Kentucky History Flashcard 11/19

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This president enlisted in the Army in 1806. He commanded troops in the War of 1812, and the Seminole Wars in Florida. What Louisville resident, a hero of the Mexican-American War, died sixteen months after taking office as president in 1849?

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Zachary Taylor

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He was the first sheriff of the newly established Kentucky County in December 1776. He helped start a settlement he called St. Asaph [AY-saf], which later became the site of Stanford, Kentucky. Name this frontiersman who gave his name to the county that has its county seat at Russellville.

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Benjamin Logan

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This local official's office is where marriage records are recorded in Kentucky. He is also responsible for supervising elections locally. What county official also issues license plates for automobiles?

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County Clerk

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This politician became the Majority Leader of the United States Senate in 2015. He is also the longest-serving U.S. senator in his state's history. Name this senior senator from Kentucky.

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Mitch McConnell

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This Frenchman was with the ill-fated settlers at Acadia where he spent three winters. He is the acknowledged founder of the city of Quebec, Canada. Identify this explorer who discovered the lake which forms the boundary between Vermont and New York, and bears his name.

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Samuel de Champlain

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This community organizer, civil-rights lawyer, and teacher was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2005. He is the author of Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance and The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream. Name the 44th president of the United States.

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Barack Obama

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This president was often called Old Hickory. He led American forces to victory over the British in the 1815 Battle of New Orleans. Name the seventh president of the United States.

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Andrew Jackson

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Name the United States Senator from Kentucky who was often called the Great Compromiser, born in Virginia and died in Washington, D.C., with a farm named Ashland after its many blue ash trees.

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Henry Clay

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This Kentucky city was laid out by William Clark, the explorer. He named it for a Native American tribe. What home of the National Quilt Museum is the county seat of McCracken County?

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Paducah

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The best known segment of code, created by this man, is dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. He obtained support from Congress in 1843 for the first telegraph line in the United States. Name this American artist and inventor of the telegraph.

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Samuel Morse