State Capitals

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State Capitals
Rivers
Mountain Ranges
Events
NativeAmericans
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Cheyenne is the capital of what state?
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Cheyenne is the capital of Wyoming.
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The capital of Tennessee is ________?
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The capital of Tennessee is Nashville.
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Name the mont state and what is its capital?
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The mont state is Vermont and the capital
is Montpelier.
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Louisianas capital is composed of two French
words. What are they?
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Louisianas capital is Baton Rouge.
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Name any U.S. capital which is composed of two
words.
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State capitals composed of two names include

• Little Rock, Arkansas
• Des Moines, Iowa
• Saint Paul, Minnesota
• Jefferson City, Missouri
• Carson City, Nevada
• Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• Salt Lake City, Idaho

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What is the longest river in the U.S from North
to South?
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The Mississippi River is the longest river.
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What river connects the Great Lakes with the
Atlantic Ocean?
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The Saint Lawrence River connects the
Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.
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What river separates the state of Texas from the
country of Mexico?
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The Rio Grande River separates Texas from
Mexico.
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Name any river in the western states.
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Rivers in the western states include

• Colorado River
• Columbia River
• Snake River
• Madison River
• Yellowstone River
• Henrys Fork River

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The Detroit River is a based on a French word.
What does the word Detroit mean?
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The word Detroit means strait.
22
Name the major mountain range which covers the
eastern part of our country?
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The Appalachian Mountain Range covers the
eastern part of our country.
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What is the largest system of mountains in our
country?
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The Rocky Mountains are the largest system
of mountains.
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Name any of the smaller mountain ranges in the
Northeast.
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Smaller mountain ranges in the Northeast include

• Green Mountains
• White Mountains
• Adirondack Mountains
• Poconos Mountains
• Great Smoky Mountains
• Catskill Mountains

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The Central Valley in California is located
between the __________ and _________ mountain
ranges.
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The Coastal and
Sierra Nevada Mountain
Ranges
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The rain shadow effect takes place, particularly,
in what mountain range in the Northwest?
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The rain shadow effect takes place, in the
Cascade Mountains.
32
Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth
Cady Stanton held a convention in Seneca Falls,
NY, which was attended by many women. What was
the purpose of that convention?
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The purpose of the convention was to discuss
womens rights in American society.
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Sojourner Truth and Fredrick Douglass were
________ that spoke out against __________.
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Sojourner Truth and
Fredrick Douglass were
abolitionists that spoke out against slavery.
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Name one French explorer who came through the St.
Lawrence River to explore the Great Lakes.
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French explorers include

• Antonie Laumet de La Mothe de Cadillac
• Samuel de Champlain
• Pierre François-Xavier de Charlevoix
• Father Jacques Marquette
• Robert de La Salle

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What was one of the reasons for which the Spanish
missionaries came to the Southwest?
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Reasons include

• Claim land for the king of Spain.
• To spread their religion.

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What document written in 1788 established our
government and laws?
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The document is known as the U.S. Constitution.
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What is the Trail of Tears?
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The Cherokee people were taken from their land,
forced to walk several hundred miles from their
lands, with minimal food and facilities, to
Oklahoma. Many of them died on this walk.
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Name one of the Native American tribes found in
Michigan.
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Native American tribes found in Michigan include
Chippewa IndiansHuron IndiansIroquois
IndiansKickapoo IndiansOttawa
IndiansPotawatomi Indians
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Homes in which the Navajo people lived were
called ________.
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Homes in which the Navajo people lived
were called hogans.
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Some of the Native American people in the
Southwest, built homes which looked like
apartment buildings. What were those homes
called?
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Some of the Southwest Native Americans
lived in pueblos.
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The Narragansett people of the Northeast got
their food by ______ and _______.
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The Narragansett people of the Northeast got
their food by hunting and gathering.