Vocabulary
people who are sent to live in a new place and claim land for their home country
colonists
What continent is the United States a part of?
North America
What was the main conflict of the Civil War?
Whether or not slavery should be legal
How is the United States of America a Melting Pot?
Many different cultures blended together as one
Which planet is the smallest in the Solar System?
Mercury
first people who lived in any region
indigenous
What determines what kind of natural disasters happen in an area?
Climate or wind patterns
After what war was the United States considered a superpower?
What is an example of a good? What is an example of a service?
Answers will vary
Who performed at the Superbowl halftime show last night?
Usher
church-based communities led by Catholic priests
Missions
What is another name for the "Lower 48"?
The time when manufacturing of goods moved from small shops and home to large factories was known as what?
Industrial Revolution
What movement began in the 1960s? What was the purpose of this movement?
Civil Rights Movement- give everyone equal rights
In the movie Finding Nemo, what type of fish is Nemo?
Clownfish
system of allocating resources to meet people's wants and needs
economy
What kind of climate does the United States have?
Temperate
What was the Louisiana Purchase and how did it affect our country?
Land we bought from France, it doubled our country's size
The set of goals on how our country will work with other countries is called what?
Foreign Policy
What is the name of the largest tennis tournament held annually in England?
Wimbledon
keeping good relations between the governments of different countries
diplomacy
How many regions does the United States have? What are they?
4- West, Midwest, South, Northeast
The cultural belief that settlers were destined to expand across North America was known as what?
Manifest Destiny
The geographic pattern of where people live is called what?
Population distribution
Which state did the US purchase from Russia?
Alaska