Northeast Region
Name one state in the Northeast region.
The Northeast region includes 11 states: Connecticut (CT), Maine (ME), Massachusetts (MA), New Hampshire (NH), New Jersey (NJ), New York (NY), Pennsylvania (PA), Rhode Island (RI), Vermont (VT), Delaware (DE), and Maryland (MD).
Name one state in the Southeast region.
The Southeast region includes 12 states: Alabama (AL), Arkansas (AR), Florida (FL), Georgia (GA), Kentucky (KY), Louisiana (LA), Maryland (MD), Mississippi (MS), North Carolina (NC), South Carolina (SC), Tennessee (TN), Virginia (VA), and West Virginia (WV).
Name one state in the Midwest region.
The Midwest region includes 12 states: Illinois (IL), Indiana (IN), Iowa (IA), Kansas (KS), Michigan (MI), Minnesota (MN), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), North Dakota (ND), Ohio (OH), South Dakota (SD), and Wisconsin (WI).
Name one state in the Southwest region.
The Southwest region includes 4 states: Arizona (AZ), New Mexico (NM), Oklahoma (OK), and Texas (TX).
Name one state in the West region.
The West region includes 11 states: Alaska (AK), California (CA), Colorado (CO), Hawaii (HI), Idaho (ID), Montana (MT), Nevada (NV), Oregon (OR), Utah (UT), Washington (WA), and Wyoming (WY).
What is the most densely populated city in the Northeast?
New York City
What is a "colony"?
Settlement ruled by another country.
What nickname is given to the Midwest due to its farming?
America’s Breadbasket or the Corn Belt.
What famous canyon is in the Southwest?
Grand Canyon
Which two western states do not border any other US states?
Alaska and Hawaii
Which state is known for being the site of both the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution?
Pennsylvania
In which state did the Civil Rights Movement begin?
Alabama
What river runs through the Midwest?
Mississippi River.
Name at least two cultures that influenced the Southwest’s history.
Native American, Mexican, and Spanish
What event in the West caused an influx of people hoping to strike it rich in the mid-1800s?
The California Gold Rush.
What major mountain range is in the Northeast?
Appalachian Mountains
What is one major river that flows through the Southeast?
The Mississippi River.
Name at least 3 of the Five Great Lakes in the Midwest.
Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie and Lake Ontario
Which state in the Southwest was a key location for the Westward Expansion due to its location on the Mexican border?
Texas
What trail did many settlers take to move west during the 1800s?
The Oregon Trail.
Name the 3 branches of the US government.
Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Why was Captain John Smith wrong when he called Jamestown "a very fit place?"
The land was swampy, with very little clean water and mosquitoes made people sick.
What is Detroit known for?
Automobile production or Motor City
Which Native American tribe was most affected by settlers moving into the Southwest, especially during the Westward Expansion?
The Navajo.
What happened in 1803 that doubled the size of the United States and helped the Westward Expansion?
The Louisiana Purchase. A land deal that involved France selling the Louisiana Territory to the United States. The Louisiana Territory was about 827,000 square feet, and it doubled the size of the United States.