Urban, Suburban, & Rural
MAPS
Colonies & Their Regions
New Government
Revolutionary War
100
What type of settlement is this picture?
What is Urban?
100
What is a compass?
A tool found on a map with guiding arrows for North, South, East, and West
100
What are the names of the three colonial regions?
New England Colonies
Middle Colonies
Southern Colonies
100
What document announced that we wanted to be free from Great Britain?
The Declaration of Independence
100
Who were we fighting in the Revolutionary War?
The British
Great Britain
The Red Coats
The Loyalists
200
What type of settlement is this?
What is rural?
200
Draw a compass rose and label the four directions
Bonus points: Put these four states in order from West to East
Ohio, Texas, California, New York
North up top
South down low
East is right
Leaving West left
Never Eat Soggy Waffles
California, Texas, Ohio, New York
200
What are the Three Reasons Europeans came and colonized North America?
God
Gold
Glory
200
What document did we create that laid out our new, special form of government?
The U.S. Constitution
200
What war came before the Revolutionary war?
The French and Indian War
300
Define Suburban
A settlement pattern that is found close to cities. Characterized by neighborhoods and houses
300
What is the name for the geographic feature in the middle of the U.S.?
Hint, it says it on the map
The Great Plains
300
Describe the God and Glory reason for exploration
They came over to the new world to have freedom of religion, also to spread their religion
They came over to the new world to be recognized and rewarded by their country, while also expanding the land belonging to their country
300
What do we call the first 10 changes (amendments) that we made to the Constitution?
Bonus Points- What is the first ammendment?
The Bill of Rights
The Freedom of Speech
Religion
Press
Assembly
Protest
300
What were the major taxes and acts that upset the colonists?
Bonus points if you can describe the Quartering one
The Stamp Act
The Tea Act
The Quartering Act
The Townshend Act
400
Why live in an Urban area?
LOTS of jobs
Many cultures
Access to entertainment and variety
400
What are the two big mountain ranges in the U.S.?
Rocky and Appalachian
400
Based off this map, what economic activities did the New England region focus on?
Timber
Shipbuilding
Furs
400
What type of government did we create?
Hint we didn't like the King method, so we did...
Three Branches
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
We divided the power
400
Which of these does not belong here?
Bonus points if you can say why
The Quartering Act
The Boston Tea Party
The First Continental Congress
The Declaration of Independence
The Quartering Act because that is something the British did that made colonists upset, and the others are events that the colonists did because they were upset
500
What do all the most populous cities (Houston, San Francisco, L.A.) have in common?
Think about where they are located
Access to waterways/port cities
Lots of jobs
Urban settlement patterns
500
What major river goes up the middle of the U.S.?
Find it on the map for bonus points
Mississippi River
500
Based on this map, what main economic activities did the Southern colonies focus on?
Bonus points, why did the southern colonies focus on those economic activities?
Crops- Indigo, Rice, Tobacco
Timber
500
Why did we create a 3 Branch form of government?
We wanted to divide up the power so that it would remain balanced. Not one person or branch would be able to control or dominate everyone
500
What did we call the new land we got after the end of the Revolutionary war?
Bonus points if you can tell me what color it is on this map
The Ohio territory
Light Purple/Lavender