What Am I?Social Studies Review

What Am I?

a. Appalachian Mountains

b. Rocky Mountains

c. Smoky Mountains

Appalachian M

ountains

Rocky M

ountains

Smoky Mountains

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• A mountain range that runs from southern Canada to central Alabama• Made up of many smaller mountain ranges (Smoky, Blue Ridge, Catskill,

and White)• Separate the Coastal Plain from the Interior Plains

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What Am I?

a. Battle of Lexington and Concord

b. Battle of Yorktown

c. Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle of Lexin

gton an

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Battle of Yorkt

own

Battle of Bunker H

ill

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• First major battle of Revolutionary War• Battle won by the British• More than 1,000 British soldiers were killed

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What Am I?

a. Appalachian Mountainsb. Coastal Plainc. Great Plains

Appalachian M

ountains

Coastal P

lain

Great P

lains

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• Begins along the coast of Massachusetts• Extends south near Florida and west into Texas

and Mexico• Flat, low land along the Atlantic Ocean

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What Am I?

a. Legislative Branchb. Executive Branchc. Judicial Branch

Legis

lative Branch

Execu

tive Branch

Judici

al Bra

nch

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• Enforces the laws• President, Vice President, Cabinet• Commander in chief of the military

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independence

b. The Constitutionc. Articles of

Confederation

Declaration of In

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The Constitu

tion

Article

s of C

onfederation

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• An official statement written about independence to be sent to the king

• Thomas Jefferson wrote the first draft• Includes the idea that a government gets

its power from the consent of the people

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What Am I?

a. Great Basinb. Death Valleyc. Continental Divide

Great B

asin

Death Valle

y

Continental D

ivide

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• Imaginary line that runs north and south along the highest points of the Rocky Mountains

• Divides the major river systems of North America

• Rivers west flow to Pacific Ocean; Rivers east flow to Atlantic Ocean

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What Am I?

a. Gulf of Alaskab. Gulf of Mexicoc. Gulf of Texas

Gulf of A

laska

Gulf of M

exico

Gulf of T

exas

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• A water inlet• Largest gulf bordering the United States• Located in the southeastern part of the United

States

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What Am I?

a. Expeditionb. Renaissancec. Empire

Expediti

on

Renaissance

Empire

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• Means “rebirth”• A new age of learning science and art – 1400s• Began in Italy and then spread across Europe

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What Am I?

a. Generalsb. Voyagersc. Conquistadors

Generals

Voyagers

Conquistadors

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• Spanish men• Explorers and Soldiers• Means “conquerors”

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What Am I?

a. Indian Tribal Actb. Treaty of Cherokeec. Indian Removal Act

Indian Tribal

Act

Treaty of C

herokee

Indian Removal Act

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• Law signed by President Andrew Jackson in 1830• Forced Indian tribes to leave their land• Resulted from settlers trying to move westward

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What Am I?

a. Chesapeakeb. Bostonc. Jamestown

Chesapeake

Boston

Jamestown

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• England’s first permanent colony• Located in the area of Virginia• Named in honor of England’s king

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What Am I?

a. Quebecb. Newfoundlandc. New York

Quebec

Newfoundland

New York

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• Founded by Samuel de Champlain• Located along the St. Lawrence River• First French settlement in North America

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What Am I?

a. Great Lakesb. Land of a thousand

Lakesc. Great Salt Lakes

Great L

akes

Land of a

thousa

nd Lakes

Great S

alt La

kes

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• Largest lakes in North America• Located along the border of the United States

and Canada• Made up of five lakes

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What Am I?

a. Great Lakeb. Salt Lake of Utahc. Great Salt Lake

Great L

ake

Salt La

ke of Uta

h

Great S

alt La

ke

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• An inland body of salt water• Located in Utah• As salty as any ocean

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What Am I?

a. Southern Coloniesb. New England

Coloniesc. Middle Colonies

Southern

Colonies

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

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• Included Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island

• First colony was settled by the Puritans• Leaders included John Winthrop and Roger Williams

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independence

b. Mayflower Compactc. Treaty of Paris

Declaration of In

depen...

Mayfl

ower Compact

Treaty of P

aris

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• Signed by settlers to keep order since there was no government

• Document stated that fair laws would be made for the good of the colony

• Women were not allowed to sign this document

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What Am I?

a. Appalachian Mountainsb. Blue Ridge Mountainsc. Rocky Mountains

Appalachian M

ountains

Blue Ridge M

ountains

Rocky M

ountains

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• Cover much of the western United States• The country’s largest and longest mountain range• Appear sharp and jagged because they have not

been eroded for as long a time

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What Am I?

a. Southern Coloniesb. New England Coloniesc. Middle Colonies

Southern

Colonies

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

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• Included New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania• The Quakers settled here• Leaders included William Penn and Benjamin Franklin

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What Am I?

a. Imperial Policiesb. Townshend Actsc. Stamp Act

Imperia

l Polic

ies

Townshend A

cts

Stamp Act

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• An approved tax law by Parliament• Put a tax on many paper items in the colonies• Led to “No Taxation Without Representation”

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What Am I?

a. Lewis Riverb. Delaware Riverc. Hudson River

Lewis

River

Delaware River

Hudson River

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• Had a port at New York City• Made trade easier• Named after a famous explorer of the area

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What Am I?

a. Congressb. Senatec. Parliament

Congress

Senate

Parliament

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• Part of the British government• Lawmaking branch• Sent army to help fight the French – French &

Indian War

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What Am I?

a. Southern Coloniesb. New England Coloniesc. Middle Colonies

Southern

Colonies

New England Colonies

Middle Colonies

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• Included Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia• Slavery was very popular in this area• Leaders included George Calvert and James

Oglethorpe

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What Am I?

a. Coastal Plainsb. Great Plainsc. Central Plains

Coastal P

lains

Great P

lains

Central P

lains

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• The western part of the Interior Plains• Land becomes much flatter• Stretches from southern Texas into Canada

and covers 10 states

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What Am I?

a. Manifest Destinyb. Industrial

Revolutionc. Invention Age

Manife

st Desti

ny

Industrial

Revolution

Invention Age

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• New inventions and forms of transportation changed the way people lived and worked

• Change in manufacturing• Goods were made more quickly and at lower costs

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What Am I?

a. Imperial Policiesb. Townshend Actsc. Stamp Act

Imperia

l Polic

ies

Townshend A

cts

Stamp Act

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• Showed that Parliament believed it still had the right to make laws for the colonists

• Put a tax on imports – glass, tea, paint• Led to the Boston Tea Party

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What Am I?

a. Great Basinb. Great Barrier Reefc. Great Plains

Great B

asin

Great B

arrier R

eef

Great P

lains

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• A large area of mostly dry land• Located in western United States including

Nevada and five other states• Low, bowl-shaped land with higher land all

around

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What Am I?

a. Cascade Mountainsb. Sierra Nevada

Mountainsc. Rocky Mountains

Cascade M

ountains

Sierra N

evada Mounta

ins

Rocky M

ountains

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• Spanish for “snowy mountain range”• Located just inside California• Slopes on the eastern side of range are

very steep

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What Am I?

a. Boston Massacreb. Boston Tea Partyc. Civil War

Boston M

assacre

Boston Tea Party

Civil War

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• Occurred when a large crowd of angry colonists gathered near several British soldiers

• Considered one of the worst fights in which Crispus Attucks was killed

• Colonists believed that more people died than actually did

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What Am I?

a. Pilgrimsb. Frontiersmenc. Puritans

Pilgrim

s

Frontiersm

en

Puritans

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• Started a colony in New England• Did not want to break away from the Church of

England• Second group led by John Winthrop settled

the Massachusetts Bay colony

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What Am I?

a. Minutemenb. Voyagersc. Patriots

Minute

men

Voyagers

Patriots

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• Colonists in Massachusetts• Formed a militia• Ready to fight on a minute’s notice

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What Am I?

a. Constitutional Conventionb. Second Continental

Congressc. Independence Convention

Constitu

tional Convention

Second Continental

Cong...

Independence Conve

ntion

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• Met in Philadelphia• Helped the colonists prepare for war• Chose George Washington as the army’s

commander-in-chief

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independence

b. The Constitutionc. Articles of Confederation

Declaration of In

depen...

The Constitu

tion

Article

s of C

onfederation

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• First plan of government for the United States• Decided that each state should govern itself• There were many weaknesses including no

national leader or army

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What Am I?

a. Virginia Planb. New Jersey Planc. Three-fifths Plan

Virginia Plan

New Jerse

y Plan

Three-fifths P

lan

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• Under this plan Congress would have two parts or houses

• Both houses representatives would be based on state’s population

• Plan would favor larger states

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What Am I?

a. Valley Forgeb. Jamestownc. Concord

Valley Forg

e

Jamestown

Concord

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• Place where Continental Army spent the winter of 1777

• Washington chose this place so he could keep watch on the British

• Located in Pennsylvania

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What Am I?

a. Saratogab. Yorktownc. Lexington

Sarato

ga

Yorktown

Lexin

gton

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• General Cornwallis surrendered here• Led to the signing of the Treaty of Paris which

ended the war

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What Am I?

a. Mississippi Riverb. Missouri Riverc. Ohio River

Miss

issippi R

iver

Miss

ouri River

Ohio River

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• Largest river in the United States• Drains most of the land between the Rocky and

Appalachian Mountains• Flows from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico

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What Am I?

a. The Alamob. Bunker Hillc. Houston

The Alamo

Bunker Hill

Houston

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• Attacked by Santa Anna in 1836 – in San Antonio, Texas

• Americans held off Santa Anna’s army for 13 days

• Mexico won the battle

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independence

b. Constitutionc. Treaty of America

Declaration of In

depen...

Constitu

tion

Treaty of A

merica

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• Replaced the Articles of Confederation as the United States government

• Put into place because United States needed a stronger national government

• Created during the Constitutional Convention

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What Am I?

a. Virginia Planb. New Jersey Planc. Three-fifths Plan

Virginia Plan

New Jerse

y Plan

Three-fifths P

lan

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• Under this plan Congress would have one part or house

• Each state would be equally represented• Small states would be represented the

same as large states

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What Am I?

a. Battle of Yorktownb. Battle of Saratogac. Battle of Bunker Hill

Battle of Yorkt

own

Battle of Sara

toga

Battle of Bunker H

ill

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• American’s won the battle• A turning point in the Revolutionary War• After this battle, it looked as if the Americans

might have a chance to win the war

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What Am I?

a. Legislative Branchb. Executive Branchc. Judicial Branch

Legis

lative Branch

Execu

tive Branch

Judici

al Bra

nch

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• Makes the laws• Congress: Senate & House of Representatives• Powers include coining and printing money

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independenceb. Preamblec. Amendment

Declaration of In

depen...

Preamble

Amendment

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• The introduction to the Constitution• “We the people of the United States…”• Written by Gouverneur Morris

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What Am I?

a. Trail of Tearsb. Oregon Trailc. Western Trail

Trail o

f Tears

Orego

n Trail

Weste

rn Tra

il

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• Traveled by thousands of pioneers moving west• Began in Independence, Missouri• Pioneers traveled in wagons – trip took almost six

months

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What Am I?

a. Louisiana Purchaseb. Westward Expansionc. Oregon Trail

Louisi

ana Purchase

Westw

ard Exp

ansion

Orego

n Trail

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• Sold to the United States by France• More than doubled the size of the United States• Deal made between Thomas Jefferson and Napoleon

Bonaparte because France needed money for war

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What Am I?

a. Declaration of Independence

b. Reserved Powersc. Bill of Rights

Declaration of In

depen...

Reserved Powers

Bill of R

ights

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• First ten amendments of the Constitution• Protect the rights of people• Added to the Constitution in 1791

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What Am I?

a. Oregon Trailb. Trail to the Westc. Trail of Tears

Orego

n Trail

Trail t

o the W

est

Trail o

f Tears

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• Resulted from United States army forcing Cherokee Indians to move west

• Their journey was to walk 800 miles in bad weather• One out of every four Cherokee died

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