What is the difference between physical maps and political
maps?
• Physical maps show landforms and political maps show states, cities, and capitals.
Name the three branches of government and tell what each
branch does.
• legislature branch: makes laws
• executive branch: the president can veto or reject the law
• judicial branch: the supreme court decides if the law is constitutional or unconstitutional
What is the Declaration of Independence?
• Thomas Jefferson and other early American leaders wrote the Declaration of Independence to declare the colonists free from British rule, today it is a symbol of American freedom and personal rights for all
Why was slavery so important to many people in the South?
• They wanted more enslaved people to help produce cotton
• They wanted the slaves to help take care of their plantations and farms
What are abolitionists?
• People who are against slavery
• What did some abolitionists do to try to end slavery?
• They printed antislavery newspapers and spoke against slavery
What laws segregated African Americans from other Americans and made it
difficult for them to vote?
•Jim Crow Laws
What is the difference between a primary source and a secondary
source?
• A primary source includes words from the original document from the person who said it, a secondary source gives second hand
information about an event or document
Why did the Great Plains buffalo almost become extinct?
• Settlers destroyed their habitat, their cattle brought deadly diseases, and hunters killed them
In the late 1800’s what invention made communication easier?
• The telephone which was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876
What was the purpose of the League of Nations?
• To give nations a way to solve problems peacefully without war
What did many American’s experience during the Great
Depression?
• they lost their jobs and became homeless
Why did the U.S. join the conflict of World War II?
• the U.S. was attacked by Japan on Pearl Harbor, so the U.S. wanted to fight back
What did the Navajo code talkers do in World War II?
• They created a secret code that the Japanese could not understand.
What was the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950’s?
• The Supreme Court ruled that segregation on buses was illegal, gave more rights to African Americans
What are some things that describes TN’s culture?
• blues, blue grass, country, and rock music
• walking horses, festivals
Why did people immigrate to the U.S.?
• Greater freedoms, religious freedoms, more jobs, a better life
What was the Dust Bowl?
• The Great Plains people suffered from droughts, some moved, and crops died
In what ways did immigrants from other countries help the
U.S.?
• they built railroads, dug mines, and worked in factories
Who was Admiral Albert Gleaves?
• In WWI, he commanded the ships that carried American soldiers to war.
Who worked for immigrants and kids to have better working
conditions?
• Sammuel Gompers: he was the president of AFL too
What was the Dred Scott Decision?
• It was when Chief Justice Roger Taney said that a slave that was free had no rights (Dred Scott was the freed slave who took his case to the Supreme Court)
Who was Jane Adams?
• She founded the Hull House to help the immigrants out, she helped them learn job skills
What made bus companies loose money because they refused to ride
the bus? Who helped start this movement by refusing to give up her seat on the bus for a white person?
• Montgomery Bus Boycott
• Rosa Parks
What was the purpose of the American Indian Movement (AIM) during the 1960’s and
1970’s?
• To gain rights promised by the government
Who is responsible for leading the local, state, and federal
government?
• Local: mayor
• State: governor
• Federal: president
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