United States
What continent is the United States on?
North America
True or False: Native Americans never lived in cities.
False
What mountain range lies the Western half of the United States?
The Rocky Mountains or "The Rockies"
Which Social Studies skill finds the author and purpose of the article?
Sourcing
What is a colony?
A place settled away from the country that controls it
What is the capital of the United States?
Washington DC
What are 2 geographic regions that Native Americans lived in?
Artic, Northeast, Southwest, Plains, Southwest, Great Basin, California, Northwest Coast, Plateau
What ocean lies East of the United States?
Atlantic Ocean
What Social Studies skill looks at many different perspectives to the same event?
What was the first permanent English settlement?
Jamestown or James Fort
What is a city where a region's government is located?
A capital
Describe the geography of the Arctic geographic region.
Cold and barren land.
What ocean lies West of the United States?
Pacific Ocean
What Social Studies skill finds specific information from an article by reading?
Close Reading
What are two hardships that the people of Jamestown faced?
What country borders the USA to the South?
Mexico
What did the Native Americans in the Plains hunt?
Herds of buffalo or bison
What mountain range lies on the East side of the United States?
Appalachian Mountains
Which Social Studies skill is understanding what else is happening at that time in the past?
Context
Who is credited for "saving" Jamestown?
John Smith
Which of the four regions is Nebraska located in?
Midwest
What crops were considered the "Three Sisters"?
Corn, Squash, and Beans
What is the name of the most important river system in the United States?
Mississippi River System
What Social Studies skill uses many sources to figure out if a statement is true or false?
Cross Checking or Corroboration
What was the name of the Native tribe who helped the colonists survive, but also had conflict with the colony?
The Powhatan Confederacy