Geography
Imaginary lines that run horizontally across the globe (east to west)
What is latitude?
This branch of government makes the laws.
What is the legislative branch?
This man served as a colonel in the British Army during the French & Indian War before being chosen to lead the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
These two men were hired by Thomas Jefferson to lead an expedition into the recently purchased Louisiana territory.
Who are Lewis & Clark?
The first state to secede from the Union.
What is South Carolina?
I am located at 0 degree latitude. I divide the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the equator?
The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What are the Bill of Rights?
A person who supported the British during the Revolution.
What is a loyalist?
The Adams-Onis Treaty led to the acquisition of this territory from Spain.
What is Florida?
This battle is known as the turning point of the Civil War & was the Confederate Army's final attempt to invade the North.
What is the Battle of Gettysburg?
Part of a map that shows the directions.
What is a compass rose?
Known as the "Father of the Constitution."
This battle was known as the turning point of the Revolutionary War & convinced the French to join the war on the side of the colonists.
What is the Battle of Saratoga?
Known as the "Father of American Technology," and inventor of the Cotton Gin.
Who is Eli Whitney?
This law stated that the slavery issue would be settled by "popular sovereignty," & later led to violent clashes between pro-slavery & anti-slavery groups.
What is the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
A table on a map or chart that explains what the symbols or pictures mean.
What is a legend or map key?
City in which state delegates to the Constitutional Convention met to draft a new constitution in 1789.
What is Philadelphia?
This law prevented colonists from moving west of the Appalachian Mountains following the French & Indian War.
What is The Proclamation of 1763?
"Remember the Alamo" became a rallying cry for soldiers fighting in this territory.
What is Texas?
The name given to the northernmost slave states that stayed with the Union during the Civil War.
What are Border States?
The earth is divided into 4 of these.
What are hemispheres?
In order to amend or change the Articles of Confederation, this number of states needed to agree.
What is 13 or unanimous?
This group organized & carried out the Boston Tea Party.
Who are the Sons of Liberty?
The Trail of Tears forced Native American tribes to relocate to this present-day state known at the time as "Indian Country."
What is Oklahoma?
The bloodiest single day in American History took place at this battle in Maryland.
What is the Battle of Antietam?