Geography
What four main directions are on a compass?
North South East West
What is a need?
Something you have to have that is essential.
Before there was a United States of America, there were colonies owned by Great Britain. How many of these colonies were there?
13
Where does the president of the united states live while in office?
The White house
Children worked for next to noting during the industrial resolution...True or False
True
What is the largest state in the USA?
Alaska
What is a Capital Resource?
tools, buildings, machinery, and any other goods people make to produce goods and provide services.
When what we know of today as the United States first came into existence, it was not independent. Instead, it consisted of 13 colonies, ruled by which country?
Britain
The 1st 10 amendments are called the...
bill of rights
a time when the manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and homes to large factories was called the....
Industrial Revolution
We live in the United States of America which is on the continent of North America. We share this content with two other countries. What two countries are they?
Mexico and Canada
The definition of economics is:
2. A part of social studies that looks at how we meet our wants and needs
In what city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
Philadephia
Name the 3 branches of government
Legislative , Judicial, and Executive
Who invented the cotton gin?
Eli Whitney
How many oceans are there in the world?
4- pacific, Atlantic, Indian, arctic
What is bartering?
An exchange of goods or services for other goods or services without money
What were the first 2 colonies to settle in America?
Jamestown and Plymouth
The first part of the constitution is called the...
Preamble
What type of boat was invented to improve trade?
The steam boat
Name all of the continents.
N. America, S.America, Asia, Europe, Africa, Antarctica, Australia
Goods from the United States that are sold to people in other countries are called, imports, factors of production, or exports?
exports
By the 1770s, America had had enough of British rule. They wanted freedom, and so wrote the Declaration of Independence. Who was the author?
Thomas Jefferson
What amendment abolished slavery?
13th
an invention that made farming easier, increased productivity, and opened the prairie to further expansion. It was invented by John Deere.
The steel plow