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any specific named person, place, or thing
What is dialogue?
When a character is talking
Why did the French and Indian War begin?
Trading disputes
What law created a tax on all paper products?
The Stamp Act
This city was the first capital of the United States
New York
What part of speech describes nouns and pronouns?
Adjectives
Name three examples of pronouns used with third person point of view.
He, she, they, them, her, him
European explorers and colonists occupied land and took resources from these people.
Native Americans
How did King George III respond to the Boston Tea Party?
He punished colonists with the Intolerable (Coercive) Acts; Closed Boston harbor; Remove local government
Which battle in the Revolutionary War, convinced the French to come help the Continental Army fight the British?
The Battle of Saratoga
A complete sentence must have
A subject and a predicate
What type of figurative language is used in the following phrase:
"The clouds danced across the sky."
Personification
What country establish a good relationship with the Native Americans - including trade and marriage?
France
The French
What is the Articles of Confederation?
The first plan of government for the United States. It maintained the powers of the states.
What are the three branches of government?
Legislative, Executive, Judicial
What point of view are personal narratives told from?
a. first person
b. second person
c. third person
First person
What text structure is used when events are told in the order that they really happened.
Chronological
What was the first battle of the American Revolution?
Lexington and Concord
What important document in history established the United States as a free nation?
Declaration of Independence
What does the following facts describe? (HINT: The Second ________ _________.)
-Formed Continental Army
-Put George Washington in command
-Declaration of Independence
-Directed war and acted as central government
The Second Continental Congress
Name the three types of writing that may be assessed on TCAP.
Infromational
Narrative
Opinion
"Excess nitrogen in the water and air is and environmental challenge. This has resulted in serious nutrient pollution."
Cause and Effect
What water formation made Memphis a desirable place to settle?
Mississippi River
Name of the man that drafted the United States Constitution
James Madison, Father of the Constitution
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first 10 amendments of the constitution that protect individual rights of the people.