Chapter 4 2020

Which is NOT a branch of the United States government?

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• Junction

What is the most powerful court in the United States?

• Supreme

• Superior

• Simplistic

• Super

What river divides the United States into two main regions?

• Pacific

• Mississippi

• Ohio

• Erie

What mountain system stretches from Alabama to Canada?

• Smoky

• Superior

• Rocky

• Appalachian

What is the name given to the cluster of the five huge lakes located between Canada and the United States?

• Mississippi

• Supreme

• Great

• Five

Why did early settlers name their settlement “New England”?

• To honor their king

• To honor their distant homeland

• To honor the Native Americans

• To honor Asia

What was the main reason the European royalty wanted to claim lands in North America?

• They wanted to climb the mountains.

• They wanted to conquer the King of America.

• They wanted to control the Native Americans.

• They wanted to control the region’s gold and natural resources.

What did the American colonists dislike most about the rule of the British government?

• They didn't like having to speak the language.

• They didn't like the tea supplied by Britian.

• They didn't like the laws and taxes forced upon them.

• They didn't like honoring the British royalty.

What was the Dutch colonial port city that became New York originally named?

• Jonestown

• Jamestown

• New Netherlands

• New Amsterdam

What federal agency provides aid to people affected by disasters?

• OSHA

• FEMA

• CIA

• NASA