6th grade History Review Ch. 1-8
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each of the black spaces below before clicking
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| Who were the patriots? | people who wanted America to be free from Britain's rule
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| Which American patriot is famous for the saying "I have not yet begun to fight"? | John Paul Jones
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| Who was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence? | John Hancock
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| What was the first written agreement of self-government in America called? | Mayflower Compact
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| Which patriot said, "The British are coming!"? | Paul Revere
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| Who said, "Give me liberty or give me death"? | Patrick Henry
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| Who was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America? | John Cabot
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| Who said, "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country"? | Nathan Hale
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| Which plan for government does the United States still follow today? | Constitution
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| What were the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation? | could not collect taxes and had no power to settle arguments
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| Who was said to have done the most work at the Constitutional Convention? | James Madison
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| Name the person believed to have been the first to have stitched the first American flag. | Betsy Ross
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| Name the two houses of Congress. | Senate and House of Representatives
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| What is the name of the act that passed in 1647 establishing the first public schools in America? | Ole' Deluder Satan Act
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| The agreement signed by England which gave the colonies their freedom... | Treaty of Paris
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| Place where George Washington and his men spent a very hard winter battling hunger and the cold temperatures | Valley Forge
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| Who was the first modern explorer to discover the New World? | Christopher Columbus
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| Who was the Shoshone indian who guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition? | Sacagawea
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| Where did Cornwallis surrender to Washington? | Yorktown
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| What is the highest peak in Canada? | Mt. Logan
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| What is the largest freshwater lake in the world? | Lake Superior
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| What is the world's largest inland seaway? | St. Lawrence Seaway
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| Where is the highest waterfall in North America? | Yosemite Falls
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| What is the most prominent landform in eastern North America? | Appalachian Mountains
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| What is the largest river in the United States? | Mississippi River
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| What is the deepest lake in the United States? | Crater Lake
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| What are the three branches of the United States government? | Executive,Judicial,Legislative
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| Which branch of the U.S. government enforces laws? | Executive
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| Which branch of the U.S. government interprets the laws? | Judicial
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| Which branch of the U.S. government makes the laws? | Legislative
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| What are the two official languages of Canada? | French and English
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| Which indian tribe is known as the "southerners"? | Shawnee
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| Who were the Separatists? | people who wanted to separate from the Church of England
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| Which Indians were known for burial mounds? | Hopewell
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| Which Indians were famous for weaving rugs? | Navajo
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| Which animal was the most important to the plains indians? | bison
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| Which Indians lived in longhouses? | Iroquois
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| What Indian tribe is the largest tribe in the U.S. today? | Cherokee
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| Who translated parts of Scripture into the Mohawk language? | Joseph Brant
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| Who were the Moravians? | a missionary group led by Count von Zinzendorf
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| Which Indians helped the Pilgrims and were present for the first Thanksgiving? | Wampanoag
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| The Quakers were also known as the.. | Society of Friends
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| Which Indians kept pictorial records? | Delaware
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