Week 1: Community
A group of people that live, work, and play together is called a ______________.
Community
Who helps provide services in the community?
Local and State Governments
As a communities grow, what happens?
Their needs change.
What did Benjamin Banneker predict in 1788?
a solar eclipse
The Founders "believed in the _________ to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness."
right
What is one reason why early American settlers created communities
to practice their religion freely
What are government schools called?
public schools
More businesses mean what in a community?
More goods and services
Benjamin Franklin invented a type of eyeglasses called _________.
bifocals
George Washington became our first what?
president
What are formal rules that apply to everyone in the community called?
laws
What is the exchange or sending of information and ideas called?
What changes when people and ideas move?
cultures
Charles L'Enfant helped Washington to design what?
What was Thomas Jefferson the author of?
The Declaration of Independence
It is important that all members of a community actively __________.
participate
Anything we do to have fun or relax is called ____________.
recreation
Which national disaster changed many communities in 2017?
Hurricane Harvey
What does the word frontier mean?
outlands
1. What did John Hancock create?
2. Alexander Hamilton was whose right-hand man?
1. The U.S. navy
2. George Washington
What does it mean to change?
adapt to new surroundings
Who operates movie theaters, restaurants, and airlines?
private companies
Where was the first hand-held calculator made?
Texas
For how long did settlers use the road Daniel Boone created?
35 years
1. John Adams was the _______ president of the United States of America.
2. What is James Madison known as?
1. second
2. The Father of the Constitution