Geography
Name the 7 continents
North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Australia
Antartica
How did the puritains settlers arrive in Plymouth
The Mayflower
What is a Canal?
A man-made water way for ships to complete travel and trade.
What ocean borders the Southwest
Pacific Ocean
finish this phrase: "No taxation ______ _________"
without representation
Name the 4 cardinal directions
North, South, East, West
What is Squanto Known for?
He was a translator for the Wampanoags and the Colonists
Where did the Gold Ruch occur?
California
What was the result of the Mexican-American War?
Parts of Arizona and New Mexico became part of the US and Texas declared independence from Mexico.
Who wrote the book "Common Sense" to convince colonists of the need for a revolution?
Thomas Pain
What is the capital of Rhode Island
Providence
Name the 2 of the English US colonies
Roanoke
James Town
Plymouth
Describe the Louisiana purchase.
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803.
What happened during the trail of tears?
Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which forcibly removed thousands of American Indians from their homelands in the southeastern United States. They were relocated to an area of land then known as Indian Territory, now the state of Oklahoma.
Describe the Quartering Act
The law forced colonial authorities to provide food, drink, shelter, fuel, and transportation to British forces stationed in their towns or villages.
What state is the Hudson Bay in?
New York
What did the Native Americans call their homes?
Wigwams
Describe Manifest Destiny
The idea that the United States is destined—by God, its advocates believed—to expand its dominion and spread their beliefs across the entire North American continent.
What are two major natural disasters that happen in the Southwest?
droughts
forest fires
What was the conflict of the Civil War?
The northern states (Union) wanted to abolish slavery, but the southern states (confederated union) wanted to keep slavery and break away from the United States and from their own government.
What Ocean borders Massachusetts
the Atlantic Ocean
What land did Christopher Columbus actually encounter?
Current day Bahamas
What disease killed many people on the Oregon trail?
Cholera
Name a Native group present in the Southwest
Apache
Navajo
Cherokee
Pueblo
Comanche
What US state were the French and British during the French and Indian War?
Ohio