States & Capitals
Factories and Canals
Government
Geography
Potpourri
100
Rhode Island
What is Providence
100
What are 2 reasons why America's first factories were built in the Northeast?
Water power and people power
100
What form of government do we have in the USA?
Democracy
100
What is the highest peak in the Northeast Region? What state is it in?
Mt. Washington in NH
100
What natural landform carved deep grooves into the Northeast coastline?
Glaciers
200
New Jersey
What is Trenton
200
Name a factory in the Northeast and describe what they produce.
The Hershey Factory, they produce chocolate candies
200
What document told the world that American's had formed their own independent nation?
The Declaration of Independence
200
Name 3 major cities in the Northeast Region
Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Washington DC
200
What two groups of people were fighting during the American Revolution?
Colonists and British Troops
300
Dover
What is Delaware
300
A way of making large quantities of the same product is known as....
Mass production
300
This document is the plan of government for the United States.
The Constitution
300
What is the mountain chain that runs through the Northeast Region?
What is Appalachian Mountain Range.
300
What was the date of the first Independence Day? (month, day, and year)
July 4, 1776
400
What is the capital of the most northern state in the Northeast?
What is Augusta
400
What is a canal?
A ditch dug across land to connect one waterway with another.
400
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
400
What 2 great lakes are in the Northeast Region? What ocean borders the Northeast Region?
Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Atlantic Ocean
400
The House of Representatives has 435 people. States have a different number of Representatives. However, all states have ___ people elected to the ___________. (The other part of the legislative branch).
2 Senate
500
What is the capital of the most southern state in the Northeast Region?
What is Annapolis
500
What is the name of famous canal in the Northeast? What waterways does it connect?
Erie Canal - connects the Hudson River to the Great Lakes
500
Name the head of the executive branch and 1 thing the executive branch does.
The president is the head of the branch. They make sure laws are carried out.
500
Explain the difference between urban, suburban and rural. Give an example in the northeast of each place.
Urban - large, populated city or town. Example: Boston Suburban - an area outside of a city Example: Ashland Rural - Small population, countryside. Example: Western Massachusetts
500
Describe the climate of the Northeast Region.
There are 4 main seasons. Summer - Hot Winter - Cold Spring - Mild and Rainy Fall - Cooler
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