Untitled Flashcards

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What do the fifty stars on the American flag represent?

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States

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When does the U.S. celebrate Independence Day?

Back

July 4th

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Name two national holidays.

Back

Martin Luther King Day

Columbus Day

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What is the national anthem?

Back

The Star Spangled Banner

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Why did the colonists come to North America?

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freedom

economic opportunity

religious freedom

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Who lived in North America before Europeans arrived?

Back

Native Americans

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What group of people was taken to North America and sold into slavery?

Back

Africans

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What are two rights in the Declaration of Independence?

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Life

Liberty

Pursuit of Happiness

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Why did the colonists fight the British?

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for independence

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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

Back

Thomas Jefferson