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History
8th Grade
12/06/2010

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the main purpose of latitude is to
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determine there exact location
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geography is the study of
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people,their enviroments, and their resources
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the equater is a imaginary line that divides the earth into two halfs called
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hemispheres
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all maps have some distortions because
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maps are flat and the earth is not
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on a map, releif shows differences in
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elevation
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the longest and most important rivver system in the u.s is made up of the
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mississippi and missouri rivers
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_____led an expiditionthat saild around the world
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ferdinand magellan
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an example of the theme of movement is the
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shipping of trade goods to Asia
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english,french,and Dutch explorers searched for a
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Northwest Passage
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which of the following were problems faced by the early settlers at Jamestown
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The refusal to work

disease

Impure drinking water

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who founded the colony of connecticut
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Thomas Hooker
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who founded the colony of Rhode island
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Roger Williams
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the first english colonists in North America landed at
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Roanoke
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who founded the colony of

Georgia

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James Oglethorpe
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Quakers were protestant reformers who beleived that
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Mean and women were equalin Gods sight
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a major reason that pennsylvania enjoyed many years of peace with its indian neighbors was that
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settlers in pennsylvania paid for indian land
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under the theory of mercantillism,a country should
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export more than it imports
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The purpose of the navigation acts passed in the 1960's was
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To strengthen England and make it richer
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which of the folowing statements about voting in the colonies is true?
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all voters had to own property
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english colonists showed their concern for education by
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passing a law in massachusetts to set up the firs public school
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The American______of british goods hurt trade
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boycott
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A time line usaully shows events
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in chronological order
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A_____was ready to fight on short notice
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minutemen
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one result of the french and Indian war was that
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France lost Canada
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english settlers often angered native americans by
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clearing forests for farms
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Chief Pontiac gave up his war against the British when
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The french signed the treaty of paris
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The Proclamation of 1763 angered British colonists because it
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stopped them from moving west
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Britian 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 representativesin parlament
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the sons and daughters of liberty were organized to
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protest british polices
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who is the autherof the declaration of independence
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Thomas Jefferson
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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 indapendence everyone has the right to
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life,liberty,and the pesuit of happiness
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Author of common sense supported american independence because
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America was too far from britain to be easily governed,ther was no advantages to being connected to britain,and kings and queens had no rights.
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the turning point in the war for the americans was at
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saratoga
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americans wanted an alliance with france because
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americans needed weapons and naval support
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on which side did native americans fight during the revolution
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some fought with the british and some fought with the patriots
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Many african americans supported the revolution because they
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beleived that it would bring a end to slavery
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Washington allowed African Americans to serve in the continental Army because
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The british were successfull recruting slaves
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in the treaty of Paris of 1783 americans agreed to
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ask state legislators to pay loyalists for property

that they lost

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the american commander known as the swamp Fox was
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Francis marion
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One reason that americans wanted a written constitution was to
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limit the power of goverment
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what problems did the nation face under the articles of confederation
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*the new government could not settle disputes between states

*foreign countries did not respect the nation

*the new government could not raise enouph money

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delegates to the constitutional convention decided to keep their talks secret because they
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wanted to be able to explore every issue without pressure
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