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The 5 W's are questions that, when answered, give all of the information needed on a particular topic. They are.....
1 Who
2 What
3 Where
4 When
5 Why
_____ is any span of time defined for the purposes of chronology or historiography.
Era
What generational groups of people are considered one of the most relevant groups in modern society as they were integral and present for many years of the technological advances in the last 50 years.
The Baby Boomer Generation
Who is the mayor of Jackson?
Chokwe Lumumba
Stone Age Era represents how many years ago?
3.3 million to 5,000 years ago
What was among the first and most significant promises made - and broken - to African Americans? Who made this promise?
Union General William T. Sherman's plan to give newly-freed families "forty acres and a mule"
_____ is material from or directly related to the past.
Primary Source
Individuals who are between the ages of 28 - 42 today, fall under which generational name?
Millennials
How many counties are in Mississippi?
82
What Era are we currently in?
Modern Era
During slavery years, who were the only U.S. presidents not to own slaves?
John Adams, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan, and Abraham Lincoln
_____ is a group of documents deliberately assembled to provide information about a specific topic.
Dossier
This group has been exposed to social media, and were the first population to cope with cyber-bullying and other internet related issues.
Generation Z
Who is the governor of Mississippi and what is his political affiliation? (Democrat/Republican)
Tate Reeves/Republican
1,200 BC to 500 BC represents the _____
Iron Age
On _____, Major General Gordon Granger led the Union Soldiers to Galveston, TX to announce the end of the war and the freedom of all enslaved people. The name "_____" references this date as a holiday.
June 19, 1865
Juneteenth
_____ is any material object associated with a culture, such as a tool, an article of clothing, or a prepared food item.
Artifact
What generation of individuals were born between the years of 1965-1980?
Generation X
How many cities are in Hinds County? Name them.
Raymond, Byram, Utica, Clinton, Jackson, Terry, Edwards, Bolton, Learned
The Medieval Era represents what time period?
500 AD to 1500 AD
What were the 3 main causes of the Civil War?
1 Economic policies and practices, cultural values
2 The extent and reach of the Federal government
3 Most importantly, the role of slavery within American society
_____ is the study of the sequence of past events.
Chronicle
This group was representative of the majority of soldiers in World War II.
The Greatest Generation
The city of Jackson was named after which president?
Andrew Jackson
How many periods in History have we had as being documented or recorded? What are they?
7
Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age, Classical Era, Medieval Era, Early Modern Era, Modern Era