8th GRADE SEMESTER 1 FINAL US HISTORY

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The Treaty of Paris gave the newly formed United States all land east of which geographic landmark?

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The Mississippi River

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On what date was the Declaration of Independence approved?

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July 4, 1776

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What are unalienable rights?

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Rights that government cannot take away

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The trade system developed by the colonies between Europe, the Americas and Africa was called...

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Triangular Trade

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Why did the Pilgrims come to a new land and form a settlement?

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They wanted freedom to practice their own religion.

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WHAT OCEAN IS IN THE EAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES?

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ATLANTIC

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How many original colonies were there?

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13

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The first successful English colonial settlers in North America were the . . .

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Jamestown Settlers

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What was the Columbian Exchange?

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An exchange of culture, plants, people, livestock, and diseases between the "Old" world and "New" world

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What is one reason Native American Indian tribes developed different forms of shelter?

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The geography of the region