Common Core State Standard
RH.CCS.7 Grades 6-12: Students are asked to locate a country or geographical area on a map, connecting information with a specific location. Then, students answer a series of quiz questions based on a current news event happening in that location. Students must combine their prior knowledge with information presented in the question to determine the correct answers.

U.S. Navy apologizes for destroying Alaska Native village in 1882 -- 10/28/2024

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Q: The U.S. Navy formally apologized Saturday in Angoon, Alaska, for shelling and burning the Tlingit village in the southeastern Alaska panhandle 142 years ago. The attack left the villagers facing winter without food and shelter. Where is Alaska?

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