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True or false: the flag design was adopted in 1777

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True

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The official language of the US is

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It doesn’t have one

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Current U.S. Population estimate

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305 million

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about ___ of the population lives in urban areas

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80%

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Benjamin Franklin and many others wanted this to be the national bird

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The turkey

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The bald eagle became the official national bird in

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1782

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The bald eagle is the only eagle __________________.

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Found exclusively on North America

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The bald eagles nest can reach up to ______ feet in diameter

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10

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The average life span of the bald eagle is ______ years

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30

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Bald eagles were not protected by federal laws until

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1940

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The first capital of the U.S. was

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New York

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The second capital of the U.S. was

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Philadelphia

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Washington, D.C.’s location was based on

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Exact middle of the 13 colonies

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Washington, D.C. Is part of this state

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None

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Washington, D.C. Is built on

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A swamp

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Washington, D.C. Is this big

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10 square miles

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Washington, D.C. Was first called

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Federal City

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The name of Washington, D.C. Honors George Washington and

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Christopher Columbus

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The design of the White House was based on

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A contest

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Who designed the White House

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James Hoban

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The third floor of the White House wasn’t built until much later because of

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Not enough money

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The first White House did not have

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Bathrooms, a kitchen, or closets

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Who was the only president who never lived in the White House

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George Washington

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The address of the White House is

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1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

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The White House was painted white to

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Stop mildew and cracks

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Most of the White House was built by

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Slaves and foreigners

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Who was the first president to live in the White House

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Thomas Jefferson

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Abigail Adams used the east room

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To hang laundry

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Who named it the president’s palace

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John Adams

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Jefferson changed the White House to look like

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His own home

30
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Who held more parties in the White House than any other First Lady

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Dolly Madison

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Dolly Madison saved this priceless item from the British soldiers

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Picture of George Washington

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The White House was burned by the British in

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1814

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The White House got bathrooms in the

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1830’s

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This reception area has been used for bike riding, roller skates, and goat races

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East room

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During the civil was, who slept in the east room

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Union soldiers

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Millard Fillmore added this to the White House, against everybody’s wishes

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Stove

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Which president wanted to tear down the White House

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Chester Arthur

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It’s name officially became the White House in

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1902

39
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Sheep were used to mow the White House lawn during this war

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World War One

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The third floor was finally added to the White House under this president

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Coolidge

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During World War Two, the White House has blackout curtains on the windows and this installed on the roof

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Machine guns

42
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This sits under the White House

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A bomb shelter

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Truman heard strange sounds in the White House, caused by

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A collapsing foundation

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During the 1940’s repairs to the White House, workers did this extraordinary thing.

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Rebuilt it exactly, piece by piece

45
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The White House has been rebuilt this many times so far

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Three

46
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This First Lady made the White House look very much the way it still does today

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Jacqueline Kennedy

47
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This is true about the White House

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Over one million people your it every year

48
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The state of liberty is

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In New York

49
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In the stairs right hand is a

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Bible

50
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The Statue of Liberty commemorates

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The American- french alliance during the American Revolution

51
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The Statue of Liberty has become an important symbol to

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Immigrants

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This line is engraved on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty

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Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free

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Inscribed in the liberty bell is the line “proclaim liberty throughout all the land…

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Unto all inhabitants thereof”

54
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_____________ ordered the original liberty bell to be made

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The state assembly of Pennsylvania

55
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The original liberty bell was made in

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England

56
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The liberty bell arrived in Philadelphia in

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1754

57
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The original liberty bell cracked because it was

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Too brittle

58
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The second liberty bell weighed this many pounds

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2,080

59
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The second liberty bell was not acceptable either because it

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Didn’t sound right when it was ring

60
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A third liberty bell was ordered to be made

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From the original bell makers

61
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The bell that was finally chosen was the

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First bell made

62
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The liberty bell is rung

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For a variety of important events

63
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The liberty bell was rung when

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The separation of independence was signed

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The liberty bell was deemed to damaged to use anymore in

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1846

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The liberty bell is now seen as a symbol of

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Freedom

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