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Schools in Cypress are named for?
Outstanding Cypress citizens.
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Many Cypress citizens went to a _______ church.
Lutheran
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Recreation for children in Cypress included things such as ______ (List 5 things)?
marbles, hoops and sticks, cards, and checkers.
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Cypress citizens traveled using __________, ___________, and _________.
horses, wagons, and buggies.
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Early on, people in Cypress made a living by?
Farming.
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What is an immigrant?
A person who comes from another country to live in a different country.
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A way of doing something that is passed on from parents to children is called a ______________?
Tradition
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A groups way of doing things is called a _____________?
Custom
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What is the holiday celebrated by Chinese people to
honor their elders and their ancestors?
Chinese New Year
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What is the holiday in May celebrated by Mexican
Americans with a fiesta, parades, and piñatas?
Cinco de Mayo
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What is the holiday celebrated for a week in December by
African Americans with storytelling, dancing, and a feast?
Kwanzaa
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What is a holiday that celebrates the beginning of the Lent
season with parades and costumes?
Mardi Gras
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What is Communication?
the sharing of ideas and information
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What has technology changed?
The way we communicate.
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What do we use today (now) to communicate?
Today we use computers, cell phones, and faxes.
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What did we use in the past to communicate?
In the past, we used typewriters, dial phones, and letters.
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How can people learn about the past? List 4 items.
Visiting museums and historic places and markers, reading old letters and diaries, and listening to recorded stories from the past.
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What is a source?
Someone or something that can give information.
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What is history?
the study of what happened to people in the past.
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What is a museum?
A building in which objects from other times and places are displayed to help us learn about history.
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The Pilgrims sailed from England on the __________.
The Mayflower.
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The Pilgrims celebrated their first good harvest with a _________.
Feast
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We celebrate this event (Feast) in November on______________.
Thanksgiving Day
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England started colonies in America along the __________ Ocean.
Atlantic
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On July 4, 1776, the __________________, was written to explain that the settlers wanted to form their own country.
Declaration of Independence
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What does independence mean in relation to our government?
The freedom of people to choose their own government.
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America’s freedom is celebrated on ___________.
July 4th
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This holiday honors all the brave men and women who have fought and died for our country. What is it called?
Memorial Day
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Who was the 1st U.S. President and is known as the “Father of Our Country”?
George Washington
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Who was the 16th U.S. President who was in office during the Civil War and freed the slaves?
Abraham Lincoln
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Who was first African American Supreme Court Justice?
Thurgood Marshall
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Who won a Nobel Peace Prize because of his efforts to find peaceful ways for all people to live together?
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Who was the woman who flew across the Atlantic Ocean?
Amelia Earhart
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Who are the presidents on Mount Rushmore?
- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson,
- Abraham Lincoln, and Theodore Roosevelt.
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What are goods?
things that can be bought and sold
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What are services?
work done for others for money
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An example of a good or service would be?
A toy is a good and a haircut is a service.
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What is a consumer?
a person who buys and uses good and services.
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What is a Producer?
a person who makes, grows, or sells goods
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What is a business?
the making or selling of goods and services.
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How can children make money?
by taking care of pets, cleaning their rooms, or helping neighbors.
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Definition of income?
the money people earn for the work they do
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What is free enterprise?
The freedom to start and run any kind of business.
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Definition of bank?
A business that looks after people’s money.
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What is the name of the memorial, or landmark, that honors U.S. Presidents from colonial to modern times whose work was important to U.S. history?
Mount Rushmore
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What does scarce mean?
not in good supply
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What is transportation?
Ways of carrying people and goods from one place to another
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What is Trade?
To exchange one thing for another.
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