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United States

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Northwest
Region A
West
Region B
Great Plains
Region C
Southwest
Region D
Midwest
Region E
Southeast
Region F
Northeast
Region G
New England
Region H
English
Official language of the United States
Spanish
Another language widely spoken in the United States
50
Number of states currently in the USA
Washington, DC
The capital of the United States
District of Columbia
Where the capital of the USA is located
To be the center of the government
Why the District of Columbia was created
13 stripes
Number of stripes on the USA flag today
50 stars
Number of stars on the USA flag today
Original 13 colonies
What the stripes on the USA flag represent
50 states
What the stars on the USA flag represent
13 stripes
Number of stripes on the original USA flag
13 stars
Number of stars on the original USA flag
red white blue
3 colors of the USA flag
cold and snowy
Climate of the Northeast
hot and humid
Climate of the Southeast
cold and snowy
Climate of the Midwest
cold and dry
Climate of the Great Plains
dry
Climate of the West
dairy farming
Land use of the Northeast/New England
timber
Land use of the Northeast/New England
shipping
Land use of the Northeast/New England
mining
Land use of the Northeast/New England
manufacturing
Land use of the Northeast/New England
farming
Land use of the Southeast
fishing
Land use of the Southeast
tourism
Land use of the Southeast
oil
Land use of the Southeast
dairy farming
Land use of the Midwest
farming
Land use of the Midwest
manufacturing
Land use of the Midwest
cattle grazing
Land use of the Great Plains
mining
Land use of the Great Plains
timber
Land use of the Great Plains
cattle grazing
Land use of the Southwest
farming
Land use of the Southwest
mining
Land use of the West/Northwest
timber
Land use of the West/Northwest
fishing
Land use of the West/Northwest
wine
Land use of the West
movie industry
Land use of the West
Native Americans
The first people in the United States
grew the own food
How Native Americans got food
hunted animals
How Native Americans got clothes/meat
England
Where the first European settlers came from
colony
A place that is ruled by another country
the laws were unfair
What the colonists thought about the king of England's laws
freedom
What the colonists wanted from the king of England
Declaration of Independence
The document the colonists signed on July 4, 1776
sent soldiers to fight
What the king of England did when the colonists signed the Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
The name of the war that eventually gave the United States freedom from England
President
The leader of the United States
Mayor
The leader of a town/city in the United Stated
Governor
The leader of a state in the United States
make sure the people obey the country's laws
The job of all leaders in the United States
legislative
The branch of US government that makes the laws
executive
The branch of US government that makes sure the laws are obeyed
judicial
The branch of US government that makes sure the laws are fair
Congress
The leader of the legislative branch of the US government
President
The leader of the executive branch of the US government
Supreme Court
The leader of the judicial branch of the US government
Constitution
A written set of rules that the government must follow
Constitution
The document that lists the rights of all citizens of the United States
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