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The name of the longest river in the United States, which starts in Minnesota and ends on the Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
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The first peoples to enter the Americas likely crossed over from Asia
Bering Land Bridge
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Most explorers began their expeditions in search of these
Trade routes
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The reason why the Pilgrims migrated to the New World
To practice their religion freely
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The reasons for the colonial separation from Britain were listed in this document
The Declaration of Independence
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These are the two major mountain chains that exist in the United States
The Appalachian and he Rocky Mountains
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The Anasazi lived in these in this part of the world
The American Southwest
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The conquistadors who destroyed the Aztec and Inca empires
Cortes and Pizarro
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The cash crop that saved the Jamestown colony
Tobacco
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The event in which five colonists were shot in a conflict with British soldiers
The Boston Massacre
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The geographical term of when land is surrounded be water on three sides
A peninsula
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The Iroquois lived in these in this part of the world
Eastern Woodlands
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These were known as the 3 G’s
God, Gold, and Glory
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Cash crops led to the creation of this type of farming
Plantation farming
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The battle was known as the turning point of the American Revolution
The Battle of Saratoga
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This happens to the temperature as one moves closer to the equator
The temperature gets warmer
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This person credited with the start of the Columbian Exchange
Christopher Columbus
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Ferdinand Magellan is credited with this
Circumnavigating (sailing around) the world
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The nickname for the Middle Colonies
The Breadbasket Colonies
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Benjamin Franklin’s failed attempt at unity among the colonies during the French & Indian War.
The Albany Plan of Union
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0 degrees longitude, known as the Prime Meridian, divides the Earth into two of these
Hemispheres
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Give an example of how a Native American civilization used their geography to adapt to their environment
Iroquois lived in longhouses made of wood; the Anasazi lived in the sides of cliffs
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After the “discovery” of the New World, many explorers continued to search for a pathway to
the Indies, trying to discover this
The Northwest Passage
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The economic policy in which the chief role of colonies are to benefit the mother country
Mercantilism
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The American Colonies practiced early forms of democracy because of this British policy.
Salutary Neglect (a good type of neglect)
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