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A promise to be loyal and to support the government of the United States is ?
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Pledge of Allegiance
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Who convinced France to help the United States in the Revolutionary War? He also offered to pay for all the tea that was dumped into the Boston Harbor.
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Benjamin Franklin
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The first Preident of the United States was ?
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George Washington
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A list of our country's most important rights and freedoms that was added to the constitution is ?
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Bill of Rights
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What war was fought by the American colonies to end British rule?
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American Revolution
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Money people pay to support the government is ?
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Tax
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The leader of the United States government is ?
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President
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A book that comes out every year with information on many different subjects in called?
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Almanac
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The plan of government for the United States that explains what the different parts of government are and outlines the most important laws is?
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Constitution
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An agreement reached when each side gives up some demands is ?
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Compromise
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A document written by Thomas Jefferson in 1776 that explains why the colonists had decided to free themselves from England is ?
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Declaration of Independence
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The capital of the United States is ?
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Washington, D.C.
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A place where the government of a state or country is located is ?
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Capital
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The part of the United States government that makes laws for our country is ?
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Congress
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Who was the first President to live in the White House?
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John Adams
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Anything such as a monument or holiday that is set aside to remember a person or event is ?
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Memorial
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A part of the American government that makes sure laws follow the constitution is ?
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Supreme Court
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Who wrote the Declaration of Independence? He died on July 4th, fifty years after the Declaration of Independence was written.
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Thomas Jefferson
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The place where the President lives is called the ?
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White House
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To choose by voting is to ?
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Elect
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