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