Geography | Vocabulary | Points of Interest | Government |
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What is New York City
A city of immigrants
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What is a peak
The top of a mountain
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What is Washington, D.C
The capital of the United States
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What is Congress (Legislative branch)
Laws are made by
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What is the Capitol Building
Where the United States Congress meets
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What is mass production
Making large quantities of the same product
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What is the American Revolution or Revolutionary War
The war the 13 colonies fought against Great Britain to gain freedom
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What is 3
The amount of branches in our government
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What is Rhode Island
The smallest state in the Northeast
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What is a canal
A ditch dug across land to connect one waterway with another
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What is the Constitution
This plan protects our rights and is based on the idea of democracy
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Who is the president
The person in charge of the Executive branch
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What is Maryland
The most southern state in the Northeast
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What is a skyscraper
A very tall building
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What are water power and people power
Two reasons Milton Hershey chose Pennsylvania to build his factory
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What is a democracy
Laws and leaders are chosen by all of the people
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What is New York
The state in the Northeast that borders two of the Great Lakes
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What is the Constitution
The plan of government for the US
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What is the Mayflower Compact
The Pilgrim's agreement to govern themselves
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What is Washington, D.C.
Our nation's government is located here
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