American Vocab
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Noun A forced overthrow of a government or social system for a new system
What is revolution?
100
noun a place where items are sold
What is a store?
100
noun A boat that carries people and cars on a short trip from one location to another
What is a ferry?
100
The day America became a country
What is July 4th, 1776?
100
Captain Gosnold named an island after her.
Who is his daughter (Martha)?
200
Noun The state of not being under authority of another; autonomous
What is independence?
200
noun an alternative to paying with cash
What is a credit card?
200
Noun A place to go on vacation
What is a resort?
200
Thirteen.
What is the number of colonies in America?
200
An example is Benedict Arnold.
What is a traitor?
300
Noun A system of government by the people of a country, usually through elected officials
What is democracy?
300
adjective costing a lot of money
What is expensive?
300
adjective happens during a certain time of year
What is seasonal?
300
The man who rode to warn the minutemen and other Patriots that the British were coming. He took a "midnight ride."
Who is Paul Revere?
300
The hunting of whales mainly for meat and oil.
What is whaling?
400
Noun A country or area under the government of another country, usually distant, occupied by settlers from that country
What is a colony?
400
adjective Not costing a lot of money
What is inexpensive or cheap?
400
noun a place where grapes are grown to make wine
What is a vineyard?
400
American Patriots dressed as Mohawk Native Americans dumped tea into the Boston Harbor.
What is the Boston Tea Party?
400
Wampanoag
What is the tribe of Native Americans who first lived in the Cape Cod area?
500
Noun Crime of betraying your country usually by killing the leader or overthrowing the government
What is treason?
500
noun how good or bad something is
What is quality?
500
noun a pointed piece of land that sticks out into a body of water
What is a cape?
500
The first man who wrote the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
500
the study of the relationship of living things and their environment.
What is ecology?
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