Geography and Map Skills
how many continents are there
7
What was the main cause of the civil war.
slavery, particularly its expansion into new territories and states.
what do we call the first ten admendments
bill of rights
Describe the Gold Rush.
Settlers rushing to california to mine gold and silver.
Describe Vain.
Useless or without purpose.
how many oceans are there
5
when did the civil war take place.
1861 to 1865
what stops one branch from becoming to powerful
seperation of powers and a system of checks and balances
Explain Trail of tears
Forced deadly relocation of thousands of Native Americans from their homelands in the Southeast to designated "Indian Territory" in present-day Oklahoma, following the Indian Removal Act of 1830. Thousands died of exposure, disease, and starvation along the route.
Name all three gov branches.
Legislative Branch, Executive Branch, Judicial Branch.
what is the biggest ocean on the planet
pacific ocean
who was the conductor of the under ground railroad.
Harriet Tubman was known as a conductor of the under ground rail road.
what are the first three words of the constitution
we the people
Explain Homestead Act of 1862.
A government policy that provided 160 acres of free land in the West to any settler wanting to live on and farm it for five years.
What are all the four Intermediate directions.
Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest.
what continents are on the western hemisphere of the map
north America and south america
Who was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War
Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.
how many people signed the constitution
39
Transcontinental Railroad.
Completed in 1869 at Promontory and it connected the East and West coasts, reducing travel time and creating more trade.
Describe Forty-Niner.
A gold-seeker who migrated to California in 1849 during the California Gold Rush.
what pecentage of the world is water
71%
What was the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation, issued by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared that all slaves in Confederate-held territory were to be set free. This aimed to weaken the Confederacy's war effort.
how many people wrote the declaration of independence
55
What is Manifest Destiny.
A belief in the 19th century that American settlers were divinely ordained to expand across the North American continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean.
Explain Homestead act.
The federal policy granting 160 acres of public land to any settler who farmed and improved it for five years.