Northeast Flashcards

1
Q

leaders are chosen by the people

A

democracy

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2
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a plan of government for the United States

A

U.S. Constitution

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3
Q

making large quantities of the same product

A

mass production

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4
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the war in which American colonies won their independence from Great Britain

A

American Revolution

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5
Q

top of a mountain

A

peak

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6
Q

very tall building

A

sky scraper

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7
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document declaring the United States free from Great Britain

A

Declaration of Independence

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8
Q

a ditch dug across land that often connects two waterways

A

canal

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9
Q

nation’s capitol

A

Washington DC

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10
Q

largest city in America

A

New York City

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11
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highest peak in the Northeast and has severe weather

A

Mount Washington

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12
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MLK Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House

A

all located in Washington D.C.

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13
Q

One of the first factory to use mass production

A

Hershey’s Chocolate Factory

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14
Q

Severe storms blew the ______ off course and it landed in ____ instead of Virginia

A

Mayflower……Plymouth, Massachusetts

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15
Q

______ landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in _____

A

pilgrims……1620

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16
Q

branch of government that makes the laws

A

legislative branch

17
Q

what ocean runs along the Northeast region

A

Atlantic Ocean

18
Q

invented in the Northeast

A

Buffalo wings, baked beans, and potato chips

19
Q

located in Maine and can be foggy

A

West Quoddy Head

20
Q

fight for America’s freedom began here

A

Boston, Massachusetts

21
Q

connects the Hudson River with the Great Lakes

A

Erie Canal

22
Q

what two things makes the Northeast the ‘birthplace” of our nation?

A

American Revolution / Declaration of Independence