The Great Depression and The New Deal
During the Great Depression which started in 1929 many millions of people did not have enough money. They were...
Poor
What is the person called who is the head of the country? (United States of America)
The President
What are the first peoples of the United States called?
Native Americans
What are the three branches of the U.S. Government whether at the national level (the whole country), the state level (like in Washington state) or at the city level (like in Seattle)?
The Executive Branch, The Legislative Branch, The Judicial Branch
During the Great Depression what fraction of people did not have a job?
1 out of 4 people did not have a job (1/4 of the population, 25%)
What is the person called who is the head of a a state in the United States of America? (There's a different one for each of the 50 states.)
The Governor
Exploreres from what countries of Europe came to Washington State?
Spanish and British.
What does the Executive Branch do?
The Executive branch follows the laws voted in by the Legislative Branch. So, the President of the U.S.A. follows the laws that the U.S. Congress passes, the Governor of a state follows the laws that the State Congress passes, and the Mayor follows the laws that the City Council passes.
There were droughts for more than one year during The Great Depression. This caused what to happen on many farms?
They couldn't grow food because there was no water. Because no crops would grow, the farmers couldn't earn money.
What is the person called who is the head of a city in the United States of America? (Each city has a different one.)
The mayor
In what direction did Lewis & Clark, Sacajawea, Toussaint Charbonneau and their son Jean Baptiste (Pomp) travel when they explored the lands of the Louisiana Purchase?
To the west
What does the Legislative Branch do?
The Legislative Branch creates the law whether for the United States, a state (like Washington) or a city (like Seattle).
Because the farmlands were so dry due to the droughts, what kind of storms happened?
There were horrible dust storms. It would blow so thick that you couldn't see. Dust went everywhere, including inside people's houses.
Cities, Country, States
Which one of these are the other two in?
Which one is associated with the number "50"?
States and Cities make up the country.
Cities make up the state.
There are 50 states in the U.S.A.
In what year did Washington become a state? And what number of state was it?
1889
42nd state of the United States of America
What does the Judicial Branch do?
The Judicial Branch makes sures that the laws created by the Legislative Branch are being followed and are fair.
In 1933, who was elected President of the United States?
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
City governments are usually in charge of which two safety departments?
Fire and Police Department
What is the number one fruit grown in Washington state?
Apples! About 2/3 of apples grown in the U.S.A.!
What are the different names for the groups that make up the Legislative Branch--for the country of the U.S.A., for the States (like Washington) and for the cities (like Seattle)?
Legislative Branch:
Country: Congress (The Senate & The House of Representatives)
State: Congress (The Senate & The House of Representatives)
City: City Council
Franklin Delano Roosevelt created "The New Deal".
Part of The New Deal was giving jobs to Americans to build what things? Give some examples.
Americans got jobs building roads, bridges, schools and airports as a few examples.
What is the legislative branch of a city called?
City Council
What is the name of the tallest mountain in Washington state?
Mount Rainier
How many Senators are elected from each state in the United States?
How many Representatives are elected from each state in the United States?
There are two Senators elected from each state of the U.S.A., so there are ________ Senators.
The number of Representatives elected from each state depends on the number of people who live in that state. So, more people means more representatives and less people means less representatives.