Southwest
Midwest
Economy & Resources
Rise of Cities
American Revolution and the Civil War
100
Much of the Southwest is part of this dry, hot type of environment.
Desert
100
This city is the biggest in the Midwest.
Chicago, Illinois
100
TRUE or FALSE:
An economy is good if there are not enough jobs for people to work
False
100
Which one of these inventions was not invented in the 1800s:
a. Railroads
b. Lightbulbs
c. Cameras
d. Splatoon 3
d. Splatoon 3
100
This Revolutionary war hero was the first president of the United States.
George Washington
200
Texas is famous for raising this type of beef-producing animal.
Cow
200
The Midwest is next to this large body of water.
The Great Lakes
200
Which is NOT part of the economy?
a. Buying things at a store
b. Taking a nap
c. Working at a job
d. Trading things with someone else
b. Taking a nap
200
This metal was the most important resource in the rise of new cities and industry.
Steel
200
What region of the country formed the pro-slavery Confederate States.
The South / The Southeast
300
This country borders the Southwest to the south.
Mexico
300
The Midwest is home to this huge area of flat grassland.
The Great Plains
300
TRUE or FALSE:
Trading between countries can help countries get the resources they need in exchange for resources they have too many of.
True
300
Americans often found work in this type of machine-heavy building where they made one specific item.
Factories
300
This man was the president of the United States throughout the Civil War.
Abraham Lincoln
400
This valuable liquid resource makes up a large part of the Southwestern economy.
Oil
400
What does it mean to call the Midwest a "breadbasket"?
Lots of food comes from there
400
What does "agriculture" mean?
Growing, raising or gathering food
400
Between 1820 and 1920, the American population grew from 10,000,000 to:
a. 10,000,001
b. 30,000,000
c. 100,000,000
d. 1,000,000,000
c. 100,000,000
400
This very important document was written on the 4th of July, 1776.
The Declaration of Independence
500
This Texan city is home to NASA's center for spaceflight.
Houston
500
This state is where most of America's dairy comes from (it's also Mr. S' favorite state :) )
Wisconsin
500
The type of resource is useful because everyone wants it and therefore you can trade it for anything else.
Money
500
Most of the millions of immigrants arriving in New York went through this island.
Ellis Island
500
The Civil War happened because the American Revolution failed to free this group of people.
Slaves