The Man Without A Country Ch.B-62: A New Country

When the United States was young, what country was its mother country?

• Russia
• France
• England
• Mexico

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

A mother country tells its people

• how to be free.
• how they must live.
• when they should go to sleep.
• how to make money.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The people of the American colonies

• looked up to their mother country.
• needed a baby-sitter.
• wanted to be taken care of.
• wanted to be free.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.8

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

One day, the American people

• ran their own country.
• left the colonies to live in other lands.
• became wild.
• became happy.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

When America became free, the people

• ran their own country.
• left the colonies to live in other lands.
• became wild.
• became unhappy.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Once freed, the American people

• threw a big party.
• picked their own leaders.
• went to war with other countries.
• began to make lots of money.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why did the United States start an Army and Navy?

• To stop other contries from taking its land.
• To keep England out.
• To help free other countries.
• To put young men to work.

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CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

When America was young, its people were

• sad.
• mean.
• lucky.
• proud.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.3.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Another name for this story could be

• "A Country At War."
• "A Fight For Freedom."
• "The Fall Of England."
• "The Baby-sitter."

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

CCSS.RL.4.3

This story is mainly about

• how to start an army and navy.
• how America fought for its freedom.
• the world and its troubles.
• the proud people of America.

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2