U.S. Geography
What ocean borders the eastern coast of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What type of large, multifamily home did the Iroquois live in
Longhouses
Which explorer sailed for Spain and landed in the Caribbean in 1492?
Christopher Columbus
What European disease devastated many Native American populations?
Smallpox
What interesting fact about Mr. Casey did you learn from his About Me PowerPoint on the first day of class?
Mr. Casey and his wife had a YouTube channel.
What ocean borders the western coast of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
What animal did many Great Plains tribes depend heavily on for food and other resources?
Buffalo
Which Spanish explorer claimed Florida for Spain in 1513?
Juan Ponce de León
Name two things brought from Europe to the Americas during the Columbian Exchange.
Any two: horses, cattle, pigs, wheat, or sugar.
Name two of Mr. Casey's hobbies outside of school.
Weightlifting and video games.
What country borders the United States to the north?
Canada
The California and Northwest Coast region had a mild climate and abundant natural resources. Name two animals Native American groups in this region hunted.
Any two: salmon, otters, seals, or whales
Which Spanish conquistador conquered the Aztec Empire and claimed Mexico for Spain?
Hernán Cortés
What was the Middle Passage?
The brutal voyage across the Atlantic in which enslaved Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas under horrific and deadly conditions.
Name three of the four movies Mr. Casey said were his favorites on the first day of class.
What major river flows through the central United States from Minnesota toward the Gulf of Mexico/America?
Mississippi River
Name the five original Iroquois tribes that formed a confederacy.
Mohawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga, and Seneca
Which French explorer sailed up the St. Lawrence River, searched for a Northwest Passage, and claimed Canada for France?
Jacques Cartier
Why did the Transatlantic Slave Trade expand as European colonies developed in the Americas?
European colonies needed a large labor force, particularly for plantations that produced profitable crops such as sugar, tobacco, and cotton
Name Mr. Casey's favorite team for each of these four sports: MLB, NFL, NBA, and college football.
Name the four major regions of the United States used by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Northeast, Midwest, South, and West
How did the geography and climate of the Southwest affect the way Native American tribes lived? Give two examples of how Southwestern groups adapted to their environment.
Answers can include the Hohokam building extensive irrigation canals to farm in the dry environment and constructing adobe buildings, or Ancestral Puebloans building communities and cliff dwellings. Students should connect the Southwest's environment to how people obtained water, farmed, or built shelter
Name four reasons Europeans explored the Americas that we discussed in class.
Explain how European exploration, the Columbian Exchange, and the Transatlantic Slave Trade were connected.
European exploration led to colonization and connected the Americas to Europe and Africa. This increased the movement of goods, people, plants, animals, and diseases, contributing to both the Columbian Exchange and Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Name the three sports Mr. Casey played in high school AND the position he played in each sport.