Native Americans
Which Native American group practiced human sacrifice?
Aztecs
Name the Southern colonies
Maryland
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
What was the Boston Tea party?
When the colonists threw the British tea into the Boston Harbor to protest British taxation
What is the job of each branch of government?
Executive: Carries out laws
Legislative: Makes laws
Judicial: Judges laws
Who said, 'Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.'
Malcolm X
What does Native mean?
Original, first
Name the Middle Colonies
Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
Delaware
Why were the colonists army first called minutemen?
These weren't actual soldiers. They had other jobs such as teachers and fishermen. Regardless, they had to be ready to fight in a minute
What are the two houses of Congress?
Senate and House of Representatives
What does KAPPA stand for?
Name two Native American societies we learned about
Pueblo, Aztec, Inca, Iroquois
Name the New England colonies
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Who were the loyalists? Who were the Patriots?
Loyalist= Colonists loyal to the British
Patriots= Colonists who wanted independence from the British
What does it mean to veto?
To reject a law
How many days until the ELA state exam?
8
Which Native American society lived in present-day New York?
Iroquois
Who married Pocahontas?
John Rolfe
Who shouted, "the British are coming"?
Paul Revere
9
Name the five boroughs of NYC
Bronx
Manhattan
Queens
Brooklyn
Staten Island
What do some people think Columbus Day should be called? Why?
Indigenous People's Day
What was the first colony in Virginia called?
Jamestown
What does it mean to "tar and feather"? Why did the colonists do this?
They stuck hot tar on to British tax collectors and then feathered them. They wanted to protest taxation.
How many people are in the Senate? How many people are in the House of Representatives? How is the make-up of these two houses seen as a COMPROMISE?
Senate: 100
House of Representatives: 435
One is equal representation and one is proportional representation
Who is our current mayor?
Bill de Blasio