The 5 Themes of Geography
The American Revolution
The 3 Branches of U.S. Government
Westward Expansion
The U.S. Civil War
100
This kind of factor attracts people to a place. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This kind of factor keeps people away from a place.
What is a pull factor? What is a push factor?
100
This would the name of a young Lt. Colonel that fought for the British in the French and Indian War, who would later go on to lead the American Revolution. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is what he gained that would be helpful for the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington? What is battle experience / British and Native American battle strategies?
100
This would be the name of the document that establishes how the U.S. Government should be run. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is the section / part of this document where people can find their rights.
What is the Constitution? What are the amendments / Bill of Rights?
100
This would be one the new modes of transportation developed during the 1800s that helped speed up westward expansion in the U.S.
What are steam boats or steam locomotives (trains and railroads)?
100
This would be the capital of the Union and the capital of the Confederacy during the U.S. Civil War. BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) These are the names of the two Generals who were put in charge of the Union Army and Confederate Army.
What is Washington D.C. is the Union capital and Richmond, Virginia is the Confederate capital? Who is Ulysses S. Grant (Union) and Robert E. Lee (Confederate)?
200
This would be an example of a human characteristic and this would be an example of a physical characteristic. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) Explain what the difference between the two kinds of characteristics.
Answers will vary, Mr. Fairfield will deicide if correct or not.
Physical = Natural / Human = Made by, or modified by humans (EX. Mountain = physical, swing set = human)
200
This is the reason why Great Britain and France went to war during the French and Indian War (be specific as possible) BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is why the name of the war contains the phrase 'Indian (Native American)'.
What is they wanted control over the Ohio River Valley? What is they were recruited to fight for both sides?
200
These would be the 3 branches of the U.S. Government. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is the type of government the United States has.
What are the Legislative Branch, Executive Branch and Judicial Branch? What is a Representative Democracy?
200
These would be at least 3 different reasons people wanted to move west in the United States during the 1800s.
What is gold, over population, destiny, religious calling, wanting to start new, farming, bad working conditions or more opportunities for transportation.
200
This would be the event that caused the Civil War and this would be why. BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is what the word 'secede' means and this is the first state to do so from the U.S.
What is Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the United States? What is southern states were worried he would get rid of slavery through out the U.S. once he took office? What is formally withdraw / leave? What is South Carolina?
300
These are the names of the vertical and horizontal lines found on globes and maps that help people find absolute location. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) Which ones are horizontal and which ones are vertical?
What are latitude lines (horizontal) and longitude lines (vertical)?
300
This is what the Sugar Act taxed colonists on (Need to include at at least 2 different things in order to get credit). BONUS 300 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is what the Townshend Act taxed colonists on (Need to include at least 2 different things in order to get credit).
Sugar Act: What is sugar, molasses, syrup or rum? Townshend Act: What is lead, paint, paper, glass or paper?
300
This would be the primary function of the Legislative Branch in the U.S. Federal Government. BONUS 300 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is the primary body that makes up the Legislative Branch, and the two main parts it's split into.
What is create laws for the nation? What is Congress, the House of Representatives and the Senate?
300
These would be the two most profitable things to try to farm during Westward Expansion in the U.S. during the 1800s (HINT: Not gold, and one is not a plant). BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This would be an example of a challenge people would face while trying to farm, give an example for each of the two things.
What is wheat and cattle? What is lack of irrigation / building materials? What is cattle bandits / robbers?
300
These would be at least 3 specific details about what life was like for Civil War soldiers. BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) These are the 3 ingredients needed to make Hard Tack.
Answer will vary, Mr. Fairfield will decided if correct or not. What is flour, water and salt?
400
These are the 5 themes of geography.
What is location, movement, place, region and human environmental interaction?
400
This is what the Quartering Act did to the colonists. BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is one additional thing the Quartering Act did to colonists.
What is allowed British Soldiers to stay in their homes against their will? What is allowed British Soldiers to take over their carriages?
400
This would be the title given to each of the 15 members of the President's cabinet. BONUS 300 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) These would be 3 different examples of the departments they could be in charge of.
What is Secretary? Answers will vary, Mr. Fairfield will deicide if correct or not.
400
This would be the result / outcome of the Mexican American War (Who won? What did they get for winning?) BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This roughly the amount of square footage gained.
What is the U.S. won the war and gained a lot of territory from Mexico in the Southwest region? What is over 500,000 square miles?
400
This would be two of the acts Abraham Lincoln passed during the Civil War and this is what each one did to help improve the United States? (Must have 2 in order to receive credit)
What is Homestead Act - Gave U.S. citizens 160 acres of free land? What is The Pacific Rail Act - Authorized U.S. Government to pay railroad companies to build a transcontinental railroad? What is the National Banking Act - Created national banking system, national currency and paper money?
500
These are the 3 main ways humans interact with their environment (HINT: Think about our relationship with our environment, why is it necessary? How does it help us? H.E.I. Notes)
What are depend, adapt and modify?
500
These would be at least 2 different inaccuracies (things that are wrong / incorrect) within this photo of the Boston Massacre done by Paul Revere.
Answers will vary, Mr. Fairfield will deicide if correct or not.
500
This would be what happens at the Court of Appeals, and these are the only two outcomes for any case that makes it to the Court of Appeals. BONUS 100 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is how many judges are typically present at the Court of Appeals.
What is trials are reviewed for any mistakes? If mistakes are found can have a retrial, if no mistakes the verdict stays the same?
500
This would be a description of what happened during the Trail of Tears. BONUS 300 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is the name of the act that was passed to authorize the Trail of Tears.
Answers will vary, Mr. Fairfield will decide if correct or not. What is the Indian Removal Act?
500
This is what the Emancipation Proclamation did and these are the 3 major reasons (or impacts) Lincoln decided to create the Proclamation. BONUS 200 (WILL COUNT AGAINST YOU IF ANSWERED WRONG) This is the date it was given.
What is freed all the slaves in rebelling states (The Confederacy)? What is prevented an alliance with France or G.B.? What is boosted the Union army with African American soldiers? What is weakened the Southern economy by having more slaves run away? What is January 1st, 1863?