Before there were states what were the different parts of America called?
Colonies
100
Name a state that starts with the letter C
California, Colorado or Conneticut
100
There are _____ states in the United States of America.
50 (nifty United States)
100
What coast do we live on (in California)?
The West Coast
200
How many colonies were there?
13
200
Name a state that starts with the letter A
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas
200
The _______ manage anything that isn't made illegal by the FEDERAL government.
State governments
200
What coast were the 13 original colonies on?
The East Coast
300
Finish the song: fifty nifty United States from thirteen original ____________.
Colonies
300
Name a state that starts with the letter D (there is only one)
Delaware
300
Taxation without ______________ is tyranny - James Otis (1761)
Representation
300
Name one of the five regions of America (hint: where do we live?)
West Coast, East Coast, South, Southwest, Midwest
400
What was the first state established?
Delaware
400
Name a state on the West Coast
Oregon, Washington, California
400
What does "taxation without representation" mean?
It refers to when the British government made the 13 American colonies pay taxes but didn't allow them to vote or have any government officials to represent them.
400
Name three states in the South
Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas.
500
When was the first state established?
It was Delaware in 1787
500
Name a state that used to be a colony
New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia
500
_____________- decides to pass a bill granting statehood. This bill is signed or vetoed by the ___________________.