4th Grade Social Studies
This is where the world's first civilizations are believed to have formed.
What is Mesopotamia
This country was founded in 1836...but only lasted 9 years as a country
What is Texas
This is the region where slavery was legal and debtors were sent from England
What is the "Southern" Region
This is the country Mr. Lamar is from
What is Deutschland (Germany)
This is member of the House of Representatives
What is a representative
This is a form of exchange in which people pay for goods or services with other goods or services, instead of with money.
What is barter
This is the battle where William B. Travis wrote his famous "victory or death" letter
What is the Battle of the "Alamo"
This were those who remained loyal to Britain and opposed war for independence.
What is a Loyalist
I was bought in 1803 while Thomas Jefferson was president.
What is the Louisiana Purchase
In 1620, this ship set sail from England with about 100 men, women, and children on board.
What is the Mayflower
This is a continent that has 54 countries and was a stopping point for the triangular slave trade
What is Africa
This was the first president and first governor of Texas
What is Sam Houston
This is the the party which favored a strong central government and wanted the constitution ratified
Who are the "Federalists"
This is the person who shot and killed Alexander Hamilton
Who is Aaron Burr
This is another word for ten years
What is a decade
This is the study of the physical features of the Earth
What is "geography"
This area discovered oil in Texas and made Texas one of the richest states in America
What is "Spindletop"
This is the winner of the French and Indian War
Who are the British (or Colonists)
This word means "before the Civil War".
What is "antebellum"
These are imaginary lines that run North and South of the equator.
What are Lines of "Latitude"
This officially ends a war
What is a "treaty"
This is the idea that God told the Americans to move West in search of new land
What is Manifest Destiny
This amendment gave African American men the right to vote
What is the 15th Amendment
These are the ages of the youngest and oldest presidents ever elected as president
Who are JFK (45) and Biden (78)