Definitions
Define History.
The Study of the past
What happened at the Boston Tea Party?
Colonist threw millions of dollars of British tea into the harbor.
Describe the events of the Boston Massacre.
British soldiers opened fire killing 5 people.
Early Natives were called...because of how they got food
Hunter-Gatherers
Thanksgiving is on which day each year?
Thursday
Define Social Studies.
The study of people and their interaction with their environment and each other.
What was important about the Ark and Dove Sail?
When it arrived it established Maryland, Leonard Calvert was aboard
The document that established American freedom is
The Declaration of Independence
Early Native Americans cross a land bridge in
Beringia, Bering Sea area
What is the Mayflower? What did it do?
A ship that brought Pilgrims to Plymouth, Massachusetts
Define economy. Explain the market economy.
Economy-money system, supply and demand
Describe the conspiracy around the Declaration of Independence.
It serves as a document to uncode some buried gold. Edgar Allen Poe may have been an influence. Locke, Hand print..
What country helped the colonist during the American Revolution?
France
Why is Squanto important?
Introduced the pilgrims and the Wompanoag, influenced the first thanksgiving.
What two Baltimore parks did we learn about? Name one thing about each park.
Clifton Park- once owned by Native Americans
Druid Hill Park- A former plantation
Define the Harlem Renaissance.
A period of cultural wealth for artist in New York in the 1930's.
What were the foods on the first thanksgiving?
Lobster, chicken, corn etc
The four Marylanders that signed the Declaration of Independence
Samuel Chase, Thomas Stone, William Paca, Charles Carroll
Earliest Natives came from what continent
Asia
Name the state Maryland had a land dispute with. Explain it.
Pennsylvania. England courts had to settle the dispute, PA won
Name and define the parts of a map.
Compass rose, legend, scale, title, grid
Began indentured servitude, laws were changed that effectively changed the majority of the Black population into slaves. Blackness-equals-slavery-precept.
What events led to the American Revolution?
Skirmishes, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, French-Indian War
Explain why is important to learn about the contributions of the early natives?
They influenced our lives today; food, clothes, etc.
Describe why Ruby Bridges is important.
First Black child to integrate an all White elementary school.