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Gr. 6 Ch. 1-8 Review Flashcards

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The document that is the plan for government that the United States still follows today.

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Constitution

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The American patriot who said, “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country.”

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Nathan Hale

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In a fiery speech this young Virginian said, “Give me liberty or give me death.”

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Patrick Henry

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This Virginian had a reputation for being both brave and wise.

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George Washington

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The first written agreement of self-government in America was this.

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Mayflower Compact

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The first person to sign the Declaration of Independence

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John Hancock

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This American patriot said, “I have not yet begun to fight. “

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John Paul Jones

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People who wanted America to be free from Britain’s rule were called this

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Patriots

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He was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America

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John Cabot

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This Massachusetts patriot Road from Boston to warn the colonists at Lexington that the British were coming

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Paul Revere

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Washington’s victory here lead to the surrender of Cornwallis and the entire British army

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Yorktown

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Washington and his men spent a harsh winter battling hunger and cold temperatures at this place

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Valley Forge

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The agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedoms

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Treaty of Paris

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He was the first modern explorer to discover the New World

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Christopher Columbus

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Famous Shoshone who guided Louis and Clark on their expedition

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Sacagewea

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Two main weaknesses of the articles of Confederation

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Government could not collect taxes There was no power to settle arguments

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He is given credit for doing the most work at the Constitutional convention

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James Madison

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Name the two houses of Congress

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The Senate and the House of Representatives

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The lady who is said to have stitched the first United States flag

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Betsy Ross

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Washington thanked the American people and urged them to be responsible citizens in the speech when he finished his term as President.

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His farewell address

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The act that passed in 1647 establishing the first public schools in America

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Ole’ Deluder Satan act

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People who wanted to separate from the church of England

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Separatists

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The Indians who were invited to the first Thanksgiving

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Wampanoag

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The most important animal to the Indians of the plains

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Bison

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This tribe’s name means “southerner”

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Shawnee

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This religious group’s actual name was the Society of Friends

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Quakers

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The Indians that were famous for their weaving of rugs

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Navajo

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Indians that were known for their burial mounds

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Hopewell

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Indians that lived in longhouses

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Iroquois

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Indians that kept a pictorial chronicle of the history and traditions of North America

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Delaware

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Count von Zinzerdorf was the leader of this group active in missionary work

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Moravians

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The largest tribe in the United States today

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Cherokee

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Joseph Brant translated portions of Scripture into this language

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Mohawk

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The highest waterfall in North America

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Yosemite Falls

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The most prominent landform in eastern North America

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The Appalachian Mountains

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Canada’s highest peak

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Mount Logan

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The world’s largest inland seaway

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St. Lawrence seaway

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The largest freshwater lake in the world

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Lake Superior

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The largest river in the United States

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Mississippi River

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The deepest lake in the United States

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Crater Lake

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Find these locations

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Mount Whitney
Mount Elbert
Mount Mitchell
Labrador Peninsula
Yucatan Peninsula
Sierra Madre Occidental
Hudson Bay
Rio Grande
Atacama Desert
Gulf of Mexico
Amazon River
Gulf of Tehuantepec
Gulf of Panama
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Explain how Canada has two official languages

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Explorers from both England and France claimed land in Canada for their country. Conflict arose between the English and the French over who owned the land. They fought the French and Indian war, which finally ended with an English victory. Although England gained control of the land, she allowed the French to keep their own language and religion

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