Geography
Cardinal directions for Compass Rose
North, South, East, West
"Never-Eat-Soggy-Waffles"
True or False
Mayflower Compact was the First Self Government
House of Burgesses was the First Elected Self Government
True
Created by someone who experienced the event first hand
Which of these events happened after the American Revolution?
The Puritans established a colony in Massachusetts
The Boston Tea Party
The Mayflower Compact was signed
The US Constitution was ratified
The US Constitution was ratified
What is Manifest Destiny?
US has God given right to expand westward.
Intermediate directions Compass Rose
Northwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
True or False
Geography influenced the economy of the New England region by establishing large plantations and use of slave labor.
False: It promoted the need for trade with the other colonies
What is a Secondary Source?
Created by someone who DID NOT experience the event first hand.
The branch of government that enforces the laws
Executive - president
What deal doubled the size of the United States in 1803?
Louisiana Purchase
5 US Regions
West, Midwest, Southwest, Northeast, Southeast
True or False
An example of Free Enterprise:
Jim wants to make money, so he makes cookies to sell.
True - he wants to make money so his business is to sell cookies. MONEY
Listen my children, and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
…The fate of a nation was riding that night;
And the spark struck out by that steed (horse), in his flight,
Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
You know the rest. In the books you have read,
How the British regulars fired and fled–
How the farmers gave them ball for ball
From behind each fence and farmyard-wall.
Based on the poem, the poet believed that Paul Revere’s ride was…
Important to the future of the US
Foolish given how many British soldiers were around
The reason that the Americans were defeated in battle
Something most Americans were against.
Important to the future of the US
On July 4, 1776, the colonies declared their freedom from Great Britain. They wanted independence. But the King of England refused to grant the colonies freedom. So the Revolutionary War was fought.
The American army was not as strong as the British, but they wanted freedom, and they had allies (friends). France, Spain, and the Netherlands supported the Americans. They sent extra money and supplies that the colonists needed.
General Washington used the help of these countries to build up his army and defeat the British
What is the main idea of this passage?
Many important battles happened during the American Revolution
The Americans wanted to be free to practice their own religion
The Declaration of Independence was the most important cause of the Revolutionary war
The Americans won independence with the help of allies
The Americans won independence with the help of allies
True or False: The U.S. acquired all its territory peacefully from countries that wanted to sell land.
False
What region is the Rocky Mountains located in?
West
True or False
In Texas, we have a free enterprise system.
In this system, people in West Texas work in the oil and gas industry because the government told them they had to drill oil wells.
False - The environment there makes oil and gas production more profitable than most other kinds of industry.
To my good friend, Mrs. Boddicott,
I have the business of three plantations to transact (do), which requires much writing. I rise at five o’clock in the morning, read til seven - then take a walk in the gardens or fields (to) see what the servants are (doing). …I devote the rest of the time…to our little Polly, and two black girls who I teach to read.
Eliza Lucas
Historians have names for the different kinds of documents they get information from. What kind of source is this document?
Primary source
Secondary source
Open source
Required source
Primary Source
The main purpose of the Legislative Branch
Create the laws
What was the movement called where the US government moved the Native Americans away from their land?
Trail of Tears
The American colonies developed a system of free enterprise.
In this system, why did so many people in NEW ENGLAND work in the ship building or fishing industry instead of growing crops?
They could make more profit (money) from doing these things than they could from growing crops.
What was the most important geographic factor in the economic development of cities such as New York, Boston?
Natural Harbors for shipping and trade
To my good friend, Mrs. Boddicott,
I have the business of three plantations to transact (do), which requires much writing. I rise at five o’clock in the morning, read til seven - then take a walk in the gardens or fields (to) see what the servants are (doing). …I devote the rest of the time…to our little Polly, and two black girls who I teach to read.
Eliza Lucas
What is the most important reason that historians like to use journals and letters like this one?
They can learn all of the details about why an event happened
They can learn facts about different kinds of event all in one document
They can be sure that everything they read is true
They can understand how someone who lived through the event felt.
They can understand how someone lived through the event felt.
Why did the founding fathers feel it was important to add a Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
A. To make sure the President did not become too powerful
B. To make sure the states are unified
C. To make sure the British did not take the US back over
D. To make sure people's freedoms were protected from the government.
D. To make sure people's freedoms were protected from the government.
What is the Northwest Ordinance?
Outlawed slavery, guaranteed freedom of religion and other civil liberties, and provided for public education