Geography of the U.S.
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In what year did Christopher Columbus sail the ocean blue?
1492
What country won the American Revolution?
The U.S.
Often considered a second war for American independence, the War of 1812 was fought between which countries?
The U.S. and Great Britain
Who invented the telephone?
Alexander Graham Bell
The U.S. has how many REGIONS?
5
As one of the first to suggest that the newly discovered lands were part of a “New World” and not Asia, this new country was named after a man named what?
Amerigo Vespucci
Who was elected the first president of the United States?
George Washington
In 1803, Thomas Jefferson purchased land from France that more than doubled the size of the United States. What was this purchase called>
The Louisiana Purchase
The 18th amendment to the Constitution brought about prohibition, which banned the distribution and making of what?
Alcohol
This REGION of the U.S. includes many historically significant places and monuments including the White House, the Statue of Liberty, and the Liberty Bell.
The Northeast
In 1620, the Pilgrims (English Puritan separatists) set sail on a ship called what?
The Mayflower
What was the name of the document that America declared its independence?
Declaration of Independence
What was the name of the war that lasted from 1846-1848 that finally expanded the territory of the U.S. to the Pacific Ocean.
Mexican American War
This was invented by Eli Whitney that enabled faster and easier separation of cotton from the seeds.
The Cotton Gin
This REGION of the U.S. includes vast deserts, mountain ranges, canyons, and plateaus. The Grand Canyon is located in this region.
The Southwest
The first permanent European settlement in the "New World" was called what?
St. Augustine
What is the name of the document that is the framework for the U.S. government and is the supreme law of the land?
The U.S. Constitution
We discussed several reasons for the War of 1812. Name one of them.
1) British restrictions on U.S. trade
2) Impressment of American sailors
3) British support for Native American resistance in the Northwest Territory.
Harlem Renaissance
In what state did the Wright brothers first successfully fly an airplane? (This state is also the home of one of your two amazing teachers!)
North Carolina
In 1607, the English established their first settlement in the "New World", which was called what?
Jamestown
Americans celebrate Independence Day as the day that their independence was declared and adopted by the Continental Congress before the start of the American Revolution. What day and month is this day celebrated?
July 4th
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a war fought between the northern states and the southern states. What were these two sides called?
The North was the Union and the South was the Confederacy
This man was one of the most popular authors of the 1920s. His famous book, The Great Gatsby, portrayed popular thoughts, attitudes, and values of people living during the 1920s. Who was the author?
F. Scott Fitzgerald