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Grade 1 · Stretch challenge · 10 questions · Version PG-1VA3XPW-1RBQ

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1.What is an export?
2.What is migration?
3.What is a democracy?
4.What is a primary source?
5.Why do people pay taxes?
6.Why were rivers important to early settlements?
7.What does chronological order mean?
8.What is cultural diffusion?
9.What are the three branches of U.S. government?
10.What is a region?

Answers and teaching notes

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  1. What is an export?A good sent to another country
  2. What is migration?Movement from one place to another
  3. What is a democracy?Government in which people participate in choosing leaders
  4. What is a primary source?Evidence created during the time studied
  5. Why do people pay taxes?To fund public services
  6. Why were rivers important to early settlements?They supplied water, food, transport, and fertile soil
  7. What does chronological order mean?Events arranged by time
  8. What is cultural diffusion?The spread of ideas and customs between groups
  9. What are the three branches of U.S. government?Legislative, executive, judicial
  10. What is a region?An area sharing common features

Worked example

Identify the time, place, people, and evidence in the question.

Common mistake

Treating an opinion as a historical fact.

Helpful hint

Look for context and source evidence.