Geography
People who are believed to be the first people to settle an area
What is indigenous?
Mt. McKinley
What is the highest mountain peak in North America?
Canada and the United States
What two countries do the Great Lakes border?
In 1803 President Thomas Jefferson purchased this area of land from France
What is the Louisiana Purchase?
During the late 1800s thousands of African Americans moved from the South to other parts of the country to find better paying jobs
What is the Great Migration?
a dry winter wind
What is a Chinook?
They run from Eastern Canada to Alabama
What are the Appalachian Mountains?
In 1789 these were added to the Constitution and are commonly called the First 10 Amendments
What are the Bill of Rights?
President Thomas Jefferson sent these two men to explore the Louisiana Territory and other western areas
Who are Lewis and Clark?
Considered both a right and a responsibility
What is voting for leaders?
Southwest
In what region of the United States is Texas located?
The first plan of government used by the United States
What are the Articles of Confederation?
After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor
When did the United States enter World War II?
In the 1800s many Americans came to believe in the idea that the United States should stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
What is Manifest Destiny?
What is West?
Minnesota
In what state does the Mississippi River begin?
Missouri and Ohio Rivers
What two waterways feed into the Mississippi River?
The idea that government receives its power from the people
What is popular sovereignty?
To make sure that government power is shared
What is the main function of the US Constitution?
Added to the constitution to identify certain rights that the government cannot violate
What is the Bill of Rights?
The first permanent European settlement in the US
What is St. Augustine, Florida?
The executive branch, the legislative branch, the judicial branch
What are the three branches of government?
The idea that a government may use only those powers given to it by the people
What is limited government?
Free enterprise system
What kind of economic system does the United States have?
These two countries competed for world leadership in this rivalry known as the Cold War
Who are the United States and the Soviet Union?