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