Spring 2025 Exam

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  1. 3. There are 13 __ on the US flag to represent the number of original colonies.
  2. 6. The new __ would be called the United States of America.
  3. 9. Hudson sailed up the Hudson __ to Hudson Bay.
  4. 10. __ __and two other men went to warn the people in Lexington and Concord that the British were coming.
  5. 11. Half of the Pilgrims __ in the first few months.
  6. 14. The __ government needed to raise money to pay back its war debt.
  7. 16. The Articles of Confederation was replaced by the __.
  8. 17. The __ __ can decide if a law is unconstitutional.
  9. 20. Colonists in __ threw 300 boxes of tea in the harbor.
  10. 21. The Native American villages were made of __ and clay.
  11. 24. Because of its length, the war is also called the __ __ __.
  12. 25. The first Americans came over from __.
  13. 28. To protest the laws, the colonists started to __ British imports.
  14. 29. The Pilgrims named their colony __.
  15. 31. Ancient hunters crossed a land bridge during the last __ __.
  16. 35. The Americans did not want a __ in charge of their country.
  17. 36. The Pilgrims had a special dinner to celebrate, which is where __ comes from.
  18. 38. The __ branch can "check" the legislative and the executive branch.
  19. 41. England sent soldiers from __ to make the French leave the Ohio Valley.
  20. 42. Colonists had no representatives in __.
  21. 43. A __ is a person who speaks for a group of people.
  22. 46. Fray Marcos told Coronado that Cibola was larger than __ __.
  23. 47. The Pilgrims landed in Massachusetts instead of __.
  24. 48. The Northwest tribes used __ trees to build their homes.
  25. 50. Before the war, __ owned the 13 American colonies and the northern part of Canada.
  26. 51. In the early 1600's, Penn started his colony called __.
  27. 53. The descendants of the Great Plains tribes lived between the Rocky Mountains and the __ River.
  28. 55. Congress works in the __ branch.
  29. 57. The US has many bodies of water, including the __ __ that border Canada.
  30. 58. Before the Pilgrims got off the ship, all the men signed the __ __.
  31. 59. __ led the first set of British troops into battle.
  32. 61. The __ __ began in 1775.
  33. 63. __ wrote the Declaration of Independence.
  34. 66. French Explorers had already searched for a __ __.
  35. 68. Because the Constitution can __, it still works today.
  36. 69. The __ sailed to America in a ship called the Mayflower.
  37. 70. Thomas Paine wrote many __.
  38. 73. Penn named the capital of his colony __.
  39. 74. Hudson went up the Hudson River in a ship called the __ __.
Down
  1. 1. __ and Estevan led a group to search for Cibola.
  2. 2. __ makes the laws.
  3. 4. Most state constitutions said that the people were the __ rulers.
  4. 5. The French and Indian War was fought on __ continents.
  5. 7. The first Europeans settled on the __ Coastal Plain.
  6. 8. The British Army planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock in __.
  7. 12. The conquistadors hoped to become __ and make their country proud.
  8. 13. The Articles of Confederation did not give the national government enough __.
  9. 15. The __ could get ready for battle quickly.
  10. 17. There are 50 __ on the US flag to represent the 50 states.
  11. 18. The system of __ and balances makes sure no branch has too much power.
  12. 19. The Great Plains tribes hunted __.
  13. 22. __ __ first settled the area that is now the US.
  14. 23. The new capital of the US was called __ __.
  15. 24. The name of our state is called __ __.
  16. 26. The __ did not plan to live in America. They only wanted to find gold.
  17. 27. A Native American __ described a village full of treasure.
  18. 30. The Pacific Ocean is west of the Pacific Mountains.
  19. 32. __ __ wanted his colony to be a model to the rest of the world.
  20. 33. Early settlers and explorers used the Mississippi River and the Missouri __ to travel across North America.
  21. 34. Colony leaders needed __ to fight against the British army.
  22. 37. The __ Mountains are the largest mountains in the east.
  23. 39. There are __ states in our country.
  24. 40. Hudson's crew survived __ weather and little food.
  25. 44. The President, Cabinet, and Vice President work in the __ branch.
  26. 45. The __ makes treaties and chooses some government officials.
  27. 49. People in England had to pay __ to support the Church of England.
  28. 52. In 1788, the Constitution became the __.
  29. 54. The Central __ are in the middle of the US.
  30. 56. In the sunlight, the walls of the Native American town looked __.
  31. 60. The __ tribes fished for salmon.
  32. 62. The three __ of government must work together.
  33. 64. Pennsylvania was a successful colony because the land was good for __.
  34. 65. Rivers were the best form of __ when certain cities were built.
  35. 67. The __ hired hudson for his first trip to North America.
  36. 71. One reason people moved to America was to have religious __.
  37. 72. __ lost the French and Indian War.