Exploring Early American History

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Native Americans in which of the following culture regions performed Green Corn Ceremonies? Southeast and Southwest, Southwest and Northwest, California and Great Basin, Plateau and Eastern Woodland

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Southwest and Northwest

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Which colony was the first permanent English settlement in America?

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Jamestown

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Which crop was most important to the economy of Colonial Virginia? Options: Wheat, Tobacco, Cotton, Corn

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Tobacco

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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Thomas Jefferson

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Which event marked the start of the American Revolution? Boston Tea Party, Battle of Lexington and Concord, Declaration of Independence, Boston Massacre

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Battle of Lexington and Concord

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What year was the United States Constitution signed?

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1787

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Who was President of the United States during the War of 1812?

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James Madison

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Who was a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad?

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Harriet Tubman

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Which treaty ended the War of 1812? Options: Treaty of Paris, Treaty of Ghent, Treaty of Versailles, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

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Treaty of Ghent

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Which territory was acquired by the United States in 1803, doubling its size?

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Louisiana Purchase