A thesis statement is a sentence that tells your...
your argument and 2 reasons WHY
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What is the name of the map tool that helps us find direction?
Compass Rose
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How did Native Americans live in their environment?
They did not take more than they needed, and used every part of animals.
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Which explorer sailed in 1492 and landed in the Bahamas/Hispaniola?
Christopher Columbus
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What does the word economy mean?
Economy means how people make money and their jobs.
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What does A.S.A.P mean?
Author, Source, Annotate, Purpose
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Which map tool helps us exact location?
Latitude and longitude
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The first humans to get to the Americas made it there by
Walking across the Bering Land Bridge from Asia to North America
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Which explorer is known for sailing around the world?
Magellan
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Why did the Pilgrims want to come to America?
for religious freedom
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When writing a short answer paragraph, where does your thesis statement go?
FIRST, before you write your ACE-IT paragraphs
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Ms. Winchester is planning a trip from New Orleans to D.C. She wanted to know how many miles it is from here to there. What map tool should she use?
Map Scale
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What role did a totem pole play in the culture of the Native Americans on the Northwest coast?
It was part of their religion
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Which explorer conquered the Incas?
Pizarro
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Which colonial region and the most slaves and why? Be specific.
The Southern Colonies had the most slaves. The southern colonies wanted more slaves because they had large plantations and wanted slaves to pick crops.
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What type of map would provide information about how many people live in the state of Louisiana?
population map
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Which map tool helps us understand the symbols and pictures in a map?
Map Key or Legend
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How did Cortes conquer the Aztecs?
by unexpectedly bringing small pox
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When the Aztecs saw Cortes, why did they give him many gifts?
They were scared of him and believed he was a god. They gave him gifts to he would go away.
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Name two groups that came to the colonies for religious freedom.
Puritans (Pilgrims)
Quakers
Catholics
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When writing your evidence you have to make sure you
put quotation marks around the exact words from the text
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The United States is split into 5 major regions. What region is Louisiana a part of?
the Southeast
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Chief Seattle says that “We do not own the freshness of the air nor the sparkle of the water.” What does this mean?
Native Americans do not believe in owning land
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Why were many explorers looking for the Northwest Passage?
They wanted to trade with Asia to obtain silk, spices, and other valuable goods.
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During colonial times, who was the leader in both the colonies and in England? This person was at the top and had the final say over all laws.