Native Americans
The Native Americans in the Arctic (Inuit and Aleut) lived in what type of homes?
Igloos
Italian explorer that "discovered" the Americas despite not knowing he found a new continent
Christopher Columbus
Name of the country the Patriots wanted to separate and gain our independence from?
England
How many branches of government does the United States have?
3 branches
How many senators does EACH state have?
2 senators
Cone shaped shelters, home to the Great Plains Native Americans
Teepees
What country were explorers trying to reach from Europe in order to get wealthy from resources and spcies?
Asia
Name of the country that joined America in the Revolutionary War
Franch
For what job must you be 25 years old, a US citizen for 7 years, and live in the state you represent?
House of Representatives
This founding father was the main author of the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
What was the main crop that Native Americans lived off of? Specifically, in the southwest regions
Maize
What country started the age of exploration by sailing underneath Africa to reach Asia?
Portugal
What was the name of the protest where Patriots disguised themselves as Native Americans, snuck onto British ships and dumped boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor?
Boston Tea Party
For what job must you be 35 years old, born in the United States, and lived in the United States for 14 years?
President of the United States
How many Supreme Court Judges are there?
9 Judges
The original Native Americans traveled to the continent from Asia through a land bridge called what?
Bering Land Bridge
A three way trade between Europe, the Americas, and Africa. Raw materials would go from the Americas to Europe, goods from Europe would go to Africa, and slaves would go from Africa to the Americas.
Triangular Slave Trade
Atlantic Slave Trade
What was the name of the event where British soldiers fired their guns into a crowd of protesters killing 5 civilians?
Boston Massacre
This branch can declare war, collects taxes, regulates immigration, coins money, and has the power to impeach the President
Legislative Branch
What two MesoAmerica civilizations were conquered by the Spanish?
The Inca and the Aztecs
The Anasazi lived in clay pit houses above the ground. What were these homes called?
Pueblos
Religious Freedom
To make a profit
What date was the Declaration of Independence signed?
July 4th, 1776
Which amendment gives us the right to bear arms?
2nd Amendment
What was the name of the first British colony in what is now the United States. The people here mysteriously disappeared and the colony did not last
Roanoke