Weekly Geo's
Cities
Civil War
American Revolution
World Wars
100
If you were traveling FROM Chicago TO Minneapolis, what direction would you be traveling.
What is Northwest?
100
This city has Broadway and the Statue of Liberty.
What is New York City?
100
This person was the president of the Confederate States.
Who is Jefferson Davis?
100
This person was the Commander in Chief of the American Revolution.
Who is George Washington?
100
This person was the president during World War II. He also served the most terms of any president.
Who is Franklin Delano Roosevelt/FDR?
200
The Mississippi River empties to the Gulf of Mexico in this state.
What is Louisiana?
200
This city is the capital city of Wisconsin and named after an American president
What is Madison?
200
This place in Pennsylvania is the battleground to one of the most important battles in the American Civil War.
What is Gettysburg?
200
This place was where the Continental Army stayed in the winter.
What is Valley Forge?
200
This message from Germany to Mexico encouraging Mexico to invade the US is one of the leading causes for the US joining World War I.
What is the Zimmerman Telegram?
300
This body of water has a warm climate and European countries like Greece, Italy, and Spain border it.
What is the Mediterranean Sea?
300
This city has the Gateway Arch and other sports teams like the Cardinals and the Blues.
What is St. Louis?
300
This movie we watched in class showed what life was like in the South during the Civil War.
What is Gone with the Wind?
300
This document written by many people like Thomas Jefferson talked about things like "All men are created equal and have the right of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness."
What is the Declaration of Independence
300
This amphibious (water to land) invasion on June 6, 1944, is the largest invasion by any army in the history of the world.
What is D-Day?
400
These two states are not part of the contiguous United States.
What is Alaska and Hawaii?
400
This west coast city is the 2nd largest city in the United States. With many attractions like Hollywood, Universal Studios, and Santa Monica Pier
What is Los Angeles
400
This is the place where the Civil War ended by the signing between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.
What is Appomattox Courthouse?
400
This event on March 5th, 1770, where 5 Americans died by British soldiers firing at a crowd is one of many events that kicked started the American Revolution.
What is the Boston Massacre?
400
The two cities that were targets of the atomic bombs.
What is Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
500
This country borders Libya and Sudan.
What is Chad?
500
This city is the largest city in Texas, named after a Texan Revolution hero and has sports teams like the Astros.
What is Houston?
500
This event where Confederate forces shot cannons at this fort in South Carolina was the event that started the Civil War.
What is Fort Sumter?
500
The phrase "The shot heard around the world" is associated with this early battle in the American Revolution.
What is the Battle of Lexington and Concord?
500
The WWI alliance between Germany, Austria-Hungary, and the Ottoman Empire.
What is the Central Powers?