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Exam of the week of 6/15/11
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6th Grade
06/14/2011

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Colonists had to obey English laws that were...
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Enforced by the governer
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England established an ECONOMIC relationship with the colonies because england wanted to...
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increase national power
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According to the Declaration of Independence why do people establish a government?
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For protection
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I surrendered my troops to the American Colonies at Yorktown. My surrender maked the end of the American Revolution. Who am I?
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Lord Cornwallis
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I am a prominent member of the COntinental Congress. I helped to frame the Declaration of Independence. Who am I?
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Benjamin Franklin
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The articles of confederation provided no common...
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Currency
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Where can u locate the explanation of the principles of the government?
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Popular Sovereighnty
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Jefferson became which president?
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3rd
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Which branch of the government is responsible for making the laws?
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Legislative
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Who is the head of the Executive Branch?
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President
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How many states had to ratify the constitution before it became a law?
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9 out of the 13
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What is the role for the Judical Branch?
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To determine if the laws are constitutional
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what decided how many votes each state has in the senate and the house of representatives?
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the great compromise
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What is the role of the executive branch of government?
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To carry out the laws
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According to the constitution how is each state representes in the house of representatives?
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The great compromise
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Who purchased the Louisiana Purchase from Franceas a part of the Lousiania Purchase?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Who helped DESIGN the plans for the city of Washington D.C?
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Benjamin Banneker
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During the presidency of Thomas Jefferson who explored the new land of the Mississippi?
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Lewis and clark
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Who is the head of the Legislative Branch
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Congress
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What country did the U.S purchase the Lousiana Purchase from?
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France
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Who was president when the U.S purchased the Lousiania Purchase?
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Thomas Jefferson
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In what state did was gold found that led to people moving west?
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California
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Texas was added to the u.s after...
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It became an independent republic
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The cotton gin increased the need for...
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Slave labor
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Who travled the Missouri and mississippi rivers
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Lewis and clark
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the steamboat provided for what?
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Faster water transpirtation
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Knowledge of the overland trails influrnced westward movement. These trails are known as the...
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Oregon and Santa Fe'
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Who was the famous abolistionist known for the Underground railroad?
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Harriet Tubman
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The Sufferage movement helped woman gain...
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The right to vote
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what issue increasingly divided the nation?
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Slavery
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In the Missouri compromise what state entered the union as a free state and what state entered the union as a slave state?
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Slave: Missouri
Free: Maine
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What are the 4 border states?
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1. Kentucky
2. missouri
3.maryland
4. Delaware
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He was a skilled confederate general from va...
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Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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Why was the Battle of manassas important?
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It was the 1st major battle of the civil war
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Where were the first shots of the civil war fired?
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Fort Sumter SC
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The event that ended the civil war was...
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Appomattox Courthouse
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Complete the analogy
Vicksburg: Mississippi
Gettysburg: ??????????
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Pennsylvania
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What are the southern ports that the union blockaded during the civil war
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1. Savvanah
2. Charleston
3. New Orleans
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What happened to family and friends during the civil war?
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They were often pitted against one another
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What happened to family and friends during the civil war?
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They were often pitted against one another
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What happened to family and friends during the civil war?
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They were often pitted against one another
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What was a major killer during the civil war?
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Disease
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Who were paid less during the civil war?
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Black Soldiers
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Who was a civil war nurse andd created the american red cross?
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Clara Barton
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