Unit 1/2
The ice age freezing caused the water level in the Bering Strait to drop, creating a land bridge called Beringia that connected which two continents?
Asia and North America
What is the role of the Legislative branch?
Make Laws
What invention actually increased slavery in the south?
Cotton Gin
What did the South get in the Missouri Compromise of 1820?
Missouri as a slave state
What day starts Hispanic Heritage Month?
September 15th
Which country was in search of Gold, God and Glory?
Spain
Who has the check when Executive branch nominates a judge?
Legislative branch votes to confirm nominations
Which territory was bought from Spain because they were forced to sell it?
Florida
What did Frederick Douglass want slaves to do?
fight
Who was the first African American to play Major League baseball?
Jackie Robinson
What was the most important resource for the Plain tribes?
Buffalo
What is a government that is ruled by a select few?
oligarchy
Which territory was bought from France?
Louisiana Purchase
What were the 5 states that fought for the Union Army but were slave states?
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, West Virginia, Missouri
Who was the fashion designer to introduce the little black dress?
Coco Chanel
What was the main livelihood of the French?
Fur Trade
What did Britain do to respond to the Boston Tea Party?
Intolerable Acts
What resource was used mainly during the Industrial Revolution?
Coal
What did the North get in Kansas-Nebraska act?
Kansas as a free state
How many Emirates make up United Arab Emirates?
7
Longhouses have ___ windows.
zero
How many colonists died during the Boston Massacre?
5
Which territory was won from Mexico but decided to stay independent for 10 years?
Texas
Besides DC banning slave trade, what did the North get in the Compromise of 1850?
California as a free state
How long did it take for a 30 minute English coded message to be sent using Navajo code?
20 seconds