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The city of Washington, D.C. was planned by
Pierre L'Enfant
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The leaders of the United States wanted a Capital city so they would have
one place to meet and make laws
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The colonists fought against England because they -
wanted to be free and to make their own laws
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The 13 colonies along the eastern coast of North America were colonies of
England
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Because Columbus believed he had reached the Indies, he called the people he met -
Indians
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What was the most important resource of Native Americans who settled the plains?
buffalo
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During the 1960's, Americans began exploring -
space
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An invention that allowed people to get news quickly from far away was -
the telegraph
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One of the main reasons for the Civil War was
the conflict over slavery
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The President who expanded the United States by adding the Louisiana Territory was -
Thomas Jefferson
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Growth in size is known as
Expansion
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Something that crosses the continent is
Transcontinental
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A person who goes to a place to find out about it is an
explorer
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Important features that help people to find their way are
landmarks
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to say something belongs to you is to make a
claim
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What is the name of the part on a map that tells you the direction
Compass Rose
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What part of a map tells you what symbols mean?
Map Key
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What did Thomas Jefferson do for the United States?
Bought the Louisiana Purchase
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What did Americans begin exploring in the 1960's?
Space
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What did the telegraph do?
allowed people to get news quickly from far away
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The conflict over slavery started what?
the Civil War
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Who was George Washington?
The first President of the United States
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Who are William Clark and Meriwether Lewis?
Explorers who investigated the land in the Louisiana Purchase
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England established __________ on the coast of North America
13 colonies
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Why did the leaders of the United States want a capital city?
to have one place to meet and create laws
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