Native American Tribes
The Mayan, Incas, and Aztecs lived in present day...
Mexico
How many original colonies were there?
Extra 100 points if you can name more than half of them.
13 (Virginia, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia)
What was your favorite part of social studies during this book?
Answers vary.
What year did the Revolutionary War end and why was it fought?
The U.S. wanted its independence from England and in 1776 it ended.
True or False: The civil war was about States Rights.
False: it was about slavery.
The Eastern Woodlands region of the united states is made up of what type of landscape...
Forests, lakes, coast lines (answers may vary)
In this city during this event, 5 people were killed including an African American named Crisupus Attucks and was the preceding event to the Revolutionary War
Bonus 100: Can you name the loyalist verus the colonists perspective on the event?
Boston Massacre
Loyalist: Colonists threw snowballs & sticks and rocks at Royal soldiers
Colonists: Soldiers instigated colonists with words
Name the four major topics we covered this year:
Colonial America
Revolutionary War
Reconstruction & Civil War
George Washington
What was the North and South called during the civil war?
North- Union
South- Confederacy
Native American tribes and cultures often use what system as an economy (buying and selling of goods)
Trade and bartered through trading networks
What was the slogan/catch phrase that the colonists used to express their anger with English parliament?
"No Taxation without Representation"
Name three of the projects/games/activities we've done this year or last year in social studies:
-Powerpoint (industrial & reconstruction)
timelines (halloween & thanksgiving)
Black History Month project
Boston massacre lawyer/courtroom debate
no taxation without representation game
Was France an ally to Great Britain or the colonies?
the colonies
During the Civil War Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. What did the proclamation do?
The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in border states.
Name what woodland Native Americans would typically eat based on what was found in their environment...
Who were the key leaders for the Patriots during the colonial era? Name 3.
George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, Martha Washington, Phyllis Wheatley
Name all of the adults from this year and last year that have been in our room.
Skyla, Bri, Colin, Jerri, Edgar (sometimes)
What were some secret techniques used to find out information about the opposing army?
spies, intercepting mail letters, undercover soldiers, Benedict Arnold
During reconstruction era, African Americans gained what rights and freedoms? Name at least 2
The right to vote, the right to go to school, the right to own property, the right to run for office
What Native American tribe lived in current day Manhattan/NYC?
Lenape tribe
Choose one of these acts to define:
Stamp Act
Townshend Laws
Stamp Act:an act of the British Parliament in 1765 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents.
Townsend Act:The Townshend Acts were four laws enacted by the British Parliament in 1767 that imposed and enforced the collection of taxes on the American colonies. The Townshend Acts consisted of the Suspending Act, the Revenue Act, the Indemnity Act, and the Commissioners of Customs Act.
What type of history did we learn this year? World history, local history, American history, ancient civilizations
American History
Name 2 battles of the Revolutionary War.
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Bunker Hill
Reconstruction was a very progressive era, where society made a lot of progress however some white people reacted negatively. What barriers to progress did they instate? (name 2)
Grandfather Clause- African Americans could only vote if their grandfather could vote.
Klu Klux Klan- a weaponized group that commits hate crimes against African Americans
Black Codes- laws that reinstated segregation