Social Studies
What are colonists?
people who take part in founding a settlement
What is a Democracy?
A government run by it run by its people
What does Scarcity mean?
Not a lot of good or service
The word "danger" is a(n) (abstract or concrete) noun.
abstract
Daniel and Susan think (its or it's) too cold.
it's
What does Quarry mean?
a large pit where people dig stones or other materials out of the Earth
What does Revolutionary cause?
great change
What happened to make the American colonists dump boxes of tea into Boston Harbor?
Britain raised taxes on the colonies
Alida (have, has) strong muscles because she exercises daily.
has
Snakes hiss. A snake ______ .
hisses
How did waterways allow settlements in the Northeast to grow and succeed?
People used waterways to travel and trade
What does a “healthy economy” look like?
Many people are employed
The federal government can (decide the power of the local governments or declare war), and the state governments oversee (military or elections).
declare war, elections
What are the helping verb(s) in the following sentence?
That restaurant should have offered eggplant parmesan on its menu.
should have
Is the following sentence complete, a sentence fragment, or a run-on sentence?
Living in Alabama, the Heart of Dixie, the land of cotton.
sentence fragment
What is the origin of the Juneteenth celebration?
On June 19, 1865, African Americans in Galveston, Texas received news of the Emancipation Proclamation.
What was the main significance of the united states constitution?
Established a new better national government and enshrined rights for all the citizens
Why were there conflicts between native american groups and European explorers?
Europeans settled land that native americans already lived on
Is exercising is the (present, past) participle of the verb exercise.
present
Find the preposition:
During the night, I couldn't see the rocks.
During
Why did some states no want to join together as one nation?
They feared being ruled by a central power
How did waterways allow settlements to grow and succeed?
people used waterways to travel and trade
Why did Paul Revere and William Dawes ride their horses in to Lexington, Massachusetts, in April 1775?
They wanted to tell the minutemen in Lexington that the british were marching toward the town
Find the proper, possessive noun (Proper Adjective) from the following sentence:
In the 1920's, boll weevils destroyed Alabama's cotton harvest.
Alabama's
present participle= is playing
past tense= played
past participle= has played