
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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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Fort Sumter
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When did the first bullrun take place
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July 21 1862
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What did civilians do in the first bullrun
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sat and watched
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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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June 25 1862-July 2 1862
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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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Where was it fought
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James Peninsula
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Who replaces McClellan during the 7 day battle
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General Pope
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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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When was the 2nd bullrun
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august 28 1862
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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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sep 17 1862
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After antietam battle what happens to McClellan
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he is fired
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When did Chancellorsville take place
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April 30 -May 6 1863
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What are generals in Chancellorsville
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north-Joe hooker South-Lee
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Who won Chancellorsville
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south
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When was Gettysburg
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July 1-3 1863
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Who won Gettysburg
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north and south is slaughtered
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What was turning point of civil war
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gettysburg
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Who were thegenerals at Petersburg
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North Grant South- Lee
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Who won petersburg
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north
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At appomattox what happens
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Lee surrenders to Grant
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What did south invent
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Submarines and water mines
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What did north invent
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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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South Carolina
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Which 2 states were kept in Union by marshall law
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Missouri and Maryland
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Which state had western part succeed from it
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Virginia
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