The Constitution
How many amendments are in the Bill of Rights?
10
Which ocean is closest to NYC?
Atlantic Ocean
What year did Columbus landed in the Americas?
1492
What was the name of lower Manhattan before it was known as New York?
New Amsterdam
Who was the Revolutionary war between?
British and American Colonist
What was the name of the rebellion that lead to the US Constitution
Shay‘s Rebellion
How many continents are there? How many oceans?
7;5
What was the name of the native tribe that Columbus met in Hispaniola?
Arawak
What is an indentured servant?
Someone who works for a certain amount of time and then set free
What year did the war begin? With what battle?
1775; battle of Lexington and Concord
What was the name of the first constitution of the USA?
Articles of Confederation
Name three types of landforms
Ocean; river; lake; volcano; mountain; canyon; plain; glacier; desert; valley; dune; plateau; island; beach
What was traded in the Colombian exchange?
Food, animals, people, diseases
What are the names of the three colonial regions?
New England colonies, middle colonies and southern colonies
What are the three rights given in the Declaration of Independence ?
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
What year was the US constitution published officially?
1789
What are the four Hemispheres?
Northern, Eastern, western, and southern hemisphere
What was the Middle Passage?
The shipment of African slaves to the Americas
What year did the first Africans landed in the colonies? What was the name of the town in Virginia where they landed?
1619; Jamestown, Virginia
What battle was considered a turning point of the war?
Battle of Saratoga
What were the name of the two political parties that argued with each other during the creation of the constitution?
Federalist and Anti-federalist
What are the five themes of geography?
Location, place, human environment interaction, region and movement
What was El Requerimiento (The Spanish requirement)?
It was read to the Arawak by the Spaniards and told the Arawak that they needed to follow Christianity and the king of Spain and if they did not listen, they will be killed or enslaved.
Name each of the 13 colonies
Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia.
What was the name and year of the treaty that ended the war? What is the name of the battle and year that was considered the last battle of the revolution?
Treaty of Paris 1783; battle of Yorktown 1781