History
What was the Boston Tea Party?
Colonists rebelled against the taxes England was putting on them and snuck on a ship and dumped all the tea overboard.
What is a period ( . ) on a graph called?
point
Describe how a reverse poem works.
First you read top to bottom, then bottom to top.
In what United State in Chicago in?
Illinois
What is the California state flower?
Golden Poppy
What was the Sugar Act?
England put taxes on sugar, so the colonists boycotted it.
What is 12 times 11?
132
Which body part did Silas say is the best part of him?
His shoulder
What was the name of the big exposition that Chicago had?
The Columbian Expostition
How old is Ms. Flood?
42
What was the Stamp Act?
England wanted to tax goods such as paper, and if a colonist purchased it, it had to have a stamp from England on it.
What does the phrase "Evaluate the Expression" mean?
It means to solve (evaluate) the problem (expression).
How many syllables does a haiku have in its first, second and third lines?
5, 7, 5
Whose cow supposedly kicked over the lantern that started the Great Chicago Fire?
Mrs. O'Leary
How many teaspoons are in a Tablespoon?
3
What was the Townsend Acts (name at least three things that were taxed)? What bad thing happened because of the Townsend Acts?
England wanted to tax colonists. They taxed paper, glass, paint and tea. This led to the Boson Massacre.
What is the order of operations?
Parenthesis, Exponants, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Substraction.
What is personification?
When you give an object that is not human, human characteristics.
When large groups of African Americans moved from the south to the north, particularly to Chicago, what was that called?
The Great Migration
Name three phase of the moon.
full, half, quarter, waxing or waning gibbous.
What was the Committee of Correspondence?
It was where groups of colonists from different states who used letter to communicate with each other about fighting against England.
What is the rule for decimals when you are adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing?
Adding and subtracting, you line the decimals up. Multiplying and Dividing, you count over .
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PERSONIFICATION
Why did some people move away from Chicago into the suburbs? Give three reasons.
Crime, crowded, pollution.
Name all 12 months in order.
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December.