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| The United States gave the ownership of the Panama Canal to the country of _________ in 2000. |
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| Alaska and ___________ were the forty-ninth and fiftieth states to join the Union. |
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| The purpose of the Spanish-American War was to set _________ free from Spain. |
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| Theodore Roosevelt led the _______________ up San Juan Hill during the Spanish-American War. |
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| Americans blamed the Spanish for the sinking of the __________ just before the Spanish-American War began. |
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| _______________ discovered Hawaii. |
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| ________________ urged the U.S. government to purchase Alaska. |
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| Before the U.S. purchased Alaska, it was called ____________ America. |
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| The country that won the Spanish-American War was ______________. |
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| During the Spanish-American War, Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish fleet in ______________. |
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| The country that sold Alaska to the U.S. was ____________. |
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| The first country to try to build the Panama Canal was _______. |
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| In 1896, the discovery of gold in __________ changed American's minds about the value of the territory. |
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| Alaska is separated from the continental U.S. by the country of ______________. |
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| To cross from the Atlantic to the Pacific without using the Panama Canal, ships must sail around the tip of ____________. |
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| William Gorgas was successful in destroying disease-carrying mosquitoes in Cuba and ___________. |
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Name two out of three results of the Spanish-American War.
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- Spain gave Cuba her freedom.
- The U.S. received several islands from Spain.
- Other countries saw the U.S. as a world power. |
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Name the capital of
Arkansas |
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Wisconsin |
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Delaware |
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South Dakota |
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Illinois |
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Indiana |
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Minnesota |
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Kansas |
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Michigan |
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Identify these states on a map of the U.S.
New York
North Dakota |
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| See the map on pages 248-249 in your History book. |
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Identify these states on a map of the U.S.
North Carolina
Nebraska |
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| See the map on pages 248-249 in your History book. |
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Identify these states on a map of the U.S.
Louisiana
Ohio |
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| See the map on pages 248-249 in your History book. |
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Identify these states on a map of the U.S.
Maine
Wisconsin |
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Missouri
Georgia |
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