Cycle 3 – HISTORY – Flashcards
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Week 1 History Sentence Tell me about Columbus
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In 1492, Columbus made the first of four trips to the Caribbean on three Spanish ships named the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria
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Week 2 History Sentence Tell me about the Pilgrims
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In 1620, the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England signed the Mayflower Compact before landing in Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Week 3 History Sentence Tell me about the Boston Tea Party
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In 1773, colonists dressed as Mohawks dumped tea from the British East India Company into Boston Harbor
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Week 4 History Sentence Tell me about the Declaration of Independence
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In 1776, the Continental Congress published the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia, announcing the colonists' intent to form a new nation.
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Week 5 History Sentence Tell me about George Washington
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In 1789, in New York, George Washington was granted the full powers and responsibilities of the presidency by the U.S. Constitution.
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Week 6 History Sentence Tell me about the purchase of Louisiana
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In 1803, the purchase of Louisiana from France prompted westward exploration by pioneers such as Lewis and Clark and Congressman Davy Crockett.
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Week 7 History Sentence Tell me about the War of 1812
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The War of 1812 gave confidence to the U.S. to write the monroe Doctrine, warning Europeans not to attempt to colonize the Americas.
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Week 8 History Sentence Tell me about Henry Clay
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In 1820, Henry Clay worked out the missouri Compromise allowing Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.
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Week 9 History Sentence Tell me about the Compromise of 1850
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The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Dred Scott Decision preceded the secession of the Southern states.
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Week 10 History Sentence Tell me about Polk
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In 1853, after the Mexican War and the Gadsden Purchase, Polk's belief in the doctrine of Manifest Destiny was realized.
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Week 11 History Sentence Tell me about Abraham Lincoln
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In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln went to war with the southern states which had seceded from the Union
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Week 12 History Sentence Tell me about General Robert E. Lee
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In 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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Week 13 History Sentence Tell me about the 14th Amendment
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In 1868, the 14th Amendment made all former slaves U.S. citizens and paved the way for the Civil Rights Movement.
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Week 14 History Sentence Tell me about tycoons like Vanderbilt
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During the late 1800s, tycoons like Vanderbilt, Rockerfeller, Carnegie, and Swift fueled the nation's Industrial Age by developing American resources.
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Week 15 History Sentence Tell me about Theodore Roosevelt
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In 1898, Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders defeated the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan Hill while trying to help the Cubans win their independence.
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Week 16 History Sentence Tell me about immigrants coming to America
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From 1820 to 1930, more than 37 million immigrants came to America seeking freedom and the opportunity to increase their personal wealth.
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Week 17 History Sentence Tell me about President Wilson
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In 1917, President Wilson asked Congressto delare war on the Central Powers two years after German U-Boats sank the Lusitania, killing American citizens.
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Week 18 History Sentence Tell me about Pearl Harbor
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On December 7, 1941, the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, causing the U.S. to join the Allies in World War II.
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Week 19 History Sentence Tell me about NATO
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In 1949, the U.S. and its allies formed NATO to resist the spread of Soviet communism.
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Week 20 History Sentence Tell me about Brown vs. Board of Education.
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In 1954, in Brown vs. Board of Education, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the segregation of public schools by race is unconstitutional.
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Week 21 History Sentence Tell me about U.S. astronauts
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In 1969, U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin were the first men to walk on the moon.
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Week 22 History Sentence Tell me about September 11th, 2001
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On September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City was destroyed by Muslim fundamentalists, beginning America's War on Terrorism.
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Week 23 History Sentence Tell me about the Preamble to the Constitution
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We the People of the United States, in order to form a mroe perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Wellfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.
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Week 24 History Sentence Tell me about the Bill of Rights
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1. Freedom. 2. Own Guns. 3. Quartering Soldiers. 4. Warrants. 5. Cannot Testify Agaist Self. 6. Right to Speedy Trial. 7. Right to a Jury. 8. Cruel, Unusual Punishment. 9. People's Rights. 10. State's Rights.
