2. By: Robert, Malik, and Rahveen

3. 100 200 400 300 400 Government Famous People Wars Natural Resources 300 200 400 200 100 500 100

4. Why was the Declaration of Independence written? (Because the colonists wanted them to rule themselves)

5. Why did Christopher Columbus sail to the New World? (He was looking for a new route to Asia.)

6. Men prepared to fight in minutes notice were called what? (Minutemen)

7. Why is most of Canada’s population in the south? (It is closer to the Equator.)

8. When was the Declaration of Independence written? (1776)

9. Which ocean did Vasco da Gama sail through? (Atlantic Ocean)

10. Why did the colonists go to war with Britain? (Because Great Britain taxed the colonists.)

11. What type of water is in the United States ocean? (Salt Water.)

12. How many delegates signed the Declaration of Independence? (56)

13. When did John Cabot explore the New Foundland? (1497)

14. Why was Saratoga so important during the Revolutionary War? (Because the French joined the Americans.)

15. What is a prairie? (A region with flat rolling land covered with tall grasses.)

16. What were the delegates that represented Rhode Island? (Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery)

17. Which country did Christopher Columbus sail from? (Spain)

18. What country helped the colonists during the Revolutionary War? (France)

19. What is a tundra? (a cold dry region that is covered with snow for more than half the year.)

20. How many representatives are in the House of Representatives? (435)

21. Which explorer established Quebec, explored the Great Lakes area in 1608? (Samuel de Champlain)

22. What document ended the Revolutionary War? (Treaty of Paris)

23. What fraction of the United States is forests? (one third)