America
Chapter 21-23
Chapter 21-23
Why were the American Colonies upset with the British?
too many taxes!
What did Cook name the first place he found in Australia?
Botany Bay
What Christian sect did Catherine the Great originally follow before Joining the Russian Orthodox Church?
the Lutheran Church
France was divided into 3 parts. What were those parts calle?
estates
What resource was needed to run steam engines in England?
coal
Where was the Boston Tea Party?
in Boston!
What did the British use Australia for initially?
to send prisoners
What day did Empress Elizabeth die?
Christmas Day
What building in Paris was overtaken by the common people for freedom from the king?
The Bastille.
What resource led to an increase of slaves in the South of the United States?
cotton
a set of rules explaining how a country will work
What was the name of native Australians?
aborigines
Why didn't the armies like Peter?
They didn't like their uniforms or Prussian customs.
OR
He wanted to sell land owned by the Russian Orthodox Church.
How did the French kill Louis XVI?
guillotine or cut off his head
What resource did the Chinese sell and the British make illegal?
opium
How many amendments were added to the original American Constitution and what were they called?
10, Bill of Rights
Why didn't James Cook know his mission after he observes Venus?
What year or date did Catherine finally become the Empress?
1762 (June 28th)
What did Napoleon do for money that also doubled the size of the United States in one day?
He sold Frances land in North America for money, The Louisiana Purchase
What resource did the American Colonists waste to anger the British?
Tea
Name 7 of the original 13 American Colonies
New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Delaware, South Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, etc.
What do you call a skeleton of tiny sea animals?
coral polyps
What was odd about Peters death?
He was strangled but no one was ever punished....
Why was Napoleon a bad archeologist?
Once he found a fossil, he always pulled the Bonaparte.
What resource did Napoleon sell to the US for money?
land