Flash Cards for: The Resignation of Nixon and Declaring Independence

Question	Answer
CREEP Committee for the Reelection of the President	Fundraising administration for the re-election of the president
"Plumbers"	This private police force, paid for in part by illegal campaign contributions, engaged in a wide range of criminal acts
Watergate Scandal	major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s as a result of the June 17, 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters
Washington, Aug. 8 1974	Richard Milhous Nixon, the 37th President of the United States, announced that he would resign
Battle at Lexington and Concord	April 19, 1775 - and the first military engagements of the American Revolution
Slave Surplus	Virginia was a hub for the buying and selling of slaves
King George	George William Frederick, was king of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760-1820
Threat of independence from New England, Virginia, and South Carolina for rights	If these colonies declared independence then it would open a way for Spain and France to gain territory in the Americas

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	Created by Daniel Loera about 9 years ago