Unit Two Social Studies

Question 1

Grant

Answer 1

And official document that gives permission for something

Question 2

Ally

Answer 2

A partner in war

Question 3

Pioneer

Answer 3

A person who first settles in a place

Question 4

Frontier

Answer 4

Land that lies beyond settled areas

Question 5

Self-sufficient

Answer 5

Able to do everything for oneself with no help from other people

Question 6

Independence

Answer 6

Freedom to govern on one’s own

Question 7

Revolution

Answer 7

A sudden great change, such as the overthrow of a government.

Question 8

Militia

Answer 8

A volunteer army

Question 9

Census

Answer 9

An official population count

Question 10

Constitution

Answer 10

A plan of government

Question 11

Democracy

Answer 11

A form of government in which people rule by making decisions themselves or by electing people to make decisions for them

Question 12

Know the sequence of events, what was first 1754

Answer 12

French and Indian war was first at 1754

Question 13

What is Daniel Boone famous for

Answer 13

Founded Boonesborough

Question 14

What is George Rogers Clark famous for

Answer 14

Led the Kentucky militia

Question 15

What is King George the third (III) famous for

Answer 15

Issued the proclamation in 1763

Question 16

What is Jane Coomes famous for

Answer 16

Started the first school in Kentucky

Question 17

What is George Nicholas famous for

Answer 17

Wrote Kentucky’s Constitution

Question 18

What is Isaac Shelby famous for

Answer 18

He was the first governor of Kentucky

Question 19

Colony

Answer 19

A land ruled by a distant country

Question 20

Know the sequence of events, what happened second in 1775

Answer 20

Boonsboro in Harrodsburg were settled in 1775

Question 21

Know the sequence of events what happened third, in 1776

Answer 21

The declaration of independence happened in 1776 it was the third event asked about

Question 22

Know the sequence of events, what happened fourth in 1783

Answer 22

The Revolutionary war ended in 1783

Question 23

Know the sequence of events, what happened fifth in 1792

Answer 23

Kentucky becomes a state in 1792

Question 24

Kentucky’s official name is the commonwealth of Kentucky commonwealth means what

Answer 24

For the good of everyone

Question 25

Kentucky's first Constitution was written in

Answer 25

1792

Question 26

The three branches of Kentucky's government are

Answer 26

The legislative The executive The judicial

Question 27

The leader of the executive branch is

Answer 27

The governor

Question 28

Kentucky legislature is called the

Answer 28

General assembly

Question 29

The House of Representatives has how many members

Answer 29

100

Question 30

The Senate has how many members

Answer 30

38

Question 31

Who is the governor of Kentucky

Answer 31

Steve Breshear

Question 32

Who is the lieutenant governor

Answer 32

Crit Luallen

Question 33

Who is the attorney general

Answer 33

Jack Conway

Question 34

Who is the secretary of state

Answer 34

Allison Grimes

Question 35

How many senators does Jefferson county have

Answer 35

Eight

Question 36

How many state representatives does Jefferson county have

Answer 36

18

Question 37

A proclamation is

Answer 37

And order from a country's leader to its citizens

Question 38

What happened after the French and Indian war

Answer 38

France gave up its claim to Kentucky

Question 39

Pioneer is

Answer 39

A person who first settled in a new place

Question 40

Went to Kentucky become a state

Answer 40

1792

Question 41

How did Cumberland gap promote the settlement of Kentucky

Answer 41

They provided the first easy route from Virginia to Kentucky. It made the trip faster and safer

Question 42

What rights did the Treaty of camp Charlotte to give Kentucky settlers

Answer 42

1. The right to hunt in Kentucky | 2. The right to travel on the Ohio River

Question 43

Who was John. Finley

Answer 43

He was a for trader that traveled in Kentucky and told stories about Daniel Boone and the rich farmland in the wild game

Question 44

In what way did Daniel Boone take part in the American revolution

Answer 44

He was at the battle of blue Lick and he told them not to fight because he thought that they were outnumbered and it ends up being the bloodiest battle of the war

Question 45

How is George Rogers Clark important to Kentucky history

Answer 45

He lead to Kentucky militia

Question 46

Why did new settlers come to Kentucky after the Revolutionary war

Answer 46

It was safer in the land was fertile

Question 47

What was the first permanent European settlement in Kentucky

Answer 47

Harrodsburg

Question 48

Who was Kentucky's first teacher

Answer 48

Jane Coomes

Question 49

How did most pioneers in Kentucky earn a living

Answer 49

I farming

Question 50

Who is known as the father of the first Kentucky Constitution

Answer 50

George Nicholas

Question 51

How did the interaction of different groups of people affect Kentucky's development as a frontierland

Answer 51

Different groups offered different strengths to the Pineaire life and they traded their skills for things that they did not have