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Battles Of Revoulitonary War
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History
8th Grade
11/09/2012

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Battle Of Concord
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*On April 19,1775
*British Victory
*American Command-Captain JohnParker
*British Command-
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Battle Of Lexington
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Battle of Bunker Hill
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Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Saratoga
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Battle of Yorktown
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What was the first natural resource of America?
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Land
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What is the name of the land bridge that allowed the first people to cross from Asia into America?
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Beringia
Term
What physical feature can be defined as an area of flat or gently rolling hills at a low elevation?
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Mesa
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What physical feature can be defined as an area of water bordered by land on three sides?
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Bay
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What physical feature can be defined as an area of flat or gently rolling hills at a high elevation?
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Plateau
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What physical feature can be defined as shallow water with few trees?
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Marsh
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What physical feature can be defined as land built up at the mouth of the river?
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Delta
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What physical feature can be defined as an area along the coastline used as shelter for ships?
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Harbor
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What type of home did the Iroquois live in ?
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Long Houses
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What type of home did Native Americans living in the Great Plains region live in?
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Tee-Pees
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What pull factor would cause people to move to an area?
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open land, food, and water
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What pull factor would cause people to move to an area?
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open land, food, and water
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What helped to create Native Americans' culture, homes, and food?
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where they live
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What term can be defined as lines that are used to measure(in degrees) distances north and south of the equator?
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Latitude
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What natural resource was the original building material in America?
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Timber
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What natural resource was the original building material in America?
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Timber
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What two early American civilizations were ruled by a theocracy?
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Maya and Aztec
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What early American civilization built terraces in the sides of mountains in South America?
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Inca
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What were two common characteristics most Native American tribes shared?
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Religion and their Medicine Men
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What economic term would best describe Native American groups who relied on hunting and gathering for their needs?
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Traditional Economy
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