USA Geography
What is a contiguous state?
A state that shares a border with another state.
What does B.C. mean?
Before Christ
(Before Common Era is B.C.E.)
The hall where Viking warriors feasted with the gods after death.
Valhalla
The main reason why people left Europe and went to the colonies
Religious Freedom
People who were ready to fight at any time.
Minuteman
1st amendment
The First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution guarantees freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
Name of the territory purchase made to France
Louisiana Purchase
Name of the plan to "strangle" the Confederacy devised by General Winfield Scott.
The Anaconda Plan
The Missouri River is the longest river in the United States, measuring approximately 2,341 miles (3,768 kilometers) in length.
Name of the bridge that the first Americans used to arrive to North America.
Beringia Land Bridge.
Who conquered the Aztecs?
Hernan Cortez
Founder of Jamestown
John Smith
What is a boycott?
Refusing to purchase goods or services from someone.
Name of a wanna-be law.
Bill
Belief that it was America’s destiny to expand to the west
Manifest Destiny
Executive order issued by Lincoln to free the slaves
Emancipation Proclamation
What is a territory?
A portion of land owned by a country and under the protection of it without being part of it.
Name of the first European to discover America.
Leif Erikson
Who conquered the Inca?
Francisco Pizarro
Location of the first Thanksgiving
Plymouth
Incident in Boston where 5 people died
Boston Massacre
Name the three branches of the USA government
Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branch.
Name of the Native interpreter during Lewis & Clark expedition
Sacagawea
Name of Lincoln's assassin
John Wilkes Booth
Name of the mountains starting in Maine and ending in Alabama.
Appalachian Mountains
The first American civilization to communicate through symbols and art.
The Olmec communication relied more on symbols and art
The 3 G's
Gold, Glory, God
Founder of New York
James, Duke of York
Who wrote the Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson
Name of the first USA government that failed.
The Articles of Confederation
President who declared war on Mexico
James K. Polk
Capital of the Confederate States of America and its state
Richmond, Virginia
What is Relative and Absolute Location
Relative Location: Describes where a place is in relation to other places or landmarks.
Absolute Location: Precise and does not change regardless of perspective. (coordinates)
What are the 3 sisters in agriculture
Corn, beans, and squash.
Explorer who discovered a trading route to Asia through Africa.
Bartolomeu Dias
Founder of Pennsylvania
William Penn
Name of the war before the American Revolution took place
French-Indian War
Name of the system that keeps the 3 branches from abusing their power
Checks and balances
Name of the expedition traveling west led by Lewis & Clark
Corps of Discovery
General who used "scorched earth" tactics
General Sherman
What is GIS and GPS?
Global Positioning Systems or GPS are used to find the exact location of things. Geographic Information Systems or GIS are used to record information on to maps.
Mesoamerican culture that settled on Lake Texcoco.
Aztec civilization.
Name of the explorer who circumnavigated the world.
Ferdinand Magellan (his crew finished the trip)
Name the New England Colonies
New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut
Name of the British Act that taxed oil, paint, tea, and glass
Townshend Acts
What was the northwest ordinance?
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 was a law that established a framework for governing and admitting new states from the Northwest Territory (land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River). It also prohibited slavery in the territory and guaranteed basic rights, such as freedom of religion and trial by jury.
The 3 rules given by Mexico to Americans arriving in Texas
No slaves, learn Spanish, convert to Catholicism.
Established a network of Union spies made up of former slaves
Harriet Tubman
Name the 5 USA regions
Northeast, Southeast, West, Southwest, Midwest
Which people used the spear points to hunt?
The Clovis People.
Name of the ships given to Columbus
La Niña, la Pinta, y la Santa Maria
Name the Middle Colonies
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
First battle of the American Revolution where the "shot heard around the world" happened
Lexington and Concord
Event led by a farmer that led to the creation of our present USA government
Shay's rebellion
Name of the purchase of land made by USA to Mexico a few years after the war.
Gadsden Purchase
Name of the unit made of black union soldiers and its commander
The 54th Massachusetts regiment, led by officer Robert Gould Shaw
5 Great USA Lakes
Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
The 3 achievements of the Maya civilization.
1. Advanced Writing System (Hieroglyphics)
2. Astronomy and Calendars
3. Math and the creation of the zero
At least 3 advancements in navigation
Quadrant, Astrolabe, Compass, Better sails, rudder
Name the southern colonies
Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia
Last battle of the American Revolution
Battle of Yorktown
How is the Legislative Branch divided?
The Legislative Branch of the United States is divided into two chambers, collectively known as Congress:
The USA said the Rio Grande divided the two countries, but Mexico said it was the _______ river.
Nueces
Name 3 advantages the Union had over the confederacy.
Railroads, factories, population, economy, superior navy, food, and established government.