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Everything that happened in the past.
What is history?
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a trip
What is a journey?
100
being free from rule by another nation
What does independence mean?
100
a place that is ruled by another country
What is a colony?
100
a small community built by settlers
What is a settlement?
200
a word used to describe a settler in Jamestown
What is a colonist?
200
a person who travels to find out new things
What is an explorer?
200
Washington, Jefferson, Franklin, Adams, Revere
Who are two leaders who fought for America's Independence?
200
Settlers of both colonies came by ship from England. They needed the help of American Indians to get food.
What is one thing that is true about the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth?
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Plymouth families belonged to a religious group. The first settlers at Jamestown were men and boys.
What is different about the settlers of Jamestown and Plymouth?
300
They did not want to be ruled by Great Britain.
Why did the American colonists declare independence?
300
The United States became a new country because American soldiers won the war.
Why did the United States become a new country?
300
He wanted to find a faster way to reach parts of Asia. He really went to North America.
What did Christopher Columbus want to do and where did he actually go?
300
The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson to the king of England to say that the colonies wanted to be independent.
What is the Declaration of Independence and who wrote it?
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They were leaders and set strong examples.
How are Jackie Robinson, Golda Meir, and Sitting Bull alike?
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