Week One (SOL USI.2a,b)

Tuesday: What continent would you like to visit and why?

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Wednesday: Europe is considered a continent even though it is not entirely surrounded by water. The landmass composed of Europe and Asia is often referred to as ______.

Thursday: List the eight geographic regions of North America.

Friday: 1. Which geographic region contains rolling flat lands, many rivers, broad river valleys, and is located west of the Appalachian Mountains and east of the Great Plains?

  1. Canadian Shield
  2. Interior Lowlands
  3. Coastal Plain
  4. Basin and Range

2. This geographic region contains rugged mountains that stretch from California to Canada along the PacificCoast.

  1. Rocky Mountains
  2. Appalachian Mountains
  3. Coastal Range
  4. Coastal Plain

Week 2 (SOL US1.2b,c)

Monday: 1. This geographic region is a broad lowland with many harbors, and is located along the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico.

  1. Coastal Range
  2. Basin and Range
  3. Coastal Plain
  4. Interior Lowlands
  1. Describe the Appalachian Mountains region.

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Tuesday: 1. This region is west of the Interior Lowlands and east of the Rocky Mountains. It is a flat grassland that gradually increases as you move westward.

  1. Appalachian Mountains
  2. Great Plains
  3. Basin and Range
  4. Coastal Plain
  1. The Rocky Mountains region could best be described as
  2. Old, eroded mountains
  3. Rugged mountains that stretch from California to Canada along the PacificCoast
  4. Rugged mountains that stretch from Alaska to Mexico
  5. Hills worn by erosion

Wednesday: 1. Describe the Canadian Shield Region.

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  1. Which region is an area of varying elevations with isolated mountain ranges and Death Valley?

______

Thursday: Why were bodies of water so important to the early history of the United States?

______

Friday: 1. Which two rivers in the United States were important transportation arteries?

______

  1. What river was known as the “gateway to the west?”
  1. Columbia River
  2. Ohio River
  3. Rio GrandeRiver
  4. Colorado River
  1. This river, located in the Pacific Northwest, was explored by Lewis and Clark.
  1. Missouri River
  2. Rio GrandeRiver
  3. Colorado River
  4. Columbia River

Week Three (SOL USI.2, USI.3a)

Monday: What body of water acted as an early highway?

______

Tuesday: 1. This water body provided the French and Spanish with exploration routes to Mexico and other parts of America.

  1. Rio GrandeRiver
  2. Pacific Ocean
  3. Gulf of Mexico
  4. The Great Lakes

2. Inland port cities grew in the Midwest along the ______.

Wednesday: 1. The Spanish explored this river, located in the southwest United States.

  1. Columbia River
  2. Colorado River
  3. Ohio River
  4. Mississippi River

2. The Rio Grande River forms the border between the United States and what country?

a. Canada

b. Mexico

c. England

d. Spain

Thursday: List the five group of First Americans studied in class.

Friday: 1. Which Native American tribe inhabited the Great Plains region?

______

2. This tribe lived in northeast North America, also known as the Eastern Woodlands.

a. Kwakiutl

b. Sioux

c. Pueblo

d. Iroquois

Week Four (SOL USI.3b)

Monday: Complete the chart by filling in the names of the tribes.

Great Plains / Present day Alaska and Northern Canada / Southwest; present day New Mexico and Arizona / Pacific NorthwestCoast / Northeast North America (Eastern Woodlands)
Dry grasslands / Artic area; below freezing / Desert / Rainy, mild / Heavily forested

Tuesday: ______and ______affected how American Indians met their basic needs.

Wednesday: American Indians made their clothing with

  1. Animal skins and cotton
  2. Plants and cotton
  3. Plants and synthetic fabrics
  4. Animal skins and plants

Thursday: What types of natural resources did Native Americans use to build their homes?

______

Friday: What do all five tribes have in common?

______

Week Five (SOL USI.4a)

Monday: Why would European countries want to explore North America?

______

Tuesday: 1. All of the following were motivating forces for European exploration except

  1. spread of Christianity
  2. belief in the superiority of their own culture
  3. desire for gold, natural resources, and trade
  4. improvement of navigational tools and ships
  1. What were the obstacles to exploration?

______

Wednesday: Exchanged goods and ideas, improved navigational tools and ships, and claimed territories were all

  1. motivating forces for exploration
  2. obstacles to exploration
  3. accomplishments for exploration
  4. new technologies created through exploration

Thursday:

1. Francisco Coronado: Southwest United States:: Samuel de Champlain:: ______.

2. This explorer sailed for England and explored Eastern Canada.

a. Samuel de Champlain

b. Robert la Salle

c. Francisco Coronado

d. John Cabot

Friday: 1. What is the only country that did not explore North America?

  1. Spain
  2. Portugal
  3. France
  4. England
  1. Who was Vasco da Gama, and what did he accomplish?

______

Week Six (SOL USI.4b,c)

Monday: 1. The first explorer to sail around the Cape of Good Hope and into the Indian Ocean was ______in 1488.

2. Which geographic region has some of the oldest rock formations in North America and many lakes carved by glaciers?

a. Canadian Shield

b. Basin and Range

c. Coastal Plain

d. Interior Lowlands

Tuesday: 1. All of the following are ways the Spanish interacted with the American Indians except

  1. Conquered and enslaved American Indians
  2. Established trading posts
  3. Brought European diseases
  4. Brought Christianity to the New World

2. If you were in Europe and traveled east, what continent would you eventually arrive in?

______

Wednesday: 1. All of the following are areas of conflict between the American Indians and Native Americans except

  1. Differences in culture and language
  2. Land
  3. Disease
  4. Crops

2. Which statement best describes the interactions between the English and American Indians?

a. The English learned farming techniques from the American Indians and claimed ownership of land.

b. The English established trading posts in North America.

c. The English brought Christianity to North America.

d. The English did not explore North America, they explored West Africa.

Thursday: 1. How did Ghana, Mali, and Songhai become powerful?

______

  1. Define the “New World.”

______

Friday: 1. The Portuguese traded metal, cloth, and other manufactured goods with the West Africans in exchange for

  1. Salt
  2. Silk
  3. Gold
  4. Fur
  1. Why were the Mississippi and MissouriRivers important in early American history?

______

Week Seven (SOL USI.5a,b)

Tuesday: All of the following are areas of cooperation between American Indians and Europeans except

  1. Crops
  2. Trade
  3. Disease
  4. Technologies such as weapons and farm tools

Wednesday: 1. Roanoke Island and Jamestown were similar in that they were both established for

  1. Religious purposes
  2. Economic purposes
  3. Political purposes
  4. People who had been in debtor’s prisons
  1. Which three colonies were settled for religious reasons?

______

Thursday: 1. List the three colonial regions.

2. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was settled by the

a. Pilgrims

b. Puritans

c. Debtor’s

d. Quakers

Friday: 1. The economy of this colonial region relied on fishing, shipbuilding, industry and naval supplies, skilled craftsmen, shopkeepers, and trade and port cities.

  1. New England
  2. Mid-Atlantic/Middle
  3. Southern
  4. Western
  1. Describe the geography and climate of the Southern colonial region.

______

Week Eight (SOL USI.5c,d)

Monday: Complete the chart by filling in the missing information.

New England / Mid-Atlantic / Southern
Geography and Climate / Rich farmlands, moderate climate, Appalachian Mountains, coastal lowlands, harbors and bays, wide and deep rivers / Appalachian Mountains, good harbors, Piedmont, Coastal Plain, humid climate, rivers
Economy / Fishing, shipbuilding, skilled craftsmen, trade and port cities, shopkeepers, industry and naval supplies / Large farms and plantations, cash crops, wood products, small farms, slavery
Social Life / Village and church as center of life, separatists, religious reformers / Villages and cities, varied and diverse lifestyle, diverse religions
Political and Civic Life / Market towns

Wednesday: 1. Which group of people in colonial America relied on their family members for labor?

  1. Large landowners
  2. Artisans
  3. Farmers
  4. Indentured servants

2. An ______is a person who could not afford passage to the New World and agreed to work without pay for the person who paid for their passage.

Thursday: 1. Describe the life of a woman in colonial America.

______

2. What is the sentence or acronym that you use to remember North America’s geographic regions?

______

Friday: 1. What was the French and Indian War about?

______

2. An artisan was a

a. person who worked the land according to region

b. person who relied on indentured servants or slaves for labor

c. person who worked as a craftsmen in towns or on plantations

d. person who was captured in Africa and shipped to the colonies

Week Nine (SOL USI.5c,d)

Monday:1. In what colonial region did slaves most likely live and why?

______

2. The economic relationship between England the colonies included all of the following except

a. Colonies had to obey English laws enforced by governors

b. England taxed the colonies after the French and Indian War

c. England imposed strict control over trade

d. Colonies traded raw materials for goods

Tuesday: Which of the following does not describe large landowners in colonial America?

  1. Were educated in some cases
  2. Lived predominately in the South
  3. Had a rich social culture
  4. Relied on family members for labor

Wednesday: 1. The ______River was known as the “gateway to the west.”

2. Who was a proprietor?

______

Thursday: 1. Which colonial region held town meetings?

______

2. What are the seven continents?

______

Friday: Which of the following does not describe the political relationship between England and the colonies?

  1. Colonial governors were appointed by the king or proprietor
  2. The colonies were taxed heavily after the French and Indian War
  3. Colonies had to obey English laws enforced by governors
  4. Colonial legislatures made laws for each colony but were monitored by colonial governors

Week Ten (SOL USI.6a,b and Review)

Monday: The Columbia River, the Colorado River, and the Rio GrandeRiver helped to encourage

  1. the development of industry east of the Appalachian Mountains
  2. the settlement of Americans west of the Mississippi River
  3. the development of industries on the East Coast of the United States
  4. the development of port cities in Canada

Tuesday: How did American Indians meet their basic needs?

a. purchasing goods and services

b. manufacturing their basic needs

c. using resources found in their environment

d. by making some items and purchasing others

Wednesday: 1. Which statement is not a source of colonial dissatisfaction?

  1. England wanted control over colonial legislatures
  2. the Proclamation of 1763 hampered westward movement of settlers
  3. Colonists elected the colonial governor
  4. Colonists had no representation in Parliament

2. Describe the economy of the Southern colonial region.

______

Thursday: 1. What are unalienable rights? What are the unalienable rights established in the Declaration of Independence?

______

2. Quakers settled the

a. Pennsylvania Colony

b. Massachusetts Bay Colony

c. Plymouth Colony

d. Jamestown Colony

Friday: 1. All of the following are key philosophies in the Declaration of Independence except

  1. Government derives power from the people
  2. People establish a government to protect their rights
  3. People have certain unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
  4. People cannot change a government that violates their rights

2. Describe the Basin and Range geographic region.

______

3. What is the sentence or acronym that you use to remember the United States rivers?

______

Week Eleven (SOL USI.6c,d)

Monday: 1. Who was John Locke? What were his views?

______

2. ______claimed the Mississippi RiverValley for France.

Wednesday: 1. Who do you think contributed the most to the American Revolution and why?

______

2. This first representative government in the New World was formed in 1619.

a. Declaration of Independence

b. Virginia Company of London

c. House of Burgesses

d. Constitution

Thursday: 1. What were the advantages of the colonists that helped them to win the Revolutionary War?

______

2. In March of 1770, colonists were shot after taunting British soldiers in an event that would become known as the ______.

Friday: 1. What was the main idea of the pamphlet Common Sense?

______

2. What happened at the Boston Tea Party?

______

Week Twelve (SOL USI.7a,b)

Monday: The turning point of the American Revolutionary was

  1. The First Continental Congress
  2. The Battle of Lexington and Concord
  3. The Battle of Saratoga
  4. The signing of the Treaty of Paris

Tuesday: 1. The first government of the United States was detailed in the

  1. Articles of Confederation
  2. Constitution
  3. Treaty of Paris
  4. Declaration of Independence
  1. The ______established trading posts in North America.

Wednesday: 1. List the five weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

  1. What provides our written guarantee of individual rights?

______

Thursday: 1. What are the three branches of government?

______

2. The author of the Bill of Rights was

a. Thomas Jefferson

b. James Madison

c. George Washington

d. Benjamin Franklin

Friday: 1. The ______branch of government is responsible for making the laws.

  1. The ______branch of government is responsible for making sure laws are constitutional.

3. The ______branch of government is responsible for carrying out the laws.

Week Thirteen (SOL USI.7c,d)

Monday: The system that prevents one branch of government from gaining too much power is called ______.

Tuesday: 1. The first two political parties in the United States were the ______and the ______.

2. All of the following were weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation except

a. Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce

b. Provided for no executive or judicial branch

c. Provided a common currency

d. Provided a weak national government

Wednesday: 1. List the first five Presidents.

2. James Madison: Bill of Rights:: ______: Monroe Doctrine

Week Fourteen (SOL USI.8a)

Monday: 1.Which president purchased the LouisianaTerritory from France?

  1. George Washington
  2. John Adams
  3. Thomas Jefferson
  4. James Madison

2. A two party system emerged during whose administration?

______

Tuesday: 1. Which of the following was not a belief of the Federalist party?

  1. Favored a national bank
  2. Favored a weak national government
  3. Favored development of industry on a national scale
  4. Favored limit on states’ powers

2. During whose presidency was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution, the federal court system established, and plans started for a national capital?

a. George Washington

b. John Adams

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. James Monroe

Wednesday: 1. List the five new territories added to the United States after 1801.

2. Which territory was added after it became independent republic?

a. Florida

b. Texas

c. California

d. Louisiana

Thursday: 1. The ______territory was divided between Great Britain and the United States.

2. What did the Monroe Doctrine state?

______

Friday: 1. Who was President during the War of 1812?

  1. Thomas Jefferson
  2. James Monroe
  3. John Adams
  4. James Madison
  1. Who were Lewis and Clark, and what did they accomplish?

______

  1. Florida was given to the United States through a treaty with ______.

Week Fifteen (SOL USI.8b)

Monday: The United States was involved in a war with ______which resulted in California and the Southwest territory becoming part of the U.S.

Tuesday: Complete the chart by filling in the blanks.

Democratic Republicans
Favored a national bank
Favored a weak national government
Favored small businesses and farmers / Favored industry on a national scale
Favored limit on states’ powers
Thomas Jefferson

Wednesday: 1. Define migration.

______

2. ______and ______influenced westward migration.

Thursday: 1. How did transportation affect westward migration?

______

2. The belief that expansion was the right of the country was known as

a. Migration

b. Checks and balances

c. Manifest Destiny

d. Monroe Doctrine

Friday: 1. Which of the following is not an economic reason for westward migration?

  1. Gold Rush
  2. Logging
  3. Farming
  4. Knowledge of overland trails

2. A two party system emerged during whose presidency?

a. George Washington

b. John Adams

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. James Madison

Week Sixteen (SOL USI.8a,b)

Monday: Which land acquisition do you think was the most important for the United States and why?

______

Tuesday: Why would population growth in the eastern states cause people to move westward?

______

Wednesday: Match the American Indian tribe to the correct climate.

KwakiutlDesert

IroquoisEastern Woodland

SiouxArctic areas

InuitRainy, mild

PuebloDry grassland

Thursday: Would you have belonged to the Federalist or the Democratic Republican party? Why?

______

Friday: The Louisiana Purchase, which doubled the size of the United States, is located in

  1. Canada
  2. in the Great Lakes region
  3. east of the Mississippi River
  4. west of the Mississippi River

Week Seventeen (SOL USI.8c,d)

Monday:

______: England:: Francisco Coronado: Spain

Tuesday: List the four new technologies developed during the Westward Expansion Era.

Wednesday: 1. Where did the Revolutionary War end?

______

2. Which invention increased the productivity of the American farmer?

a. Steam locomotive

b. Reaper

c. Cotton gin

d. Steamboat

Thursday: 1. Whose ideas did Thomas Jefferson adapt for the Declaration of Independence?

  1. John Locke
  2. George Washington
  3. James Madison
  4. John Adams

2. Where was most industrialization in America located prior to the Civil War?

______

Friday: Describe the goals and beliefs of the Abolitionist Movement.

______

Week Eighteen (SOL USI.c,d)

Monday: 1. What was the main goal of the Suffrage Movement?

______

2. Who were the leaders of the Abolitionist Movement?

Tuesday: 1. What was Benjamin Franklin’s role during the Revolutionary War?

______

2. The steamboat was invented by

a. Cyrus McCormick

b. Robert Fulton

c. Eli Whitney

d. Jo Anderson

Wednesday: 1. Who were the leaders of the Suffrage Movement?

2. What do the abolitionist and suffrage movements have in common?

______

Thursday: Would you have supported the Americans or the British during the Revolutionary War? Why?

______

Friday: 1. The invention of the ______increased the need for slave labor.

2. The ______allowed for faster land transportation.