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| Why were explorers looking for a water rout to Asia? | Explorers wanted easier and cheaper access to Asian goods. |
| What was the difference in the route Christopher Columbus made in 1492? | Christopher Columbus sailed WEST instead of east. |
| The Shot heard 'Round the World was the start of what war? | The American Revolution (Revolutionary War) |
| Who led the Continental Army in the American Revolution? | General George Washington |
| The Declaration of INdependence was what type of announcement? | A formal announcement that America was becoming a spearate nation. |
| Who were the Loyalists? | Colonists who supported Great Britian and King George III. |
| Who were the Patriots? | Colonists who supported America's cause for independence from Britian. |
| The Louisiana Purchase did what to the United States in 1803? | It DOUBLED the SIZE of the United States. |
| The Cherokee nation was forced to leave their homelands in the south in what long painful journey? | The Trail of Tears 1838. |
| Lewis and Clark traveled on what important river as part of their expedition? | Missouri River |
| What two sides fought each other during the War of 1812? | America and Great Britian |
| The Missouri Compromise admitted states to the Union as what type of states? | Slave States |
| Who were the Pioneers? | People who traveled WEST. |
| The Oregon Trail made it possible for people to move from Missouri to what territory? | Oregon (Country) Territory |
| Who was Clara Barton? | Civil War nurse and the founder of the American Red Cross. |
| Who was Susan B. Anthony? | Fought for women's right to vote. |
| Who was Elizabeth Cady Stanton? | Held a meeting for Women's Rights at Seneca Fall, NY. |
| What did the Nineteenth Amendment allow women to do? | Vote. |
| Who was Frederick Douglass? | Abolitionist who fought to free the slaves. |
| What was the Underground Railroad? | A system set up by people who opposed slavery to help slaves excape to freedom. |
| Why did President Lincoln write the Emancipation Proclamation? | He wanted to free the slaves. |
| Lincoln was president of Union(North) and Jefferson Davis was president of what? | The Condederacy (South). |
| Who surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Court House? | General Robert E. Lee |
| The first stop for immigrants on their way to NEW YORK was at? | Ellis Island |
| The Cotton Gin and Steam Engine were invented during what time period? | The Industrial Revolution |
| What type of light bulb did Thomas Alva Edison invent? | The incandescent Light Bulb |
| Why was the BIll of Rights added to the Constitution? | To clearly define our rights and freedoms. |
| What was System of Checks and Balances? | This system prevents any one branch of government from becoming too powerful (Limits Power). |
| What is Democracy? | It allows citizens to help make laws. |
| What is Geography? | The study of the earth and how people use it. |
| What is a Plantation? | A large farm where one main crop is grown. |
| What is the Prime Meridian? | It divides the eart into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. |
