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Geography
9th Grade
09/10/2011

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Asia and Alaska
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first settlers of north america probably came across a land bridge linking
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north america's east coast
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the british set up 13 colonies along the
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Alaska
Arizona
Kansas
Nebraska
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all names that originated from native american culture
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colony
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territory controlled by people from a foreign land
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good natural harbors and navigable rivers
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most early colonial settlements were located along
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1776
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american colonists began to rebel against colonial rule in
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cotton and tabacco
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economies in the southern colonies were based on
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the great american desert
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early settlers called the grasslands between the mississippi iver and the rocky mountains
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plantations
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large farms that produce one major crop
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1801-1865
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the civil war lasted from
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the cold war
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the soviet union was a rival of the u.s.
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99%
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of americans are immigrants of the descendants of immigrants
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bilingual
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speak two languages
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protestant christian
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more than half of all Americans are
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northeast
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the populations of u.s. is concentrated in the
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the rustbelt
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located in the northeast
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education
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a strong emphasis on ______ has contributed to a high standard of living in the u.s.
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80%
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percentage of Americans graduate from high school in the u.s.
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