What's In A Word?
Help an individual read a map in order to identify the meaning of symbols on a map.
Name three reasons people explored.
Curiosity
Power
Land/ Resources
Wealth
Spice Trade
Trade Routes
How many British colonies first made up the United States?
13 Colonies
Name an Act placed on the Colonists? What did the act do?
Tea Act
Sugar Act
Coercive Acts
Quartering Act
Stamp Act
What are the three branches of government?
Executive, Judicial, Legislative
What is the difference between a war and a battle?
A battle is one event which occurs within a war. A war is the prolonged act of fighting and is comprised of different battles.
What is the process of map making called?
Cartography
Name the 3 regions of the colonies.
New England, Middle, Southern
What war led to taxation within the colonies?
The French and Indian War
Explain the roles of each branch of government?
Executive-Enforces the laws
Judicial- Interprets the laws
Legislative- Creates the laws
Loyalist- someone who is loyal to the king
Patriot- someone who is loyal to the cause of the colonist.
What is the difference between a physical map and a political map?
A physical map focuses upon the physical features of the land.
A political map focuses upon man made boundaries such as cities, towns, states etc.
Name a characteristic of each of the three regions within the colonies.
New England- cold, rocky soil, primary fishing, lumber, trade
Middle Colonies- Breadbasket colonies, grew wheat, barley, rye etc. and lumber and shipbuilding
Southern Colonies- Plantations, cash crops (cotton, rice, indigo, etc.
Who was involved in the Midnight Ride?
Paul Rever, Samuel Prescott, William Dawes
Name the chambers of Commerce. How many votes are given to each chamber?
Senate=2
House of Representative= Based upon population
What document was created during the Revolutionary War to establish the government?
The Articles of Confederation
Name the 7 continents
South America
Africa
Europe
Asia
Australia
Antarctica
What was the first settlement in North America by Britain? What was the first established settlement?
Roanoke
Jamestown
What was significant about the Battle of Lexington and Concord and how does this connect to the Midnight Ride?
The first battle of the Revolutionary War; the Midnight Ride allowed the militia to prepare for the British in advance and protect the weapons cache.
What does it take for an individual to become President within the United States?
270 Electoral College Votes
Coercive Acts
Henry the Navigator, Vasco De Gama, Ferdinand Magellan, Juan Ponce de Leon, Fransisco Pizzaro, Henry Hudson, John Cabot
Name three reasons people joined colonies
Money, religious freedom, persecuted within their own colony and forced out.
The Declaration of Independence
Articles of Confederation
1-Freedom of speech, religion, press, petition, assembly
2-Right to bear arms
3-No Quartering Act
4- No unlawful search and seizure
5-Charged with a crime; right to a trial; no double jeopardy; no self incrimination; eminent domain.
6-Right to a speedy trial
7-Right to a jury
8- No cruel or unusual punishments
9-The states have rights
10- The people have rights too