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Number of syllables
100

Spell the vocabulary word that means a member of a country

What is       c - i - t - i - z - e - n

100

What is a synonym for 'revoke'?

What is _________?

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Accepted answers:

recall

reverse

void

100

At the turn of the century, the ___________ helped industry grow by carrying goods across the country

What is 'railroad'

100

The past tense of 'revoke' is ___________?

What is 'revoked'?

100

railroad

(rail - road)

200

Spell the vocabulary word that means a road for a train

What is     r - a - i - l - r - o - a - d 

200

What is a synonym for 'motivation'?

What is _________?

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Accepted answers:

incentive

catalyst

200

In 1885, a violent ___________ took place in Rock Springs, Wyoming against Chinese miners. 

What is 'massacre'?

200

The plural form of 'contribution' is __________?

What is "contributions'?

200

enlighten

3

(en - light - en)

300

Spell the vocabulary word that means to have something removed

What is     r - e - v- o - k - e 

300

What is a synonym for 'massacre'?

What is _________?

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Accepted answers:

slaughter

butcher

execute

300

In 1882, the law called the Chinese Exclusion Act made it impossible for most Chinese immigrants to become a ________ of the United States. 

What is 'citizen'?

300

The present continuous tense of the word 'challenge' is _________?

What is 'challenging'?

300

massacre

3

(mas - sa - cre)

400

Spell the vocabulary word that means when people follow laws and treat others with dignity

What is     e - n - l - i - g - h - t - e - n 

400

What is a synonym for 'challenge'?

What is _________?

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Accepted answers:

barrier


obstacle

400

Some Americans thought they were ___________ (ed) and smart, so they called Chinese immigrants 'barbarians' to make them look like they were not civilized.  

What is 'enlighten'?

400

The verb form of the word 'motivation' is _____________?

What is 'motivate'?

400

transcontinental

5

(trans - con - ti - nen - tal)

500

Spell the vocabulary word that means across a continent

What is     

t - r - a - n - s - c - o - n - t - i - n - e - n -t - a - l

500

What is a synonym for 'contribution'?

What is _________?

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Accepted answers:

alms

donation

benefit

500

The completion of the ___________ railroad in 1869 was a major event because it allowed people to travel by train all the way from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean for the first time

What is 'transcontinental'?

500

The noun form of the word 'enlighten' is __________?

What is 'enlightenment'?

500

motivation

4

(mo - ti - va - tion)