What important document was ratified in 1787 in the United States?
The Magna Carta
Treaty of Paris
Declaration of Independence
The Constitution
What type of map shows the borders of countries and states?
Political
Thematic
Treasure
Physical
What's the name of the imaginary lines that stretch across the globe horizontally?
International
Latitude
Prime
Longitude
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)
Tropical
Arctic
Cold and Snowy
At the coordinates: 37 degrees N, 79 degrees W approximately, where would you be on earth?
In Russia
In Australia
In North America
In Africa
What does pioneer mean?
A pirate who steered ships
A person who made wheels for wagons
A grower of pine trees
A person who moves to an unsettled area
What caused yellow fever to spread in the Unites States in the late 1700’s?
Fleas that lived on rats
Sick chickens
Mosquitoes that loved moist, humid air
Black flies that landed on food
Name the document that governed the unsettled part of the U.S. near the Great Lakes in 1787.
Louisiana Purchase
Mississippi Basin
Northwest Ordinance
Texas Territory
Before a territory could be considered a state, what did the population have to be?
200,000
1,000,000
60,000
25,000
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?
Sewing machines and candy makers
Mills, plows, and trains
Lamps and computers
What fuel did the steam engines use to heat the water?
Dung
Oil
Coal
Wood
Which was not a danger with coal mining?
Smallpox
Firedamp- explosive air
Chokedamp- not enough air
Blacklung- damage to lungs
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 injecting fluid from the sores of a person with cowpox
By injecting a strong solution of vinegar
By exposing the person to several people with smallpox
By injecting fluid from a cow with cowpox
