Economics
Civics & Gov't
American History
Geography
World History
100
Who are consumers?
People that buy goods and services
100
What document is the supreme law of the US?
The Constitution
100
Name 3 of the 13 colonies
Possible answers: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
100
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi or Missouri
100
What are the years of WW1
1914 - 1918
200
Define Supply
How much of a product is available
200
What are the three branches of the US government? And who (or what group of people) is at the top of each.
Executive, President
Legislative, Congress
Judicial, Supreme Court
200
There is a reenactment of this event every year in Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
200
Look at the map below. What point is at 150N latitude, and 45oW longitude?
Bonus: Tell Susan the latitude and longitude of another point on the map. (200 pts more)
D
200
What are the years of WWII
1939-1945
300
What is capitalism?
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
300
What are the two parts of the US Congress?
House of Representatives
Senate
300
What is the Emancipation Proclamation, when was it made, and by which president?
Proclamation ending slavery made by Presiden Lincoln in 1863 (January 1) during the Civil War.
It was partly to get black soldiers to fight for the Union.
June 19, 1865 is when when word that slavery was illegal finally reached Texas (Juneteenth).
300
What was Pangea?
The hypothetical supercontinent that joined most of the landmasses on earth.
300
What made the United States join WWII
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, 12/7/1941
400
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
400
How many Senators are there in Congress? Why?
100. 2 per state
400
What is the Great Migration?
Movement of Black Americans from the South to the North, starting in 1916 (and continuing through the 1970s)
400
The map below shows the world during the Cold War. Based on the map almost all of which hemisphere was allied with capitalism/democracy?
The Western Hemisphere
400
Who became president of South Africa after apartheid ended?
Nelson Mandela
500
What is inflation?
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
500
Why do some states have more representatives than others?
because they have a higher population
500
When was the Constitution written?
1787
500
Meridian is another word for __________ lines. The Prime Meridian is the one of these from which others are counted.
longitude
500
What was the Reformation?
Period of protest against the Catholic Church and beginning of Protestantism. Began with Martin Luther in 1517.