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| states that border each other-there are 48 |
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| the crest of the Rocky mountains that divides North America's rivers into those that flow eastward and those that flow westward |
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| a region surrounded by higher land, such as mountains |
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| to move from place to place |
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| cone-shaped tents that are usually made of animal skins |
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| American Indians who lived in the southwestern part of North America |
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| American Indians who lived in the southwestern part of North America |
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| sundried bricks made from clay and straw |
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| a special room used by the Anasazi for sacred ceremonies |
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| agreement made by the Iroquois to keep the peace among themselves |
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| a territory controlled by people from a foreign land |
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| network of traed between Britain, West Africa, and British colonies in the Americas |
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| large farm that grows mainly one crop to sell |
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| governmental principle based on just laws and on a government created by and subject to the will of the people |
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| a formal agreement or treaty among nations formed to advance common interests or causes |
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| system in which power is divided between a central government and individual states |
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| settlers who lead the way into new areas |
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| EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION |
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| Lincols's document that freed the slaves |
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| crowded apartment houses where some immigrants to US cities lived in the 1800's |
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| perion of wealth and good times in the US during the 1920's |
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| period after the stockmarket crashed in 1929 when worldwide business slowed down, banks closed, prices and wages dropped, and many people were out of work |
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| Franklin D. Roosevelt's program to help end the Great Depression |
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| nations that united during WWII against Nazi Germany |
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| rivalry between the US and the Soviet Union that lasted from the 1940's to the early 1990's |
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| What part of the US rises from the Coastal Plains to the Appalachian mts |
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| What plains stretch from New York to Mexico |
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| What mountains run from Maine to Alabama |
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A region of rolling plains between the Appalachian's and coastal plains, that extends from New Jersey to Alabama is
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| What plains stretch westward from the Appalachian Mts to the Rocky Mountains? |
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| What lakes were formed after the last ice age in the Interior Plains |
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| What drains the Interior Plains |
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| The Mississippi River and its tributaries |
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| The retion is the flatest part of the Interior Plains is |
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| What area of the US contains the Rocky Mts and extents from Mexico to the Arctic |
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| What runs along the crest of the Rockies, and divides the flow of North America's rivers |
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| West of the Rockies is a region made up of |
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| West of the plateaus and basins lie the (3 things) |
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| Sierra Nevada Mts. Coast Ranges and Cascade Mountain Ranges |
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| What formed the Hawaiian Islands |
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| Which state is two times the size of Taxas |
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| Alaska is very mountainous, and has the highest mountain in North America, 20,320 ft, what is this mt. |
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| There are how many climate types in the US, the greatest of any country. |
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| The east is divided into 2 climate regions what are they |
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| humid continential and humid subtropical |
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| southern Florida has what type of climate |
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| tropical savanna, warm all year |
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| what kind of conditions do humid continential have |
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| snowy winters and warm, humid (wet) summers |
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| what kind of conditions do humid subtropical have |
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| mild winters and warm humid summers |
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| The Interior Plains has a wide range of weather but is divided into 3 climate zones |
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| humid continental, humid subtropical, and steppe climates |
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| dry (little rain), grass land |
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| the west has the most climate zones containing |
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| steppe and varied highland (dominating much of the Rocky Mt region), desert climate (southwest), the west coast has 2 climate types - northern part is marine west coast (lots of rain), south part meditertanean (warm temps year round), subarctic and tundra climates in alaska, and Hawaii has tropical climate (rain) with the western slopes having tropical savanna. |
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| What are the natural resources |
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| the most productive farmland in the world, oil and natural gas, coal and other minerals, forests, fish and natural beauty |
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| The first american probably came from |
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| how were they able to get here |
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| ice sheets covered the Earth and the sea levels dropped, exposing a land bridge in the Bering sea, Nomads followed herds and migrated to Americas, after ice melted people are believed to have come in small boats |
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| Why where early cultures different |
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| because environment affects how peolpe live so the cultures developed differently throughout the americas |
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| Where would you live if, the people lived near the sea, depended on fish for food, used forests for lumber, and carved huge totem poles |
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| where would you live if, there were millions of buffalo roaming the plains |
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| Where would you live if, the Hohokam and Anasazi people lived there. |
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| Where would you live if, the people hunted and gathered plants and learned how to farm. |
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| In the late 1400's Europeans began traveling to |
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| In the late 1500's who began establishing colonies |
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| In 1607 England establish what colony |
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| What begain arriving in North America in 1619 |
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| Who was part of the TRIANGULAR TRADE |
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| ENGLAND, AFRICA AND THE COLONIES |
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| Most of the slaves worked where |
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| in the southern colonies on plantations where the main crops were cotton and tobacco |
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| By the mid 1700's many subjects lived in colonies, they came for many reasons, and from many different European countries, the northern and middle colonies became the centers of --- |
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| trade, shipbuilding and fishing |
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| As more people came the coastal, eastern area became crowded and people moved to the _____. |
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| As people moved into the frontier they had to deal with |
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| indians, and the french and spanish land claims |
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| the French and Indian War |
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| Who won the French and Indian War |
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| The British won the war but it cost a great deal of money so who raised taxes causing protests in the colonies |
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| in 1774 twelve colonies sent representatives to |
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| the First Continental Congress |
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| the representatives pledged to stop all trade with England until the colonies gained |
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| representation in Parliament |
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| In July of 1776 the second continental congress met and adopted |
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| THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
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| Who is given credit of writting the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE |
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| In 1778 the Americans formed an alliance with |
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| In 1781 the Americans and French defeated |
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| In 1777 what was drafted and became the form of government america used for about 10 years |
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| The Articles of Confederation |
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| The Articles of Confederation had many flaws including |
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| a weak central government |
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| in 1787 delegates from the states gatheren in Philadelphia to revise thArticles and created |
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| The Constition set up what kind of government |
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| a strong central government with power divided up with the state governments |
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