Geography OR Inventions
Name a region of NJ.
What are any of the following: Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, Highlands, and the Atlantic Coastal Plains.
This is a region or place governed or ruled by another country.
Abraham Lincoln signed what famous legislation that abolished slavery?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation
Who was the most famous conductor of the UGRR?
Who is Harriet Tubman
What is archaeology?
The study of found artifacts in order to learn about the past. The deeper you dig, the older the artifact.
What region of NJ is only 20 miles wide?
What is Piedmont.
What is a constitution?
A writing that contains the basic rules for governing a colony or place.
Name the two opposing sides that fought in the American Revolution.
Who are the Patriots and the Loyalists.
Who established the manufacturing town of Paterson?
Who is Alexander Hamilton
What is it called when ONE person owns an entire industry and places the price for one type of good or service
What is a monopoly.
How may continents are there? Name all of them!
7: North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
What is a proprietor?
What is a person who has the right to own land.
What is the difference between a slave and an immigrant?
Slaves were forced to come here and work for FREE, while immigrants come here on their own free will to have a better life.
Who was Lucy Stone?
She fought for women to have equal rights.
This shows information about past events and where they occurred.
What is a historical map.
Name an invention that Thomas Edison IMPROVED and how it changed people's lives for the better. THESE MUST BE INVENTIONS HE DID NOT INVENT!
Light bulb - fixed fillament and it lasted longer
Alkaline Battery- created a juice that lasted longer
Telegraph - improved and made it so we could use one wire to communicate
Typewriter - He did not invent it but he created the first electric typewriter
Name 2 acts that placed unfair acts on the colonists during the American Revolution and what King George issued to be taxed.
The Sugar Act: Placed taxes on any "sweet goods" such as molasses.
The Stamp Act: The tax required them to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. including newspapers and stamps.
Townshend Acts imposed duties on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea imported into the colonies
How did the Civil War start and end?
The Civil War began with the attack at Fort Sumter with the union surrender and ended with the Confederates surrender at the Appomattox Courthouse.
Who was the person who is famous for saying, "The British are coming?" (Which is false BTW) but he did take a "midnight ride"
Who is Paul Revere
What year did Abraham Lincoln get elected president?
What is November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States.
What can you do in the highland region for fun. Name 2 activities!
See glowing rocks, see a mill, go hiking or go fishing.
How did the relationship between the Dutch and the Lenape change? (At least 2 details about how it changed and why!)
At first they were getting along and trading, but then the Lenape began dying of diseases the Europeans brought over (90% of the Lenape died!), they killed off all of the animals for hunting and they began fighting over land. Some even tried forcing the Lenape into Christianity.
How did minutemen get their name?
They had to be ready to fight in a minutes notice, maybe even in their own back yard! They didn't even have matching uniforms. They just wore what they could grab in a minutes notice.
Who was our first NJ governor and who is our current governor?
Who are William Livingston and Phil Murphy
What is the difference between longitude and latitude?
(l) Longitude measures east to west and latitude (-)measures north to south.