Who are consumers?
People that buy goods and services
What document is the supreme law of the US?
The Constitution
Name 3 of the 13 colonies
Possible answers: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States
Mississippi or Missouri
What are the years of WW1
1914 - 1918
Define Supply
How much of a product is available
What are the three branches of the US government? And who (or what group of people) is at the top of each.
Executive, President
Legislative, Congress
Judicial, Supreme Court
There is a reenactment of this event every year in Boston Harbor.
Boston Tea Party
Look at the map below. What point is at 150N latitude, and 45oW longitude?
Bonus: Tell Susan the latitude and longitude of another point on the map. (200 pts more)
D
What are the years of WWII
1939-1945
What is capitalism?
an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
What are the two parts of the US Congress?
House of Representatives
Senate
What is the Emancipation Proclamation, when was it made, and by which president?
Proclamation ending slavery made by Presiden Lincoln in 1863 (January 1) during the Civil War.
It was partly to get black soldiers to fight for the Union.
June 19, 1865 is when when word that slavery was illegal finally reached Texas (Juneteenth).
The hypothetical supercontinent that joined most of the landmasses on earth.
What made the United States join WWII
Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor, 12/7/1941
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
How many Senators are there in Congress? Why?
100. 2 per state
What is the Great Migration?
Movement of Black Americans from the South to the North, starting in 1916 (and continuing through the 1970s)
The map below shows the world during the Cold War. Based on the map almost all of which hemisphere was allied with capitalism/democracy?
The Western Hemisphere
Who became president of South Africa after apartheid ended?
Nelson Mandela
What is inflation?
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
Why do some states have more representatives than others?
because they have a higher population
When was the Constitution written?
1787
Meridian is another word for __________ lines. The Prime Meridian is the one of these from which others are counted.
longitude
What was the Reformation?
Period of protest against the Catholic Church and beginning of Protestantism. Began with Martin Luther in 1517.