Colunbus's first ....... to the New World occurred in 1492.

Columbus thought that he had reached the Orient, but he had actually discovered the Western Hemisphere, the ........ of North and South America.

Today, students ....... a famous poem about Columbus. This poem is about Columbus's ........., his refusal to give up his dream.

The ..... refers to the Far East

Columbus landed on an ...... in the Bahamas.

Columbus wanted ...... and ....... He got neither during his lifetime, but now, almost 500 years after his death, he is famous all over the world.

Expensive jewelry and expensive cars are often considered ..........

The opposite of optional is ____

The opposite of parochial is ___

___ school and grammar school are two names for the same type of school, one that provides the first eight years of academic work.

Elementary school and ____ school are two names for the same type of school, one that provides the first eight years of academic work.

Elementary school and grammar school are two names for the same type of school, one that provides the first eight years of ____ work.

Five-year old children begin attending school by going to_____

_____ involves cooperating and working together with other people

______ training refers to education that enables a person to develop skills for a specific job, for example repairing cars or cutting and styling hair

Some day care centers are ______ by the government, which means that the government contributes some of the money needed

What is taught in particular grade of school is the _____ for that grade

A school's buildings and the land around them are called the school’s .........

The first year of college are named ......................

The second year of college are named ...............

The third year of college are named ............

The fourth year of college are named ..............

A student who has not yet earned a bachelor’s degree is called an ______

Private colleges and universities generally charge higher ______ than public schools

A student earns _____ for course only if he or she gets a passing grade in it (A, B, C, or D)

A student who wants to get a master’s _____ must go to school for one or two years after getting a bachelor’s degree

The people who teach at a school are called its ____

Students take courses in their major field of study, and they also take ______ course

When you step on someone’s toes, it is polite to……….

The Pilgrims gave thanks to God for the ……… (the good things) that they had received

The modern Thanksgiving is a time for family……

Many tourists come to visit American Indian …………. every year

When the Pilgrims arrived in America, the land was still an unsettled …...

The Pilgrims met Indians that became their friends, not their …….

The American Indians taught the ……. from Europe

The American Indians taught the settlers from Europe how to plan many new ……. (corn and potatoes)

How to make many new .............. (such as snowshoes and sleds)

The Indians helped the Pilgrims to survive and to …… with life in the New World

George Washington was ………. chosen the first president of the new nation

A ………. war is fought to make a complete change in the government

A …… war is fought between two parts of the same country

Soldiers who fight in wars must sometimes ……. their lives in order to protect their country

When the colonies won their war against England, they won their ……. their right to be separate country

Northern ……... to slavery was one of the main causes of the American Civil War

Washington and Lincoln were men of great ……. and honor

Beautiful monuments in Washington, D.C ……. the memory of these two great presidents

In the story about George Washington and the cherry tree, the boy’s father ……. his son for disobeying him

The first 10........................to the US constitution are called the Bill of Rights

One of the jobs of the Supreme Court is to...............the Constitution

In a........................system of government, the governing powers are divided between the state governments and the national government

A proposed law that is being considered by a legislative body is called a ...............

If Congress votes in favor of making a bill a law the president can still stop that bill from becoming law by using his...................power

President Nixon......................from office before he could be..............

Every state elects two................to the Senate but in the House of Representatives the number of....................from each state varies depending on the state’s population

A.................idea is one that suggests very great changes

The upper House of Congress.................................

Each member of the Lower House....................

The expression “checks and balances” refers to ....................

All struction of justice means................

Free speech means ................................