Vocabulary
In October 20, 1803, the Senate approved the purchase of French land between the Mississippi River and the Rocky Mountains that doubled the size of the United States.
What is Louisiana Purchase
True or False? Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States.
What is True
Who fought in the war?
What is American Colonies and Great Britain
What does the theme 'Region' refer to in geography?
What is Areas with shared characteristics.
What was considered the New World?
What is North and South America
A 2000-mile trail stretching through the Great Plains from western Missouri to the Oregon Territory.
What is Oregon Trail
What does the 15th amendment say?
The 15th amendment prohibits the federal and states’ governments from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen’s “race, color, or previous condition of servitude”
During Lexington and Concord, who was the rider who warned the colonists?
What is Paul Revere
Which theme of geography refers to the way people, goods and ideas move from one place to another?
What is Movement
When did the Age of Exploration take place?
What is 1400s-1600s
A system that keeps any one branch from becoming too powerful. At least two branches are involved in key decision making
what is Checks and balance
What are some effects of the Civil War?
Abolition of slavery, losses and destruction in the South, and strengthening of federal government power
What was the turning point of the war?
What is Battle of Saratoga
What do the lines on a political map typically represent?
What is Political Boundaries.
What was the Age of Exploration?
What is A period when European countries explored new lands and established trade routes
Supporters of the Constitution.
What is Federalists
What day did Abraham Lincoln die
April 15, 1886
Why did the French want to help the Colonists?
What is after the win at the Battle of Saratoga, the colonists showed the French that they could win the war. They decided to help them.
What type of map would you use to study mountain ranges?
What is Physical Map
Who conquered the Aztec Empire?
What is Hernán Cortés
Three-Fifths Compromise
Under this agreement three-fifths of a state’s slave population would count when determining representation.
What was the purpose of the Gettysburg National Cemetery?
It was to provide a burial place for Union soldiers who died in the Battle of Gettysburg and to honor them
What was the date when the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought?
What is June 17, 1775
What are the 5 themes or geography?
What is Location, Place, Human-Environment Interaction, Movement, Region.
What was the main purpose of the Treaty of Tordesillas?
What is To divide newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.