Cordova Social Studies

Year-in-Review (as of 05/20/13)

Procedure

  1. What is the FIRST thing you do when entering Mr. Cordova’s classroom?
  2. What is Cordova Cash?
  3. What happens to your grade if you turn in an assignment a day late?
  4. What kind of grade is your weekly E.Q. check worth?

5 Themes of geography

  1. List the 5 themes of Geography.
  2. What theme means “Where are you?”
  3. What theme means “Who is there and what are they doing to the land?”
  4. What theme means “What is it like?”
  5. What theme means “What is another name for it?”
  6. What theme means “How and why are people moving there?”

Geography of North Carolina

  1. Which region of North Carolina is known for its sandy beaches?
  2. Which region of North Carolina is also known as the sandhills?
  3. What region has the largest cities?
  4. Why would it be difficult for farmers to make a living in the westernmost region of North Carolina?

Native American Culture

  1. This tribe speaks Algonquin.
  2. This tribe lived in the Piedmont region of North Carolina.
  3. This tribe lived in the Mountain region of North Carolina.
  4. In what region of North Carolina did the Catawba tribe live?
  5. What tribe lived in the Tidewater?
  6. What was one example of Native American culture in N.C.?
  7. What language did the Tuscarora speak?

European Explorers & Columbian Exchange (Triangle Trade)

  1. What European explorer was famously known as the first person to discover the Americas?
  2. What is the Columbian Exchange?
  3. For whom was the Columbian Exchange named? Why did they name it after him?
  4. What did this explorer do to the Native Americans he found already living in the New world?
  5. What is another name for the Americas?
  6. What is another name for Europe and Africa (and Asia)?
  1. What good items were traded as part of the Columbian Exchange? Why were they good?
  2. What bad items were traded as part of the Columbian Exchange? Why were they bad?
  3. Which part of the world received the most benefit from the Columbian Exchange?
  4. What is another name for the Columbian Exchange?

Tuscarora War

  1. What was the Tuscarora War about?
  2. What groups fought in the Tuscarora War?
  3. Who were the leaders of the Tuscarora War?
  4. How did the Tuscarora War end?

13 Colonies

  1. Who founded North Carolina?
  2. What were the three regions of the 13 colonies?
  3. In which region of the 13 colonies was North Carolina?

Blackbeard

  1. What was Blackbeard’s legal name?
  2. What was just one of the crimes Blackbeard committed?
  3. Why would most pirates like Blackbeard NOT kill the people they robbed from?
  4. Where did Blackbeard commit most of his piracy? (be specific).
  5. Do we have pirates today? If so, where?

Slave Trade

  1. What is the slave trade?
  2. What one group of people sold more Africans into slavery than any other group?
  3. Why did people sell others into slavery?
  4. About how many Africans were sold into slavery?
  5. What were the three main groups of people that traded African slaves?
  6. When was slavery ended in the United States?
  7. What country was the last country to end slavery? When?
  8. What is the definition of an abolitionist?

French and Indian War (cause of the Revolutionary War)

  1. Who was fighting who in this war?
  2. What were these groups fighting about?
  3. What was the name of the land they were fighting for?
  4. How long did this war last?
  5. What was the name of the British Act (law) passed by King George III of England that caused the English colonists to be so upset?
  6. What two things did the law in question 56 do?

Regulator Movement/War (cause of the Revolutionary War)

  1. What was the Regulator Movement all about?
  2. In what region of N.C. did the Regulator Movement take place?

Boston Massacre (cause of the Revolutionary War)

  1. What was the main cause of the Boston Massacre?
  2. Who was the first man to be killed by the English soldiers?
  3. What was the name of the English Captain charged with the murder of the colonists?

Boston and Edenton Tea Parties (cause of the Revolutionary War)

  1. What happened at the Boston Tea Party? Why?
  2. What happened at the Edenton Tea Party? Why?
  3. In what state did the Edenton Tea Party take place?
  4. What was so unusual about the Edenton Tea Party?

British Acts/Laws of Parliament (cause of the Revolutionary War)

  1. What was the name of the law that placed a tax on all paper goods in the 13 colonies?
  2. What was the name of the law that closed the port of Boston to all trade?
  3. What was the name of the law that closed all the 13 colonies from all trade?
  4. What British Law allowed English soldiers to live in Americans’ homes?

Revolutionary War

  1. What events were the causes of the Revolutionary War?
  2. What is another name for the English?
  3. What is another name for the colonists?
  4. Why were the Battles of Lexington and Concord so important?
  5. What country did the Americans ally with in the war?
  6. Why did the Americans ally with the country in question 75?
  7. Why did the country in question 75 ally with the Americans?
  8. Which side did many Native Americans join during the Revolutionary War?
  9. What happened to the Native Americans after the Revolutionary War ended?
  10. Why did the Americans invade and attack the Canadians?
  11. Who won the battle in question 79?
  12. Who won the Revolutionary War?
  13. Who warned the English colonists that “The British are coming”?
  14. What famous American military general, best known for being a traitor, participated in the Invasion of Canada?

Revolutionary War Leaders

  1. What was Patrick Henry best known for?
  2. What was Benedict Arnold best known for?
  3. What war (besides the Revolutionary War) did Washington fight in?
  4. Where did Cornwallis fight a battle with Washington wherein Washington was forced to flee under the cover of darkness?
  5. What is Washington best known for?
  6. What is Cornwallis best known for?
  7. When did Washington die?
  8. When did Cornwallis die?
  9. What was the first name of Washington’s wife?
  10. What was the first name of Cornwallis’ wife?

Branches of Government

  1. What power does the Executive branch have?
  2. What power does the Legislative branch have?
  3. What power does the Judicial branch have?
  4. What power does the Executive branch have over the legislative branch?
  5. What is another name for the Executive branch?
  6. What is the only branch that is not elected by the people? Why?
  7. What does checks and balances mean?

Articles and the Constitution

  1. Which did not have separation of powers?
  2. Which gave the federal government the power to tax the states?
  3. Which required unanimous approval before adding new laws?
  4. Which was the 1st constitution?
  5. Which constitution was the strongest? What was one reason it was stronger?
  6. Under the U.S. Constitution, what fraction of Congress needs to vote for the proposal of an amendment?
  7. What was the name of the plan that favored large states?
  8. What was the name of the plan that favored small states?
  9. What city was the Constitutional Convention held?

Bill of Rights

  1. The first ___ amendments are known as the Bill of Rights.
  2. What is a synonym for amendment?
  3. What amendment grants protection from cruel and unusual punishment?
  4. What amendment granted the right to freedom of speech?
  5. What amendment protected against quartering?
  6. What amendment granted you the right to a speedy trial?
  7. What amendment granted you protection from excessive bail?
  8. What does “no established religion” mean?

War of 1812

  1. Who fought who in this war?
  2. What American military leader fought in the war and later became president of the United States?
  3. What was one critical battle fought in the war?
  4. Who won?

Westward Expansion

  1. What is Manifest Destiny?
  2. What is the Louisiana Purchase?
  3. Who explored the Louisiana Purchase?
  4. Who originally owned the land that was the Louisiana Purchase before any other group of people?
  5. What president forced the Native Americans off their land?
  6. Why did the Americans forcibly remove Native Americans from their land?
  7. What hardships did the Native Americans suffer during their forced removal?
  8. What is the nickname given the forced removal of the Native Americans?
  9. Who was leader of the Cherokee before and during forced Indian Removal?
  10. Who claimed to be leader of the Cherokee during their negotiations with the American president?
  11. Why did the false leader in question 132 claim to be leader of the Cherokee?

Mexican-American War

  1. Who fought who in this war?
  2. Why did this war begin?
  3. How did this war affect the American Civil War that came later?

American Civil War

  1. What were the four causes of the war?
  2. Why are there so many differences between the North and South?
  3. What compromise effectively divided the country into two halves?
  4. What did the Fugitive slave law do?
  5. What was the Fugitive slave law’s nickname?
  6. Why was the Fugitive slave law nicknamed as it was?
  7. When was Lincoln elected president?
  8. In his 1859 speech, what did Lincoln discuss?
  9. Where was the first battle of the war?
  10. What was the first state to secede from the United States?
  11. What was the last state to secede from the United States?
  12. Which side did Virginia belong to, North or South?
  13. What small territory was part of neither North or South?
  14. What were two other names for the North?
  15. What were two other names for the South?
  16. What were two strengths of the North?
  17. What were two strength of the South?
  18. What is a blockade?
  19. What Northern general came up with a plan to blockade the South?
  20. What was the name of this blockade of the South and what was it named after?
  21. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
  22. Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
  23. What advantage did a rifle have over older types of guns?
  24. What is an ironclad?
  25. What was one advantage AND disadvantage of the ironclad?
  26. What was one advantage AND disadvantage of the submarine?
  27. How did the Gatling machine gun change the way soldiers fight?
  28. Which side named the Battle of Bull Run?
  29. What was the alternate name for the Battle of Bull Run?
  30. What city was capital of the North?
  31. What city was capital of the South?
  32. Where was the first major land battle of the Civil War fought?
  33. How did “Stonewall” Jackson receive his nickname?
  34. What technology proved instrumental in the winner’s victory at the 1st Battle of Bull Run?
  35. When was the 1st Battle of Bull Run fought?
  36. When was the 2nd Battle of Bull Run fought?
  37. Which battle of the Civil War was the only one fought in the North?
  38. What is total war?
  39. Does the United States fight any total wars today? Why?
  40. How many total dead were there at the Battle of Gettysburg?
  41. What side did General Braxton Bragg fight for?
  42. What kind of reputation did General Braxton Bragg have? Explain.
  43. In terms of war, what does “theater” mean?
  44. What is artillery?

The Reconstruction

  1. What is the Reconstruction?
  2. What was one purpose of the Reconstruction?
  3. Under Lincoln’s Reconstruction plan, what percentage of a state’s voters needed to swear allegiance to the United States?
  4. Who assassinated Lincoln?
  5. Who became president after Lincoln was assassinated?
  6. What amendment abolished slavery?
  7. What amendment guaranteed citizenship to all male citizens?
  8. Who did Johnson blame for all the violence in the South?
  9. Which Reconstruction plan divided the South into military districts under the control of Northern military leaders?
  10. What Amendment granted all American males the right to vote?
  11. What is a carpetbagger?
  12. What is a scalawag?
  13. These laws, passed by the South, banned interracial marriage and prevented blacks from joining juries.

The Industrial Era (Gilded Age)

  1. What term was used to refer to numerous African Americans migrating from the South to the North?
  2. What is child labor?
  3. What is the transcontinental railroad?
  4. What is a subsidy?
  5. What nickname did railroad owners receive during this time?
  6. Why did the railroad owners receive the nickname in question 198 above?
  7. What evidence of corruption was there in the railroad business?
  8. What is horizontal integration?
  9. What is vertical integration?
  10. What is an example of horizontal integration?
  11. What is an example of vertical integration?

Spanish-American War

  1. What convinced the United States to enter into war against Spain?
  2. What is yellow journalism?
  3. Do we still have yellow journalism today? Explain by giving me a specific example.
  4. What territories did the United States acquire after the Spanish-American War?

American Imperialism and World War I (The Great War)

  1. What is imperialism?
  2. Why did the United States engage in imperialism?
  3. What one event started World War I?
  4. What were the four main background causes of World War I?
  5. Which side in World War I did the United States join?
  6. Why did the United States join the side it did?
  7. Name one alliance in World War I and the names of at least two countries that were a part of that alliance.
  8. Much of the fighting in World War I took place in what specific type of battlefield?
  9. The policy developed by the United States after WWI to avoid involvement in international wars is known as what?

The Roaring 20s, Prohibition, and the Great Depression

  1. What is a “Flashy Flapper”?
  2. What nickname was given to those smuggling alcohol?
  3. What was the justification for Prohibition?
  4. What Amendment started Prohibition?
  5. What Amendment ended Prohibition?

World War II

  1. What countries were members of the Allies?
  2. What countries were members of the Axis?
  3. In theory and in practice, this type of government is totally controlled by a few people (sometimes just one person) and oppresses opposing viewpoints.
  4. Which alliance won the war?
  5. Which Axis country was the first to surrender? Why?
  6. Which Axis country was the last to surrender? Why?
  7. Which American president decided to drop two atomic bombs on an Axis country? Which country did he drop the bombs on?
  8. What were three atrocities committed during the Holocaust?
  9. Why did the Nazis target Jews and other groups of people in the Holocaust?
  10. Who was the leader of the United States?
  11. Who was the leader of Italy?
  12. Who was the leader of the United Kingdom?
  13. Who was the leader of Germany?
  14. What kind of government did Germany, Italy, and Japan all possess?
  15. What kind of government did America possess?
  16. What kind of government did the Soviet Union possess?

The Cold War and Communism

  1. What is the Cold War?
  2. What is Containment?
  3. How are the Korean War, Vietnam War, and the Cold War related?
  4. Why did the United States enter into the Korean War?
  5. What countries fought in the Korean War?
  6. What is one goal of Communism? Why does it not succeed at this goal?
  7. How many major reasons are there for the failure of Communism?
  8. What are three reasons that Communism as a government and economy fail?

The Korean War and the Vietnam War

  1. This war was the first action of the Cold War.
  2. 58,000 Americans died in this war.
  3. America abandoned the southern part of this country in what war?
  4. Of the two wars, in which did America refuse to use nuclear weapons because they were afraid it may lead to war with China?
  5. Of the two wars, in which did many returning American soldiers face criticism for their actions during the war?
  6. What are two things in common between the Korean and Vietnam Wars?
  7. What are two facts specific to the Korean War?
  8. What are two facts specific to the Vietnam War?
  9. Which war came first?
  10. When did the Korean War take place?
  11. When did the Vietnam War take place?
  12. What are two things that the Korean War, Vietnam War, and Cold War all have in common?
  13. How is the War on Communism (Cold War) similar to the War on Terror?
  14. How is the War on Communism (Cold War) different than the War on Terror?

Cordova Social Studies

Year-in-Review (as of 05/20/13)