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Why are mountainous areas often the last region to be settled?

They have harsh climates

100

What prepared the colonies for self-government?

Establishing colonial legislatures

100

Why was the Star spangled banner written?

to celebrate military victory

100

Which man made the steam engine more practical?

James Watt

100
How did Freedman's bureau help African Americans after the civil war?

by teaching them how to read and write 

200

A trip to _________ encouraged Katherine Lee Bates to write "America the Beautiful"

Colorado

200

Why did many colonist oppose the stamp act?

they had no representatives in parliament

200

What region did Lewis and Clark explore that is now a possession of the U.S?

The Oregon Territory
200

During which time period did the greatest number of Europeans immigrate to the U.S?

1880-1920 

200

How did immigrant children help their parents 

by teaching them how to read and write IN ENGLISH

300

Which Animal was hunted for food by the first Americans?

Caribou

300

Which group was harmed by economic problems after the Revolutionary war?

Farmers

300

Which countries wanted to claim the area west of the Mississippi River?

hint: name 3

Britain, Russia, and Spain

300

Who is General Thomas "stonewall" Jackson?

A military leader famous for the campaign in the Shenandoah valley. 

300

What contributed the most to the economic growth of 1920s

Wartime factories started making consumer goods

400

Which material did Ice Age hunters use to make spearheads?

Stone

400

Under what condition can the Supreme court strike down a law?

when it goes against the constitution 

400

Which country was the birthplace of many farmers who settled in the great plains?

Denmark

400

Why did runaways take nothing with them?

 to avoid looking suspicious 

400

How did astrolabe help European explorers?

It helped with calculations

500

Why did Queen Elizabeth I want to claim parts of North America?

to increase England's wealth 

500

Why did most people travel the wilderness road?

to find cheaper land

500

How did children spend most of their time before the Industrial Revolution?

Doing chores 

500

Why was the north star important to runaways? 

it guided them to free stars (big dipper, little dipper, etc. which guided them in the right way.)

500

How did the lives of women change when their husbands went off to war and they stayed?

They had to do all the heavy work in farms and factories 

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