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Whose rights are protected by the bill of rights?
Elected officials
large corporations
The military
American citizens
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Farming to grow only enough food for families to eat, not sell
Subsistence farming
Plantation
Sustainable
Commercial agriculture
3
A civilization that lived in the Yucatán and Northern Central America from 100B.C-A.D 900.
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
Inca
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An organized society who lived along the southern coast of the Gulf of Mexico in 1000 b.c.
Olmec
Inca
Aztec
Maya
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Why were there more slaves in the south than the north?
Native Americans worked for Europeans in the north.
Slaves worked the large plantations in the south.
Northerners were too poor to own slaves.
Few immigrants went to the southern states.
6
Why did the British bring African slaves to their colonies?
To work on big Plantations.
To hunt for furs and do craft work.
To fight against French colonies.
To defeat Native Americans.
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What was Hernan Cortez goal?
To explore and conquer the Americans.
To make peace between the Maya and Aztecs.
To learn from Aztec astronomers.
To introduce horses and dogs to Mexico.
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What is true of the Great Lakes?
Serve as a border between the US and Mexico.
Make it easy to transport goods to the west coast.
Cause the climate around them to be warm and dry.
Combine to make the largest body of fresh water in the world
9
Why was Britain able to conquer New France?
The British convinced Spain to be their ally.
The British had better relations with Native Americans
The British had more money and a stronger army.
The British were fur trappers who knew the land
10
How did Texas first join the United States?
The United States fought Spain for it.
Mexico sold it to the United States.
The United States captured it from Pancho Villa.
Its territory was annexed to the United States.
11
What increased the speed of transportation in the 1800’s?
Covered wagons and horses.
Paved roads and highways.
Cars and trucks.
Canals and railroads.
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The business of producing crops to sell
Subsistence farming
Plantation
Secede
Commercial agriculture
13
What caused the Dust Bowl?
The natural gas underground was tapped.
A period of drought and soil erosion occurred.
Commercial farms took over small farms.
Rivers and railroads could not transport goods.
14
A layer of rock beneath earth that contains water.
Cordillera
Aquifer
Cenote
Contiguous
15
Why is Quebec both British and French?
The French fled Quebec after losing the war.
The British were friendly to the French
The Native Americans forced a compromuse.
The Quebec Act allowed both cultures.
16
A ruler with complete control
Dictator
Terrorism
Tyranny
Republic
17
A people who settled in the area of modern Mexico City, A.D. 1325-1525.
Aztec
Maya
Olmec
Inca
18
Which Mexican civilization studied the stars,developed a calendar, amd had a system of writing.
Mayan
Aztec
Toltec
Olmec
19
Who were the leaders of the Mexican revolution?
Augustine se iturbide and father morales.
Benito Juarez and Porfirio Diaz
Pancho Villa and Emiliano Zapata.
Sam Houston and Antonio Lopez de santa Anna
20
Where are the major oil fields in the US?
The Great Lakes
Southern Great plains
California and Oregon
The rocky mountains
21
The shift to large-scale production using machines.
annexation.
Terrorism
Industrialization
Civilization
22
What created the aquifers in the Yucatán.
Mexican engineers drilled tunnels under mountains.
Earthquakes caused caverns to form.
Pollution rotted the limestone rock
Seeping water formed underground caves and pools
23
A harsh government
Democracy
Tyranny
Republic
Dictator
24
Why did United States finally joined WWI?
The United States wanted to control parts of Europe.
A German submarine sank a ship carrying US passengers.
France and Britain convinced the US to join.
American industrial leaders wanted war.
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A system of several parallel mountain ranges.
Cenote
Aquifer
Contiguous
Cordillera
26
Mild, in terms of climate
Temperate
Cenote
Cordillera
Temperature
27
Capable of being continued without damaging the environment or using resources permanently.
Raw material
Sustainable
Subsistence farming
Nonrenewable resource
28
What Aztec ruler did the Spanish defeat.
Hildago
Morelos
Cortez
Montezuma
29
The process in which moist air rises up a mountain and leaves the other side mostly dry.
annexation
temperate
rain shadow effect
subsistence farming
30
Why did North America’s major cities develop along rivers?
Rivers created physical boundaries between countries.
Rivers were important for transportation and a water source.
Rivers flowed near the mountains and deserts.
Rivers lay in the tropical climate.
31
What describes the Great Basin?
Area of many rivers.
Swampy area with many lakes.
Dry desert area.
Cool area with much moisture.
32
An underground pool of water
Oppose
Cenote
Percipitation
Aquifer
33
A US naval base in Hawaii that the Japanese bombed in 1941 and that brought the US into WWII?
Midway island
Washington DC
Pearl Harbor
Iwo Jima
34
The business of producing crops to sell.
Land reform
Plantation
Commercial agriculture
Subsistence farming
35
A type of warfare using violence to achieve political results
Tyranny
Terrorism
Dictator
Republic
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The mass slaughter by the Nazis of 6 million Jews during WWII.
Land reform
World War I
Holocaust
Hitler
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Why is it important to save the underwater Pools of the yucatan?
They are an important source of fresh water.
The region needs a sewage drain area.
The are sacred to Mexicans
Tourists want to visit them
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To formally withdraw
Industrialize
Tax
Annexation
Secede
39
Where is the Great Basin Located.
An area that the Great Lakes drain into.
An area in Mexico that is a desert.
An area between the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada mountains.
An area in Louisiana where the Mississippi empties.
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Connected in one block.
Annexation
Modify
Contiguous
Cordillera
