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Mrs. Sugg History Chapter 1-13 study guide
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11/21/2013

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Another name for the Seven Years War.
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French and Indian War
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Name three kinds of colonial government.
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Royal Proprietary and self governing
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Jedediah Smith claimed that the bible and his rifle were his...
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Best friends
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Give a nickname for Stephen Austin.
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Father of Texas
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How much bigger did the Louisiana Purchase make the US?
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2x
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What was the largest wagon train ever to go West?
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Great migration
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What empire did Hernando Cortes conquer?
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Aztec
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What was the purpose for the Ole Deluder Satan Act?
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To teach to read the Bible. and to keep away evil.
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Why was Independence Missouri important?
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Where the trail started.
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Which tribe endured the Trail of Tears?
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Cherokee
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Name the first English Colony in the New World.
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James Town
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Who founded the Plymouth Colony?
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Pilgrims
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Give a nickname for Matthew Maury.
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Path Finder of the Seas
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Why was the Battle of San Jacinto important?
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Because Texas won independence
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Who was the first President of the Republic of Texas?
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Sam Huston
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John Winthrop wanted Massachusetts Bay Colony to be...
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City upon a hill
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The first amphibious landing of American forces was at...
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Vera cruse
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Who was Peter Cartwright?
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Circuit rider
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What church did Richard Allen found?
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African Methodist Episcopal Church
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Why did most people move West?
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For land
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Why were Marcus and Narcissa Whitman murdered?
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They were blamed for the measles
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How did Independence Rock get its name?
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Because they needed to get there by July to beat the snow fall
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Name the first Baptist missionary to Japan.
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Jonathan Goble
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Who promoted Transcendentalism?
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What book did William Bradford write?
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History of Plymouth Plantation
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Give a famous saying of Daniel Webster.
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Liberty and union now and forever
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Who came up with the character of Huck Finn?
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Samuel Clemens
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Who was Santa Anna?
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Mexican Dictator
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Which Country did Matthew Perry open up to trade?
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Japan
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Give a nickname for William Becknell.
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Father of Santa Fe Trail
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Give a nickname for Zachary Taylor.
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Old rough and ready
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What group of Pacific islands were discovered by Captain Cook?
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Hawaiian Island
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Give a nickname for Lott Carey.
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Father of West African Missions
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Who wrote the Leatherstocking Tales?
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James Fenimore Cooper
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Define prairie schooner.
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Wagon
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John McLaughlin was the Father of...
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Oregon
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What treaty opened up Japan to missionaries?
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Townshend Harris Act
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Who invented the steel plow?
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John Deer
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What kind of textbooks did William McGuffey write?
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McGuffey Reader
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Who invented the mechanical reaper?
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McConnic
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Why did Jonathan Goble invent the rickshaw?
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Because his wife was sick and couldn't walk
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Where was the Lone Star Republic?
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Texas
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Where did Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett die?
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Alamo
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Define Great Awakening.
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The revival of biblical Christianity in the 1700s
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What act sparked the Protestant Reformation.
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95 Thesis
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What famous poem did Francis Scott Key write during the War of 1812?
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Star Spangle Banner
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Which country sold the US's Louisiana?
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France
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Where are Ferdinand and Isabella from?
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Spain
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Who was the first modern European to set foot on the mainland of North America?
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John Cabot
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Which colony was founded as a haven for debtors?
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Georgia
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Define mercantilism.
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The idea that colonies exist to make the mother country rich
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Which Act forced colonists to allow British troops to live in their homes?
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Quartering Act
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Which of the Townshend Acts wasn't repealed by Lord North?
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Tea
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Define inauguration.
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Ceremony where president officially goes into office
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Name the most widely used textbook during Colonial Era.
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New England Primer
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Give a nickname for William Henry Harrison.
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Ole Tippecanoe
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Who improved the power loom?
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Lowell
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Who led the Americans at the Alamo?
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William Barret Travis
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Herman Melville wrote...
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Moby Dick
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What state did Daniel Boone explore?
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Kentucky
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What famous textbook did Noah Webster write.
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Blue Blacked Speller
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Who penned "Poor Richards Almanac"?
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Benjamin Franklin
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