Social Studies Ch 5 Notes

Question 0

How did the Europeans change the way that the Narragansette Indians lived?

Answer 0

The Europeans took away their land, and killed the Narragansette people, causing the groups to scatter.

Question 1

Rhode Island

Answer 1

The Naragansett Indians lived in what is now this state

Question 2

How many Native American groups formed the Iroquois confederacy?

Answer 2

5 Native American groups

Question 3

By the early 1700’s how many of the original 13 colonies were located in the northeast?

Answer 3

9 colonies

Question 4

One of the first English colonies began when and where?

Answer 4

Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620

Question 5

Why did the colonists decide to protest or break with England?

Answer 5

They felt that England was passing unjust laws and collecting unnecessary taxes.

Question 6

Where were the first shots of the American Revolution fired?

Answer 6

Lexington, Massachusetts

Question 7

The Declaration of Independence was dated_________

Answer 7

July 4, 1776

Question 8

The U.S. Constitution was written in ________

Answer 8

1787

Question 9

The first two capitols in the United States were in ________ and _____

Answer 9

New York and Philadelphia

Question 10

Why did immigrants come to the U.S.?

Answer 10

• to get jobs
• to own lands
• to escape war or other hardship
• to get a better life

Question 11

In 1892 the U.S. opened a huge immigration station on ______

Answer 11

Ellis island

Question 12

Who invented the telephone?

Answer 12

Alexander Graham Bell

Question 13

Who was one of the world’s most important scientists and where did he immigrate from?

Answer 13

Albert Einstein, from Germany

Question 14

Who was an immigrant from Europe who became the first female Secretary of State?

Answer 14

Madeline Albright

Question 15

How did the movement against slavery grow in the northeast?

Answer 15

Abolitionists organized groups and published newspapers against slavery.

Question 16

Where and when did Abolitionists meet from the american Anti-slavery society?

Answer 16

Philadelphia in 1883.

Question 17

Which amendment to the constitution made slavery illegal in the United States and when?

Answer 17

The thirteenth amendment in 1833

Question 18

Which amendment gave women’s the right to vote and when?

Answer 18

The 19th amendment in 1920

Question 19

The large cities of the Northeast are centers of _____,_____ &______

Answer 19

Culture, transportation and commerce.

Question 20

How are imports different from exports?

Answer 20

Imports are items brought from abroad to sell while exports are sent elsewhere to sell.

Question 21

Name 2 landmarks in the Northeast

Answer 21

Liberty bell,
Empire State Building
Swan boat
Atlantic city boardwalk
National aquarium