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Test 9
Chapters 8-13
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History
4th Grade
12/20/2012

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Results of Civil War
Definition
1. No state could leave the Union
2. No more slavery in the U.S.
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why so many settlers moved to California in 1849
Definition
Gold was discovered, so settlers moved there to find gold
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Jefferson Davis
Definition
President of the Confederate States of America
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Jonathan Edwards
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Puritan preacher who started the Great Awakening
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first state to leave the Union
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South Carolina
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General William Sherman
Definition
Union general who marched to the sea, destroying everything on the way
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compromise
Definition
a decision that tries to satisfy both sides of an agreement
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channel
Definition
a deep, narrow body of water connecting two larger bodies of water
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monarchy
Definition
a government run by representatives of the people
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bay
Definition
a part of a body of water smaller than a sea and reaching into land, generally with a wide opening
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Daniel Boone
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a pioneer in Kentucky
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Gadsden Purchase
Definition
added to the United States so that a railroad could be built
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lake
Definition
an inland body of water that is usually fresh
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George Washington
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became a great hero to the people of all 13 colonies during the French and Indian War
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Andrew Johnson
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became president after Lincoln's death
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Emancipation Proclamation
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called for an end to slavery
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Richmond
Definition
capital city of the Confederacy
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patriots
Definition
colonists who supported the War for Independence
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George Washington
Definition
commanded the Continental Army during the War for Independence
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Declaration of Independence
Definition
document, signed on July 4, 1776, that clearly stated that America was fighting to free herself from England
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Louisiana Purchase
Definition
doubled the size of the United States in 1803
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Battle of Vicksburg
Definition
gave the Union control of the Mississippi River
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Eli Whitney
Definition
invented the cotton gin
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General Robert E. Lee
Definition
led the Confederate army in the Civil War
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General Ulysses S. Grant
Definition
led the Union army during the Civil War
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Marcus Whitman
Definition
missionary to Oregon
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Monitor
Definition
name of the Union ironclad ship
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Confederate States of America
Definition
name used by the Southern states after they withdrew from the Union
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Yankees
Definition
nickname given to Union soldiers
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Rebels
Definition
nickname given to the Confederate soldiers
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Abraham Lincoln
Definition
president who believed the Union must be preserved
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Abraham Lincoln
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president who believed the Union must be preserved
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Paul Revere
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rode at night to warn of a British attack
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George Rogers Clark
Definition
secured the Northwest Territory for the U.S.
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John Wilkes Booth
Definition
shot and killed President Lincoln shortly after the Civil War
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General Lee
Definition
surrendered at a farmhouse in Virginia
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Sam Houston
Definition
the Texans' leader in their fight for independence
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Francis Scott Key
Definition
the author of our national anthem
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Constitution
Definition
the document that replaced the first plan of government
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Articles of Confederation
Definition
the first plan of government agreed upon by the United States
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Fort Sumter
Definition
the first shots of the Civil War were fired here
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Bill of Rights
Definition
the important section that was added to the Constitution stating the rights and freedoms of the American people
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Thomas Jefferson
Definition
the main author of the Declaration of Independence
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Merrimac
Definition
the name of the Confederate ironclad ship
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the Alamo
Definition
the place where the Texan patriots suffered a tragic defeat by the Mexicans
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Battle of Gettysburg
Definition
the turning point of the Civil War
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Valley Forge
Definition
where George Washington and the Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778
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Appomattox Court House
Definition
where Lee surrendered to Grant
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Yorktown
Definition
where the British surrendered to the Americans at the end of the War for Independence
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Quebec
Definition
where the English victory that marked sure defeat for France in the French occurred
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Lexington and Concord
Definition
where the first battle of the War for Independence happened
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no one
Definition
won the War of 1812
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