Founding Fathers
Government
13 Colonies
Climate Zones
Westward Expansion
100

I convinced the French to help the Americans fight with us against the British in the Revolutionary War.

Ben Franklin

100

We give this to other countries when they need help.

Aid

100

Pennsylvania produced this hard black material that was used to heat homes in colonial days.

Coal

100

I am the coldest climate: Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar?

Polar

100

What was the famous route people took to move out west.

Oregon Trail

200

I wrote the Declaration of Independence.

Thomas Jefferson

200

A time when people vote is called...

An Election

200

Massachusetts produced this to help light lamps in colonial days.

Whale Oil

200

I am a moderate climate with rainy winters: Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar?

Temperate

200

What were the people called who traveled west?

Pioneers

300

I led the American troops to victory against the British in the Revolutionary War.

George Washington

300

Someone who helps decide when people don't agree about laws.

Judge

300

Who produced most of the rice:  Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, or Rhode Island?

Maryland

300

I am a place you can find snakes and cactus: Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar?

Arid

300

How many people would ride in the covered wagon?

Zero

400

Both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson are on this monument.

Mount Rushmore

400

Governments collect these to raise money to pay for police, schools, and parks.

Taxes

400

Who produced most of the corn:  Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, or Rhode Island?

New Jersey

400

I am a place with four seasons.  You can find leafy deciduous trees and pine coniferous trees here: Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar?

Continental

400

Name two of the six states the route went through.

Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon.

500

George Washington helped James Madison write this document that created our government?

The Constitution

500

Each state has this, a city where the people in the government work.

Capital

500

Virginia produced this plant that was used to dye clothing blue.

Indigo

500

I am wet, humid and have so many trees, you may not see the sky: Tropical, Arid, Temperate, Continental, Polar?

Tropical

500

Name two dangers that travelers had to face.

Disease, poor sanitation, tornadoes, Native Americans, mountains, sickness.

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