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| Name three kinds of colonial government. |
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| Jedediah Smith claimed that the bible and his rifle were his... |
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| Give a nickname for Stephen Austin. |
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| How much bigger did the Louisiana Purchase make the US? |
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| What was the largest wagon train ever to go West? |
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| What empire did Hernando Cortes conquer? |
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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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| Which tribe endured the Trail of Tears? |
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| Name the first English Colony in the New World. |
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| Who founded the Plymouth Colony? |
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| Give a nickname for Matthew Maury. |
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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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| John Winthrop wanted Massachusetts Bay Colony to be... |
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| The first amphibious landing of American forces was at... |
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| Who was Peter Cartwright? |
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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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| 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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| Who promoted Transcendentalism? |
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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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| Which Country did Matthew Perry open up to trade? |
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| Give a nickname for William Becknell. |
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| Give a nickname for Zachary Taylor. |
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| What group of Pacific islands were discovered by Captain Cook? |
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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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| John McLaughlin was the Father of... |
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| What treaty opened up Japan to missionaries? |
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| Who invented the steel plow? |
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| What kind of textbooks did William McGuffey write? |
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| Who invented the mechanical reaper? |
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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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| Where did Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett die? |
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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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| What famous poem did Francis Scott Key write during the War of 1812? |
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| Which country sold the US's Louisiana? |
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| Where are Ferdinand and Isabella from? |
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| Who was the first modern European to set foot on the mainland of North America? |
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| Which colony was founded as a haven for debtors? |
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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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| Which of the Townshend Acts wasn't repealed by Lord North? |
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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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| Give a nickname for William Henry Harrison. |
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| Who improved the power loom? |
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| Who led the Americans at the Alamo? |
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| What state did Daniel Boone explore? |
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| What famous textbook did Noah Webster write. |
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| Who penned "Poor Richards Almanac"? |
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