Science
Which is smaller an atom or a molecule?
Atom
Remember, AM /PM atom/molecule (atom is smaller)
Name the three branches of government?
Executive (president)
Legislative (Congress)
Judicial (Supreme Court)
How any colonies were there settled in the new world?
13
Name three states in New England
Mass, Connecticut, Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island
What type of fabric did some of the Founding Fathers wear in the summer of 1787 while writing the Constitution?
Wool
Name the three parts that make up an atom
Electron, proton, and neutron
What was the name of the King that lived in England at the time of the Pilgrims?
King George
What was one reason the Pilgrims left England for the New World?
For religious freedom
Name three states in the south
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Who was our President and Vice President from 2008-2016?
Barack Obama and Joe Biden
What two elements make up water?
Hydrogen and Oxygen (H20)
First three words of the Constitution?
We the People
What were some of the crops that the early colonists grew in the south?
Cotton, rice and indigo
Name the body of water between the United States and England
North Atlantic Ocean
What year and city was the Constitution written in?
1787, Philadelphia PA
What is an element (hint: silver)
The atoms are identical.
Number of Senators per state?
Two
What does the expression to "flip the house" mean?
The political party that was in the majority in the House switched to the other party.
We just flipped from a Republican controlled House to a Democratically controlled House.
Name three states in the Mid-Atlantic region (between New England and the South)
Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, and New York
Who lived in this country before the Pilgrims arrived?
Native Americans
There are tubes that carry water up to the leaves in a tree. What are those tubes called?
Xylem
Total number of senators
Total number of elected officials in the House of Representatives
Senators: 100
House Members: 435
What is the Declaration of Independence?
Who were we declaring our independence from?
The Declaration of Independence is a document declaring our independence from England.
A state on the West Coast has 53 Congressional Districts (with 53 Representatives). Which state is it?
California
What three crops did southern plantation owners grow down south?
Rice, cotton, tobacco, indigo, and sugar cane