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What was the name of the first British colony in America?
Jamestown
Who was the first president of the USA?
George Washington
Where was the first British colony founded?
On the coast of Virginia
Who celebrated the first Thanksgiving?
The Pilgrims and the Wapanoaghs
Give two names of presidents who were assassinated.
John F. Kennedy and Abraham Lincoln
When was the declaration of Independence adopted?
on July 4th 1776 / in 1776
Who won the Civil War? (1861-1865)
The Northern States
What was abolished at the end of the Civil War?
slavery
What was built in the 1860s?
The first transcontinental railroad
How did Martin Luther King die?
He was assassinated
Where did the immigrants go through when they came to the USA?
Ellis Island
Who are the Lakotas and the Wapanoaghs?
They are Indian tribes
Give two synonyms of "assassinate"
murder, kill, shoot dead
How do you say "des droits" in English?
rights
What does segregation mean? (explain in English)
It's the separation of White people and Black people in public spaces
How do you say "une manifestation" in English?
a protest march
