Native Americans
True or False: All Native Americans lived in teepees.
FALSE!
Native Americans are a diverse group of people impacted by their geography!
In the American Revolution, the US fought for independence from which country?
Britain
Who is the leader of the Executive Branch?
The President
To abolish is to _______
End
What cash crop made Jamestown rich?
Tobacco
Why did over 90% of Native Americans die within 150 years of European Exploration?
Disease
How many people were killed in the Boston Massacre?
5
What branch of government Writes the Laws?
The Legislative Branch
Describe the economy of the Southern States. How did they make money?
Cash Crops & Slavery
False. Only the states "in rebellion" (confederate states)
What were Europeans like Christopher Columbus looking for when they explored?
A faster trade route to Asia (spices!)
Why did Britain choose to tax the colonists?
To pay back debt from the French & Indian War
What is one freedom given by the 1st Amendment?
What was the Middle Passage?
A forced journey on a ship of enslaved people being brought from Africa.
Which region is the COLDEST:
- New England
- The Middle Colonies
- The South
New England (it's in the NORTH!)
Which European country colonized much of South America?
Spain
"No taxation without _______________"
Representation
How many Amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
Why did Southern states secede from the Union, leading the country into Civil War?
What reform movement happened at "Seneca Falls?"
The Women's Rights Movement
What is the name of one of the Native American nations removed during the "Trail of Tears?"
The Cherokee
The Choctaw
The Seminole
The Creek
The Chikasaw
According to the Declaration of Independence, what are two of the three inalienable rights of man?
Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
In the Great Compromise, an agreement was made between large and small states. In the House of Representatives, states would receive representatives based on population. What about the other part of Congress?
The Southern States seceded and formed their own country. What did they call this country?
The Confederate States of America
Imaginary lines that runs ACROSS the world, showing how far North or South you are related to the Equator