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What was the name of the people who leave their homes to lead the way into a new land?
-pioneers
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What did the pioneers have to travel through to get to the west?
-through rivers and over mountains
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Who were the first settlers to come to America?
-the Spanish
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How many states were there originally?
-13
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What was the name of the colony that the Pilgrims started?
-Plymouth
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How did slavery end?
-through the American Civil War -the North and South fought because they did not agree on slavery -the North won the war and slavery ended
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What is it called when you are not free and have to work for no pay?
-slavery
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Where did the Cherokee move to when they were forced from their land?
-Oklahoma
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What is a civil war?
-a war where people living in the same country fight one another
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Who was the first president of the Unites States?
-President George Washington
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What did pioneers travel in when they moved to the west?
-covered wagons
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Where did the Cherokee move from?
-Georgia
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Why did President Andrew Jackson force the Cherokees to leave their homes?
He knew the pioneers needed more room to live.
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What did the Declaration of Independence state?
-the colonies would no longer have to follow the rules of the King of England
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What are the 3 dangers that the pioneers faced when moving west?
-being attacked by Native Americans -getting sick -getting lost
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Who wanted to keep slavery?
-the South
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Who helped slaves escape?
-Harriet Tubman
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What did the Cherokee call their walk from Georgia to Oklahoma?
-the Trail of Tears
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How did slaves escape slavery?
-through the Underground Railroad
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Who were the first people to live in America?
-the Native Americans
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What president said that slavery was against the law?
-President Abraham Lincoln
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When did the Civil War end?
-1865
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What does to interview mean?
-to ask a person questions and write down the answers
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What were the English settlers called?
-Pilgrims
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What was the name of the Native American that helped the Pilgrims? (He knew how to speak English.)
-Squanto