Global Geography
U.S. Geography
U.S. 1 Review
Reconstruction
Vocabulary
100
What continent is the United States in?
North America
100
How many states are there in the U.S.?
50 states
100
What is the name of the war that was fought between the North and South over slavery?
The U.S. Civil War
100
What area of the country was mainly destroyed because of the Civil War?
The South
100
What term means an agreement?
A treaty
200
What is the largest continent?
Asia
200
What war did the 13 colonists fight in to gain independence from England?
The American Revolution
200
What city was a successful mill city during the 1800s? (Hint: It is in Massachusetts)
Lowell, MA
200
What is the amendment that ended slavery?
The 13th Amendment
200
What term means to take by force? (Hint: In this case we are talking about land)
Annex
300
This flag is from one of the seven continents. What is it?
South America
300
The area highlighted in white doubled the size of the U.S. in 1803. What is the name of this land acquisition?
The Louisiana Purchase
300
What is the name of the machine that took seeds out of cotton?
The Cotton Gin
300
What amendment gives "equal protection" under the Constitution?
The 14th Amendment
300
Define Amendment.
A change to a document.
400
What continent did most of the slaves who worked on the plantations in the South come from?
Africa
400
What are the two states that the United States annexed?
Texas and Hawaii
400
What is the name of the machine that made textiles?
The Loom
400
What acts were passed to stop the Black Codes in the South?
The Civil Rights Acts of 1866 and 1875
400
What term is being shown in the image above?
Segregation
500
What 4 countries from Europe mainly colonized North and South America? (Hint: Think languages!)
France, Spain, Portugal, and England
500
What is the name of the river that runs through the middle of the United States? (Hint: It is the 3rd-longest river)
The Mississippi River
500
What are the names of the two sides that fought in the U.S. Civil War?
The Union and Confederacy (North and South)
500
What court case decided that "separate but equal" is allowed?
Plessy v. Ferguson
500
What term is being shown in the image above?
Intergration