Study Guide- North America

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What was the first permanent English settlement established in 1607?

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Jamestown

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The agreement that the Pilgrims wrote and signed describing how they would govern themselves in the Americas, is known as the

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Mayflower Compact

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How many English colonies were in the Americas in 1776?

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13

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Which document was written in 1776 and was a list of complaints about King George III and British parliament?

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Declaration of Independence

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Who was the leader of the Continental Army during the American Revolution?

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George Washington

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Which country did the United States defeat in the American Revolution?

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England

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The type of government established in the United States.

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Representative Democracy (Limited)

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What was the largest land acquisition in American history that included New Orleans and a vast amount of land west of the Mississippi River?

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Louisiana Purchase

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The belief that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.

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Manifest Destiny

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A natural landform that blocks the way making transportation and movement from one place to another difficult.

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Transportation Barrier