Northeast Flashcards
(22 cards)
leaders are chosen by the people
democracy
a plan of government for the United States
U.S. Constitution
making large quantities of the same product
mass production
the war in which American colonies won their independence from Great Britain
American Revolution
top of a mountain
peak
very tall building
sky scraper
document declaring the United States free from Great Britain
Declaration of Independence
a ditch dug across land that often connects two waterways
canal
nation’s capitol
Washington DC
largest city in America
New York City
highest peak in the Northeast and has severe weather
Mount Washington
MLK Memorial, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and the White House
all located in Washington D.C.
One of the first factory to use mass production
Hershey’s Chocolate Factory
Severe storms blew the ______ off course and it landed in ____ instead of Virginia
Mayflower……Plymouth, Massachusetts
______ landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in _____
pilgrims……1620
branch of government that makes the laws
legislative branch
what ocean runs along the Northeast region
Atlantic Ocean
invented in the Northeast
Buffalo wings, baked beans, and potato chips
located in Maine and can be foggy
West Quoddy Head
fight for America’s freedom began here
Boston, Massachusetts
connects the Hudson River with the Great Lakes
Erie Canal
what two things makes the Northeast the ‘birthplace” of our nation?
American Revolution / Declaration of Independence
