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Mr. Koehmstedt's Favorites
100
Stories with morals, usually passed down from generation to generation
What are folktales
100
This was put into the Constitution to prevent any branch of the government from becoming too powerful.
What is a system of checks and balances
100
These Indian tribes helped Lewis and Clark
Who are the Sioux, Mandan, Shoshone, and Nez Perce
100
The first US conflict covered by newspapers
What is the Mexican War
100
Mr. K's favorite television show
What is King of the Hill
200
These were Christian songs blended with African roots to express slave beliefs
What is Spirituals
200
To help solve the disagreements between northerners and southerners this was created to count slaves in a state's population.
What is the 3/5's Compromise
200
The US bought Louisiana for this much money
What is $15 million
200
Describe the life of a typical slave.
What is extremely hard labor, long hours, little freedom, sometimes seperated from their families, and harsh punishment.
200
Mr. K's favorite sports team
What is the Green Bay Packers
300
Plain rough clothing, dirt floor drafty cabins, and very little food was normal living conditions for these people.
What is slaves
300
These were the first words of the Constitution
What is "We the people of the United States of America .... "
300
The members of the Lewis and Clark expedition were told to _____________ .
What is explore the Missouri River and establish peaceful relations with the American Indians they encountered
300
This treaty ended the Mexican War
What is the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
300
Mr. K's favorite animal
What is the aardvark
400
This was the name of the anti-slavery newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison
What is the Liberator
400
The Constitution established these three branches to the government.
What is the judicial, legislative, and executive.
400
This is why the journey of Lewis and Clark was so important
What is showed America what the west held for them.
400
The continental boundaries of the United States were fixed by this.
What is the Gadsden Purchase
400
Mr. K's favorite county
What is Walsh County
500
The voyage of Africans coming to America via the slave trade was known as this.
What is the Middle Passage
500
He was the President of the Constitutional Convention
Who is George Washington
500
This country controlled Louisiana before the Americans
What is France
500
This is the only state to declare their independence and have it be recognized by the United States
What is Texas
500
Mr. K's favorite country, that has a capital named Djibouti.
What is Djibouti