A tradition is a special way of doing something that is passed down over time.
Example-Every year for my birthday, my friends and I go to eat at the same restaurant.
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Columbus did not know he landed in North America. What continent did Columbus think he was sailing to?
Asia
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Father Serra was a priest from Spain who started many missions in California. What is a mission?
A mission is a church or a place where church members work.
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How many colonies had to follow England's laws?
13
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Native American groups had their own stories, songs, and _________.
music
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Double points
Who are pioneers? Who are immigrants?
Pioneers are people who leave their homes to lead the way into a land that they do not know.
Immigrants are people who leave one country to live in another.
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Once Columbus landed in America, what Native American tribe welcomed him?
The Taino
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What ship did the Pilgrims come to America in?
The Mayflower
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George Washington led the American army against the English Army in what war?
Why did our country fight against England?
American Revolution
because the colonies wanted to be free, but the King of England wanted to continue to rule them
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Which president was against slavery? What was the war called that ended slavery?
Abraham Lincoln
The Civil War
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What does it mean to sort? What can you sort?
(Give me an example)
Sorting means outting things that are alike into groups.
Example-I can sort students who are wearing the same colored shirt into groups.
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After Columbus, other people from Spain came to live in America. The first town the Spanish built was called St. Augustine. What state is St. Augustine in?
Florida
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Plymouth later became part of _____________
Massachusetts
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A colonist is a person who _____ _____ ____ _____.
lives in a colony
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What is a Civil War?
A civil war is a war fought between people who live in the same country.
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Miss Cirillo wants to go to Italy to learn more about the country. Miss Cirillo is an example of an _____________.
Explorer
An explorer is someone who travels to a place to learn about it.
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What is a colony? and What colony did the Pilgrims build?
A colony is a place ruled by another country.
Plymouth (ruled by England)
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What did the Pilgrims have a hard time doing when they moved to their new home in America?
The didn't know how to live. They had to learn how to fish, hunt, and grow food.
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What are we celebrating on the 4th of July? When was the Declaration of independence signed?
We are celebrating our freedom from England.
July 4, 1776
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How can you learn about traditions from the past?
You can learn about traditions from the past by talking to older members in your family.
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Was Mrs. DiStefano the captain of the Nina, Pinta, and the Santa Maria? Who was?
Christopher Columbus
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Who were the Pilgrims?
They were a group of people who traveled from England to America for a better life.
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Who showed the Pilgrims how to fish, hunt, and grow food?
Squanto
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What is slavery? Name someone who escaped slavery.
Slavery is one person forcing another person to work without pay and without freedom.
Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass