U1: Geography
Which direction does a compass point?
North
The Iroquois people would live in these homes which could be up to a football field in length.
Longhouses
What is the hunting of animals such as beavers to sell their hides?
What is the Fur Trade?
What Revolutionary event destroyed $1.7 million in a protest against the Tea Act's taxes?
The Boston Tea Party
How many Senators does each State get?
2
What is the capital of the United States of America?
Washington D.C.
The Great Plains Indigenous peoples, such as the Cheyenne, relied on these large animals for their meats, furs, bones and more.
Buffalo (American Bison)
What were the people called who 'discovered' and claimed new lands for Euopeans?
Explorers
Who were the colonist that wished to keep the 13 Colonies with the British?
The Loyalist
Which document sets up the rules and ideals for a country? The USA ratified there's in 1789.
What is the Constitution?
What is the number of people who live in one square mile of an area called?
Population Density
Adobe Brick (Water, sand/clay, straw)
This Spanish Conquistador conquered the Mayan's in a search for gold.
Who is Hernan Cortes?
Which document was written by the Second Continental congress, as the 13 Colonies' official separation from British control?
The Declaration of Independence
The Constitution gave judicial power to this pretty cool group of judges.
What is the Supreme Court?
What is the capital of California?
Sacremento
Why did the Cherokee have 2 types of homes?
Summer Home and Winter Home (Asi) for different seasons/ temperatures/ weather types.
Who was the Captain of the English expedition that met the real-life Pocahontas?
Who is John Smith?
The Patriots were especially upset and would chant: No Taxation without Representation!
What does the word Representation mean?
A vote in Parliament (the government).
What branch of government does the president lead?
Executive branch
What is the map element which shows what each color, line type, or other symbols, mean on the map.
Key
What did the Chumash gather from oak trees and either roast or turn them into a flour, as one of their main food supplies?
Acorns
What are the Spanish Missions?
What was the last major battle of the American Revolutionary War?
The battle of Yorktown
The United States' Congress is made of which 2 groups?
Senate and House of Representatives