Geographic Features/Regions
History
People
Goverment
Economy
100
This is the defining geographic feature of the American Midwest
What are plains?
100
On this year Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue
What is 1492?
100
The most commonly spoken language besides English
What is Spanish?
100
The three branches of the Goverment
What are the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches?
100
America has more of this than any other country
What is oil? (Untapped oil reserves)
200
The historic crops of the American South
What are cotton and tobacco?
200
The Revolutionary war can be summed up with this phrase
What is "no taxation without representation?"
200
The first colonists to America
Who are the Pilgrims?
200
The official description of America's political system
What is a (constitutional) federal republic?
200
The economy of the South relied on this
Who are slaves?
300
This city is known for movies and TV
What is Los Angeles?
300
These people were forced to move to reservations during the "Trail of Tears"
Who are Native Americans?
300
This ethnic group rejects technology and is located in Pennsylvania (among other states)
Who are the Amish?
300
The president has this power, which can be overridden by a two thirds vote in both chambers of congress
What is a veto?
300
This takes up 27% of America's land
What is ranching (livestock grazing)
400
This region is known for its historic architecture, excellent colleges and abolitionist thought
What is New England?
400
Originally considered three fifths of a person
What are slaves? (Blacks or African Americans)
400
The phrase used to describe assimilation in America
What is "a melting pot"?
400
The official language of the United States
What is none?
400
This area of the US was formerly known as the "Steel Belt"
What is the Rust Belt (Great Lakes region)?
500
This region is known for its national parks
The west
500
This image depicts
What is the Boston Tea Party?
500
About half of Slovak Americans live in these two states
What are Pennsylvania and Ohio?
500
America's political system was created with these two principals in mind
What are checks and balances and separation of powers?
500
America's top five exports
What are:
Refined Petroleum ($138B)
Crude Petroleum ($118B)
Petroleum Gas ($116B)
Cars ($57.5B)
Integrated Circuits ($49.8B)