| Click for Question/Definition | Click for Answer |
| Which house has equal representation? | Senate |
| AKA 7 Years War | French and Indian War |
| Manifest Destiny | Polk |
| long, cold winters; short, cool summersdry air - mountains, low precipitation , | Highlands |
| LOCATION ACCESSIBLE FROM MANY AREAS | Successful Cities |
| 1820 admitted Missouri to the union as a slave state and Maine as a free state. | Missouri Compromise |
| most critical Founding Fathers of the United States, major figure in the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity | Benjamin Frankilin |
| responsible for establishing the first English colony in the New World, on June 4, 1584,[2] at Roanoke Island in present-day North Carolina,known as "The Lost Colony", order to conductsearch of El Dorado | Sir Walter Ralegh |
| system of land distribution | Headright System |
| FDR programs to help combat the Great Depression | The New Deal |
| Black Codes; Jim Crow laws; CRA 1866; 14th Amendment | Andrew Johnson |
| Which President challenged scientists to send a man to the moon? | John Kennedy |
| Dropped A-bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki;Japan surrendered in 1945;Truman Doctrine-$400 Mil in military aid to Greece and Turkey to keep communism out; Marshall Plan - to rebuild Europe. | Harry Truman |
| French explorer travelled all the way down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico. | de La Salle |
| Spanish Explorer from Italy that sailed in 1492 | Columbus |
| What are the duties of the House of Representatives? | Tax laws, power to impeach President, decide if gov. officials go to trial |
| enough moisture to support vegetation | Semi-Arid Climate |
| INTRODUCED IN THE 20TH CENTURY, PRESERVES BOTHE THE SHAPE AND RELATIONSHIP OF THE GLOBE; HOWEVER, IT IS DIFFICULT TO NDERSTAND OREIENTATION AND BECAUSE THE CONE IS BISECTED AT A MERIDIAN, ONE SECTION IS ALWAYS MISSING | Conic Projections |
| Which President Served during the Civil War; and ended slavery? | Abraham Lincoln |
| civil rights/vietnam/war on poverty; 24th amendment - abolished poll tax; 1968 MLK murdered | Lyndon Johnson |
| Spanish Explorer 1522 | del Cano |
| Portuguese explorer 1487 | Dias |
| Voting age lowered to 18 | 26th Amendment |
| Ended Slavery | 13th Amendment |
| 1st european (Spanish explorer) to describe America from Florida through Arizona and setthe stage for the conquest of Native America. | Cabeza de Vaca |
| Who were the federalists? | Proponents of the Constitution during the ratification fight; the political party of Hamilton, Jefferson and Adams. |
| warm-cool summers, no dry season | Marine West Coast |
| terms; New Deal;Administrations:(CCC),(AAA),(TVA),(HLC),National Recovery Admin,FDIC,(PWA),(CWA),(SEC),FHA,(WPA),(RA); Ended Depression, Entered WWII, New roads and buildings; Neutrality Act; CASH and CARRY; After attack on Pearl Harbor, was declared | Franklin D Roosevelt |
| 1535 French Explorer who searched for a NW passage to China. | Cartier |
| What is population growth? | Increased demand for food. |
| What did President Johnson's Great Society programs do? | Supplied federal funds to school districts, set up a program for disadvantaged preschoolers, provided for federal intervention to protect African American registration and voting in six states, set up an insurance program for people over 65 years old. |
| What year were women in the US granted the right to vote? | 1920 |
| Map split into sections in center of land masses-made distance hard to measure | Goode Map |
| makes laws official. The approves and carries out laws passed by the legislative branch. The President approves and carries out laws passed by the legislative branch.He appoints or removes cabinet members and officials. He negotiates treaties, and acts | Role of Executive Branch |
| What did Hoover do about the Great Depression? | He refused to do much to help indidviuals because he thought government should not interfere with business and people's lives-lead to super-state=loss of freedom. |
| Court case in 1896 that established the doctrine of separate but equal and upheld a Louisiana law requiring that blacks and whites occupy separate rail cars. | Plessy v. Ferguson |
| 15th Amendment | Ulysses S Grant |
| Climate of a region using color or patterns | Climate Map |
| 1513 Spanish explorer, 1st governor of Puerto Rico and discovered Florida while searching for the fountain of youth. | Ponce de Leon |
| What is the Trail of Tears? | The government forced 15,000 Cherokees to leave Georgia for Oklahoma. At least 4000 died on the way. 1838 |
| General during WWII | Dwight Eisenhower |
| 1608 French explorer claimed Canada for France and founded Quebec. | de Champlain |
| Hired by England to find the Northeast passage to China | Henry Hudson |
| Protection for person accused of crime | 5th Amendment |
| Name 5 reasons Jamestown failed. | Lack of food, indian attacks, malaria/disease, concentrated on looking for gold and leader did not respond to challenges of the wilderness. |
| English Explorer 1583 | Gilbert |
| Serve 6 year terms, confirm or disapprove treaties, confirm or disapprove presidential appointments, hold trail for a government official who commits a crime against the country, power to remove official from office | Senate |
| Inspired Columbus | Marco Polo |
| an American politician and the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States, Father of the Constitution,supervised the Louisiana Purchase, led the nation into the War of 1812 | James Madison |
| cool, wet winters; warm, dry summersmoderate precipitation, broadleaf deciduous trees | Humid Continental |
| Raw petroleum, iron, copper, & uranium | Nonrenewable Resources |
| founded Province of Pennsylvania | William Penn |
| New Freedom | Woodrow Wilson |
| What is deforestation? | Increased soil erosion, leads to imparied water cycle in specific ecosystem and ultimately the earth. |
| Ratified in 1870, this amendment prohibited the denial or abridgment of the right to vote by the federal government or state governments on the basis of race, color or prior condition as a slave. Intended to guarantee African Americans right to vote. | 15th Amendment |
| How does regional natural resources impact international relations? | Possession of rare minerals ( South Africa) and large deposits of energy resources (Saudi Arabia) strenghten a states position in global affairs. Fewer resources can be overcome (Japan). |
| cold to mild all year, low total precipitation | Continental Subarctic |
| Destruction of large areas of forest due to clear cutting by humans | Deforestation |
| Under the Articles of Confederation, congress could NOT do what? | Tax |
| President during WWII | Woodrow Wilson |
| 1854 repealed the Missouri Compromise, split the Louisiana Purchase into 2 territories and allowed its settlers to accept or reject slavery by popular sovereignty. Enflamed slavery issue and led opponents to form Republican Party. | Kansas-Nebraska Act |
| What can the Executive branch do? | Approves or vetoes bills, makes treaties, grants pardons and reprieves, enforces laws, commissions officers to armed forces, Commander in Chief of armed forces, head of state, appoints or removes cabinet members and National CEO |
| Uses false color and 3-D shading to show changes in altitude | Relief Map |
| Less than 30 cm of annual rainfall; aren't always hot, some cold at night, some cold year round; cacti-succulents; desert mice, snakes, nocturnal species | Desert |
| Who helped establish the FDIC? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| As human population increases, farming, construction, mining, & energy development decrease | Population Growth |
| Paper, glass, & aluminum | Renewable Resources |
| Detailed and accurate graphic representation of cultural and natural features on ground. Includes manmade features like roads, bridges, and mines. shows relative position land elevation of mountains, landforms and bodies of water | Topographical Map |
| 1673 French explorer journeyed down the Mississippi River. | Marquette |
| Which President set precedents for the President's role in government? | George Washington |
| Sailed on 3 year voyage around the world | Magellan |
| Natural growth rate = | Birth and Death Rates |
| 1756-1763 pitted Britain against France for control of North America AKA French and Indian War | 7 Years War |
| Cartier, de Champlain, Cavelier, de La Salle, Marquette | French Explorers |
| Quatering soldiers | 3rd Amendment |
| Watergate/opening of China; only president to resign; Ceasar Chevez-mex immigrant fought for = pay for imm. workers; NFWA later changed to UFW; he eventually gained bargaining agreements for workers.; 27th Amendment; Roe v Wade; Last troops return from VN | Richard Nixon |
| Unreasonable search/seizure | 4th Amendment |
| Includes country names, borders, physical ocean features and island names, boundaries, divisions and capitals. | Political Map |
| Spanish explorer 1519 Sailed for Mexico. Adversary was Montezuma. | Cortes |
| Who established the Tennessee Valley Authority? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| Organized US steel Corp(1901); International Harvest Corp(1902); Northern Securities Corp; Rockefeller OIL; Vanderbilt RAILROAD; Carnegie STEEL; Panama Canal; Industrial workers for WWI; | Theodore Roosevelt |
| Spanish explorer in the 1530's. Conqueror of the Inca Empire and founder of Lima. | Pizarro |
| divided world with a line which granted Spain all lands to the west of the line and Portugal all lands to the east. | Treaty of Tordesillas |
| was a central and critical figure in the founding of the United States, and is commonly referred to as father of the nation, 1789 was elected the first President of the United States of America.[2] He served two four-year terms from 1789 to 1797 | George Washington |
| What are the duties fo the Senate? | Power to remove official from office; hold trials for govt. officials and Confirm/disapprove treaties or Presidential appts. |
| an act of the Second Continental Congress, adopted on July 4, 1776, declared that the Thirteen Colonies were independent of the Kingdom of Great Britain written by Thomas Jefferson | Declaration of Independence |
| Britain; 1215; Need royal assent for bill to become law | Magna Carta |
| court case that established special protections for working women | Miller v. Oregon |
| dry, warm summer and cool, wet winter | Mediterranean |
| How does consumption of resources impact world economy? | Mineral depletion and over use=shortages=economic decline in certain areas. |
| Right to due process | 5th Amendment |
| Cabot, Drake, Hudson, Ralegh, Gilbert, Frobisher | English Explorers |
| tribe of Native Americans who live in the Pacific Northwest region (Columbia River Plateau) of the United States, covered parts of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, in an area surrounding the Snake, Salmon and the Clear Water Rivers | Nez Perce |
| What is the benefit of the American two party system? | Allows for greater representation of the people. |
| 1963 the best. used by US geographic service, National Geography society and most educational institutions. | Robinson Map |
| Modern Republicanism | Eisenhower |
| War between Britain and the United States | War of 1812 |
| What are the three branches of government? | Executive, Legislative and Judicial |
| cold, long winters; very short mild season,snow all year, low deciduous shrubs, mosses, lichens | Arctic |
| After WWI the US economy... | Economy of U.S. expanded at unprecedented rates |
| Compromise of 1850 - Fugitive Slave Act amended enforcing penalties with regard to runaways; CA admitted as Free, abolition of slave trade; UT territory created; NM territory created; TX annexed. | Millard Fillmore |
| 1513 Spanish explorer who discovered Pacific Ocean, crossed isthmus of panama | Vasco Numiz de Balboa |
| Balboa, De Vaca, De Coronado, Cortes, De Soto, Pizarro, De Leon, Magellan, del Cano | Spanish Explorers |
| Anti-slavery extrmist-John Brown and his followers took 5 proslavery men from cabins in Kansas and murdered them. | Bleeding Kansas |
| Right to bear arms | 2nd Amendment |
| Petrolrum production has negative impact by increaing human activity; hyrdroelectric projects alter terrain | Energy Development |
| What is a strength of the 2 party system? | Allows for greater representation of people |
| Laws are written, discussed and voted on in Congress | Role of Legislative Branch |
| 1850 made it easier for slave owners to recapture runaway slaves | Fugitive Slave Law |
| When representatives gathered to draft a constitution they turned to what? | The Magna Carta which was written 575 years before the Constitution. |
| End of Cold War; Berllin wall came down | Ronald Reagan |
| the first governing document, or constitution, of the United States of America, set the rules for operations of the "United States" confederation | Articles of Confederation |
| What was the main weakness of the Articles of Confederation? | Each state retained sovereignty and unicameral congress. |
| Who passed the Agricultural Adjustment Act? | Franklin Roosevelt |
| AKA Giovanni Caboto 1497 English explorer | John Cabot |
| fifth President of the United States (1817-1825), Opponent of the Federalists, Diplomat for Jefferson | James Monroe |
| English, traded with the Indians, mapped the Chesapeake Bay, instituted military discipline, and helped make Jamestown, Virginia a success | Captain John Smith |
| 1519-1521 Spanish Explorer | Magellan |
| The forests occur along the equator. There are only two seasons—wet and dry | Tropical Forest |
| hot summers, no dry season | Humid Subtropical |
| amendment ratified in 1865 that prohibited slavery and involuntary solitude | 13th Amendment |
| Variable rainfall; wet and dry seasons; high amounts of light; # of high tree species; unusually high # of species | Tropical Forest |
| What is global warming? | Increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere=greenhouse effect |
| Meeting of delegates from 12 colonies in Philidelphia in 1774. Denied Parliaments authority to legislate for the colonies, condemned British actions toward the colonies, created the continental assoc. and endorsed a call to take up arms. | 1st Continental Congress |
| Projected the parallels of latitude growing further apart as they left the equator. | Mercator Map |
| Poll tax prohibited | 24th Amendment |
| AKA John Cabot 1497 English explorer | Giovanni Caboto |
| 1819 banking court case where the Supreme Court propped up the idea of implied powers meaning the constitution could be broadly interpreted. Also asserted the supremacy of federal power over state power. | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| 1819 court case that ruled that the constitution protected charters given to corporations by states. | Dartmouth College v. Woodward |
| Which house is based on population in state? | House of Representatives |
| second President (1797–1801), Opponent of Stamp Act 1765, on committee that drafted the Declaration of Independence | John Adams |
| 1540 Spanish explorer who searched for the 7 cities of Cibola. | de Coronado |
| cool summer, cold winter | Subarctic |
| Use of fossil fuels, coal, oil, natural gas, & gasoline has increased levels of carbon dioxide in lower atmosphere | Global Warming |
| How does regional natural resources impact international relations? | Competing transportation costs for ore, coal, and finished steel will determine the location of steel mills. |
| Five Freedoms: Speech, religion, press, assemble, peacefully protest | 1st Amendment |
| 1824 court case that affirmed and expanded the power of the federal govt. to regulate interstate commerce. | Gibbons v. Ogden |
| Columbus, Vespucci, da Verazzanno, Marco Polo | Italian Explorers |
| Portuguese explorer 1497 | de Gama |
| influenced by national and religous rivalries, as seen in works by early Protestant historians describing the period of Spanish imperialism, the unfair depiction of Spain and Spaniards as bloodthirsty cruel, intolerant, greedy and fanatical | Black Legend |
| Great Depression; Refused to do too much,thought the Government should not interfere. Federal Farm board; lent money to farmers in S, but would not permit relief. 1932 - Reconstruction Finance Corp. Banking Act of 1932. | Herbert Hoover |
| What amendments were added to the Bill of Rights immediately AFTER the Civil War? | 13th, 14th and 15th |
| Court case that reversed Plessy v. Ferguson decision that established the separate but equal doctrine. Found segregation in schools unequal and initiated an effort to integrate the nations public schools. | Brown v. Board of Education |
| maps that use colors, lines, symbols, tints, and shading to demonstrate physical characteristics of the subject area and often include roads and other artificial objects. | Physical Map |
| provided "equal protection" | 14th Amendment |
| 1775 Organized continental army and comissioned George Washington to lead it then begin requisitioning men and supplies for the war effort. | 2nd Continental Congress |
| English Explorer 1576 | Frobisher |
| oversees the court system of the U.S. the Supreme Court rules whether something is constitutional or unconstitutional | Role of Judicial Branch |
| serve a two year term, start laws that make people pay taxes, decide if government officials should be put to trial before the senate, has power to impeach | House of Representatives |
| Amendment ratified in 1868 that provided citizenship to ex-slaves after the Civil War and protected equal rights for all US citizens. | 14th Amendment |
| What is energy development? | Increased competition for scarce resources (coal) and increased local pollution levels like acid rain. |
| Why were the Founders afraid of majority tyranny? | because they feared that the majority might try to undermind the freedoms of minorities and threaten individual rights. |
| Democracy in the US is... | Incomplete and NOT operating as it might because it remains a work in progress. |
| What can the Legislative branch do? | coin money, maintain a military, declare war on other countries, regulate interstate and foreign commerce |
| case concerning constitutional right to abortion | Roe v. Wade |
| Opened first all water trade route between Europe & Asia | De Gama |
| What events fueled the pre-civil war conflict over slavery? | Territorial expansion (compromise 1850), fugitive slave act, Kansas Nebraska act, Bleeding Kansas |
| cold temps; permafrost; no trees/tall plants; shrubby vegetations w/roots that don't penetrate subsoil; mosquitoes because of standing water | Tundra |
| Right to vote for women | 19th Amendment |
| 1539 Spanish explorer trekked across the southeast from Florida to the Mississippi River. | de Soto |
