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USA State Flags and Symbols

• The bear symbolizes great strength and the star
  refers to the Lone Star of Texas
• The palmetto tree represents Col. William
  Moultries heroic defense of the palmetto-log
  fort on Sullivans Island against a British fleet
  attack.
• A bison
• Challenge 35

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Maps and Globes

• How a places geography has changed over time in
  relation to its history
• A measurement of how far north or south a place
  is from the equator
• Political map
• Challenge Answers will vary

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A Brief History of Jamestown, Virginia

• The colonists were gentlemen adventurers, who
  didnt know how to work and refused to cooperate
  among themselves and with the natives.
• Tobacco
• Rebecca
• Challenge Find gold, find a route to the South
  Seas, and find the lost colony of Roanoke

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Liberty Bell Facts

• The State House Bell
• 86 years old
• 1835, while tolling for the funeral of Chief
  Justice John Marshall
• Challenge 2,055 lbs

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The American Presidents

• 1789 1797
• He was the first president to die in office after
  serving only one month.
• Supreme commander
• Challenge Abraham Lincoln

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Time Zone Converter

• 300 A.M.
• 435 P.M.
• 837 P.M.
• Challenge 5 hours
• While Daylight Saving Time is not in effect.

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Capitals.com

• Nassau
• Phnom Penh
• Quito
• Rome
• Challenge 6030N, 930W

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About Daylight Saving Time

• Benjamin Franklin first conceived the idea in
  1784.
• It gives us more hours of daylight and it saves
  energy.
• Hawaii, Arizona, and the Eastern Time Zone
  portion of Indiana
• Challenge Summer time

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The White House for Kids

• Six
• President John Adams
• 130 guests
• Challenge East Room

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The American Civil War Experience

• July 1 to 3, 1863
• On April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered at Appomattox.
• Union General William T. Sherman
• Challenge Abraham Lincoln

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Totem Poles An Exploration

• Cedar trees
• In Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
• It is authentically made by Native Americans and
  blessed by the elders.
• Challenge The expression implies that the low
  man on the totem pole is the least important or
  lacks status, but in reality, the most intricate
  and best-carved figures are placed at the bottom
  end of the totem pole.

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The Cherokee Trail of Tears

• 800 to 1,000 miles
• Through the winter of 1838
• More than 4,000
• Challenge Cherokee rose

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What is Underwater Archaeology?

• They study the past from shipwrecks, as well as
  sunken dwellings and ports.
• A Swedish battle galleon, which sank in 1628 on
  her maiden voyage
• Ship worms, which feed on wooden wrecks, live
  only in salty water. The Baltic Sea and the
  Great Lakes have low salinity.
• Challenge An amphora is a large ceramic
  container used until the 16th century to store
  goods.

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