Chapter 1/2
The Mayans built these to honor their gods and covered them with hieroglyphs:
Temples
A group of English Separatists who moved to the Netherlands to escape persecution and later moved to North America, naming their settlement Plymouth were called the:
Pilgrams
Patriots had learned of plans for the British to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock, so under the cover of night, three Patriots rode to warn the people that the British were coming. Name one.
Paul Revere
William Dawes
Samuel Prescott
Spongebob Squarepants lives in this fictional town.
Bikini Bottom
Mr. Wandersee coaches these two awesome sports:
Native Americans from the Great Plains who followed bison with no permanent home were known as:
Nomads
William Penn was a member of the Society of Friends, who believed that all religions should be accepted, women were equal to men and that there should not be war. This group was also known as:
Quakers
Benjamin Franklin encouraged Thomas Paine to emigrate to North America to build a new life and he got a job as the editor of Pennsylvania Magazine. After Lexington and Concord, Paine wrote a 50 page pamphlet encouraging Enlightenment called:
Common Sense
This soda was created in 1885, making it the oldest soda in existence! It's so old, it might need a doctor...
Dr. Pepper
Mr. Wandersee's cat is named this:
Trade between Europe and Asia usually moved along this route:
Silk Road
This war between the French and the British was mainly a fight over the Ohio River Valley, lasted from 1754 to 1763, and was eventually won by the British.
French and Indian War
This phrase is often used to describe the fact that people have natural rights that no government can take away.
The best heroes of all time are the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles, who are named after famous artists. Name 2.
Leonardo, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo
Mr. Wandersee went to this super awesome and amazing high school:
Watertown-Mayer
While Spain explored the south, countries like England, France, the Netherlands, Portugal and Sweden explored the north, trying to find a route to Asia through North America called the:
Northwest Passage
France needed help in their war with Great Britain, so Spain helped the French. In return, France gave Spain much of this important North American territory.
Louisiana
He was a French General best known for leading and winning the Battle of Yorktown.
Marquise de Lafayette
YouTube was created in this year, ironically the same year Mr. Wandersee also was in 5th grade.
2005
In high school, Mr. Wandersee played in the basketball state tournament against this annoying Litchfield teacher:
Mr. Koll
In 1531, the Spanish sailed to South America to search for another rich empire and found this empire high in the Andes Mountains:
Inca
Britain was creating unfair taxes for the American colonies. Name 2 of them.
Stamp Act, Sugar Act, Townshend Acts, Tea Act
As a part of the Peace of Paris, 4 important aspects were established between America, France and Spain and Great Britain. Name 2.
Britain had to recognize American independence.
The Mississippi River became the new US western boundary.
Spain regained Florida.
France regained Senegal from the British in Africa.
Name the first feature-length animated movie ever released from 1937. A hint is that some of the characters like to whistle while they work.
Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs
During the summers, Mr. Wandersee works at this type of business:
Golf course