Regions
What region do we live in?
Mid - West
**What is the Corps of Discovery?
+100 Did they travel through Missouri?
Lewis and Clark's group to explore West of the Mississippi River
YES
Who was little turtle?
Native Tribe leader
What is geograpghy?
The study of land and life on Earth
Who was the first president and when did he serve?
George Washington 1789-1796
**How many regions are there?
Double if you can guess how many colonies their were before we had states
five regions
13 original colonies
What was Shay's Rebellion?
Soldiers rebelling against the government for not being paid.
T or F he US broke their treaty with the Natives.
True. The US took their land
What is the longest river in the US?
+200 What other well river did we learn about flows into that river?
Mississippi River
Missouri River
Who was the second president?
+100 How many terms did he serve?
John Adams
One term
What regions board the Gulf of America?
South East and South West
What was the Louisiana purchase?
+200 How much did he pay for the land?
Thomas Jefferson bought and to gain access to a river that flows to the ocean, In addition to more land.
15 million
What was the California Gold Rush?
Gold found in California, making people rich
What is the difference between a stream and river?
+100 Which one is larger?
River is a long steep body of flowing water that usually moves into a lake or ocean.
A stream is a narrow body of flowing water.
Rivers are usually larger
T or F
Thomas Jefferson was a Federalist
FALSE
He was a democratic-republican
**What region has the most amount of states?
+200 What region has the least amount of states?
South East region
South West region
What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
A law in which enslaved African Americans were only counted as three fifths of a person for voting.
What was the cause of the Mexican American war?
US wanted to buy Texas but Texas was owned by Mexico
How many oceans are there?
Name them...
Pacific
Atlantic
Southern
Indian
Artic
**How many presidents have there been total to this day?
+100 T or F Presidents can only serve one term + 4 years.
45
FALSE. two terms max=8 years
What Region includes Alaska and Hawaii?
West Region
**What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
+200 if you know the three branches!
To redesign the constitution for the new independent nation.
Created three different branches...
Judicial, Legislative, Executive
**Who fought in the war of 1812?
+200 T or F they signed a treaty at the end of the war?
+100 What was the treaty named?
United States and Great Britain
True!
Treaty of Ghent
What is the difference between and tourist attraction and a land mark?
A landmark is a recognizable, iconic feature that helps identify a place, while a tourist attraction is a place of interest that people visit for leisure, culture, or amusement.
Why did George Washington not want to be president for a third term?
He felt no man should hold that much power for so long.