Physical Geography
Ontario, Michigan, Superior, Erie, Huron
What are the great lakes
People in colonial Mexico of mixed Spanish and Native heritage
What are mestizos?
The first major settlement in New France
Where is Quebec?
A non-renewable resource that the US depends on for 1/3 of energy consumption.
What is petroleum?
These real-life cowboys can still be found living in rural Mexico
What are vaqueros?
A system of several mountain ranges that run parallel to one another
What is a cordillera
He became the first president of Mexico
Who is Santa Anna?
Paul Revere rode his horse all night to warn THIS militia (known for their readiness to fight at a moment's notice) of the British approach.
Who are the Minutemen?
One important similarity between the US and Canadian economies is that they are ______, which means that they change very quickly.
What is dynamic?
A Spanish solidier-explorer
What is a Conquistador?
These are the four countries that make up North America
What are the U.S, Mexico, Canada, and Greenland?
Texas was added to the US through THIS process
what is annexation?
Completed in 1869, this system of travel allowed for Americans to cross the entire continent
What is the transcontinental railroad?
The United States dropped 2 atomic bombs on Japanese cities in which year?
When is 1945?
This man named himself the Emperor of Mexico before being forced to step down.
Who is Iturbite?
The name for a narrow strip of land that stretches into a body of water
What is a peninsula
This man led a revolt of 100,000 men against the peninsulares and crillos, killing many. He was executed in 1811.
Who is Miguel Hidalgo?
The Boston Tea Party occurred during this year.
When was 1773?
11 Southern States seceded from the Union and became known as the _______.
What are the Confederate States of America?
These are changes made at a societal level, usually changes to promote social equality
What are reforms?
Formed over hundreds of millions of years, this place is 277 miles in length and 18 miles wide
What is the Grand Canyon?
What were Iturbite's three guarantees?
1. Mexican independence from Spain
2. Crillos and Peninsulares are equal
3. Roman Catholicism = only religion
The sinking of this ship (an L for the Germans, as we entered WWI because of this incident) marked the beginning of US involvement in the war.
What is the Lusitania?
What are the five principles of US government?
2. Checks and Balances
3. Federalism
4. Democracy
5. Limited Government
This town was the first U.S. town to be planned exclusively around industry, specifically the production of textiles.
Where is Lowell, Massachusetts?