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1 What is the passage mainly about?
American history
American independence
A war between America and England
✔ The capital history in America
2 What was the first capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
✔ Philadelphia
New York
Boston
3 Why did America make a new capital?
The English burned their capital.
They wanted a larger city as their capital.
✔ They wanted to make every state happy.
The capital was in the far north of the country.
4 Which is NOT true according to the passage?
Washington, D.C. was not part of any state.
The Americans were happy with their new capital.
In 1812, the Americans fought another war against the English.
✔ The government moved as soon as the new capital was chosen.
Summarize the Text
Complete the summary with the words in the box.
all states satisfied chosen in 1800 chosen by America’s first president
burned the capital city rebuilt the capital the capital of the United States
Washington, D.C. was not always . At first, the capital was
Philadelphia. Washington
During the war of 1812, the English made .
work, the Americans
. Later, with a lot of hard
.
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American history
American independence
A war between America and England
✔ The capital history in America
2 What was the first capital of the United States?
Washington, D.C.
✔ Philadelphia
New York
Boston
3 Why did America make a new capital?
The English burned their capital.
They wanted a larger city as their capital.
✔ They wanted to make every state happy.
The capital was in the far north of the country.
4 Which is NOT true according to the passage?
Washington, D.C. was not part of any state.
The Americans were happy with their new capital.
In 1812, the Americans fought another war against the English.
✔ The government moved as soon as the new capital was chosen.
Summarize the Text
Complete the summary with the words in the box.
all states satisfied chosen in 1800 chosen by America’s first president
burned the capital city rebuilt the capital the capital of the United States
Washington, D.C. was not always . At first, the capital was
Philadelphia. Washington
During the war of 1812, the English made .
work, the Americans
. Later, with a lot of hard
.
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