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| Geography is the study of |
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| people their environments and their resources |
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| The equator is animaginary line that divides the earth into two halves called |
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| all maps have some distortion because |
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| maps are flat and the earth is not |
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| on a map,relief shows differences in |
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| the longest and most important river systemin the u.s. is made up of the |
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| mississippi and missouri rivers |
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| an example of the theme of movement is the |
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| shipping of trade good to asia |
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| _____ led an expedition that sailed around the world |
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| english,french,and dutch explorers searched a_____ through the americas |
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| which of the following were problems faced by the early settlers at jamestown |
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| who founded the colony of connecticut |
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| who founded the colony of rhode island |
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| the first english colonist in north america landed at |
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| who founded the colony of georgia |
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| quakers were protestant reformers who believed that |
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| men and women were equal in god's sight |
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| a major reason that pennsylvania enjoy many years of peace with its indian neighbors was that |
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| settlers in pennsylvania paid for for indian land |
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| under the theory of mercantilism,a country should |
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| export more than it imports |
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| the purpose of the navigation acts passed in 1660's was |
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| to strengthen england and make it richer |
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| which of the following statements about voting in the colonies is true |
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| all voters had to own property |
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| english colonist showed their cocern for education by |
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| passing a law in massachusetts to set up the first public schools |
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| the american_____ of bitish goods hurt trade |
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| a time line usually shows events |
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| a____ was ready to fight on sort notice |
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| english settlers often angered native americans by |
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| clearing forest for farms |
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| one result of the french and indian war was that |
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| chief pontiac gave up his war aginst the british when |
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| the french signed the treaty of pairs |
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| the proclamation of 1763 angered british colonist because it |
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| stopped them from moving west |
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| britain won allies among native americans by |
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| charging less for trade goods |
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| colonists objected to the stamp act because they |
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| did not have their own representativies in parliament |
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| the sons and daughters of liberty were organized to |
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| who is the author of the declaration of independence |
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| the chief goal of the tea act was to |
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| raise money for the british east india company |
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| according to the declaration of independence,everyone has a right to |
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| life,liberty,and the pursuit of happiness |
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| the author of common sense supported american independence because |
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| a turning point in the war for the americans was at |
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| americans wanted an alliance with france because |
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| americans needed weapons and navel support |
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| on which side did native american fight during the revolution |
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| some fought with the british and some with the patriots |
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| many african americans supported the revolution because they |
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| believed that it would bring an end to slaves |
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| washington allowed african americans to serve in the continental army because |
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| the british were successfully recruiting slaves |
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| in the treaty of pairs of 1783,americans agreed to |
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| ask state legislatures to pay loyalist for property that they lost |
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| the american commander know as the swamp fox was |
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| one reason tha americans wanted a written constitution was to |
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| limit the power of government |
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| what problems did the nation face under the aticles of confedration |
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| delegates to the constitutional convention decided to keep their talks secret |
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| wanted to be able to explore every issue without pressure |
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| in the debate over the constitution,federalists favored |
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| a strong national government |
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| the constitution can be changed through the process of |
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| in 1689 william and mary signed this royal agreement to respect the rights of english citizens and of parliament |
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| the english billof rights |
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| the english policy of interfering very little in colonial affairs was called |
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| shays' rebellion was important because it showed americans that |
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| the articles of confedderation were not working |
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| the right of freedom of the press in the colonies was established by the trial of |
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| what was the great awakening |
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| the purpose of the quarter act to require the colonies to |
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| provide housing and supplies for british soldiers |
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| a group that staged protest aginst the stamp act was thae |
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| on march 5,1770,what fight broke out between british soldiers and dockworkers |
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| who became famouse for spreading news of the british troop's movement |
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| during the revolutionary war,people who sided with the rebels were called |
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| _____ is commander of the continental army |
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| washington's strategy was to |
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| _____ are soldiers hired to fight for another country |
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| german ____ trains troops and teaches charges using bayonets |
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| washington's army retreats from philadelphia and spends the harsh winters of 1777-1778 at______ |
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| ______ is a privately owned ship used to attack enemy (british) merchant ships |
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| _____ commands the american ship,bonhomme richard |
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| _____ are bands of fighters who weeken the enemy with suprise raids |
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| the ______ is the last major battle of the revolutionary war.cornwallis surrenders his forces on october 19th,1784 at this battle |
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| the war officially ends with the ______ |
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| the ________ are the first set of plans for a national government system ratified in 1781 |
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| ______led a group of men in a rebellion(because of taxes) called shay' rebellion |
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| in 1791, states ratify the ten amend ments known as the ______ |
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| _____spreads rumors that americans have a larg army and later betrays his country |
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