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What are the three branches of government in the United States and what do they do?

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  1. Executive - enforces the laws
  2. Judicial branch. -interprets the laws
  3. Legislative branch - makes the laws
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The executive branch of government

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Enforces the law

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The legislative branch

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Makes the laws

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The judicial branch

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Interprets the laws

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How does Canada have two official languages

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Explorer from England and France claimed land in Canada for their countries. The two countries fought for territory in the Seven YEar’s War - England won. Even though England gained control of the land, it allowed the French to keep their own language and religion.

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The deepest lake in the United States is

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Crater Lake

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The largest river in the United States is

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The Mississippi River

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The largest freshwater lake in the world is

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Lake Superior

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The world’s largest inland seaway is

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St. Lawrence Seaway

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Canada’s highest peak is

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Mt. Logan

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The most prominent landform in eastern North America is

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The Appalachian Mountains

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The highest waterfall in North America is

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Yosemite Falls

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Joseph Brant translated options of Scripture into what language?

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Mohawk

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The largest tribe in the United States today is

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Cherokee

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Count von Zinzendor was the leader of this group that was active in missionary work.

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Moravians

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The Native Americans that kept a pictorial chronicle of the history and traditions of North America

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Delaware

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The Native Americans that lived in long houses

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Iroquois

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The Native Americans that were known for their burial mounds

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Hopewell

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The Native Americans that were famous for their weaving of rugs

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Navajo

20
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The religious group named the Society of Friends was nicknamed

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The Quakers

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This tribe’s name means “southern”

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Shawnee

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The most important animal to the Native Americans of the plains

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Buffalo or bison

23
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The Native Americas that were invited to the first Thanksgiving

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Wampanoag

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The people who wanted to separate from the Church of England

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Separatists

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The name of the act that passed in1647 establishing the first public schools inAmerica.

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Ole’ Deluder Satan Act

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George Washington thanked the American people and urged them to be responsible citizens in this speech

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farewell address

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The name of the woman who is said to have stitched the first United States flag.

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Betsy Ross

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What are the two houses of Congress?

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  1. Senate

2. House of Representatives

29
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Who is given credit for doing the most work at the Constitutional Convention?

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James Madison

30
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The two main weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation:

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  1. It could not collect taxes

2. It had no power to settle arguments

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This was the famous Shoshone guided Lewis and Clark on their expedition

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Sacagawea

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This was the first modern explorer to discover the New World

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Christopher Columbus

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The agreement signed by England giving the colonies their freedom was the

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Treaty of Paris

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

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Valley Forge

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

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Yorktown

36
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This Massachusetts patriot rode from Boston to warn the colonists at Lexington that the British were coming

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Paul Revere

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This man was the first modern explorer to reach the mainland of North America

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John Cabot

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The people who wanted America to be free from Britain’s rule were called

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Patriots

39
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This American patriot said,”I have not yet begun to fight.”

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John Paul Jones

40
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This man was the first to sign the Declaration of Independence

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John Hancock

41
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The first written agreement of self-government in America was

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The Articles of Confederation

42
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This Virginian had a reputation for being both brave and wise

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George Washington

43
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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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The document that is the plan for government of the United States still follows today is called

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The Constitution

45
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This American patriot 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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