The American Dream

Despite the previous existence of ... cultures, the history of the United States as a nation usually begins in 1942

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CCSS.RL.8.2

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CCSS.RI.11-12.2

European ... began to arrive, mostly from England. By the 1770s, there were ... British colonies on the northeastern seaboard.

• warriors, 13

• settlers, 12

• colonists, 13

• folks, 10

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CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

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A synonym for "rift" is the following

• conflict

• peace

• no idea

• a bed

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

The Founding Fathers ensured in the constitution that the three branches of government would share a power in a system of

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CCSS.RI.7.5

Equality and freedom are the ... of American society.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.4

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CCSS.RL.8.4

US American's deep-seated ... is often regarded as arrogance by people in other parts of the world

• wealth

• patriotism

• flag

• Uncle Sam

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CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

The first Europeans to come to America were driven by the desire for

• religious freedom

• political freedom

• economic opportunities

• all of the above

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

America once saw itself as a ..., but this metaphor has now been replaced by the idea of a salad bowl.

(a)  

The idea of the American Dream is "Life, liberty and the ..."

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

Who wrote that Americans were born with the unalienable rights to "life, liberty and ...".

• George Washington

• Alexander Hamilton

• Abraham Lincoln

• Thomas Jefferson

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CCSS.RL.8.3