SS United States History GIO

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How did the Cheyenne adapt to a nomadic (always moving) life?

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They built shelters like teepees that were lightweight and easy to carry.

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What was the slogan “no taxation without representation” meant to protest?

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Taxes imposed by the Stamp Act

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What was Thomas Jefferson selected to do at the Second Continental Congress?

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Draft the Declaration of Independence

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Where did the surrender occur that effectively ended the Civil War? Options: Gettysburg, Charleston, Appomattox, Atlanta

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Appomattox

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Why did the Freedmen’s Bureau start colleges?

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To help freed slaves get an education

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What did some Native American tribes in the Great Plains use to make shelters? Options: snow and ice, bison skin, clay, cedar

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bison skin

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Which European explorer thought he could reach Asia by sailing west across the Atlantic?

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Christopher Columbus

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What slogan was the key idea of the American Revolution?

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No taxation without representation!

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What is debt?

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Money that is owed

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What does the word treason mean?

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To betray your country