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100
Name the 7 continents.
*North America *South America *Africa *Asia *Australia *Antarctica *Europe
100

Who was President during the Civil War?

Abraham Lincoln

100

What were some obstacles that explorers faced?

*Poor maps *Disease *Starvation *Fear *Lack of supplies

100
What was the first permanent English settlement in North America?
Jamestown
100
Who was the Commander of the Continental Army?
George Washington
200
Name the 5 oceans.
*Atlantic *Pacific *Arctic *Indian *Southern
200

What states were part of the Confederacy? Name 3.

Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Tennessee, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia.

200
Why did people choose to leave their countries to explore new lands?
*Economic reasons (Gold, natural resources) *Religious reasons *Belief in superiority of their culture
200
Who settled the Massachusetts Bay Colony?
Puritans
200
Who said "Give me liberty or give me death" ?
Patrick Henry
300

Where are the Great Plains?

from Montana to Minnesota and down to New Mexico and Texas.

300

In what years did the Civil War take place?

1861 - 1864

300

Who is credited with the discovery of North America, even though they are not actually the first to discover it?

Christopher Columbus 

300
What state did the Quakers settle in?
Pennsylvania
300
What major document did Thomas Jefferson write?
The Declaration of Independence
400

What are the three Coastal Ranges located in the United States?

California.

The Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges and the Klamath Mountains.

400

When was the emancipation proclamation issued?

January 1, 1863

400

Who did Sacagawea help?

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition. 

400
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who agreed to work without pay for a person who paid for their passage to the new country.
400

When was the Boston Massacre?

March 5, 1770

500
Where are the Rocky Mountains located?
*West of the Great Plains *East of the Basin and Range *Stretch from Alaska to Mexico
500

What is the significance of Juneteenth? 

It is the holiday celebrated on June 19 that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the US. The holiday was first celebrated in Texas, where on that date in 1865, in the aftermath of the Civil War, slaves were declared free under the terms of the Emancipation Proclamation two years after its enactment. 


500

The era of U.S. territorial expansion to the west is sometimes called...

the Age of Manifest Destiny.

500
What crops were grown in the Southern colonies?
*Tobacco *Rice *Cotton *Indigo
500
What happened at the Boston Tea party?
Samuel Adams and John Revere led patriots in throwing tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.