What important document was ratified in 1787 in the United States?
The Magna Carta
The Constitution
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
What type of map shows the borders of countries and states?
Thematic
Treasure
Physical
Political
What's the name of the imaginary lines that stretch across the globe horizontally?
Longitude
Prime
International
Latitude
What's the name of the famous longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England?
Prime Meridian
Equator
International dateline
If you live near the equator, what would the climate be like?
Temperate (medium)
Arctic
Tropical
Cold and Snowy
At the coordinates: 37 degrees N, 79 degrees W approximately, where would you be on earth?
In Australia
In Africa
In Russia
In North America
What does pioneer mean?
A person who made wheels for wagons
A person who moves to an unsettled area
A pirate who steered ships
A grower of pine trees
What caused yellow fever to spread in the Unites States in the late 1700’s?
Mosquitoes that loved moist, humid air
Sick chickens
Black flies that landed on food
Fleas that lived on rats
Name the document that governed the unsettled part of the U.S. near the Great Lakes in 1787.
Northwest Ordinance
Mississippi Basin
Louisiana Purchase
Texas Territory
Before a territory could be considered a state, what did the population have to be?
1,000,000
200,000
60,000
25,000
Who perfected the steam engine in 1769?
Thomas Edison
James Watt
Isaac Newton
Eli Whitney
What sorts of things did the steam engine run in the late 1700’s and early 1800’s?
Sewing machines and candy makers
Mills, plows, and trains
Lamps and computers
What fuel did the steam engines use to heat the water?
Oil
Wood
Dung
Coal
Which was not a danger with coal mining?
Blacklung- damage to lungs
Chokedamp- not enough air
Firedamp- explosive air
Smallpox
In a steam engine, where did the steam FIRST collect, which would later power the pistons in a locomotive?
In the smokebox
In the firebox
In the top of the boiler
In the chimney
How did the smallpox vaccine work in a patient?
By injecting fluid from a cow with cowpox
By injecting fluid from the sores of a person with cowpox
By exposing the person to several people with smallpox
By injecting a strong solution of vinegar
