Skill Builder
magnetic compass
A place that is ruled by another country.
colony
A person who travels to find out new things is called an ________?
explorer
This hero was known for leading the Lakota nation, and being powerful and brave.
Sitting Bull
What is any way of moving things or people from one place to another?
transportation
effect
Small communities within a colony.
settlement
An Italian man who spent many years in China and writing about his time there.
Marco Polo
This hero was the first woman to start a Jewish Nation called Israel.
Golda Meir
What is using science to make things work better?
technology
What is something that is true?
fact
A group of people who came to American because they wanted freedom to follow their own religious beliefs.
Pilgrims
An explorer from Europe who wanted to find a faster way to Asia and was inspired by Marco Polo.
Christopher Columbus
Jackie Robinson was known for being the first African American ______________ player in the National League.
baseball
What is any way of sharing information and is constantly changing over time?
communication
Give an example of an opinion.
Any acceptable answer.
Being free from rule by another nation.
Independence
What mistake did Christopher Columbus make on his journey to Asia?
He sailed west rather than east and discovered a nw land (America).
Name one thing Thomas Edison invented.
lightbulb, sound recordings, etc.
How has transportation changed over time?
Any acceptable answer.
What is a point of view?
Any acceptable answer.
How can someone be a hero?
Any acceptable answer.
Name at least one of the original 13 colonies.
MA, RI, CT, NH, NJ, NY, GA, NC, SC, PA, DE, VA, MD ( or specific) Boston, Charleston, Philadelphia etc
He lead our American Troops through the American Revolutionary war, and won!
How has communication changed over time?