JCAT
What is a civil war?
A civil war is a war between two sides of one country.
What is a testimony?
An official statement, written or spoken, that is often given in court.
Where was Cahokia located?
Cahokia was located in Missouri and Illinois.
Who is on the $20 bill?
Andrew Jackson
Who was the first permanent non-Native settler of Chicago?
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable
What were the names of both sides of the Civil War?
The Union and the Confederacy.
What does it mean to dredge a river?
Which Native American tribe has a tree in the middle of their flag?
The Iroquois.
Why is important to read news from different political opinions?
So you understand how other people think.
What is the name of the FIRST canal that was dug to connect the Chicago River to the Des Plaines River?
The Illinois and Michigan Canal.
How many original colonies did the USA have?
13 colonies.
What is nostalgia?
It is the feelings of thinking about the past, often in a romantic way.
What was the Trail of Tears?
The Trail of Tears was forced removal of Native American tribes (including the Cherokee, the Creek, etc.) from the Southeastern U.S. to the West. Many died.
What award should you get for meeting expectations?
None :) (hehe)
What year was the Sanitary and Ship Canal opened? (This canal is what reversed the Chicago River).
1900.
Who built the Confederate Memorial statue that sits in Arlington National Cemetary?
Moses Ezekiel.
What is an aristocrat?
A member of high society; someone very rich with power.
What were residential schools?
Residential schools (in the U.S. and Canada) were a way to try to assimilate Native Americans. Natives were told to dress like Westerners, be Christian and could only speak English. Many children died here.
Everything good in life is _____ work.
Name the two people who "discovered" Chicago.
Joliet and Marquette.
Who did Ms. Winter play in the JCAT project?
W.E.B. DuBois.
What is Antebellum?
The period in the U.S. before the Civil War.
Why were people sacrificed with the Lord of Cahokia?
Other tribes gave these people away as a sign of respect for Cahokia. It also shows the statue of Cahokia and its power in the region.
What's the most important thing in life?
To be happy.
Name one Native American group that's native to Chicago.
Woodland, Archaic, and Upper Mississippian peoples and later the Miami and Potawatomi.