His adventures were symbols of the changes in America from an independent, rugged frontier to a modern nation.
Who is Daniel Boone?
100
An African ceremony of appreciation for the "first fruits of harvest".
What is Kwanzaa?
100
Headed by the president, who is the elected leader of the nation or the whole country.
What is the executive branch?
100
The individual can veto laws.
Who is the president?
100
A framework or a plan that says how the government works.
What is the Constitution?
200
This man was an explorer. He is considered the founder of the first European settlements in the upper Rio Grande Valley of New Mexico.
Who is Juan de Onate?
200
Headed by Congress, which includes the House of Representatives and the Senate
What is legislative branch?
200
The body that leads a state
What is a state government?
300
He was born in Italy. He was a navigator and explorer.
He landed in present-day San Salvador on October 12, 1492.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
300
A celebration of a miracle from Jewish history
What is Hanukkah?
300
This branch makes laws.
What is the legislative branch?
300
The elected leader of a state government
Who is the governor?
400
King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella of Spain gave this man money to buy ships to sail and explore to the west.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
400
Unity, awareness of ancestry and heritage, recommitment to traditional values, and reverence of creator and the creation are the elements that make up the original African meaning of this celebration.
What is Kwanzaa?
400
This branch is headed by the Supreme Court.
What is the judicial branch?
400
A local body that leads a specific community such as a city ot a town, like Conroe, Spring, or Houston.
What is local government?
500
This group of people disagreed with the religious teachings of the Church of England. The group left England, in search of a safe place to practice their religion. In 1620, on September 16 they set sail from Plyouth to North America on the Mayflower.
Who are the Pilgrims?
500
A Jewish holiday celebrated every year from December 26 - January 1.
What is Hanukkah?
500
This branch interprets the Constitution, reviews laws, and decides cases involving states' rights.