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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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What does allegiance mean?

A

Devotion or loyalty

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What is a pledge?

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A promise to do something

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2
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What are documents

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Writings

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What is liberty?

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Freedom

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What is freedom of speech?

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We do not have to be afraid to say what we believe

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What is freedom of the press?

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We can print things in books and newspapers for everyone to read and think about

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What are you promising when you pledge allegiance to the flag?

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Promising to be faithful and loyal to your country.

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What freedom allows to attend any church we want to?

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Freedom of religion

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8
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What is history?

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The story of what happened in the life of a country or people.

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What is a continent?

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A large mass of land

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What are the seven continents?

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Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, Antarctica

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What are people who study the earth called?

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Geographers

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What are the four oceans?

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Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic

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What is geography?

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The study of the earth’s surface

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14
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Who discovered America

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Christopher Columbus

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15
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Who was the merchant that traveled to the east to visit China?

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Marco Polo

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16
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What is the name for the ruler of China?

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Khan

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Where was Christopher Columbus trying to travel to?

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Asia

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Name the king and queen that funded Christopher Columbus’ trip.

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Ferdinand and Isabella

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What three ships did he travel with?

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Nina, Pinta, and Santa Maria

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Where did Christopher Columbus land?

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San Salvador

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21
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What date did Christopher Columbus land?

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October 12, 1492

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22
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What did Columbus call the people where he landed?

23
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What are the islands Columbus landed on called now?

A

West Indies

24
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Who discovered America before Columbus?

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The Vikings

25
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Why is Christopher Columbus more popular than the Vikings?

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He shared what he discovered the Vikings kept it to themselves.

26
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Who sell the first English ship to North America?

A

John Cabot

27
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Who was the English mapmaker that sailed to North America?

A

John Cabot

28
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Who was the first person to call America the new world.

A

Amerigo Vespucci

29
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Who sailed below the tip of Africa to get to India?

A

Vasco da Gama

30
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Who was the first Spanish explorer to reach the Pacific ocean?

A

Vasco de Balboa

31
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Who was the first European to reach what is now the United States?

A

Juan Ponce de Leon

32
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What is a body of land with water on three sides?

33
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What was Ponce deLeon searching for in Florida?

A

The fountain of youth

34
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What were the name of the Indians in Mexico?

35
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What was the name of the Aztecs ruler?

36
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Who set out to conquer Mexico or to win it by force?

A

Hernando Cortes

37
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Name the French explorer to who hoped to find a waterway to North America to the Pacific ocean.

A

Jacques Cartier

38
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Who was the Spanish explorer who explored throughout the Southwest and discovered the Grand Canyon?

A

Francisco de Coronado

39
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Who was the Spanish explorer who discovered the Mississippi River?

A

Hernando de Soto

40
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What were the names of the English sea captains raided Spanish boats

41
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Who was the most famous sea dog?

A

Sir Francis Drake

42
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Name the French explorer who founded Quebec.

A

Samuel de Champlain

43
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Name the fabled cities which Cornado searched for but never found.

A

Seven cities Of Cibola

44
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Where did Coronado discover the Grand Canyon?

45
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What is the greatest American River discovered by De Soto

A

Mississippi River

46
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First permanent European settlement in the United States

A

St. Augustine

47
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First lasting Spanish settlement in the new world

A

St. Augustine

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Name first given to Canada

A

New France

49
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First successful French settlement in the new world

50
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Who searched for the seven cities of Cibola

51
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Name the three powerful countries with claims in the New World during the years of discovery

A

England, Spain, France

52
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What was the first successful French settlement in America?

53
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One queen permitted England Pirates to attack Spanish?

A

Queen Elizabeth I

54
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What natural wonder did Coronado discover on his journey?

A

Grand canyon

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