Chapter 6 Social Studies

Question 1

Who were the first people in North America

Answer 1

The Native Americans

Question 2

What is the oldest lasting settlement

Answer 2

Saint Augustine send

Question 3

Which document said the laws for Our government

Answer 3

The Declaration of Independence

Question 4

How did President Jefferson double the size of our country

Answer 4

Louisiana purchase

Question 5

Which country ruled our colonies in the 1700s

Answer 5

England

Question 6

Why did the pioneers traveled west in the 1800’s

Answer 6

Some wanted farming and some wanted jobs

Question 7

Which document freed the slaves and was signed by President Lincoln

Answer 7

Emancipation proclamation

Question 8

Which person led Jamestown and help keep the peace

Answer 8

John Smith

Question 9

Which Native American was a friend Jamestown and she helps keep the peace

Answer 9

Sacagawea

Question 10

Who was the men that explored the Louisiana purchase

Answer 10

Lewis and Clark

Question 11

What caused the Boston tea party

Answer 11

The British was charging too much taxes in the colonist was upset

Question 12

What is built to protect you from Weather

Answer 12

Shelter

Question 13

Colony

Answer 13

It’s a settlement ruled by country that is far away

Question 14

Immigrant

Answer 14

A person who comes to live in a country from somewhere else in the world

Question 15

Explorer

Answer 15

A person who goes to find out about a place

Question 16

Settler

Answer 16

One of the first people to live in a new community

Question 17

Tax

Answer 17

The money that citizens pay to the government for goods and services

Question 18

Patriotism

Answer 18

Feeling of pride in one’s country

Question 19

Settlement

Answer 19

A new community

Question 20

What were some of the reasons that the colonists fought Britain in the revolutionary war

Answer 20

Britain was passing laws that the colonists thought was unfair

They were also angry that they had no part in making the laws

And they did not like the taxes on goods such as sugar and tea

Question 21

What were the different views between the north and the south doing the Civil War

Answer 21

Slavery-

The north of us against it and the south was not

Question 22

Why did explorers first come to North America

Answer 22

To find treasure and to spread their religion

They wanted to look for jobs and they wanted more farming room