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These are the 3 main regions where American Indians lived.
What is the Desert Southwest, Eastern Woodlands, Great Plains
100
Name 3 major European nations that were involved in the race to explore and conquer.
Possible answers: Spain, England, France, Portugal
100
He was the leader of the American army during the Revolutionary War
Who is George Washington?
100
This was the single largest acquisition of land in the United States' history. Hint: Thomas Jefferson was President
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
100
These are the explorers that Thomas Jefferson hired to explore the central and western parts of the United States.
Who is Meriwether Lewis and William Clark?
200
This is the word used to describe a band of indians who moved from place to place, hunting and gathering, and never settling in one spot.
What is Nomad?
200
This is what a cartographer does.
Who is a map drawer?
200
He was the MAIN author of the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson
200
Name 3 major Mountain ranges in the United States.
Possible answers: Sierra Nevadas, Rockies, Appalachian
200
This is the failed route that Champlain, Hudson, La Salle and many other explorers were looking for.
What is the Northwest passage?
300
This is the type of clay that Desert Southwest Indians used to make houses, pottery, and many other important items.
What is adobe?
300
Cortes and Pizzaro conquered famous native cultures (Aztec, Inca) in this part of the world.
What is South America?
300
Name 3 acts that led to the Declaration of Independenec.
Possible answers: Townshend, Tea, Intolerable, Stamp, Quartering, etc.
300
Name 3 Major rivers in the US
Possible answers: Mississippi, Missouri, Rio Grande, Colorado
300
Name 6 of the original 13 colonies.
Possible answers: Mass, NH, NY, Delaware, Georgia, SC, NC, Virginia, NJ, RI, PA, VA
400
This president officially ended Slavery, which was the largest cause of the Civil War
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
400
Magellan's crew was the first to do this.
What is circumnavigate the world?
400
This war was fought in the colonies before the Revolutionary War? Hint: it added to Britain's debt
What is the French and Indian War
400
This is what land was gained during the Mexican- American War.
What is New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Utah?
400
This explorer led an expedition across Panama and Central America and was the first European to see the Pacific Ocean from the East.
Who is Vasco de Nunez Balboa?
500
This is the definition of the word Economy.
What is a system for organizing resources, such as money or goods?
500
This man is famous for establishing a trade route from Europe to Asia on the "Silk Road".
Who is Marco Polo?
500
This was captured early in the war. No blood was shed, and valuable cannons were stolen to be used in the Battle of Bunker Hill
What is Fort Ticonderoga?
500
This is the state that was Annexed. Hint: annex means to add or attach.
What is Texas?
500
The first 10 laws in the constitution are called this.
What is the Bill of Rights?