6th Grade Review
Name 3 of the 5 Grest Lakes
Huron
Ontario
Michigan
Erie
Superior
What side did the Union fight during the Civil War
The Confederacy
Which President was assasinated during the Reconstruction Period
Lincoln
These were places immigrants could go to meet new people, play games, and learn new things
Settlement Houses
Who is Mr. Higgins married to?
Megan
US Senate
House of Representatives
What is the document called police have to obtain to search property
Warrant
What are the three reconstruction amendments
13, 14, 15
These were the dirty overcrowded apartments that many poor people and immigrants were forced to live in during the Industrial Revolution
Tenament Houses
Which hockey team does Mr. Higgins like most
Florida Panthers
What is the tallest mountain in North America (located in Alaska)
Mt. McKinley aka Mt. Denali
Who invented the cottin gin and was famous for interchangable parts in muskets
Eli Whitney
What laws were passed in the south to limit the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction
Black Codes or Jim Crow Laws
Which African American thought people should get educated and improve their economic situation to get more equality
Booker T. Washington
Name two states Mr. Higgins has posted a youtube video filming in
Missouri
Florida
Wisconsin
California
New Mexico
What are the 4 largest ethnic groups in the United States today
Caucasions
Hispanics
African Americans
Asian Americans
Where was gold first discovered in 1848 in California, what eact location
Sutters Mill
Who became President after Lincoln was killed
Andrew Johnson
How many people lost their lives after the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire (closests or exactly right)
146
What state was Mr. Higgins born in (its not Missouri)
Georgia
Which government program offers healthcare to senior citizens ages 65 plus (for free or for a low rate)
Medicare
Which battle of the Revolutionary was considered to be the turning point of the war turning the tide of the war in favor of the Patriots
Battle of Saratoga
Who was the firery House of Representatives radical republican during reconstruction who was in favor of immediate rights for African Americans
Thaddeus Stevens
What does NAWSA stand for, the group led by Anthony and Stanton
National American Woman Suffrage Association
What is Mr. Higgins lowest 18 hole round score (closests gets the point unless multiple people get in right)
65